Janek Performance Group: Account Planning

OCTOBER 25, 2023

This makes account planning essential. More than upselling and cross-selling, account planning is partnering with existing clients. Altify notes account planning has increased from 36 percent of companies in 2013 to 50 percent today. Plus, with account planning, 74 percent see increased win rates.

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Jermaine Edwards

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

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. Our contacts and stakeholders just aren’t making decisions – How do we deal with their disengagement and getting pushed back and back while they still expect more from us?

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Arpedio

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Unlock Business Potential with Effective Stakeholder Mapping Improve your critical stakeholder relationships ← Back to blog As businesses strive to achieve growth and success, many overlook the untapped potential of effective stakeholder mapping. We will also highlight the tools and techniques available for stakeholder mapping.

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Strategic Account Management Association

AUGUST 6, 2021

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. Three additional processes are in incubation.

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Arpedio

JUNE 2, 2023

How to Ignite Success With Account Plans ← Back to blog Say hello to Account Plans, the secret sauce that transforms ordinary sales strategies into extraordinary journeys of client engagement and revenue growth. In this blog post, we’re diving headfirst into the captivating world of Account Plans.

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Arpedio

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Understanding the power of a stakeholder matrix – A comprehensive guide Relationship Mapping Software ← Back to blog In the dynamic landscape of account management, understanding your clients’ needs, expectations, and concerns is paramount to building lasting and mutually beneficial relationships.

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ProlifIQ

MAY 14, 2021

If you incorporate an innovative, account planning strategy into your routine, your chances of success go up tremendously. Let’s cover some of the approaches top sales teams take when taking on high-value accounts. First, Understand the Essentials of a Strong Account Planning Strategy.

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Upland

MARCH 23, 2023

Who makes the final decision? While at first, these questions might appear distinct, at heart they are all asking the same thing – how effectively has the team been able to build relationships in the account? These usually include: What’s the latest update? Who are we talking to? Who else do we need to talk to?

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Upland

MARCH 29, 2023

Gone were the face to face office meetings and networking at industry events, and in their place were hour-long zoom calls with sellers wearing hoodies. Now, however, things have changed. This is part of the mindset shift required to become effective at relationship management and is also a key aspect of account planning.

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ProlifIQ

JANUARY 18, 2022

First, Here’s Why You Shouldn’t Sell Without a Key Account Plan. To provide context, we need to quickly go over why key account plans are vital – and how no top-performing sales org leaves home without them. Account-based selling is all about pursuing business now and down the road. It’s a must-have.

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Upland

JULY 12, 2023

And it’s all about deal qualification MEDDIC – a deal qualification framework Many think that MEDDIC is a sales process , but it’s really a deal qualification framework with multiple processes for decision criteria, decision process, etc. It moved us from talking about qualification to talking about account planning more broadly.

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Arpedio

JUNE 2, 2022

How GUBI went from limited account insight to complete stakeholder visibility. Prior to teaming up with ARPEDIO, the main challenge for GUBI was too little visibility into accounts and stakeholders. The organization as a whole simply didn’t have the full insight potential it desired into its customers and stakeholders.

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ProlifIQ

MAY 14, 2021

If you incorporate an innovative, account planning strategy into your routine, your chances of success go up tremendously. Let’s cover some of the approaches top sales teams take when taking on high-value accounts. First, Understand the Essentials of a Strong Account Planning Strategy.

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Upland

APRIL 20, 2023

Sellers can take these lessons and use them to land new, key accounts, but also grow revenue in all accounts. Through a combination of best practices, relationship mapping, and account planning, sellers and account managers can retain their status as trusted advisors, and keep the howling, lone wolves at bay.

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Brightbridge Consulting

AUGUST 5, 2021

We now look forward to booked engagements with the development of leadership and furtherance of account plans this Autumn. A face-to-face meeting is planned! It makes understanding and communicating value far more difficult – (It was challenging already). The post Meeting up?

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ProlifIQ

JUNE 21, 2023

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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Account Manager Tips

JUNE 29, 2021

Build relationships with decision-makers and expand your network. Close any gaps in your solution, meet all commitments and ensure your client is satisfied. Create contact plans to keep in touch with key stakeholders in your company and your client's. Clients use bid decision criteria to decide who wins the contract.

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ProlifIQ

OCTOBER 4, 2023

What It Is Account management strategy is the roadmap that guides your interactions with key accounts. It encompasses a series of well-thought-out actions designed to meet your goals and objectives while ensuring customer satisfaction, retention, and expansion. It lays out a detailed plan for each key account.

