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The Future of SAM – Revisited

Strategic Account Management Association

From all this, we stress tested long-held views about strategic account management. Karen Passmore is Partner at the management consulting firm McKinsey and Company where she works on organizational design and go-to-market strategies with a focus on breaking down organizational silos. Offer broader interactions with customers.

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

Strategic Account Management Association

Pfizer is the winner of the 2021 SAMA Excellence Award for “Innovative Value Co-Creation.” By Emily Williams, Strategic Account Manager , Pfizer. The customer in this case is a large, U.S. Past attempts by the customer to solve this challenge involved engaging both hospital staff and primary care leadership.

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Account Management vs Customer Success Explained

Arpedio

At the heart of every thriving enterprise lies a keen focus on business relationship optimization , a task achieved through strategic roles that many might find overlapping—Account Management and Customer Success.

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“We’re all account managers now”

Mercuri International

There’s ‘traditional’ simple sales (think sales representative with a product portfolio) and complex sales (where a sale involves multiple components that make up the solution and/or numerous stakeholders). This is where the transition from sales representative to a more ‘account manager’ style role becomes relevant.

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Enterprise Account Management: Crafting the Perfect Playbook for Large-Scale Clients

SmartKarrot

Businesses today strive to get growth from existing accounts and, the role of Enterprise Account Management has come to the forefront in that regard. Designing and implementing the perfect playbook for managing large-scale clients is crucial to ensuring consistent customer experience and business growth.

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The Importance of Co-Creating Value with Every Strategic Customer

Account Manager Tips

READ: The research paper that inspired this discussion on value: Theory and practice of value co-creation in B2B systems Favourite collaboration app Mural is an app centred around a digital whiteboard collaboration space. You can work with your stakeholders in real time to unlock conversations, insights and ideas. The KAM Club.

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Key Takeaways From SAMA 2023 Annual Conference

Arpedio

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.