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The Importance of Co-Creating Value with Every Strategic Customer

Account Manager Tips

20 ways to encourage value co-creation with your customers Favourite collaboration app Listener tip In other news Quote of the week. Where to find it : Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher How do you define value? We hear the word "value" all the time. What does it actually mean?

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FROM EXECUTIVE SPONSORSHIP TO EXECUTIVE ENGAGEMENT

Strategic Account Management Association

We need to focus on understanding the customer and helping the SAM deep dive in the customer environment and gain the insight and knowledge needed to deliver broader customer value. Adapting our corporate behaviors to fit the customer context. Creating strategic customer value and building trust requires time.

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A Step-by-Step Strategic Account Plan Template for Shared-Value

Hubspot Sales

To win new business and grow key accounts, account managers and sales executives must become thoroughly invested in their customer’s challenges, goals, and competitive landscape. This strategic account plan template will help you: Expand your understanding of your customer’s business, goals, and motivations.

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Want to Accelerate Your SAM Journey? Create a Center of Excellence

Strategic Account Management Association

Many different roads are possible, but two foundations are needed for COEs: Organizations must think outside-in, build trust and long-term objectives and focus on the customer objectives first to generate growth and revenue for the customer and the organization. A COE can bring expertise for more customer value and differentiation.

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The Power of Account-Based Marketing: A Thales Case Study

Cosawi

In our more traditional groups, marketing, and sales work in locked steps but it seems that the shift to strategic account management is often missing marketing when time comes to establish its roadmap. At Thales, this transformation began with the creation of a distinct role – account marketing.

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Key Takeaways From SAMA 2023 Annual Conference

Arpedio

This recognition underscored the need for account managers to prioritize customer value and gain insights into individualized customer interactions, emphasizing the significance of maintaining strong relationships, linking transactions, and ensuring a superior customer experience. . #6

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Transformation through Agile Leadership

Cosawi

Stay informed on the account through an established strategic account process. Contribute to, and have accountability for, the account plan. Challenge account strategy and tactics. Participate in internal leadership and customer account meetings – and not only when “the house is on fire”.