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Context and curiosity drive commerciality and pricing

Red Star Kim

The crux of marketing is to anticipate (and meet) client needs whilst maximising profit. Price is a major driver of profit. Differential pricing is rarely discussed in professional services although it is often implicit in key account management. Often, pricing becomes the focus of these negotiations.

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How can agencies make client relationships more profitable?, with Chris Merrington

Account Management Skills

In this episode we talk about making client relationships more profitable. He specialises in helping agency leaders and their teams negotiate more profitably. I’ve had it on my shelf for a few years now and it becomes a reference guide for negotiating. Welcome to Episode 53. So Chris, welcome. Chris 00:44.

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Sales Targeting Toolbox for Professional Services Firms

Red Star Kim

Our target markets span large and small businesses; private, public sector and not for profit sectors; centralised and decentralised buying processes; procurement and user-led purchasing behaviour. Essentially a focus on the most profitable clients. So targeting is often more important and more challenging.

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How to negotiate with procurement, with Mike Lander

Account Management Skills

In this episode, I chat to Mike Lander, CEO of Piscari, a former procurement director who now assists sales teams in negotiating with procurement departments. During this conversation, you’ll gain valuable insights into the world of procurement negotiations. Welcome to episode 87. Mike, a very warm welcome.

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10 New Capture Strategy Tips to Keep Clients & Avoid Competitive Bids

Account Manager Tips

Your job as a key account manager is to deliver the kind of value that convinces your clients to stay in the loop. You'll need to understand the decision-making process, the competitive landscape, develop solutions, pricing, negotiation tactics and lots more. Either it goes up, goes down or remains the same.

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How does a non-billable CSD spend their time?, with Luke Bowler

Account Management Skills

Roy Murphy from Synthetic is going to provide an update on the current AI landscape, how brands & agencies are using AI, ethical considerations and challenges and we’ll be sharing some specific use cases for account managers. So all of that to say, the idea of being an account manager was not on my radar whatsoever.

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The Future of Sales Roundtable: Growth by Acquisition

SalesGlobe

And finally, capital synergies and just think about that as oh, gosh, as a as a larger organization, I can probably get better lending terms or better negotiations on contracts. Say it’s an account manager or an account executive, and they’re in both companies. It’s a really important point.