Revegy

MAY 24, 2023

What is Strategic Account Management and Why It Matters Strategic Account Management (SAM) manages and grows relationships with an organization’s most critical and high-value customers.

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Account Growth Account Management Management Organization 52

PandaDoc

APRIL 21, 2023

Before attempting to develop a key account management strategy, you must know how to identify these key accounts. Accurate identification will help you avoid rashly categorizing tail accounts as having strategic value. Let’s examine what strategic account management is and the best ways to approach it.

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Key Account Management Account Management Management Prioritization 52

DemandFarm

APRIL 26, 2023

Key Account Management (KAM) focuses on building long-term relationships, and aims to improve customer satisfaction – especially in a B2B scenario. A key account manager’s primary responsibility is ensuring that the needs of key clients are met, and that they remain satisfied with the company’s products and services.

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Key Account Management Account Management Interpersonal Skills Management 52

DemandFarm

APRIL 18, 2023

A connected apps ecosystem in key account management involves the integration of your digital key account planning tool with other tools in your sales tech and marketing tech stack. This leads to an increased chance of missed opportunities and ignored red flags, buyer intent to action and strategy.

Account Management 52

Account Management Digitalization Management Account Planning 52

DemandFarm

MAY 12, 2023

The management team quickly realized that they were facing a number of obstacles in their quest for global presence. This is where Global Account Management (GAM) comes into play. Intrigued by the potential benefits, the company’s management team decided to give GAM a try. What is Global Account Management?

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Global Accounts Account Management Management Logistics 52

DemandFarm

JULY 26, 2023

Quality over Quantity: How Focusing on a Select Few Accounts Can Drive Greater Success in Digital Key Account Management As digital Key Account Management grows in relevance, many organizations find themselves confounded by the question of whether obtaining new customers is more important than retaining existing key clients.

Key Account Management 40

Key Account Management Account Management Digitalization Management 40

SmartKarrot

APRIL 13, 2023

In today’s economic environment, effective account management is essential for building and maintaining strong client relationships and achieving growth. From podcasts and webinars to blogs and social media posts, these influencers are using a range of channels to help other account managers learn, grow, and succeed.

Account Management 11

Account Management Key Account Management Management B2B 11

KAM With Passion

JUNE 20, 2021

This article focuses on individual competencies, especially those of the Key Account Managers. It provides you with a precise description of the skills and competencies required from a true Key Account Manager (not a plain entreprise customers sales rep). Defining Skills & Competencies.

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Key Account Management Account Management Co-Creation Account Planning 130

Arpedio

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

December 2 What is the primary focus of ARPEDIO's Account Management solution? Enter draw #1 Account-Based Selling Platform Treat your colleagues to an early Christmas present Relationship Mapping & Org Chart Improve your critical stakeholder relationships.

Account Management 52

Account Management Account Planning Account Strategy Stakeholders 52

KAM With Passion

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

To keep things relatively simple, let’s consider two types of context: Account Management and Key Account Management and let’s see how the execution of Business Reviews adapts to the depth of relationship between the supplier and each customer. Business Reviews in an Account Management context.

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Key Account Management Suppliers Account Management Account Planning 130

Arpedio

AUGUST 24, 2022

Account Planning: Manage Long-Term Account Development. Account Planning: Manage Long-Term Account Development. ? Think of it like this: a marketing strategy that sales, marketing and account management professionals use in order to maintain marketing efforts to their existing clients.

Account Planning 52

Account Planning Account Development Management Account Management 52

Cosawi

JANUARY 29, 2024

In the work we do, we find fascinating to see that Marketing as a function is often missing at the strategic account table. In our more traditional groups, marketing, and sales work in locked steps but it seems that the shift to strategic account management is often missing marketing when time comes to establish its roadmap.

Value Proposition 52

Value Proposition Co-Creation Marketing Account marketing 52

Arpedio

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

← Back to case studies What is the primary focus of ARPEDIO's Account Management solution?

