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Ten insights on the future of SAM

Strategic Account Management Association

Panelists: Jennifer Stanley, Partner, McKinsey & Co.; From Stanley’s perspective, SAM already serves as a beacon for what it means to be a sales professional–particularly when it comes to the rigor SAMs bring to account planning, solutions co-creation with customers and articulation of unique value propositions. #5.

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How Aramex’s Young SAM Program Provides Strategic Value and Impact

Strategic Account Management Association

Form an organizational capability around co-creating products and solutions with our customers Redesign our philosophy around our customers’ needs Make a positive business impact on our customers’ operations Ingrain a deeply customer-centric vision and mission for sales. A new central commercial organization was born.

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

Strategic Account Management Association

Disruption Leads to Innovation. Disruption, although most times unwelcome, gives way to innovation. Could the mother of creativity and innovation, in fact, be disruption? Drawing some positives from the past year, COVID-19 has accelerated and catalyzed several exciting aspects of the future work and organization design.

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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. Thales recognized that this engagement from the top was essential for aligning the organization with the ABM vision.

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Key Account Manager or Strategic Ecosystem Leader?

Arpedio

Define the role of your KAMs or SAMs as leaders in your business SAMA offers a vital community to accelerate KAM programs It’s Strategic Account PlannING, not Account Plan Digital has permanently transformed the KAM role. SAMA is a global non-profit organization with more than 15,000 members. Denise Freier.

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Key Takeaways From SAMA 2023 Annual Conference

Arpedio

The ability to adapt and change as a cohesive and coordinated team, working with our customers in our markets is rapidly becoming the most important skill in any organization, in any industry. We want to express our sincere gratitude to the SAMA team for organizing another fantastic conference. 30% of customers actually agree.

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Why ABM is essential to your business

Arpedio

ABM should be customer-led and team-enabled Sales and marketing need to co-orchestrate the account plan Mapping out the customer journey is absolutely crucial ABM starts with a mindset change and management needs to support this cultural shift Watch the LinkedIn Live session here. Key takeaways.