#220: Why B2B Partnerships Might Be Your Biggest Growth Opportunity Right Now
From The B2B Playbook by Kevin Chen & George Coudounaris
February 22, 2026 · 35 min · Season 8 · Episode 7
About this episode
This episode discusses the importance of B2B partnerships as a growth strategy and provides a framework for establishing them.
In this video, we dive into why B2B partnerships are one of the most powerful (and underused) growth strategies in 2026, and how to get your first one off the ground. We cover: Why partnerships act as a trust shortcut with your target audience, how rising paid media costs (up ~14% per year) are making partnerships more essential than ever, and the exact 4-step framework to land your first B2B partnership. If you are a B2B marketer or founder struggling with rising customer acquisition costs and want a more affordable, high-trust way to reach your ideal customers. Tune in and learn: - Why partnerships transfer trust from aligned brands to your audience - How overlapping ICPs make partnerships more effective than cold outreach - Why AI-generated content is making owned audiences even more valuable - The importance of executive buy-in and clear KPIs to make partnerships stick - Brian's #1 tip: don't go for the big fish first. Start with complementary, similarly-sized partners - The 4-step action framework: identify, shortlist (top 3–5), reach out, and go deep ----------------------------------------------------- 🔗 Links + CTAs…
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Hosts: Kevin Chen, George Coudounaris
Topics covered
- B2B partnerships
- growth strategies
- customer acquisition
- trust building
- marketing
- entrepreneurship
Keywords
- B2B partnerships
- growth opportunity
- customer acquisition costs
- trust shortcut
- executive buy-in
- AI-generated content
- 4-step framework
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