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Account Strategy Account Management Communication Management 52

Account Manager Tips

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

First things first: find out what they want You can't adapt your account strategy until you understand what the new procurement team want. How do they want to manage supplier relationships? The world's most amazing community of key account manager. They start picking over little details. Find out their KPI drivers.

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Procurement Suppliers Supply Chain Key Account Management 130

SmartKarrot

MAY 27, 2020

Has your mind been pondering around these questions like – ‘What skills are the top account management companies looking for’? Are they even looking for account managers to hire? Let’s see how you can benefit from the best account manager training available online. LAMP Account Management Training .

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Account Management Management Key Account Management Account Growth 10

MTD Sales Training

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

I received an email last week from Trevor Borrows who is a newly appointed National Sales Manager in charge of a team of Account Managers. Here’s what Trevor asked: “Hi Sean, being a new National Sales Manager I need to understand how to develop account strategies. Account retention.

Management 48

Management Suppliers Profitability Account Management 48

Arpedio

JANUARY 5, 2024

In the dynamic terrain of sales, forging a path to success is an intricate dance of strategy, customer insight, and relentless pursuit of growth. Central to this quest is the art of strategic account planning , a methodical approach that marries sales strategy with customer relationship management to foster business growth.

Account Planning 52

Account Planning Value Proposition Account Management Sales 52

Deep Insight

AUGUST 16, 2021

It’s not often that I write book reviews but if there’s one book on sales management you should plan to read before the end of the summer holidays, it’s Whale Hunting with Global Accounts. The result is a wonderfully rich, practical – and sometimes quirky – handbook for global sales management and leadership.

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Global Accounts Key Account Management Account Management Profitability 52

Jermaine Edwards

MAY 27, 2020

Some account managers and key account managers can get paralysed by over research. When studied and applied these will immediately help you as a customer leader or key account manager prepare to support, shape and solve real problems with and for your customers. There are three influencing market areas.

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Key Account Management Account Management Innovation Financial Services 195

SalesPop

MARCH 19, 2021

An extremely important aspect of account management is the strategic aspect, the plans of dealing with various accounts. I recently discovered through research just how much of an impact real account planning can have on company success. Account Planning Basics. Planning Specifics.

Account Planning 98

Account Planning Energy and Utilities Account Management CRM 98

Jermaine Edwards

MAY 18, 2020

There are 10 immutable laws that shape the philosophy, outcomes and actions of high performing businesses, key account managers and customer serving professionals over the long term. There are many external risks to the management and health of a customer account. Here they are…. What do I mean by this? Neither would I.

Key Account Management 130

Key Account Management Account Management Decision-making Leadership 130

Jermaine Edwards

MAY 18, 2020

There are 10 immutable laws that shape the philosophy, outcomes and actions of high performing businesses, key account managers and customer serving professionals over the long-term. There are many external risks to the management and health of a customer account. Here they are…. What do I mean by this? Neither would I.

Key Account Management 130

Key Account Management Account Management Decision-making Leadership 130

DemandFarm

JULY 20, 2023

By building and managing long-term relationships with your key accounts, you can create a foundation for sustainable growth. The 30-60-90-Day Blueprint is a time-bound, comprehensive approach to Key Account Management. The first step in this next phase is developing a customized account strategy.

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Key Account Management Account Management Meetings Account Strategy 40

Arpedio

JANUARY 4, 2024

In the competitive world of B2B sales, harnessing the power of an effective account mapping strategy is key to sales optimization and revenue growth. As businesses vie for market dominance, an articulate account strategy empowers organizations to deepen customer relationships and scale their operations effectively.

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B2B Sales Decision-making CRM 52

Revegy

AUGUST 12, 2020

If you’re responsible for growing your company’s revenue, either through a sales or an account management role, the panic of deal slippage or limited revenue opportunities may feel unavoidable. To keep your goals on track and to uncover new opportunities, focus on establishing a customer-centric strategy.

