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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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Back to the Future: F2F selling is returning, but virtual selling is here to stay

Strategic Account Management Association

COVID-19 has accelerated a trend already underway toward increased virtual interactions between customers and their suppliers. The ability to uncover customer needs, develop solutions, communicate value propositions and negotiate effectively doesn’t vanish just because a salesperson can’t meet her customer face to face.

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Four Tips to Shorten the B2B Sales Cycle

Sales Outcomes

An experienced B2B salesperson will tell you that the sales cycle is a critical factor to success. So, how do you shorten the B2B sales cycle? A six or above indicates you have a better-than-average chance of shaping a value proposition and competing for a deal. So read on only if you want to close deals faster!

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Navigating Fierce B2B Competition

Luminas Strategy

Then, because knowledge is power, we help them to gain alignment on the value they deliver. Accelerated organic growth. __ (original post written by VP, Group Director Srividya Sridharan and appears on Forbes.com) B2B companies won’t win — today or in the future — with outdated short-term strategies. The result? Don’t despair.

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Building Relationship Strategies: Time To Get Personal

Upland

History tells us that consumer behavior is always a predictor of B2B behavior. So, why do so many marketing consultants and practitioners espouse standard Value Propositions and ‘Sales-Ready Messaging‘ ? For instance, predictive systems are getting better at this in the consumer and B2B world. The future is here.

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The Importance of Co-Creating Value with Every Strategic Customer

Account Manager Tips

And what if we take it one step further and ask what it means to "co-create value" with our customers? I stumbled across a research paper on co-creating value in B2B systems and thought it'd make a good topic to chat with you about. Value comes in many forms – price, convenience, reliability, quality, service, and so on.

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10 New Capture Strategy Tips to Keep Clients & Avoid Competitive Bids

Account Manager Tips

Capture Strategy Tips A capture strategy identifies how to position organizations as the supplier of choice and convince clients to renew without considering alternatives. Suppliers submit proposals to provide them. Many B2B buyers prefer to issue RFPs to Re-evaluate scope, specifications and requirements. Benchmark pricing.

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