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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. Once you’ve established which customers have the highest likelihood of strategic success, you need to structure your organization around the needs of the customer and create a customer-centric organization that drives co-created innovation.

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Implications for B2B Selling in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

Mike Kunkle

[This article was originally published as part of the Sales Education Foundation 2018 Annual Magazine , co-authored with Robert M. Could AI have suggested/predicted the creation of the iPad? Peterson, Ph.D., Dean’s Distinguished Professor of Sales, Northern Illinois University Professional Sales Program ]. Creativity/Ideation.

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The Sliding Scale of Sales Transformation

Mike Kunkle

Includes territory planning, account planning, sales call planning, leading sales meetings, task management, using CRM, sales enablement tools, other technology tools and performance support, action planning, calendaring, project management, change management, and personal productivity practices. Value Creation. Organizational Acumen.

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The Growth Hacking Playbook: Your Ultimate List of Growth Hack Resources

Hubspot Sales

In addition to serving as the co-founder of startups like Viximo and Boundless Learning -- which were both acquired -- he also worked in venture capital (VC) as an entrepreneur-in-residence. You can also follow his insights on the blog for Reforge , his growth program creation business. Time to Put on Your Lab Coat.

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What agencies and brand need to know about web3, with Jeff Kauffman Jr.

Account Management Skills

They’re just like, well let’s make our employees co owners of this thing. And we’re going to unlock a new level of participation and creation. And tech, Silicon Valley, leaned into this better than any other industry or entrepreneurial segment out there. And we saw the boom of that. Jenny 46:44. Jenny 53:51.

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Book review: The Management Shift – How to harness the power of people and transform your organization for sustainable success by Vlatka Hlupic

Red Star Kim

This 2014 book by Professor Vlatka Hluplic didn’t appear on my radar but I had the privilege of meeting the author through my work with the Managing Partners Forum. After developing the framework with factors that drive value creation in organizations, she developed an online questionnaire and conducted a pilot test over two years.

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How to Start a Business: A Complete Guide for Startup Entrepreneurs

Hubspot Sales

Brainstorming business names? JJB aims to offer its products at a competitive price to meet the demand of the middle-to higher-income local market area residents and tourists. You won't be able to position what you're selling to meet customers' needs without knowing who they are. How to Start a Business. Filing taxes?

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