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Stakeholder Mastery 3.0 – The Six Steps You Must Take

Jermaine Edwards

In 2016 I wrote a post on the five foundation steps for stakeholder management success in key account management, that was well received and guided lots of leaders. Our contacts and stakeholders just aren’t making decisions – How do we deal with their disengagement and getting pushed back and back while they still expect more from us?

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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. And we need extensive collaboration with potential suppliers to explore requirements and alternative technologies? As one executive explained, “Buy and sell widgets virtually?

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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

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. We’re seeing it first hand. The ecosystem: When creating value, think outside your own business.

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Here’s How to Keep Clients Interested In Your Proposal

Account Manager Tips

The buyer will get help from a different supplier (i.e. Connected with key stakeholders and decision makers. In the context of a deal, you bring your team together (product, sales, marketing etc) for a collaborative session and brainstorm how your going to save the deal. not you) to solve the problem.

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The definitive guide on how to write a business plan (free templates)

PandaDoc

Before you begin to implement your company’s business plan, it’s necessary to brainstorm to make sure your team is prepared to answer some questions: Why are we starting/ready to expand the business? Providers/Suppliers/Freelancers — Detailed contact info/pricing for anyone you’re outsourcing to. Stakeholders, investors, bankers, etc.

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The Straightforward Guide to Value Chain Analysis

Hubspot Sales

The team tasked with creating the value chain analysis should brainstorm ways each activity provides value to customers and the business as a whole. Once the value chain analysis is complete, the primary stakeholders in the business can see an overview of where the business is excelling and where improvements can be made operationally.

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20 Strategic Planning Models to Consider

ClearPoint Strategy

The bargaining power of suppliers. The leadership team or stakeholders identify the major issues and goals as a first step. From there, stakeholders will create action plans for each goal and begin tracking and measuring progress. The goal is to establish common visions and values for all stakeholders.