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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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Top 50 Women Leaders in Customer Success 2022

SmartKarrot

She has acquired numerous skills through her years of experience, including account management , business development, lead generation, contract negotiation, project implementation, partner engagement, and customer retention. She is the co-founder of ePesos, which required her to build the Customer Success team from scratch.

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A Step-by-Step Guide to Landing Your First Enterprise Client

SmartKarrot

The contract negotiation is the last of several challenges you must clear up, including introductions, calls, meetings, follow-up emails, and demonstrations. It is far easier to negotiate with an early adopter or a business that has prioritized being on the cutting edge of technology than with an organization that sees innovation as a luxury.