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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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Ten insights on the future of SAM

Strategic Account Management Association

As conveners of the largest community in the world dedicated to strategic and key account management, one of SAMA’s foundational purposes is to help our community both adapt to what’s happening right now and prepare for what may happen next. Panelists: Jennifer Stanley, Partner, McKinsey & Co.; Centers of Excellence (CoE).

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How to Identify Key Accounts: A Quick Guide to Getting it Right

Account Manager Tips

You're sitting on a goldmine of existing customers that: can deliver an above-average revenue growth; want to invest in your partnership; will co-create value in ways that neither of you could do alone. Which is why key account management is so important. Value creation Score based on their partnership orientation.

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Key Account Manager or Strategic Ecosystem Leader?

Arpedio

Key Account Manager or Strategic Ecosystem Leader? Key Account Manager or Strategic Ecosystem Leader? ? On September 15th, more than eighty Key Account Managers (KAM) assembled in Copenhagen and online for a hybrid event. October 11, 2021. October 11, 2021. Back to blog. The KAM role continues to evolve. SAM is a journey.

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Value Net Model

Flevy

The model identifies 4 key types of players: Customers Suppliers Competitors Complementors Each player type holds strategic implications for organizations, influencing their operational and strategic decisions. FlevyPro is trusted and utilized by 1000s of management consultants and corporate executives.

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10 Trends – Annual International Marketing Benchmark by PM Forum and Meridian West

Red Star Kim

56% represented law firms, 18% accountancy firms, 9% property and construction firms, 5% management consultancy, 5% intellectual property and 8% other. Nearly two-third of firms (63%) place this among their top three management priorities. The top three management priorities were ranked as follows: Increase operational efficiency.

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Understanding Account-Based Marketing: A Podcast Interview with Bev Burgess, Founder and Managing Principal, Inflexion Group

Farland Group

A: “It is the idea behind the business; I have two co-founders, Louise Jefferson and Tim Shercliff. We realize that’s beyond marketing—it’s marketing, it’s sales and account management, it’s customer success, and it’s your executives, all working together to focus on those accounts. A: “Co-creation is crucial now.