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Ten insights on the future of SAM

Strategic Account Management Association

Whether you’re struggling to survive the pandemic or thriving and experiencing unprecedented growth, one thing is clear: We are experiencing radical shifts in how we conduct business with our most strategic customers. Sales and account management – no longer an expense but an investment.

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The Future of SAM – Revisited

Strategic Account Management Association

This blog post is based on a keynote presentation from the 2021 SAMA Annual Conference. Panelists’ remarks have been paraphrased for this blog post. . From all this, we stress tested long-held views about strategic account management. The future is now. Panelists: the three experts of SAM.

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What suppliers can do mid-contract to future-proof their negotiations

Strategic Account Management Association

So why is it that most of us always wait until the current contract cycle is about to wind down to engage about an extension? Especially in larger projects, we commonly see senior partners or directors forming the arrangements but more junior associates or managers doing the day-to-day work. Step 2: Manage expectations.

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How Aramex’s Young SAM Program Provides Strategic Value and Impact

Strategic Account Management Association

Director Global Account Management, Aramex. Aramex services include international and domestic express delivery, freight forwarding, integrated logistics and supply chain management, and e-commerce solutions. Aramex was the recipient of the 2021 SAMA Excellence Award for “Outstanding Young SAM Program.”. Responding to Market Shifts.

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Turning lemons into lemonade: Five ways to reset on customer management fundamentals in a post-pandemic world

Strategic Account Management Association

By Dave Duke, Co-Founder and CCO, MetaCX, and Joel Schaafsma, Research General Manager, SAMA. In business, it has created an opportunity to reflect on how companies are managing customers, and it has given customers a window of opportunity to re-evaluate their supplier relationships to determine which partnerships are truly valuable.

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Be more strategic: Top-down or bottom-up, marketing and sales integration and property marketing

Red Star Kim

In early December we welcomed 15 delegates to a PM Forum “Be more strategic” workshop. The workshop covered strategic thinking, business strategy and marketing and business development (MBD) strategy. See also integrated-business-planning-oct12.pdf See also integrated-business-planning-oct12.pdf

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Book review: The Strategy Book by Max McKeown

Red Star Kim

This one is equally helpful for experienced leaders and students first grasping the principles of strategic thinking. The author clarifies the strategic process while guiding the reader through it to create a new strategic mindset. He’s clearly an advocate for scenario planning. Strategy is about shaping the future”.