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Revenue Team – It Takes a Village to Close a Deal

Upland

They are not looking to be a number in a CRM – they are looking for the human touch. Collaboration: it’s often been said that the difference between a good account plan and a great one is collaboration.

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Key Account Management: The Ultimate Guide

Hubspot Sales

According to RAIN Group , the biggest difference between high performing companies and everyone else is an effective account planning tool. A key account plan helps you identify the greatest possibilities for growth, potential roadblocks, threats from the competition, and more. Both should trend upward.

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Key takeaways from SAMA’s Annual Conference

Arpedio

Companies need to ensure alignment between sales and marketing for their key and strategic accounts. Marketing supports messaging, digital advertising, and critical signals that informs the SAM. on how to operationalize the SAMA 7-Step Methodology into the company’s CRM. Excerpt from the McKinsey 2021 B2B Pulse Survey.