Mike Kunkle

OCTOBER 8, 2023

This strategic approach goes beyond conventional departmental boundaries, breaks down silos, and encompasses product, marketing, demand generation, sales enablement, and the encompassing realm of customer experience (whether it goes by customer support, customer success, customer service, or a combination of these).

Customer Experience 277

Customer Experience Decision-making Profitability Marketing 277

Zendesk

MAY 2, 2022

Personalized experiences are now expected, and impressing younger customers is an even tougher task. Read on to see how three healthcare companies are creating better customer experiences. New tools are helping to take the sting out of managing care, and changing the way patients and providers communicate with each other.

Healthcare 52

Healthcare Customer Experience Insurance Digitalization 52

Upland

JUNE 30, 2023

This powerful merger will revolutionize sales organizations, enhance customer engagement, and drive unprecedented insight into how B2B sellers and their prospects collaborate. Personalized Customer Experiences Modern enterprise sales methodology thrives on data-driven decision-making.

Co-Creation 195

Co-Creation Sales B2B Decision-making 195

Apptivo

DECEMBER 12, 2022

If the answer is yes, one of the smartest investments you could make is in a Field Service Management system (FSM). At scale, FSM will help to be organized and is essential for effective and efficient management of your business operations. What software to use for Field service management? billion in 2021 to $8.06

Software 98

Software Software Management Decision-making 98

Mike Kunkle

AUGUST 8, 2023

When sales, marketing, and customer success operate in isolated bubbles, opportunities for collaboration and synergy are lost. Fragmented customer experiences, misaligned strategies, increased friction for customers, and unfulfilled revenue potential. So can the absence of purposeful change leadership and management.

Sales 188

Sales Prioritization Innovation Leadership 188

Apptivo

JULY 28, 2023

What is an email response management system (ERMS)? Benefits of an Email Response Management System 3. Features of Email Management Response Systems 5. Let’s take a look at ERMS and see how it can help businesses overcome email congestion, improve response times, and cultivate unwavering customer happiness.

Management 52

Management Prioritization CRM Software 52

DemandFarm

MAY 22, 2023

Is a key account manager the same as a sales manager? Meet Anna, a diligent Sales Manager at Brilliant Solutions , a thriving software company specializing in cutting-edge automation tools. Her daily tasks revolve around driving sales, managing the sales team, and ensuring sales targets are met.

Key Account Management 52

Key Account Management Account Management Digitalization Sales Management 52

Flevy

JUNE 17, 2021

Customer Experience Strategy. Customer and Partner Readiness. Pricing Management. The M&A Growth Framework facilitates in finding growth opportunities, aligning them with Go-to-Market Strategy, reinforcing Customer Experience, and enabling Organizational Readiness for Post-merger Integration after the M&A.

Customer Experience 111

Customer Experience Prioritization Acquisition Banking 111

Sales Outcomes

MARCH 20, 2023

If there’s friction within your company over who should manage current accounts – sales, operations, or service delivery – this post is for you. The success of customer-facing organizations depends on their ability to manage the customer experience effectively, from initial contact to delivery and beyond.

Management 52

Management Account Management Sales Account Planning 52

ReviewTrackers

MARCH 24, 2021

A few more statistics reveal how customer experience — more so than digital strengths, rewards program, or coverage options — could be the key for banks that prioritize customer retention. 80 percent of consumers would switch financial institutions for a better experience. times higher, and their customers are 2.1

Banking 49

Banking Customer Experience Financial Services Insurance 49

ProlifIQ

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Where To Start In the complex world of B2B sales and account management, success hinges on the ability to develop and execute a robust account management strategy. We’ll walk through the key components of building an effective account management strategy that drives revenue, customer retention, and loyalty.

Account Management 52

Account Management Management Account Planning Key Account Management 52

Miller Heiman Group

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

On the flip side, 96% of world-class organizations agreed that their company effectively aligned sales operations, management and enablement functions to drive results. Aligning these functions prevents wasting time on duplicated efforts and ensures a smooth experience for customers.

