Account Manager Tips

APRIL 26, 2021

How much money does a key account manager make? Find out the average salaries for key account managers in Australia, India, the United Kingdom and the United States and what the job is REALLY like before you decide if it's for you. Find out how much money key account managers REALLY make! Click to Tweet.

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Account Manager Tips

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

What are your options when you're a key account manager and ready for your next move? Life after key account management How to prepare for your next career move 1. Life after key account management What are your options when you're a key account manager and ready for your next move?

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Red Star Kim

JUNE 15, 2023

At the start of June I had the pleasure of leading PM Forum ’s “Towards KAM (and ABM) – Helping fee-earners with client relationship management” online workshop. Delegates were from legal and accountancy firms in the UK, Channel Islands, Germany and United Arab Emirates. How should firms identify their strategic accounts?

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Account Management Skills

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

I read as many reports I can about the state of agency account management and it makes for grim reading. “I But I think the agency business model and how account managers are set up in their roles needs an overhaul before the finger is pointed at their lack of skill/abilities.

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Strategic Account Management Association

MAY 4, 2022

By Tania Lennon, Global Space Lead, Talent Assessment and Leadership at ZS and Dominique Côté, CEO and Founder, Cosawi and Principal, The Summit Group SAMA is proud to offer this 3rd article in the 4-part series on the importance of SAM / KAM leadership.

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Strategic Account Management Association

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

By Dave Duke, Co-Founder and CCO, MetaCX, and Joel Schaafsma, Research General Manager, SAMA. In business, it has created an opportunity to reflect on how companies are managing customers, and it has given customers a window of opportunity to re-evaluate their supplier relationships to determine which partnerships are truly valuable.

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Account Management Skills

DECEMBER 6, 2023

You can’t just expect clients to treat account managers as ‘trusted advisors’ because trust has to be earned. And high account manager turnover is expensive for the agency – both in terms of hiring costs – but also disruption to clients.

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Account Management Skills

DECEMBER 6, 2023

It puts additional pressure on the senior leadership team to find net new revenue from prospecting and pitching – which is more expensive, time consuming and puts a strain on the agency’s resource, team and existing client relationships. I’ve recorded a 5-part mini podcast series about this called “Entrepreneurial account management”.

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Account Manager Tips

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

More and more companies expect their key account managers to be thought leaders. Why key account managers need a personal brand I've been collecting job descriptions for years. I was a little startled to find key account managers are now expected to be thought leaders. Here's how. Table of Contents.

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Strategic Account Management Association

MAY 9, 2022

By Tania Lennon, Global Space Lead, Talent Assessment and Leadership at ZS and Jennifer Stanley, Partner, North America Lead, Sales & Channel Practice, McKinsey & Company SAMA is proud to offer this 4th article in the 4-part series on the importance of SAM / KAM leadership.

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KAM With Passion

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Polarized attitudes towards Key Account Management. True Key Account Management (KAM) or Strategic Account Management (SAM) remains a topic that polarizes the thinking and behaviours of business leaders. Key Account Management, what is it really?

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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. Agile leadership.

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Account Management Skills

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

I was chatting to one of my clients recently about the benefits of introducing account management in their agency for the first time. When you start an agency, typically you start with project management. As a small, agile team it makes sense for project managers to be responsible for client management.

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The Chapman Group

DECEMBER 8, 2020

It is understood that within many organizations there are existing account managers who have either been trained or who are extremely gifted and intuitive in the art and science of strategic account management. Some organizations have also chosen the terms GAM (Global Account Manager), and CAM (Corporate Account Manager).

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Strategic Account Management Association

MAY 7, 2021

By Edmund Bradford, Managing Director, Market2Win Ltd. Sustainability and other good behavior metrics now need to be reported, meaning your strategic accounts will no longer be satisfied with bland statements of intent from your company. trillion in assets under management at the end of December 2020.

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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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Jermaine Edwards

APRIL 29, 2020

What if leadership was what we really needed in key account management today? It wasn’t until we moved from customer management into personal and customer leadership that things shifted significantly. What is your view on the importance of leadership with your customers today? I suddenly realised….

