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How to Boost Sales Productivity with Account Planning

Upland

Sales productivity becomes even more difficult for complex B2B accounts with large buying groups and multiple divisions involved in the decision-making process. Why account planning is essential to boost sales productivity Account planning is the process of mapping out key aspects of a potential customer or account.

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FROM EXECUTIVE SPONSORSHIP TO EXECUTIVE ENGAGEMENT

Strategic Account Management Association

To lead effectively, they must embrace change through agile leadership. Let us define what we mean by agile leadership. Agile leadership. Agile leadership. In our current reality, this leadership skill is necessary to survive. Adapting our corporate behaviors to fit the customer context.

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What’s So Aspirational About Account Planning?

SalesGlobe

When I hear the words “strategic account planning” in a meeting, I usually notice a range of involuntary visceral reactions, from understated moans to eye-rolls and furrowed brows. Nobody thinks of account planning as aspirational. Aspirational account planning revolves around how you think about and with the customer.

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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”.

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

Strategic Account Management Association

A Center of Excellence (COE) Executive “buy-in and be in” Account-based marketing. COE: A Critical Lighthouse to Provide Successful Journey Direction and Leadership. A COE can bring expertise for more customer value and differentiation. Your customer will remember that you care about their success.

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5 Ways to Uncover Hidden Revenue in Strategic Accounts

SBI

Success requires streamlined, silo-shattering processes that highlight the optimal path to revenue and enable the right high-value activities to efficiently, predictably and strategically drive growth. To uncover hidden revenue in your key accounts, focus on these 5 strategies that great companies get right. Deepen Customer Insights.

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Thinking Globally and acting local

Cosawi

They are accountable for aligning the organization to the business and strategic account planning processes, as well as connecting and aligning how the strategic accounts engage with the rest of the commercial teams in the markets and local affiliates.