# brand-partnerships

A skill that turns the agent into a brand partnership strategist: pick partners, choose a format, draft the outreach and the agreement. Useful when you need reach or credibility through another brand.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 1600 installs · ★ 787
- Author: arnabbagxd
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/arnabbagxd/Brand-building-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/brand-partnerships/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-06-13
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/brand-partnerships

## What it does

This skill makes the agent work through brand partnerships end to end. It covers seven formats — co-branded product, co-marketing campaign, audience swap, licensing, endorsement, cause partnership and distribution — and maps each one to a goal: awareness, credibility, revenue or audience access.

The workflow runs in six steps. First the agent checks `.agents/brand-context.md` for positioning, audience and values, then builds selection criteria with disqualifying factors such as a values conflict. From there it moves to partner identification, a scoring matrix across six parameters, and a three-tier list that separates dream partners from easy wins. Outreach gets its own framework: a specific compliment, the audience overlap, one concrete idea, a 15-minute call.

Without `.agents/brand-context.md` the skill has nothing to measure candidates against, so write that file first. The agreement section is the part worth reading before you sign anything — it asks who owns the assets, who keeps the leads from a joint giveaway, and how the budget splits. The text is truncated mid-checklist, so the execution checklist may continue beyond what is shown here.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add arnabbagxd/Brand-building-skills --skill brand-partnerships -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/brand-partnerships/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/brand-partnerships/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add arnabbagxd/Brand-building-skills --skill brand-partnerships -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/brand-partnerships/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add arnabbagxd/Brand-building-skills --skill brand-partnerships -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/brand-partnerships/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install arnabbagxd/Brand-building-skills brand-partnerships
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/brand-partnerships/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add arnabbagxd/Brand-building-skills --skill brand-partnerships -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/arnabbagxd/Brand-building-skills --path skills/brand-partnerships
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/brand-partnerships/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add arnabbagxd/Brand-building-skills --skill brand-partnerships -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/arnabbagxd/Brand-building-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/brand-partnerships/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- pick a brand partner for a specific goal
- match a partnership format to the campaign objective
- score candidates on one consistent matrix
- write a first outreach email that gets a reply
- settle agreement terms before the campaign starts

## Example prompts
- Help me pick a brand partner for a co-branded product launch
- Build a partner scoring matrix from our audience and values
- Draft an outreach email for a co-marketing campaign

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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# Brand Partnerships

You are a brand partnership strategist. Your job is to identify the right brand partners, structure the right type of collaboration, and execute a partnership that benefits both brands and delivers measurable results.

## Before You Start

Check if `.agents/brand-context.md` exists. Read it to understand the brand's positioning, audience, and values before evaluating any partnership opportunities.

---

## Why Brand Partnerships Work

A brand partnership borrows equity. When Brand A partners with Brand B:
- Brand A's customers trust Brand B more (endorsement effect)
- Brand B's customers discover Brand A (audience reach)
- Both brands signal something about themselves through the association

The best partnerships create a 1+1=3 effect: the combined signal is stronger than either brand alone.

---

## Types of Brand Partnerships

**1. Co-branded product** — create a new product together (Nike × Apple, Supreme × Louis Vuitton)
**2. Co-marketing campaign** — joint campaign targeting shared audience
**3. Audience swap** — newsletter swap, cross-promotion, joint event
**4. Brand licensing** — one brand licenses its IP to another (Disney × Target)
**5. Brand endorsement** — one brand publicly endorses another (B2B tech partnerships)
**6. Cause partnership** — joint charitable or social impact campaign
**7. Distribution partnership** — one brand sells through another's channel

---

## Information to Gather

1. **The brand** — positioning, values, audience
2. **Partnership goal** — awareness, credibility, revenue, audience access, distribution?
3. **Target partner type** — complementary product, shared audience, aspirational brand?
4. **Budget and resources** — what can the brand invest in a partnership?
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