Customer Experience 49

Customer Experience Marketing Sales Customer Success 49

Arpedio

APRIL 15, 2024

Personalized Customer Experiences : AI enables businesses to deliver highly personalized experiences to customers. By leveraging customer data, AI can recommend tailored products or services, send targeted messages, and engage customers at the right time with the right content.

Artificial Intelligence 52

Artificial Intelligence Decision-making Innovation Prioritization 52

Apptivo

JANUARY 31, 2023

Time to upgrade your contact management! Defining: Contact management 3. Why is contact management important? Perks of Contact Management in Business 5. How contact management systems empower sales & support teams? Choosing the best Contact Management Software 7. Why is contact management important?

Management 59

Management Sales Software Software 59

Miller Heiman Group

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

It’s hard out there for your average sales manager. Sales managers now routinely navigate: Increased managerial expectations and responsibilities. Greater areas of responsibility, including customer experience and financial results, without greater resources. Enable Sales Managers Directly.

Sales Management 96

Sales Management Management Artificial Intelligence Sales 96

Arpedio

JANUARY 25, 2023

Successful Strategic Account Management ← Back to blog There’s no doubt about it: Strategic Account Management is the key to success in today's competitive market. With the right strategic approach, you can maximize your customer relationships, build long-term loyalty, and drive growth. What is Strategic Account Management?

Account Management 52

Account Management Management Account Planning Co-Creation 52

Arpedio

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Two such important functions that often go hand in hand are account management and sales. Understanding the nuances between account management and sales can help businesses optimize their strategies and ensure long-term client relationships. Two such crucial roles are account management and sales.

Account Management 52

Account Management Management Sales Client Relationships 52

DemandFarm

APRIL 21, 2023

With digital key account management tools , sales teams can offer numerous advantages over traditional methods, including increased security, convenience, and visibility. With key account management evolving and becoming more complex , organizations are turning to AI as a key differentiator and enabler.

Key Account Management 52

Key Account Management Account Management Digitalization Management 52

Zendesk

JUNE 27, 2023

Many businesses rely on Zendesk to manage their customer conversations and create satisfying service experiences. Unfortunately, those experiences can get quite complicated the moment you leave the Zendesk application. Administrators can effortlessly pull in data from different apps and manage user permissions.

Facilitation 98

Facilitation Prioritization Customer Experience Communication 98

Zendesk

MARCH 7, 2024

Workforce optimization (WFO) is a business strategy that combines workforce management (WFM) and quality assurance (QA) principles to maximize workforce efficiency. Businesses today walk on a tightrope when it comes to customer service and efficiency. What is workforce optimization? That balance is workforce optimization.

Prioritization 52

Prioritization Profitability Customer Experience Decision-making 52

Zendesk

MARCH 1, 2024

ICR optimizes call handling and improves customer experiences by using data points and algorithms to connect callers with the most qualified agents. Most customers are all too familiar with the frustration of calling traditional service lines.

Telecommunications 52

Telecommunications Prioritization Customer Experience Software 52

DemandFarm

MAY 12, 2023

The management team quickly realized that they were facing a number of obstacles in their quest for global presence. This is where Global Account Management (GAM) comes into play. Intrigued by the potential benefits, the company’s management team decided to give GAM a try. What is Global Account Management?

Global Accounts 52

Global Accounts Account Management Management Logistics 52

Zendesk

OCTOBER 2, 2023

IT leaders have been responsible for keeping systems up to date and managing security issues. While digital transformation and systems integration are a constant, customer and employee experience, AI and data security top of mind for IT leaders.

Cybersecurity 76

Cybersecurity Digital Transformation Investors Prioritization 76

Flevy

MARCH 26, 2024

Each global consulting firm maintains an internal knowledge management library of consulting framework presentations. Based on sales and downloads of the FlevyPro frameworks , here is what we found to be the top 10 Customer-centric Design (CCD) frameworks used by management consultants.

Customer Experience 52

Customer Experience Digitalization Digital Transformation Organization 52

Arpedio

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

This process helps to identify and prioritize leads with the highest potential for conversion, allowing your sales team to focus their efforts and resources on those prospects with the greatest likelihood of making a purchase. Lead scoring helps you identify and prioritize leads based on their potential to become customers.

