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The Importance of Change Management in Account Planning

Upland

Sales leaders often find that commitment to change is the single most important ingredient in a successful account planning practice. When it comes to account planning, change is inevitable. The current world of sales is not for the faint of heart, and certainly not one for those who don’t like change.

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How to Boost Sales Productivity with Account Planning

Upland

Sales productivity involves how efficiently and effectively a sales team can generate revenue—while managing costs and resources, building customer relationships, and staying competitive in the market. Without account planning, the sales process is reduced to putting basic facts and information into a proposal and emailing it to the prospect.

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Account Planning Best Practices with Nigel Cullington’s Expertise

Upland

Nigel Cullington, VP of Marketing of Upland Software’s Sales Effectiveness Division, spoke with Alex Gluz on the Revenue Engine Podcast about the vital lessons outlined from real life sellers in his recent book, Not Just Another Vendor. And, finally, Nigel highlights the rise of the revenue team.

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Break & Glue: The art of capturing complex mega-strategic accounts in CRM to get the most from account planning tools 

Strategic Account Management Association

A while ago, I came across a discussion about the optimal way to capture strategic customers in a customer relationship management (CRM) tool in a way that enables effective, efficient account planning using account planning applications or tools. A Generic Complex Mega-Strategic Account.

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Account Planning: A Definitive Guide – 2023

Upland

Account planning has never been so necessary – or so challenging – to get right. When used effectively, account planning benefits businesses by delivering more revenue, happier customers, and more effective sales teams. . But what exactly is account planning, and why is it so important in 2023? .

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How to Choose the Best Account Planning Software

Upland

You know that you need to find the best account planning software for your team. In this Guide this guide, we’ll walk you through some of the elements that make up a powerful account planning software – what it is, and isn’t. What does account planning technology do? But how do you do it?

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Salesforce Account Planning: Turn Data Into Relationships 

Upland

Sold on account planning but don’t know where to start? For many, account planning in Salesforce is a logical next step. Crafting structured account plans complete with vital data from Salesforce makes it easier for sellers to get the full benefit of account planning methodologies and build better relationships.