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Lessons from a Winning Global Account Management (GAM) Program

Strategic Account Management Association

Customers brainstormed new ideas for solving common problems and avoiding common pitfalls. Since the launch of our GAM program, the designated global accounts have expressed their recognition of improved strategic alignment and material change in their relationships and confidence in AVI-SPL as a trusted provider invested in their success.

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25 Problems That Stop Key Account Managers From Doing Their Job

Account Manager Tips

25 problems that stop key account managers from doing their job Favourite books about problem solving Coming up: How to Build a Successful Executive Sponsorship Program Just for fun: #GorgeousGrandma Day In other news Quote of the week. Key account management is a role that requires both sales skills and strategic thinking.

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Back to the Future: F2F selling is returning, but virtual selling is here to stay

Strategic Account Management Association

Just when customer account teams and salespeople were beginning to grow accustomed to virtual-only sales and account management, a return to (some) face-to-face interactions is on the horizon. Jonathan Hughes, Partner, Vantage Partners, and David Chapnick, Partner, Vantage Partners. These mixed results are not surprising.

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

Strategic Account Management Association

By Emily Williams, Strategic Account Manager , Pfizer. This is the story of how I led a project with my integrated account team to support a process for a key customer to efficiently and effectively triage appropriate patients out of the emergency department so that they could receive proper outpatient care.

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Why agency account managers struggle to think ahead

Account Management Skills

I speak to multiple account managers (AMs) every day. Hybrid’ AMs (project managing as well as responsible for account growth) particularly struggle. Account managers generally want to be more informed. Conversely if the agency is more specialised, the account managers can build some expertise in this area.

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The Secrets of Successful Key Account Management Teams with Laura Cuello

Account Manager Tips

Is your business and your key account management team growing fast? Do you feel like you're always playing catch-up and never have time for important projects, like developing processes that drive business growth or creating career paths for your key account managers? Click to Tweet. Laura: It's never boring.

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Turning lemons into lemonade: Five ways to reset on customer management fundamentals in a post-pandemic world

Strategic Account Management Association

A shared success plan is one of the most important tools in the strategic account management toolbox. Strategic Accounts programs produce twice the growth rate with their strategic accounts compared to their non-strategic accounts. 2: Reset your shared success plan. – SAMA.