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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. SAMA and Boston Consulting Group partnered in May 2020 to conduct a study aimed at discovering the early changes to customer expectations for sales organizations as a result of the COVID pandemic. Turning lemons into lemonade.

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ALIGNING A MULTIFUNCTIONAL TEAM TO SOLVE A HEALTHCARE CUSTOMER’S LONG- STANDING PAIN POINT

Strategic Account Management Association

Pfizer is the winner of the 2021 SAMA Excellence Award for “Innovative Value Co-Creation.” This option led to the creation of a systematic, standardized workflow through education, while better allowing for timely assessments. By Emily Williams, Strategic Account Manager , Pfizer. How the project became a reality.

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Want to Accelerate Your SAM Journey? Create a Center of Excellence

Strategic Account Management Association

Organizations are already planning for this new- or next-normal hybrid model and have worked hard to elevate the needed skill sets of their commercial teams – especially strategic account managers. The pandemic has forced organizations to pivot and reinvent how they engage with customers. These changes would otherwise have taken years.

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4 Ways NLP AI and Sales Methodology Will Join Forces

Upland

This powerful merger will revolutionize sales organizations, enhance customer engagement, and drive unprecedented insight into how B2B sellers and their prospects collaborate. Co-Customer Selling: Enterprise selling has been changing. In the future customers will actively participating in the co-creation process.

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KPI Management: Open Innovation KPIs

Flevy

Open Innovation Programs represent a paradigm shift in how organizations approach innovation, moving beyond the confines of internal R&D to leverage the collective creativity and expertise of external partners. Here are the top 10 KPIs vital for assessing the effectiveness and impact of Open Innovation.

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What customer first really means

Zendesk

It’s easy to talk about being a customer-first organization. It’s comforting to think that everyone in the organization puts the customer first. But defining and executing a customer-first strategy is not as organic as it might seem. When executed well, customer-first strategies also deliver better results for the organization.

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The AI Framework for Business Transformation

OnStrategyHQ

Embracing AI within your business strategically can transform your organization, helping you multiply your mission and achieve what was impossible without adding additional human labor. A thoughtful, strategic approach to integrating AI into your organization is essential; otherwise, you’re throwing valuable time and investment away.