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10 Steps to Win Over Your Client’s New Procurement Team

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As a supplier you need to adjust fast and build a foundation of trust. My old contact has been replaced First things first: find out what they want 10 steps to become a supplier of choice Check these out Quote of the week. Pre-existing relationships with competitors that may jeopardise your current status as a supplier.

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9 Unexpected Reasons Why Key Account Management is Important

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Importance of key account management Existing business is cheaper and more profitable than new business. Account growth, renewals and advocacy are difficult for indirect suppliers because procurement focus on spend management. Key account management to the rescue! What is key account management? The answer?

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How Cytiva Transformed Account Planning with Salesforce Anywhere

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Now part of Danaher Corporation , Cytiva is a leading supplier of technologies and services for the development and manufacture of therapeutics. He shared with us his company’s experience rolling out Salesforce Anywhere for account planning. Why Salesforce Anywhere for account planning?

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The Business Review: a modern classic, so important also during difficult times

KAM With Passion

What is true in the private life is true in business as well, especially between a supplier and their customers. They need their suppliers to come to them with a “seek to serve” mentality. In order to understand their customer needs, in good like in bad times, suppliers need to run regular Business Reviews with them.

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What is Key Account Management? (It’s Not What You Think)

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Key account managers kept them. Viewed as a supplier of products and services. Clients developed a strong relationship with their suppliers and enjoyed greater benefits. Key Account Management Concepts. How to Identify Key Accounts: A Quick Guide to Getting it Right. Is your strategic account plan in trouble?

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Meeting up?

Brightbridge Consulting

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! The post Meeting up? The Global programme for Vetoquinol is complete and is being rolled out. This reduction of customer contact is a significant challenge.

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15 Reasons Why You Might be a Bad Account Manager

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Do this instead: Plan your week around your priorities. Has no plan Which clients need an account plan? Account plans are help you define your key account strategy. Commit to targets Plan activities Coordinate resources Manage risk Get results. A bad account manager is all talk, no action.