Strategic Account Management Association

JUNE 1, 2021

You do not treat others in shameful and blaming ways when they make mistakes. Your organization will have a more positive culture, greater confidence in management and stronger innovation and collaboration. Responsibility leads to confidence in management. Forgiveness leads to innovation. It is a chain reaction.”.

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Flevy

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Conventional Innovation Management is unable to sustain itself in the face of contemporary needs. Dual Innovation has become a necessity for businesses to survive intense competition in today’s markets. Innovation Management comprises of managing the whole process of an organization’s Innovation effort.

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Flevy

MARCH 14, 2022

The current ever-changing and increasingly connected world demands taking an amplified approach to Innovation and Innovation Management. The conventional method of innovating locally and distributing the product or service globally is now being questioned more and more. infusing a Global Innovation Culture.

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Planview

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Speed in delivering high-value innovations is a critical differentiator that can make or break companies. According to a Boston Consulting Group report, companies prioritizing innovation—arriving first to market with new and relevant ideas—outperform the MSCI World Index on shareholder return by 3.3 percentage points per year.

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Planview

JULY 11, 2023

Other decisions are made at the individual level on prioritization and focus on a given day. Companies that transform the quality and speed of their decisions consistently outperform their competitors. So how can you make smarter decisions faster? A two-way door is a decision that is easily reversible.

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Account Manager Tips

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

What skills do key account managers need? Key account management is a profession in demand. jobs being gobbled up by new technology and millennials set to make up 75% of the workforce might have you worried. jobs being gobbled up by new technology and millennials set to make up 75% of the workforce might have you worried.

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Red Star Kim

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Book review: The Strategy Book by Max McKeown Author and book overview of The Strategy Book Author Max McKeown, with both an MBA and PhD from Warwick Business School, is a strategy and innovation coach for leading companies. What are senior managers scared of? What is the informal decision-making process?

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Flevy

MARCH 25, 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 Innovation frameworks used by management consultants.

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MDI Training

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Driving business innovation as a leader. Successfully driving business innovation as a leader is essential to living a positive innovation culture and strong innovation management. Executive Coach, Consultant, Trainer & Managing Partner MDI. She is a partner of MDI Management Development International.

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Planview

MAY 10, 2024

Amidst this dynamic backdrop, automotive organizations find themselves at a crossroads, tasked with making strategic, future-proof investments that minimize risks. In this complex environment, there’s an urgent call for sophisticated solutions that empower organizations to make well-informed business decisions.

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Red Star Kim

JULY 11, 2022

Key issues in Marketing and Business Development Planning: Engage, Analyse, Expand, Innovate and Measure. Communication and education are required to manage expectations and promote enthusiasm and momentum. We also considered channel management strategies for referrer and referrals management. This is an ongoing dialogue.

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Account Manager Tips

MARCH 23, 2021

Why is key account management important? Well, i f you don't have key account management in place, you could leave money on the table, be helpless to competitor threats and put your most valuable clients at risk of defection. Key account management is the secret to grow revenue and customer retention. Why should you care?

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Red Star Kim

OCTOBER 18, 2022

I completed my MBA two decades ago although I consume the latest management books voraciously. This 2014 book by Professor Vlatka Hluplic didn’t appear on my radar but I had the privilege of meeting the author through my work with the Managing Partners Forum. It focuses on people, purpose, collaboration and innovation.

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Red Star Kim

MAY 11, 2023

This post reviews the core material covered in Managing Brands Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) professional qualification (Level 6 elective New CIM professional marketing qualifications – 2020 (kimtasso.com) ) and the Cambridge Marketing College’s Marketing Manager Apprenticeship – a Level 6 Qualification (kimtasso.com).

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Flevy

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

The role of Strategic Planning is pivotal across industries, serving as a guiding beacon for decision-making and resource allocation. Our discussion will focus on how these metrics can illuminate paths toward achieving strategic objectives, optimizing operational performance, and fostering innovation.

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Account Manager Tips

APRIL 26, 2021

How much money does a key account manager make? Find out the average salaries for key account managers in Australia, India, the United Kingdom and the United States and what the job is REALLY like before you decide if it's for you. Hard work Key account managers are responsible for the most important clients a company has.

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Account Manager Tips

OCTOBER 11, 2021

15 Reasons Why You Might be a Bad Account Manager Bad key account managers fail to build business relationships and achieve results. Here are fifteen signs you might be a bad key account manager and how to turn yourself into a good one. Too reactive A bad key account manager responds to situations instead of controlling them.

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Flevy

MARCH 21, 2024

Intellectual Property (IP) Strategy is a critical aspect of modern business management, pivotal for protecting and monetizing innovations. Challenges to Effective IP Strategy & Management Executives and senior managers face several challenges in developing and implementing an effective IP Strategy.

