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9 Unexpected Reasons Why Key Account Management is Important

Account Manager Tips

Why is key account management important? Well, i f you don't have key account management in place, you could leave money on the table, be helpless to competitor threats and put your most valuable clients at risk of defection. Key account management is the secret to grow revenue and customer retention.

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Key Account Manager or Strategic Ecosystem Leader?

Arpedio

Key Account Manager or Strategic Ecosystem Leader? Key Account Manager or Strategic Ecosystem Leader? ? On September 15th, more than eighty Key Account Managers (KAM) assembled in Copenhagen and online for a hybrid event. SAMA is a global non-profit organization with more than 15,000 members.

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A richer definition of key account management

Brightbridge Consulting

Defining key account management. After much discussion The Association for Key Account Management (AKAM), of which Alistair Taylor, Managing Partner of Brightbridge is a main Board Member, agreed on the following definition of key Account management. What is Key Account Management?

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How to Identify Key Accounts: A Quick Guide to Getting it Right

Account Manager Tips

Portrait Software became a key account, and within 18 months, that partnership led to winning the larger Pitney Bowes business. Which is why key account management is so important. So be ruthless when selecting key accounts if you want a return on investment (or hire more account managers.) Solidarity.

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How to raise your account management game (part one), with Jenny Plant

Account Management Skills

I get to speak to a lot of account managers who work in creative agencies. And I get a lot of questions about how they can progress their career, how they can be better at the account management role, and some of the key things that are most important when it comes to being more efficient and more effective in the role.

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How To Go From Order Taker To Trusted Advisor

MTD Sales Training

From the customer’s point of view there are 4 types of relationships that they have with their suppliers. And if you can progress through each of the stages I’m about to describe below you can really make a huge difference to their business and your own profits. STAGE 2 – THIRD PARTY SUPPLIER. Happy Selling!

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How can agencies make client relationships more profitable?, with Chris Merrington

Account Management Skills

In this episode we talk about making client relationships more profitable. He specialises in helping agency leaders and their teams negotiate more profitably. Now some of you may have vampire clients, because what they do is they suck the profitability out of your business. Welcome to Episode 53.