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Relationship Mapping for Your Accounts – Strategy Guide

Upland

Relationship mapping refers to the process of outlining the inner workings of an organization – the decision makers, influence, and political structure – to ascertain the path of least resistance to building meaningful relationships with stakeholders. The political landscape within the account will be much, much more complex. 3.

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Buying Groups – How to Navigate Complex Buyer Structures

Upland

Buying groups, or buying committees, are often composed of 10 stakeholders but can have more. It is the job of these trusted stakeholders to make sure that they make the right purchasing decision for their business or organization. Instead, there are multiple buyers involved in the purchasing decision.

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Stakeholder Mastery 3.0 – The Six Steps You Must Take

Jermaine Edwards

In 2016 I wrote a post on the five foundation steps for stakeholder management success in key account management, that was well received and guided lots of leaders. A lot has changed in those five years from new strategies and technologies, to of course the pandemic that completely changed the way we engage and serve our customers.

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Strategic Account Management

ProlifIQ

This alignment helps in driving sustainable growth and ensuring the overall success of the strategic account management program. Account plans are instrumental in managing and retaining strategic accounts. Which key stakeholders are your “champions” and will help you retain the account, or even grow it?

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10 Steps to Win Over Your Client’s New Procurement Team

Account Manager Tips

First things first: find out what they want You can't adapt your account strategy until you understand what the new procurement team want. Who are their internal stakeholders? One Page Key Account Plan Guide & Template. Say goodbye to complicated account plans that don't work.

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How To Build An Account Management Strategy

ProlifIQ

This strategy forms the foundation of your approach to managing and developing relationships with your most important accounts. Customer Segmentation One of the first steps in crafting your account strategy is customer segmentation. Make sure you have clear measures for the customer, but also your team!

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The Six Critical Ingredients for the Best Account Plan Ever

Revegy

Are your account plans helping your teams meet their quotas or are they missing the mark? Without comprehensive, well thought out account plans, companies are missing out on major revenue opportunities and risk losing some of their largest clients. 1) Figure Out Who Matters with Relationship Maps.