Account Planning 69

Account Planning Account Management Stakeholders Client Development 69

Jermaine Edwards

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

In 2016 I wrote a post on the five foundation steps for stakeholder management success in key account management, that was well received and guided lots of leaders. Stakeholder management and the health of those relationships are critical predictors of success. Trust goes a long way. The Stakeholder Reality.

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Cosawi

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Today, as advisors in the strategic account management space, we are surprised and disheartened to see that marketing is often not only missing at the strategic account team table but also working from an inside-out products focus, rather than an outside-in customer focus. But this is only the starting point.

Marketing 52

Marketing Suppliers Investors Account Planning 52

Jermaine Edwards

MARCH 17, 2020

This is such an important question yet most organisations have not established a clear distinctive path, identifiers and actions for effectively managing the full customer relationship journey. Although it is not specific to key customer management, the steps illustrated are powerful and need to be considered.

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Customer Life Cycle Key Account Management Decision-making Innovation 130

Cosawi

DECEMBER 28, 2021

The idea of executive engagement implies an accountable and engaged member of the account team, rather than a distant backroom player. Strategic account management is a team sport and requires cross-functional, vertical level engagement and strong accountability. Challenge account strategy and tactics.

Leadership 52

Leadership Co-Creation Account Management Decision-making 52

Corporate Visions

JANUARY 23, 2020

But while you’re having a quarterly business review with your customer about utilization metrics and project status updates, that same customer’s name is moving through your competitor’s sales funnel—being targeted with marketing campaigns, discussed in sales forecasts, and being put through account strategy planning sheets.

Customer Success 120

Customer Success Decision-making Account Strategy Account Management 120

Jermaine Edwards

MAY 6, 2020

Pivoting is one type of change and an important change to master when managing and supporting your customers. As a Key Account Manager or Director you must begin with identifying the difference between the customer and the industry. Believe it or not, there are different kinds of changes that are made in business.

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Manufacturing Key Account Management Decision-making Digitalization 130

SBI Growth

JANUARY 31, 2018

Will you touch the right accounts and how is your sales leader assigning the reps to the right accounts? What accounts get you bigger deal sizes? Account management and segmentation is one of the keys in enabling a solid sales strategy.

Account Management 98

Account Management Management Sales Client Relationships 98

SmartKarrot

JUNE 14, 2023

Role: Customer Success Manager Location: San Francisco, CA, United States (Remote) Organization: Beyond As a Customer Success Manager, you’ll be securing possibilities for new product upsells, existing product upgrades, and yearly subscription renewals. Apply here: [link] Role: Sr.

Customer Success 19

Customer Success Construction Account Strategy Stakeholders 19

SBI

FEBRUARY 25, 2018

Its Account Plan helps account managers to build, follow, and measure a key account strategy. Outside In’s DealSheet gives you a platform for organizing and scoring each opportunity against specific sales processes and steps. Visit Outside In Sales.

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Account Planning Account Strategy Account Management Organization 26

Miller Heiman Group

JANUARY 31, 2019

These three essential selling skills can have a great impact on your long-term success in large accounts. We know a thing or two about account strategy planning. Learn about our Large Account Management Process and prepare to take your results to a new level.

Account Planning 83

Account Planning Decision-making Account Strategy Prioritization 83

SmartKarrot

MAY 30, 2023

Apply here: [link] Role: Customer Success Manager Location: London, England, United Kingdom (On-site) Organization: Protecht As a Customer Success Manager, you’ll be handling both sales and customer service. You have knowledge of business continuity, crisis management, and incident management, as well as risk and compliance.

Customer Success 19

Customer Success Emotional Intelligence Stakeholders Negotiation 19

SmartKarrot

APRIL 21, 2023

Role: Customer Success Manager Location: Salt Lake City, UT, United States (Remote) Organization: Tava Health As a Customer Success Manager, you’ll Establish trusting relationships with important employer stakeholders, such as HR and Benefits Administrators. Take on new clients and take part in periodic review calls.

Customer Success 19

Customer Success Account Strategy Stakeholders Onboarding 19