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Why Account Managers need a point of view on AI

Account Management Skills

Tips: a) Attend “Introduction to AI for Marketers” live webinar on April 6th run by the Marketing AI Institute. b) In an article entitled “The future of AI in client-agency relationships” in Marketing Procurement IQ ” it encourages brands to ask their agencies questions about AI.

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How to systemise account management in your agency, with Alex Raymond

Account Management Skills

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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Are You Letting Your Clients Slip Away? 12 Tips to Keep in Touch

Account Manager Tips

Too many clients, not enough time Key account managers have a lot of clients. From procurement, to executives, to end users and everything in between. Too many key account managers arrange their quarterly reviews as they go. The world's most amazing community of key account manager. Guess what?

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The Perplexing Power of Process & Methodology in Complex B2B Sales

Mike Kunkle

Total Quality Management (TQM), Business Process Management (BPM), Six Sigma, and Lead Sigma are powerful methods for this sort of work. It’s also how I have applied systems thinking to The Building Blocks of Sales Enablement to deliver business impact (see this link for a webinar recap on the business impact topic).

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How Relationship Maps Put the “R” Back Into CRM

Revegy

In a webinar with Nancy Nardin of Smart Selling Tools, and Mark Kopcha, CEO of Revegy, discussed the importance of relationship intelligence and the relationship map drive sales success. How Does CRM Tackle the Relationship and What’s Missing?

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How to reach more senior clients, with Jenny Plant

Account Management Skills

One of the things that account managers who come on my Account Accelerator programme tell me is that they have a barrier to growing existing business, because they don’t feel like they’re talking to the decision maker. The second one is to decide whether you have a good relationship with the procurement department.

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Sales Execution 101: Creating Account Visibility

SBI

In large companies, internal Account Managers are often segmented by vertical or offering, so they’ll need to pull the right team members into the right meetings. More companies are working remotely, making it far more difficult to get everyone in the same “room.”