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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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Ten insights on the future of SAM

Strategic Account Management Association

Panelists: Jennifer Stanley, Partner, McKinsey & Co.; Shifting from focus on shareholder value only to stakeholder value as well – and a broadening understanding of what stakeholder value means. Sales and account management – no longer an expense but an investment. Centers of Excellence (CoE).

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How Aramex’s Young SAM Program Provides Strategic Value and Impact

Strategic Account Management Association

Form an organizational capability around co-creating products and solutions with our customers Redesign our philosophy around our customers’ needs Make a positive business impact on our customers’ operations Ingrain a deeply customer-centric vision and mission for sales. A new central commercial organization was born.

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Key Account Manager or Strategic Ecosystem Leader?

Arpedio

The KAM must manage a program and lead the business strategy across internal stakeholders and the value co-creation with the stakeholders at their key accounts – not a trivial endeavor. SAMA is an industry resource and community for KAM and SAM sales personnel and leaders. Share on facebook. Share on linkedin.

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7 Creative Ways Sales Reps Are Using AI

Hubspot Sales

Like many disciplines, sales teams everywhere are trying to understand what role artificial intelligence will play in their industry. It’s here, and it’s already changing sales as we know it. Whether you’re skeptical, curious, or fully on board, it’s important to educate yourself about how sales reps are using AI.

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Moving Customer Engagement Forward in a post-Covid-19 age

Clarity Engagement Solutions

New types of stakeholders, little swayed by the strength of a product sales pitch, have been looking to big pharma to sit more consistently at the patient population management table. For any pharma organization sitting on the sidelines, “ waiting for the storm to pass ,” our message is clear. Or, at least they think they are.

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Moving Customer Engagement Forward in a New Era

Clarity Engagement Solutions

New types of stakeholders, little swayed by the strength of a product sales pitch, have been looking to pharmaceutical companies to sit more consistently at the patient population management table. care stakeholders, pharmaceutical companies are trying to navigate how to be effective with their customers.