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FROM EXECUTIVE SPONSORSHIP TO EXECUTIVE ENGAGEMENT

Strategic Account Management Association

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

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Want to Accelerate Your SAM Journey? Create a Center of Excellence

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Organizations are already planning for this new- or next-normal hybrid model and have worked hard to elevate the needed skill sets of their commercial teams – especially strategic account managers. We have seen an increased interest in moving to a more focused, value-bringing and high impact engagement model. We think not.

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

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Pfizer is the winner of the 2021 SAMA Excellence Award for “Innovative Value Co-Creation.” By Emily Williams, Strategic Account Manager , Pfizer. Emily Williams is a key account manager at Pfizer, specializing in internal medicine.

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The Future of SAM – Revisited

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This blog post is based on a keynote presentation from the 2021 SAMA Annual Conference. Panelists’ remarks have been paraphrased for this blog post. . From all this, we stress tested long-held views about strategic account management. Adjust notion of stakeholder value. The future is now.

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Streamlining the Sales Experience in Digital Key Account Management

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The integration of digital tools and platforms has also created a more agile and adaptable approach to key account management, enabling swift adaptation to evolving market conditions, consumer expectations, and technological advancements.

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THE 10-K FILING: THE MOST IMPORTANT DOCUMENT THAT SAMS NEVER READ

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the committee responsible for overseeing purchasing decisions), I met thousands of salespeople and strategic account managers through the years, and I would say that no more than 3 percent or so had bothered going through my company’s 10-K. This includes knowing the customer’s customers as well as your own company.

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How Tom Carter at Kaiser Permanente Empowers Sales to Have Strategic Conversations | Building Modern Sellers Blog Series

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I’ve worked myself into a marketing job, but 80% of my career has been in sales, account management, and creating marketing programming and other services to support sales teams. . My passion is around creating customer value—and I saw an opportunity to do this at Kaiser Permanente. .