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Key Account Management (KAM) – Research companies, use KAM technology and maintain momentum

Red Star Kim

At the start of June I had the pleasure of leading PM Forum ’s “Towards KAM (and ABM) – Helping fee-earners with client relationship management” online workshop. Key Account Management (KAM) – Research companies, use KAM technology and maintain momentum. Others may find that the M&BD team is responsible for research.

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Selling challenges in professional services: Sales processes and skills

Red Star Kim

Data – CRM (Client Relationship Management) and CDP (Client Data Platforms) are often lacking. Processes and skills for managing opportunities and pipelines can be lacking. Time and capacity – Many fee-earners are stretched and compelled to manage large amounts of client work under heavy time pressures.

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Thru the Candidate’s Eyes - Attracting Sales Talent

SBI Growth

HR can help the Sales leader to improve recruiting results and play a vital role in making the sales number in 2013. Assess Your Value Proposition. There is little you can do about personal chemistry between the candidate and the manager. But you can equip managers with the skills needed to coach top performers.

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Book review: Sales Mind – 48 tools to help you sell by Helen Kensett

Red Star Kim

It helps with developing the value proposition by considering three buckets: How your service is the same as competitors? She urges you to shift from outcome orientation to a process orientation (which is the opposite of what is advocated in change management programmes). How it is better than competitors?

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How Enterprises Can Collaborate Effectively with Startups

Planview

In 2013, Siemens implemented Spigit’s ideation management software to launch their Frontier Partner Program to help entrepreneurs in the manufacturing space develop their solutions and get them to market faster. You run the risk of diluting your value proposition and spreading yourself too thin.

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Book review – Managing Brands

Red Star Kim

This post reviews the core material covered in Managing Brands Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) professional qualification (Level 6 elective New CIM professional marketing qualifications – 2020 (kimtasso.com) ) and the Cambridge Marketing College’s Marketing Manager Apprenticeship – a Level 6 Qualification (kimtasso.com).

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Campaigns, thought leadership and project management – Early engagement, scoping and risk management

Red Star Kim

At the recent PM Forum online workshop on campaigns, thought leadership and project management there were 17 delegates from legal, accountancy and insolvency firms located in London, Belfast, Sutton Coldfield, Manchester, Newcastle, Cambridge and Dubai. Take time to scope Scoping is a key aspect of project management.