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3 Best Sales Podcasts for Key Account Managers

Account Manager Tips

The best sales podcasts key account managers should listen to Are you a key account manager? Why selling is hard for key account managers Key Account Managers are busy making sure clients get the best from what they've already bought. Do you sell? Do you listen to podcasts? What's left to sell?

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10 Steps to Win Over Your Client’s New Procurement Team

Account Manager Tips

New procurement teams introduce big challenges and new opportunities into the customer relationship. My old contact has been replaced A new procurement team introduces fresh dynamics and relationships. The working environment will undoubtedly change from what you were used to with the previous procurement team.

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Why Account Managers need a point of view on AI

Account Management Skills

As the author of the book “Marketing AI” Paul Roetzer says “AI won’t replace your job but people who don’t use AI will be replaced with people who do”. b) In an article entitled “The future of AI in client-agency relationships” in Marketing Procurement IQ ” it encourages brands to ask their agencies questions about AI.

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Context and curiosity drive commerciality and pricing

Red Star Kim

Nudging and choice architecture also have a lot to contribute: Book review: Nudge: Improving decisions about health, wealth (kimtasso.com). Differential pricing is rarely discussed in professional services although it is often implicit in key account management. Books on pricing?

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How to systemise account management in your agency, with Alex Raymond

Account Management Skills

In this episode, I talk to Alex Raymond from Kapta about everything to do with account management processes. Not project management systems, not CRM systems, but having a dedicated system to guide the agency account management team, when it comes to managing and delve developing existing client relationships.

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How to improve performance and reduce stress, with David Meikle

Account Management Skills

My guest is David Meikle , the author of ‘Tuning Up’, a book about improving performance and reducing stress in advertising and marketing. We discuss: why David describes the relationship between the agency, the client and the client’s procurement department as the triangle of doom.  Welcome to episode 96.

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Why is the agency business model not working?

Account Management Skills

Michael Farmer, the author of two key books in the agency industry ‘Madison Avenue Manslaughter’ and ‘Madison Avenue Makeover’, has studied creative agencies for over 30 years in his capacity as management consultant. He’s identified patterns and a worrying downward trend. You can listen to the episode here.