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Navigating the New Generation of Strategic Account Managers

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Denise Freier, President and CEO at Strategic Account Management Association (SAMA), and Dino Bertani, Vice President, Head of Alliance Management at Zealand Pharma, talked about what’s shaping the role of KAMs/SAMs in today's business arena, and how Sales and KAM/SAM leaders can enable KAMs/SAMs to meet current and future customer needs.

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Strategic Account Management Association (SAMA) Formalizes Partnership with The Congruity Group

Strategic Account Management Association

Dayton, OH, April 3, 2023 – The Congruity Group announced today that they have formalized a partnership with the premier association for strategic account management. “We We could not be more excited to partner with SAMA,” said Congruity CEO Betsy Westhafer.

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Strategic account managers (and their bosses) deserve better decision-making tools

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Only around 60 percent of account managers are making quota, per HBR. Senior management needs to see fast results, especially in a recession. The challenge becomes how to decide which opportunities that account managers bring forward should be pursued. Don’t salespeople and account managers deserve the same?

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The Acumen Sextet: An Evergreen Framework for Account Management and Customer Success

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Six skill sets that capture what account managers must master to do right by their own firms and their customers. The post The Acumen Sextet: An Evergreen Framework for Account Management and Customer Success appeared first on Strategic Account Management Association.

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?Mastering competing demands in strategic account management by embracing paradoxical thinking??

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By Javier Marcos, PhD, Director, Key Account Management Forum Strategic account managers face increasing pressure from their strategic customers in the form of enhanced quality of service expectations, growing product requirements and further customization of their offers, amongst others.

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The Secrets Of Successful Strategic Account Management With Richard Santucci And David Hughes

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Join us and hear how Richard Santucci and David Hughes leveraged their combined 50 years of experience in B2B sales and sales leadership to build and lead a very successful, global Strategic Account Management program from scratch, then wrote a great book about it.

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Strategic Account Manager Training: Begin with the End in Mind and Ask the Right Questions

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The post Strategic Account Manager Training: Begin with the End in Mind and Ask the Right Questions appeared first on Strategic Account Management Association. Ask these discovery questions to train and elevate your SAMs to greatness.