Strategic Account Management Association

AUGUST 6, 2021

Director Global Account Management, Aramex. Aramex services include international and domestic express delivery, freight forwarding, integrated logistics and supply chain management, and e-commerce solutions. Its mission is to handle defined strategic key accounts. A new central commercial organization was born.

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Strategic Account Management Association

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

appeared first on Strategic Account Management Association. LP Building Solutions, SAMA Excellence Award winner for Outstanding Young Program of 2023, outlines its blueprint for SAM success. The post What’s In A Name? Turns Out — Everything!

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Strategic Account Management Association

JANUARY 3, 2023

The ever-shifting landscape of the digital economy has created a new demand for solutions to emerging problems, representing both a threat and opportunity for strategic account managers. The post Understanding the Hidden Needs of Key Accounts for Sustained Growth appeared first on Strategic Account Management Association.

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Strategic Account Management Association

OCTOBER 26, 2021

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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Strategic Account Management Association

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Seven key drivers of strategic account management to helps SAMs leverage customer insights and co-create value in the face of industry disruptions. The post The Essential Seven Factors for Unlocking Strategic Account Growth appeared first on Strategic Account Management Association.

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Strategic Account Management Association

JULY 13, 2021

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. This is leading many companies to accelerate their strategic account management journeys and transformations. We think not.

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Arpedio

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Key Account Manager or Strategic Ecosystem Leader? Key Account Manager or Strategic Ecosystem Leader? ? On September 15th, more than eighty Key Account Managers (KAM) assembled in Copenhagen and online for a hybrid event. October 11, 2021. October 11, 2021. Back to blog. The KAM role continues to evolve.

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Account Management Skills

APRIL 8, 2024

“People who accomplish big things did small things well” Horace Jackson Brown, author of ‘Life’s Little Instruction Book’ There are little things account managers can do well to avoid big client complaints. What else can account managers do to prevent difficult client conversations?

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Arpedio

JANUARY 25, 2023

Successful Strategic Account Management ← Back to blog There’s no doubt about it: Strategic Account Management is the key to success in today's competitive market. But you need the right tools and processes to unlock the power of Strategic Account Management before you can watch your business soar.

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Strategic Account Management Association

OCTOBER 10, 2023

The post How to Make Strategic Customer Engagement a Top Competitive Advantage in 2024 appeared first on Strategic Account Management Association. The Congruity Group leads a webinar to help revolutionize your approach to customer engagement and create a lasting impact on your company’s growth.

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Strategic Account Management Association

APRIL 22, 2021

By Neil Tumber , Relationship Manager , Advanced Services Grou. Advanced services are propositions, where the provider (for example, a manufacturer) engages in an in-depth customer interaction with an extensive capability integration in a process of co-creation that creates a service to deliver functional value to that customer.

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DemandFarm

AUGUST 31, 2023

In the business world, customer success management is no longer an afterthought; it’s a necessity. Success lies in a tailored, strategic approach to customer success management. One that leverages Key Account Management (KAM) principles to retain customers and transform them into brand advocates.

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Account Management Skills

AUGUST 24, 2021

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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Account Manager Tips

JULY 6, 2022

20 ways to encourage value co-creation with your customers Favourite collaboration app Listener tip In other news Quote of the week. And what if we take it one step further and ask what it means to "co-create value" with our customers? Which is why co-creation is so powerful. Don’t waste time on the wrong accounts.

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Upland

JUNE 30, 2023

Co-Customer Selling: Enterprise selling has been changing. In the future customers will actively participating in the co-creation process. Few B2B enterprise teams present predefined solutions. Up until now, collaboration has come in the form of sellers helping mentors and supporters build business cases.

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Account Manager Tips

MARCH 23, 2021

You're sitting on a goldmine of existing customers that: can deliver an above-average revenue growth; want to invest in your partnership; will co-create value in ways that neither of you could do alone. Portrait Software became a key account, and within 18 months, that partnership led to winning the larger Pitney Bowes business.

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Arpedio

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Enter draw #1 Account-Based Selling Platform Treat your colleagues to an early Christmas present Relationship Mapping & Org Chart Improve your critical stakeholder relationships. Learn more Account Management Powerful account planning in Salesforce.

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KAM With Passion

MARCH 17, 2022

Once this organisation will have progressed enough on complex sales and on basic account management, it be in a much stronger position to enhance and expand its KAM intiative. Managing customers well requires 3 complementary capabilities. Account Management & Delivery. Key Account Management.

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Cosawi

JANUARY 29, 2024

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. At Thales, this transformation began with the creation of a distinct role – account marketing.