Prioritization 52

Prioritization Software Software Decision-making 52

Apptivo

JULY 28, 2022

Relationship management is vital for the success of the business, as you need to build a strong relationship with the customers , who indeed is the king. In order to stay in the business game, you definitely need to master relationship management. What is relationship management? What is relationship management?

Management 52

Management Interpersonal Skills Suppliers B2C 52

Hubspot Sales

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Lead Scoring and Prioritization Sales and marketing teams can develop and refine a lead scoring system that identifies and prioritizes potential customers based on specific criteria. Sales also prioritizes its efforts on leads with the highest conversion potential. And why is this seamless experience essential?

Marketing 107

Marketing Sales Decision-making Prioritization 107

Arpedio

APRIL 30, 2024

Defining Account Growth Strategy Account growth strategy refers to the systematic planning, execution, and management of approaches aimed at expanding your existing client base, increasing revenue, and improving customer satisfaction. This can include personalized recommendations, tailored communication, and exclusive offers.

Account Growth 52

Account Growth Client Relationships Business Growth CRM 52

Hubspot Sales

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Imagine if every business had this level of customer knowledge and personalization. Wouldn’t you want to make your customers feel valued? That's where Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software comes in. Use social listening One unique CRM tip is to leverage the power of social listening.

CRM 91

CRM Artificial Intelligence Customer Success Decision-making 91

Excelerate

MARCH 26, 2024

Our roundtable conversation highlighted the struggle to balance standardization and customization, revealing that accepting and accommodating exceptions can derail even the most well-intentioned attempts to build a simple robust process. People Power: The Heart of Adoption Processes and tech are nothing unless people use them.

Government 52

Government Prioritization Digital Transformation Organization 52

Insightly

MARCH 11, 2024

You’ll also hear almost any professional is willing to share what CRM or customer relationship management software they are using, since the CRM is a must-have, and is typically the lifeblood of a business. Sales managers can generate reports to track key metrics such as conversion rates, pipeline health, and revenue projections.

CRM 52

CRM Organization Decision-making Facilitation 52

Nutshell

JUNE 12, 2020

Promoting a sales manager internally is tricky, but hiring an outsider might be even trickier. Promoting a top-performing sales rep to the position of team manager may seem like a no-brainer, but a great sales rep doesn’t automatically make an effective manager. Effective managers enable effective teams.

Interpersonal Skills 98

Interpersonal Skills Management Decision-making Sales 98

Nutshell

APRIL 18, 2024

Your customer data is the key to understanding your customers better so you can improve your marketing, sales, customer experience, and more. That’s where a single customer view, or SCV, comes in. Choose a platform to use as a unified customer data source Picking the right platform for your SCV is crucial.

Government 77

Government CRM Decision-making Customer Experience 77

Zendesk

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Artificial intelligence has the potential to not only improve the customer experience but also drastically improve the admin and service operations experience. As such, we acquired Tymeshift in June 2023 to give organizations using Zendesk an easier way to manage their teams.

Artificial Intelligence 59

Artificial Intelligence Finance Prioritization Innovation 59

Zendesk

JUNE 11, 2021

. . . Companies have long focused on customer experience; some may even say they’re, gasp, customer obsessed. But buzz words aside, all this means is that they’re putting the customer at the center of everything they do. Prioritizing agent experience amid new challenges. So where to start?

Remote Working 98

Remote Working Prioritization Customer Experience Communication 98

Arpedio

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Competitive Advantage: Businesses that embrace AI in sales gain a competitive edge by leveraging technology to optimize their processes, deliver superior customer experiences, and outperform competitors.

Artificial Intelligence 52

Artificial Intelligence Sales Government Decision-making 52

DemandFarm

MAY 22, 2024

By leveraging these add-ons, companies can effectively manage their customer relationships and accelerate development cycles, ensuring they stay ahead in the competitive market landscape. Top Key Account Management Applications 1. Gearset Gearset is a tool designed to manage Salesforce deployments effectively.

Facilitation 52

Facilitation Key Account Management CRM Decision-making 52