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Account Manager Tips

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

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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ProlifIQ

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

A relationship-focused customer success strategy includes involvement in the purchase decision, implementation and use of products or services, and customer support.” Where are you as a company not meeting business requirements for your customers? Leverage your CRM for account planning instead of opting for long QBR sessions.

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DemandFarm

APRIL 4, 2023

Why should you adopt Digital Key Account Management? What are some of the benefits of adopting digital account planning solutions for your key accounts? How will it be different from the existing account management strategies that you have adopted for your key accounts?

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Upland

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

What’s putting the squeeze on your customer’s key decision-makers? An initiative is a project your customer is undertaking (or planning to undertake) in order to overcome their pressures and meet their goals. Make sure the one you’re ready to help with is a member of the cho- sen few. Why do they need to act?

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Revegy

JULY 17, 2018

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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Arpedio

JANUARY 9, 2024

Let’s delve into why these measurement tools are pivotal for driving success in account management : Strategic Decision-Making: Metrics and KPIs provide a data-driven foundation for strategic decision-making. This, in turn, informs strategic decisions that are aligned with customer needs and business goals.

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DemandFarm

APRIL 13, 2023

Key Account Management Glossary: 65 Crucial Account Management Terms Explained Account Hierarchy: Account Hierarchy is the structure and organization of key accounts within a company visualized in a hierarchical system of decision-makers and stakeholders.

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ProlifIQ

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

This will give you insight into the other players you’ll want to connect with and primes them to understand your solution affects multiple functions/stakeholders. This puts you in a position to bring a distinct POV to those stakeholders you just uncovered. Keys to Success: Make sure to explain why you’re asking this question.

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ProlifIQ

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

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. As a seller, this means you must also be consultative and understand not just your own product, but also the competitive landscape within each target account.

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DemandFarm

MARCH 31, 2023

Challenges in Shifting to Digital Key Account Management Shifting to Digital Key Account Management also comes with its fair share of challenges. Ensuring the entire organization is part of the change, making everyone an advocate and engaging the whole team will in turn make the adoption of Digital Key Account Management easier.

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Arpedio

APRIL 29, 2024

By addressing these four key components, you can gain valuable insights into a prospect’s readiness and likelihood of making a purchase. By assessing the budget early on, you can determine whether the prospect has the necessary funds to make a purchase. This represents the decision-making power of the prospect.

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DemandFarm

APRIL 21, 2023

This shift in behavior has brought key account management to the forefront of many organizations’ strategies, prompting CSOs and CROs to rethink their approach to managing accounts. With key account management evolving and becoming more complex , organizations are turning to AI as a key differentiator and enabler.

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Arpedio

MAY 10, 2023

Why Key Account Management is Essential for Business Success ← Back to blog In today’s fast-paced business world, simply acquiring new customers isn’t enough – you need to keep them coming back for more. That’s where Key Account Management (KAM) comes in.

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Upland

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Stakeholder mapping in sales is the process of mapping out key decision makers within the buying group of the account you are looking to do business with. In stakeholder mapping, you need to: Define stakeholder goals: what are their biggest priorities? Unfortunately, sellers rarely meet the right people.

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Arpedio

APRIL 30, 2024

By consistently providing exceptional service, resolving issues promptly, and going above and beyond to meet customer expectations, you can create loyal advocates who are more likely to continue doing business with you and refer others to your brand.

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Hubspot Sales

MARCH 18, 2019

How to write a key account management plan. Some final thoughts on making your key account management strategy a success. Key Account Management. Key account management is the process of building long-term relationships with your company's most valuable accounts. How to Identify Key Accounts.

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Arpedio

APRIL 15, 2024

By establishing a strong alignment between these two departments, organizations can ensure that marketing materials, messaging, and content are tailored to meet the needs of the sales team and ultimately drive revenue. One of the key benefits of sales enablement is its ability to align marketing and sales efforts.

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SBI

JULY 1, 2020

The Revegy Customer Optimization Wheel outlines the common practices we have identified that make leading companies successful at securing bigger deals over shorter sales cycles with more predictability. To uncover hidden revenue in your key accounts, focus on these 5 strategies that great companies get right.

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OnStrategyHQ

DECEMBER 20, 2023

To kick this process off, we recommend 1-2 weeks (1-hour meeting with the Owner/CEO, Strategy Director, and Facilitator (if necessary) to discuss the information collected and direction for continued planning.) Questions to Ask: Who is on your Planning Team? What senior leadership members and key stakeholders are included?

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