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Turning lemons into lemonade: Five ways to reset on customer management fundamentals in a post-pandemic world

Strategic Account Management Association

By Dave Duke, Co-Founder and CCO, MetaCX, and Joel Schaafsma, Research General Manager, SAMA. Once you’ve established which customers have the highest likelihood of strategic success, you need to structure your organization around the needs of the customer and create a customer-centric organization that drives co-created innovation.

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ALIGNING A MULTIFUNCTIONAL TEAM TO SOLVE A HEALTHCARE CUSTOMER’S LONG- STANDING PAIN POINT

Strategic Account Management Association

Pfizer is the winner of the 2021 SAMA Excellence Award for “Innovative Value Co-Creation.” While this customer’s staff demonstrated both passion and expertise, to make this process a reality, they needed a project focused on innovative thinking, data-driven insights, stakeholder connectivity and patient/provider resources.

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Book review: The Management Shift – How to harness the power of people and transform your organization for sustainable success by Vlatka Hlupic

Red Star Kim

It focuses on people, purpose, collaboration and innovation. There is ample research evidence that in dynamic and complex business environments this traditional approach inhibits creativity and innovation and decreases motivation and productivity”. The book describes why we need to change, what needs to change and how to change.

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Beyond the Horizon: GenAI and Ethical Leadership

MDI Training

GenAI presents vast innovation poten tial , automating complex tasks, enhancing decision-making, and radically improving efficiency across various sectors. For creative industries, GenAI already offers tools for design and content creation, thus freeing up time for strategic thinking and innovation.

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Implications for B2B Selling in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

Mike Kunkle

[This article was originally published as part of the Sales Education Foundation 2018 Annual Magazine , co-authored with Robert M. Could AI have suggested/predicted the creation of the iPad? Peterson, Ph.D., Dean’s Distinguished Professor of Sales, Northern Illinois University Professional Sales Program ]. Creativity/Ideation.

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30 Consulting Buzzwords that Work (and Don't Work) in Conversation

Hubspot Sales

Co-Creation” or “Enablement” Co-creation or enablement refers to when clients and consultants work together to identify problems and solutions. Ideation” Ideation refers to the ideation phase or brainstorming, where you create theoretical ideas to solve problems.

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Top 10 Customer Experience Books

SmartKarrot

Reading through this book will teach you how co-creation partnerships enable you to tap into the treasure trove of ideas, ingenuity, and genius-in-the-raw within every customer. Gamestorming: A Playbook for Innovators, Rulebreakers, and Changemakers. By Chip R Bell. This book is a jewel in the customer experience niche.