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9 Unexpected Reasons Why Key Account Management is Important

Account Manager Tips

Why is key account management important? Well, i f you don't have key account management in place, you could leave money on the table, be helpless to competitor threats and put your most valuable clients at risk of defection. Key account management is the secret to grow revenue and customer retention.

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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. COVID-19 has accelerated a trend already underway toward increased virtual interactions between customers and their suppliers.

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Building and optimizing your diverse, multifunctional “Dream Team”

Strategic Account Management Association

Our aspiration, I believe, should be to create a workforce that reflects the incredible diversity of our customers, our partners, our suppliers and our community. It’s also been shown that diverse perspectives inspire creativity and drive innovation, whereas homogeneous teams will often gravitate towards the status quo.

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The Business Review: a modern classic, so important also during difficult times

KAM With Passion

What is true in the private life is true in business as well, especially between a supplier and their customers. They need their suppliers to come to them with a “seek to serve” mentality. In order to understand their customer needs, in good like in bad times, suppliers need to run regular Business Reviews with them.

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How to Identify Key Accounts: A Quick Guide to Getting it Right

Account Manager Tips

Portrait Software became a key account, and within 18 months, that partnership led to winning the larger Pitney Bowes business. Which is why key account management is so important. So be ruthless when selecting key accounts if you want a return on investment (or hire more account managers.) Solidarity.

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#020 The evolution of a key account manager, with Chris Ortolano

KAMCast

The evolution of an account manager , over the decades, has taken us on a bit of a journey: Let’s visit the 70s… Where the gift of the gab was enough to see you into a meeting with a key decision maker - armed with a bag full of good stories and friendly chat. What role does today’s account manager play then?

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10 Trends – Annual International Marketing Benchmark by PM Forum and Meridian West

Red Star Kim

Although I always wonder why managing efficiency takes precedence over growing revenues and profits – at a time when perhaps competitors might limit investment so those bold enough to do so obtain a “bigger bang for their buck”. Improving/establishing account management. Improving project management on client engagements.

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