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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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How To Build An Account Management Strategy

ProlifIQ

It encompasses a series of well-thought-out actions designed to meet your goals and objectives while ensuring customer satisfaction, retention, and expansion. This strategy forms the foundation of your approach to managing and developing relationships with your most important accounts. What commonalities or traits do they have?

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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. Schedule a discovery meeting as soon as possible to figure out what their priorities are. Who are their internal stakeholders? One Page Key Account Plan Guide & Template.

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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. Strategic account management planning involves proactive and strategic thinking.

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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.

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How to Better Align Sellers and Leadership

ProlifIQ

That means when a conversation begins with your selling team, it can be assumed that most of these people aren’t going into their first discovery meeting blind. According to Forrester, “While product and company messaging can be generic, your account strategy and go-to-market plans should be highly account-specific.”

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Key Account Management: The Ultimate Guide

Hubspot Sales

To turn buyers into business partners, a key account manager (KAM) typically provides dedicated resources, unique offers, and periodic meetings. As professional services firm BTS points out , key account programs often lead to increased costs and lower margins. a key account strategy may be a good investment.