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Account Manager Tips

JULY 22, 2022

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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Strategic Account Management Association

JANUARY 25, 2022

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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Arpedio

OCTOBER 17, 2023

How to build a winning account management team Account Management Software ← Back to blog A winning account management team can be your secret weapon to supercharge your company’s growth and customer satisfaction. But how do you assemble, nurture, and lead a high-performing account management team?

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Account Management Skills

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

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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Strategic Account Management Association

JUNE 1, 2021

Dr. Fred Kiel, co-founder of KRW International , a global leadership consulting firm and Kelly Garramone, CEO of KRW and Executive Director of the KRW Research Institute, prove that character “isn’t kumbaya.” Tough Leadership ? Good Leadership. Responsibility leads to confidence in management.

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Arpedio

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Key account management vs. traditional sales ← Back to blog The game of sales and customer relations has changed – staying competitive is no longer just about making the sale; it’s about nurturing valuable, long-lasting relationships with your top-tier clients. Table of Contents What is Key Account Management?

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Account Manager Tips

JULY 28, 2020

How does your account management team keep up with the challenges and opportunities presented by growth? And how do you define account management objectives that deliver results? I'm excited to share my conversation with Calin Muresan , Existing Business Manager at Netguru. 07:27 Example of aligned KPIs.

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Account Management Skills

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Why do account managers miss new account growth opportunities in client meetings? What are the key benefits (to the client) of an account manager asking great questions?: What are the key benefits (to the account manager) of asking the client great questions? You can listen to this short episode here.

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Account Management Skills

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Agency owners often tell me their account managers aren’t leading client meetings confidently. If not, it could be hurting your agency … How to get your account managers to ask better questions (and how it can increase client lifetime value) How to get account managers adding value to your agency from Day 1 (and reduce churn)

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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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Account Management Skills

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

There’s an account growth problem for agencies with hybrid account managers. When I say ‘hybrid’ I mean, you are responsible for account growth but you’re also responsible for delivering projects. Why does it create an account growth problem? Skillset a. Does this resonate with you?

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Account Management Skills

APRIL 4, 2024

Michael Farmer, a management consultant who has studied creative agencies for 30 years, said this during our recent interview : “Account managers need to be more like Bain consultants” He was referring to the fact that clients aren’t seeing an ROI from working with agencies.

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Account Manager Tips

JULY 27, 2020

Which means as an account manager, you’ve got to rely on instincts (and maybe a little prayer). You can’t run an account management team like that, let alone a business. I’m excited to share my conversation with Calin Muresan , Existing Business Manager, at Netguru. 03:34 The best thing about account management.

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Account Manager Tips

JUNE 23, 2020

Phil is an account management and sales professional professional with a wealth of experience and wisdom he's distilled into The Tenets of Account Management. These guiding principles have served Phil well and I know they will help you find success as a key account manager. The Tenets of Account Management.

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Account Management Skills

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

So for this episode, I invited the leadership team of that agency, Free Partners, to talk to me about how they work and think. You’ll hear from Managing Partner, Lorraine Jeckells , Brand Director, Greg Phitidis , and Creative Director, Guy Cornet.

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Account Manager Tips

OCTOBER 13, 2020

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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The Chapman Group

AUGUST 23, 2020

It is understood that within many organizations there are existing account managers who have either been trained or who are extremely gifted and intuitive in the art and science of strategic account management. Some organizations have also chosen the terms GAM (Global Account Manager), and CAM (Corporate Account Manager).

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Sales Outcomes

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Account Managers often struggle to grow and retain revenue, particularly during economic uncertainty. Here are four common mistakes that contribute to customer churn and prevent realizing the full potential of account relationships. That helps the account manager shift from the vendor’s status to a trusted advisor.

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ProlifIQ

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

If you want to run a successful B2B business, it should be focused on acquiring large customers and growing the number of users or products inside those key accounts. This is typically done through something called key account management. What is Key Account Management (KAM)?

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Account Management Skills

OCTOBER 11, 2023

This episode is for agency leaders who are supporting their account manager to grow the existing client business. I’m going to share tips for ensuring the agency leadership team are providing the right level of support to their account management team in three key areas; 1. Providing the commercial context 2.

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