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Lessons from a Winning Global Account Management (GAM) Program

Strategic Account Management Association

It designs, integrates, manages ad supports on-site and cloud-based communications and collaboration technologies for organizations around the globe. AVI-SPL was the recipient of the 2021 SAMA Excellence Award for “Outstanding Mature SAM Program.”. A New Enterprise Account Management (EAM) Program.

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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. Delegates were from legal and accountancy firms in the UK, Channel Islands, Germany and United Arab Emirates. Why do law firms needs SAM?

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Do account managers really know what it takes to run an effective client meeting?

Account Management Skills

Agency owners often tell me their account managers aren’t leading client meetings confidently. If not, it could be hurting your agency … How to get your account managers to ask better questions (and how it can increase client lifetime value) How to get account managers adding value to your agency from Day 1 (and reduce churn)

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Selling challenges in professional services: Sales processes and skills

Red Star Kim

Protectionism – Some fee-earners could be insecure and defensive about sharing client information and relationships. The culture and rewards systems sometimes worked against integrated client teams. Data – CRM (Client Relationship Management) and CDP (Client Data Platforms) are often lacking.

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Sales Targeting Toolbox for Professional Services Firms

Red Star Kim

Connected leadership – How professional relationships (kimtasso.com) Competitors – Analyse who your major competitors are advising and adapt their targeting methods (I’m a little uncomfortable with the current trend to use LinkedIn to review your competitors’ contacts and target them yourself!) There are many articles on both of these topics.

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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. We covered so many different areas including: What clients really value and how to talk the client language. Why you need to establish and nurture senior client relationships. Welcome to Episode 53. And it’s so practical.

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Referrer management – Grading, Research, Discipline, Storytelling and Leveraging your exemplars

Red Star Kim

Half the delegates had a KAM (Key Account Management) programme at their firm. Social media was used by all firms but to varying degrees – there was less activity in sharing joint content and endorsements/recommendations than other methods.