The resemblance between a marriage and an alliance

On a warm and sunny Friday morning in May my wife and I said “Yes!” to each other and with that we perpetuated our personal alliance into a marriage. That […]

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What is a strategic alliance for you?

What is a strategic alliance for you? What is a strategic alliance for your partner? Do you ever experience a misunderstanding with a potential partner about expectations for the potential […]

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Do you know Angelina Jolie?

Of course you know Angelina Jolie, Well, maybe not personally, but you will have heard of her. She is not only the famous actress that is married to Brad Pitt, […]

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CBP-57: The Challenger Sale, with Eric Moss

https://media.blubrry.com/collabbiz/www.petersimoons.com/cbp/CBP57.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadEric Moss is an Alliance and Partner professional with a specialty in solution development and Go-to-Market (GTM) relationships between technology firms and Systems Integrators […]

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CBP-56: Stakeholder engagement with Elke Jeurissen and Cato Léonard

https://media.blubrry.com/collabbiz/www.petersimoons.com/cbp/CBP56.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download“We need to be aware of the fact that it is a learning by doing process”, those are the parting words of Elke Jeurissen […]

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Are you ready to make money in the collaborative business world?

Last week the Dutch business paper FD featured a special about the fact that the acquisition market is growing again. In January of this year PWC published a CEO study in which 51% […]

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CBP-55: Global Alliances with Ramanath Suryaprakash

https://media.blubrry.com/collabbiz/www.petersimoons.com/cbp/CBP55.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadIn this episode of the Collaborative Business Podcast I am in conversation with Ramanath Suryaprakash, who is a Global Alliance Manager at Infosys. Ram […]

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The three cornerstones of successful alliances

Only 53% of alliances succeed, what is it that these companies do differently than the 47% that fail? In short, successful alliances are built on three cornerstones: methodology, people, and […]

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Lessen van een wandeling – 900 km op de Camino

Op 14 april 2013 vertrok ik naar St-Jean-Pied-de-Port in Zuid Frankrijk. Een kleine plaats aan de voet van de Pyreneeën waar ik mijn camino naar Santiago de Compostela zou beginnen. […]

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3 tips to improve communication

Sometimes people ask me for the single most reason that alliances fail. It is as if they are looking for the magical ingredient: if they have that element right then […]

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Some have alliance excellence

Last week the ASAP Alliance Excellence Award winners were announced at the ASAP Global Alliance summit. Congratulations to all winners and particularly to Philips with winning the “Innovative Best Alliance […]

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What do you do to make your strategic alliances a leapfrogging success?

At the start of this new week, I have some food for thought for you, inspired by some conversations I had last week. As you know, I am a business […]

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That's all!