Transitioning from the classic Impartner environment to PX Studio is a significant decision for any organization. Here’s a breakdown to help you determine if this move aligns with your business goals.

Benefits of PX Studio

Enhanced Partner Experience: PX Studio is designed with partners in mind. It allows for customizable interfaces, ensuring partners have easy access to the information they need—be it program status, lead sharing, or MDF approvals. This improvement is critical as partners increasingly prioritize seamless experiences.
Streamlined Automation: With the growing complexity of partner management, automation has become essential. PX Studio integrates vital workflows and processes, enabling you to manage onboarding, rewards, and marketing with greater efficiency. Research indicates that 75% of SMBs have increased their technology budgets post-pandemic, emphasizing the need for robust automation solutions (source: CMSWIRE).
Flexibility and Scalability: Whether you're a startup or an enterprise, PX Studio offers the flexibility to create tailored programs for any number of partners. This adaptability ensures that your partner program can grow alongside your business.
Intuitive Interface: The new PX interface is user-friendly and visually appealing, providing a modern experience for partners that fosters engagement and loyalty. In today’s market, partners are unwilling to tolerate cumbersome systems, making a smooth interface vital for retention.

Considerations Before Transitioning

Investment in Training: While the transition can lead to easier program maintenance, it may require training for your team to effectively use the new features. Consider whether you have the resources to support this transition.
Current Infrastructure: Assess your existing partner program's structure. If it's running smoothly and meeting your needs, transitioning may require careful consideration to avoid disrupting current operations.
Customization: PX studio is built in such a way that enables nearly 100% self configuration. As such, it is built upon a ‘widget’ structure and you may lose out on some levels of customization, particularly around site-wide branding. There is no top navigation options with PX, you are limited to the left side navigation, and side-wide colors are limited to “light” and “dark” themes.
Complex Code: If your current portal has complex functionality that has been custom coded, it may have to be simplified to a certain degree if you move to PX. It isn’t impossible to maintain your unique look and complex designs on PX, but knowing the extent of the limitations on PX will be integral in making the decision as to whether or not the benefits of PX outweigh the simplicity.

Conclusion

Moving to PX Studio could transform your partner program, aligning it with modern needs and expectations. However, it’s essential to weigh the benefits against the challenges. If you're ready to enhance your partner experience while streamlining operations, the shift to PX Studio could be a step in the right direction, and we can help you with every step of that process.