Strategic Account Management Association

OCTOBER 26, 2021

We too often confuse strategic account sponsorship with corporate project sponsorship, where sponsorship is a way to escalate issues or decision-making when in need. Strategic account management is a team sport and requires cross-functional, multi-tiered vertical level engagement and strong accountability.

Account Management 520

Account Management Co-Creation Leadership Decision-making 520

Account Manager Tips

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

What are your options when you're a key account manager and ready for your next move? Life after key account management How to prepare for your next career move 1. Life after key account management What are your options when you're a key account manager and ready for your next move? Global account manager.

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Key Account Management Account Management Management Procurement 130

Red Star Kim

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

At the recent Business Development for Professionals – 2024 Virtual Conference – MBL Seminars I presented a session entitled “Supporting Fee-Earners in Sales Targeting”. Here is a summary of the sales targeting toolbox for professional services firms. So targeting is often more important and more challenging.

Value Proposition 130

Value Proposition Key Account Management Digitalization Sales 130

Revenue Storm

MARCH 14, 2023

Well, maybe not, because you may have been told one of the following buyer excuses: #1: “I am the decision maker.” – This is the classic of all deceptions. In a complex B2B sales cycle, there is rarely one decision maker. 5: “The procurement process will be easy.” – It never is! 2: “I am very interested.

Procurement 78

Procurement Value Proposition Decision-making B2B 78

Mike Kunkle

FEBRUARY 5, 2023

“As in other studies we’ve done, this year’s enablement study found that sales process and sales methodology adoption rates above 75% resulted in above-average gains for revenue plan attainment, quota attainment, and win rates, with a big boost at adoption rates greater than 90%.” increase in revenue plan attainment 17.1%

B2B 198

B2B Sales Decision-making Negotiation 198

Flevy

JUNE 7, 2024

A seamless value chain ensures that each component, from research and development to production and after-sales services, operates efficiently and effectively. Moreover, effective sales, marketing, and customer support drive market penetration and foster long-term customer relationships, essential for sustained growth.

Supply Chain 52

Supply Chain Cybersecurity Manufacturing Procurement 52

Arpedio

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Sales forecasting is a critical process that enables businesses to project future sales activity and streamline their business strategy for better results and profitability. Whether you are a small business owner or a large corporation, sales forecasting can help you make informed decisions that improve your bottom line.

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Decision-making Profitability Sales Procurement 52

Flevy

JUNE 10, 2024

Effective value chain management enhances operational efficiency, reduces costs, and improves product quality, thereby creating significant value for customers and stakeholders. Navigating challenges, such as supply chain disruptions and environmental regulations, necessitates a strategic approach to value chain management.

Supply Chain 52

Supply Chain Logistics Artificial Intelligence Manufacturing 52

Nutshell

JUNE 5, 2020

This phenomenon is known as the “ Curse of Knowledge ”: When you encounter information that you’re familiar with—like a beaten-to-death professional title ( *cough* self-described “thought leaders” *cough* ), or a scripted sales message—your brain instinctively “doesn’t wanna know,” because you’ve encountered the same data before.

Procurement 96

Procurement Value Proposition B2B Decision-making 96

Hubspot Sales

MAY 29, 2019

So you’ve just been promoted to sales manager -- congratulations! Making that transition and becoming an effective coach and leader aren’t easy. In your first three months as a manager, you’ll have to learn an entirely new set of processes -- some related to sales, some not. Scale your own management process.

Sales Management 126

Sales Management Management Sales Meetings 126

Brooks Group

MARCH 28, 2024

As buying processes grow more complex, it’s becoming increasingly important for sales professionals to gain access to senior executives and C-level decision makers. Gone are the days when you could simply sell to a mid-level manager. Senior decision maker titles also vary by industry. Your prospect lacks budget authority.

Decision-making 73

Decision-making Logistics Supply Chain Suppliers 73

PandaDoc

APRIL 17, 2024

In this article, we’re going to learn all about contractor management software (CMS). Contractor management software is a tool that helps organizations streamline and automate the processes related to hiring, onboarding, monitoring, and evaluating external contractors and vendors. CMS helps you better collaborate with contractors.

Software 52

Software Software Management Construction 52

PandaDoc

APRIL 17, 2024

In this article, we’re going to learn all about contractor management software (CMS). Contractor management software is a tool that helps organizations streamline and automate the processes related to hiring, onboarding, monitoring, and evaluating external contractors and vendors. CMS helps you better collaborate with contractors.

Software 52

Software Software Management Construction 52

Revenue Storm

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

You are faced with the embarrassing and unenviable task of delivering bad news to your sales leader –the important deal you committed to in your sales forecast to close this quarter won’t in fact close this quarter after all. Then of course, you will have the joys of legal and procurement. Procurement approval: November 15.