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Flevy

MARCH 18, 2024

Research & Development (R&D) stands as the cornerstone of Innovation and a primary driver of creating a sustainable Competitive Advantage in today’s fast-paced and technology-driven markets. This essential function encompasses the activities organizations undertake to innovate and improve their products or services.

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Red Star Kim

JUNE 15, 2023

At the start of June I had the pleasure of leading PM Forum ’s “Towards KAM (and ABM) – Helping fee-earners with client relationship management” online workshop. Key Account Management (KAM) – Research companies, use KAM technology and maintain momentum. Others may find that the M&BD team is responsible for research.

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Flevy

MARCH 17, 2024

New Product Development (NPD) is a critical driver of growth and innovation for businesses across industries. In the context of strategic planning and performance management , NPD plays a vital role in determining an organization’s long-term success and market positioning.

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Flevy

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

This strategic pivot is essential for enhancing competitiveness, improving customer experience, and fostering innovation. This article explores the key KPIs associated with Digital Transformation Strategy, highlighting their role in facilitating informed decision-making and effective strategy implementation.

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Arpedio

MARCH 5, 2024

In the intricate dance of business success, one partner often overlooked is account management. In this digital age where competition is fierce and customer expectations are soaring, the need for robust account management strategies has never been more pronounced.

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AchieveIt

JANUARY 16, 2024

In the modern business environment, implementing a successful change management strategy is crucial. A good change management strategy includes methods, strategies, and plans for smoothly adopting new initiatives. In this article, we’ll share essential tips for effective change management.

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Zendesk

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Why you should make customer experience part of your value proposition. We know from our research that customer experience frequently sways purchasing decisions. into a single platform where you can easily track and manage all your customer conversations. Slack was able to achieve unicorn status using this philosophy.

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SalesPop

MAY 7, 2021

But at the end of the day, account planning naturally evolves into creating a project, which falls into the realm of project management. One place where project management really comes into account management is bringing a broadly stated goal into realistic terms. Project Management Elements.

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Planview

SEPTEMBER 8, 2015

Awesome new ideas are what make an innovation program…well, an innovation program. But it’s the tools you use that help those ideas become reality and bring about tangible returns — tools like innovation management software (and for some, a new way of thinking about innovation altogether).

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Tenfold

AUGUST 16, 2017

We, in turn, can make more accurate decisions based on AI information. It is actually just in recent years when a good number of scientists and innovators began to devote their work to artificial intelligence. In the same we, we can expect AI to be applied further in business, particularly in decision-making.

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Account Management Skills

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

I was chatting to one of my clients recently about the benefits of introducing account management in their agency for the first time. When you start an agency, typically you start with project management. As a small, agile team it makes sense for project managers to be responsible for client management.

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Planview

MARCH 15, 2024

With a multitude of products and services that companies serve to customers, the recognition of Value Stream Management (VSM) in modern software delivery has never been stronger. To explain, VSM constitutes a set of management practices that focuses on maximizing the flow of business value within an organization with the end customer in mind.

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Arpedio

MARCH 8, 2024

Effective Business Relationship Management Strategies Explore the ARPEDIO platform ← Back to blog Table of Contents In today’s dynamic business landscape, the capacity for relationship building and partnership development is more than a nicety—it’s a sturdy keystone of enduring organizational success.

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Red Star Kim

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

This week’s PM Forum training workshop “Commerciality: Finance, Pricing, Innovation and Research” was attended by delegates from law, accountancy and insolvency firms. As well as marketing and business development executives and managers there were also those in specialist pricing and bid roles. Price is a major driver of profit.

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Red Star Kim

OCTOBER 13, 2023

At the 28 th PM Forum Annual Conference in September I (in my capacity as Head of Training and Learning Transfer of the Managing Partners’ Forum and PM Forum), co-presented breakout sessions with Julie McConnell of international law firm White & Case. Although it does provide indepth knowledge of legal services.

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Envisio

JUNE 28, 2023

When done correctly, it turns today’s vision into tomorrow’s reality–but in order to meet the goals in the plan efficiently, these organizations need a management reporting system that helps them implement their plan. In this way, a good management reporting software is the foundation for successful strategy execution.

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PandaDoc

APRIL 3, 2023

Benefits of sales training for sales teams and their managers Sales training is beneficial for all members of a sales force, and investing in it can have many benefits and aid in establishing a culture of growth and support. With a defined and clear structure, staff can make useful decisions without the constant supervision of their manager.

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Planview

MAY 5, 2023

Fresenius Medical Care: Streamlining Portfolio and Work Management Fresenius Medical Care provides products and services for individuals with renal diseases. Also, project managers had varying experience and skill levels, and silos existed between departments. These circumstances made managing the global product portfolio a challenge.

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Luminas Strategy

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Keith Pigues There are several ways to bring innovation to your business – one of these is business model innovation. Most of us are familiar with other forms of innovation, but the mere mention of this topic may leave you scratching your head. a note from Luminas Founder & CEO, D.

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