Thank you for your participation in this month's Microsoft Marketplace partner office hours! Below is a list of the questions covered during live Q&A, as well as resource links the presenters referenced: 

Question – What do I need from the customer before I send a private offer? – answered at 21:05.

Question – I'm still a little unclear on what type of private offer I should use and when — Customer Private Offer, Multiparty Private Offer, CSP Private Offer, or Resale Enabled Offer? – answered at 22:19.

Question – We accepted the private offer — why isn’t the solution active yet? Shouldn't it be automatic? – answered at 25:15.

Question – You mentioned flexible billing - how does that work and when should I use it? – answered at 26:48.

Question – What are the most common reasons private offers get stuck? – answered at 29:00.

Question – If we are the transacting Partner, we are not the creator of the offer - we are a partner who is adding a managed service to the original offer, (i.e. the middle man between the offer owner and the customer) -- What information do we need to have available in Partner Center to allow the Offer creator to send us the offer, so that we can add our "add on"? – answered at 31:15.

Question – Can private offers be used with trials, pilots, or POCs? (POC = proof of concept) – answered at 32:52.

Question – How flexible can I get with pricing? Can we offer custom discounts, tiered pricing, or custom billing terms? – answered at 33:53.

Question – Are private offers renewable? – answered at 36:51.

Question – Can private offers span multiple regions? Multiple Azure subscriptions? – answered at 37:18.

Resources shared during the presentation 

Creating the solution - review these materials to publish a transactable solution: 

1. Creating offers
2. IP Cosell eligibility
3. Supplemental content

Your next steps for success with Microsoft Marketplace:

1. Get started on Marketplace 
2. Optimize your listing – MarketplaceApp Advisor
3. Create Marketplace private offers
4. Sell through channel partners in Marketplace
5. Marketplace blog and office hours

 

If we are the transacting Partner, We are not the creator of the offer - we are a partner who is adding a managed service to the original offer, (the middle man - between the offer owner and the customer) what information do we need to have available in Partner Center to allow the Offer creator to send us the offer, so that we can add our "add on" 

Welcome to Microsoft Marketplace partner office hours! Today we are walking through seamless private offer execution—from creation to customer purchase to partner activation. Post your questions here as we go along.