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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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KAM With Passion

OCTOBER 27, 2020

First, truly complex sales , those where many stakeholders are involved with often contradictory expectations, where the proposed solution is co-constructed with the prospective customer. Second, Account Management , i.e. the management of existing customers. Why does it matter? Why does it matter? Why does it matter?

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Account Management Skills

JUNE 15, 2021

We talked about: why it’s so important for an agency account manager to have have that important skill of writing briefs. Now, it’s a really fundamental part of an account manager’s role is to write a really good brief. I think this, particularly for the agency, account manager community is key.

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Red Star Kim

JANUARY 16, 2023

56% represented law firms, 18% accountancy firms, 9% property and construction firms, 5% management consultancy, 5% intellectual property and 8% other. Nearly two-third of firms (63%) place this among their top three management priorities. Improving/establishing account management. Develop people’s commerciality.

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Arpedio

JUNE 1, 2023

Key Takeaways From SAMA 2023 Annual Conference ← Back to blog Once again, The Strategic Account Management Association (SAMA) brought together sales and strategic account management professionals from around the globe for their annual conference. 75% of companies think they are customer-centric.

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Arpedio

OCTOBER 30, 2023

In this episode, Lee interviews Ulrik Monberg , Founder and CEO of ARPEDIO, to explore the keys to success in Account-Based Selling. From CRM to Strategic Account Planning The role of Customer Relationship Management (CRM) tools has witnessed a significant transformation over the past decade. Listen to the podcast here.

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Farland Group

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Q: Can you tell us about account-based growth versus account-based marketing and how you might advise people to consider that in their program? A: “It is the idea behind the business; I have two co-founders, Louise Jefferson and Tim Shercliff. In sales, we’ve seen account management—putting senior people on your top customers.

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Mike Kunkle

MAY 11, 2022

Includes territory planning, account planning, sales call planning, leading sales meetings, task management, using CRM, sales enablement tools, other technology tools and performance support, action planning, calendaring, project management, change management, and personal productivity practices. Value Creation.

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Cosawi

JULY 14, 2021

We talk to Dominque Côté about the central role of marketing in Key Account Management (KAM). Along with the Key Account Manager, marketing is the co-orchestrator of KAM – they are intrinsically linked. CO-ORCHESTRATION AND CO-CREATION . It takes two to tango .

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Arpedio

MARCH 7, 2022

For key or strategic accounts, does it matter if marketing works with sales? Account-based marketing (ABM) revolutionized marketing. So, why do so many strategic/key account management (SAM/KAM) programs not integrate with ABM? To summarize, sales and marketing need to co-orchestrate the account plan.

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KAMCast

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

In this episode… In a world where the vast majority of internet traffic is video content, how can we leverage the creation, production and value of video to maximise sales return? In this episode I’ll talk to video marketer Ed Lawrence, the co-founder of , a video production and editing business based in Hertfordshire, UK.

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Arpedio

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

On November 9 and 10, SAMA held their annual Global Summit: two half-days of virtual learning, sharing and networking on the future of Strategic Account Management, and we’re thrilled to have been part of it. Instead, it’s time to map, manage and improve your critical stakeholder relationships directly in Salesforce.

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Arpedio

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

On November 9 and 10, SAMA held their annual Global Summit: two half-days of virtual learning, sharing and networking on the future of Strategic Account Management, and we’re thrilled to have been part of it. Instead, it’s time to map, manage and improve your critical stakeholder relationships directly in Salesforce.

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Arpedio

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

On November 9 and 10, SAMA held their annual Global Summit: two half-days of virtual learning, sharing and networking on the future of Strategic Account Management, and we’re thrilled to have been part of it. Instead, it’s time to map, manage and improve your critical stakeholder relationships directly in Salesforce.

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Revegy

MAY 14, 2018

The Strategic Cost of Key Accounts. Customers expect value co-creation. The process of value creation requires multiple functions to get involved and engaged, with accountability and deliverables clearly defined for all players in the account planning stage. The Operational Cost of Key Accounts.

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Mercuri International

MAY 23, 2023

In the world of sales, AI offers huge potential — and it could be what strategic account managers have been waiting for…if used correctly. There are many aspects of business where AI is and will be impacting strategic account managers. White spot analysis to identify gaps in the account approach.

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Hubspot Sales

JULY 7, 2019

Are you a B2B account manager or sales executive who is serious about account-based sales or account-based marketing (ABM)? To win new business and grow key accounts, account managers and sales executives must become thoroughly invested in their customer’s challenges, goals, and competitive landscape.

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Aepiphanni

JANUARY 26, 2021

These figures hold relevance for luxury goods as well.Tiffany & Co. Instead, prospects are looking for a more interpersonal approach that facilitates better value creation, educates them properly, and avoids unnecessary bottlenecks. Account management for repeat sales. billion during 2020 holidays – a 32.2%

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