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Ten insights on the future of SAM

Strategic Account Management Association

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. Centers of Excellence (CoE).

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Breaking boundaries: ABM in Digital Era

DemandFarm

The B2B landscape is undergoing a dynamic transformation, propelled by the forces of digitization, technological breakthroughs, and evolving workstyles. Account-based marketing or ABM is one such strategy that is aligned with account-based sales to target high-value accounts with personalized and targeted campaigns.

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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. This insight enables Thales to align their offerings with the unique needs of each account.

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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. The mindset shift from account plans to account planning is essential.

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The Importance of Co-Creating Value with Every Strategic Customer

Account Manager Tips

ne the value potential of the solution for customers. Use of knowledge management systems and learning with customers Provide value proposition for the customer's network. You need a long term planning horizon for co-creation. And to stay on track, you need account planning and coordination processes in place.

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Exclusive insights from the SAMA Executive Symposium

Arpedio

SAM professionals are not just account managers; they play a pivotal role as value creators, ecosystem orchestrators, and pioneers of data-driven decision-making, crucial for unlocking market share and profitability. He utilized ARPEDIO’s Maturity Model of Account-Based Selling to illustrate their evolution.

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Artificial Intelligence and the Augmented SAM

Mercuri International

For example, working with digital twins as a sales tool — a virtual model designed to accurately reflect a physical object, relationship, or ecosystem. Set objectives & strategy A SAM should create a sensible and sustainable strategy for strategic accounts, help develop the account plan, and build buy-in across the organization.