Procurement 78

Procurement Decision-making Advertising Meetings 78

Hubspot Sales

APRIL 17, 2018

Ask any sales rep what the hardest part of their job is, and I’ll bet they’ll say “closing.” After all, signing new customers and upselling existing accounts is how a rep makes quota. Here are 17 of the most prevalent -- and devastating -- closing fumbles I see reps make. 17 Sales Closing Mistakes to Stop Making Right Now.

Procurement 141

Procurement Decision-making Negotiation Sales 141

Apptivo

APRIL 27, 2022

ERP, or Enterprise Resource Planning , is a type of system or software used by organizations to manage processes and automate activities such as accounting, project management, risk management, compliance. Manages the general ledger and automates key financial tasks. The Human resources management module.

Supply Chain 98

Supply Chain Procurement Manufacturing Logistics 98

Hubspot Sales

MAY 30, 2019

We know that best-in-class sales organizations use a consultative sales process. A sales process is consultative when the stages and actions align with the customer’s buying experience and are defined in terms of the customer relationship. Consultative Sales Process. Make sure that's clear for your prospect.

Procurement 107

Procurement Negotiation Sales Leadership Sales 107

Flevy

MARCH 8, 2022

Marketing, Sales, Engineering, Manufacturing, and Procurement. Due to the difficulty in managing these demands and balancing trade-offs, we cannot address issues like cost, customization, speed, and price in an effective, cross-functional manner. Buy Decision. Distribution Network. Strategic Sourcing.

Supply Chain 111

Supply Chain Value Proposition Procurement Manufacturing 111

Account Manager Tips

JUNE 29, 2021

Build relationships with decision-makers and expand your network. Let's talk about the client lifecycle The sales cycle attracts qualified leads, engages and converts them to clients. Your job as a key account manager is to deliver the kind of value that convinces your clients to stay in the loop. Define price strategy.

Suppliers 246

Suppliers Shareholders Stakeholders Decision-making 246

Brooks Group

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

I continue to read in surveys from The Wall Street Journal and other places, that companies are still struggling with sales. We’re rapidly approaching the end of our third quarter, and we’ve got just a few months left in 2022 to either make or break the year. . One is that sales teams need to be agile – not fragile.

Procurement 52

Procurement Decision-making Sales Sales Training 52

Miller Heiman Group

JULY 30, 2019

In the past, manufacturing sellers could succeed by working with one or two decision-makers, developing friendships with handshake deals were agreed upon at the ballgame, on the golf course or during extravagant dinners. This statistic is reflected in sellers’ performance, as the World-Class Sales Practices Report revealed only 56.9%

Manufacturing 61

Manufacturing Supply Chain Procurement Decision-making 61

Zendesk

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

If you’re reading this, you probably have a solid idea of what’s required for a strong sales team: Lead generation. Consistent sales messaging. Personalized sales styles. Intelligently utilized sales software. The secret to a successful modern sales team isn’t the closers—it’s the people behind the scenes.

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Sales Sales Analytics Software Software 98

Luminas Strategy

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Sales visits, trade shows, and demonstrations present opportunities to engage with customers and highlight your knowledge, experience, and the ability to solve problems at scale are key differentiating factors that can make or break your growth curve. Link marketing and sales to the supply chain.

Supply Chain 52

Supply Chain B2B Marketing Digitalization 52

MTD Sales Training

OCTOBER 5, 2018

No, but maybe they are claiming to have more power than they really have in the decision-making process. Either way, it makes you look silly when you are attempting to close with someone who actually doesn’t have the authority you had originally assumed. 2) Make sure your research is complete and accurate.

Suppliers 96

Suppliers Decision-making Procurement Negotiation 96

Mercuri International

MARCH 8, 2022

Value-creation focused selling is essential for sales and marketing organizations. In order to become customer-value oriented and value-creating in your sales you need to understand what customer value is and how to create it. Can your sales help your customer win more customers? Make the customer’s employees happy?

Sales 52

Sales Suppliers Artificial Intelligence Customer Value 52

SBI

JULY 15, 2021

Sales Execution 101: Creating Account Visibility. The most critical factor in successful sales execution is having the right foundation. First and foremost, having visibility into account plans will enable your sales team to stay flexible and agile. By Joe Monastiero, Revegy. Account Visibility = Agility.

Procurement 57

Procurement Account Planning Sales Stakeholders 57

Openview

MAY 29, 2019

The LTV of an enterprise customer can be extraordinarily high, making the extra effort to land them well worth it. And making decisions about how far you should go to support the enterprise can be gut-wrenching. Consider who in your organization will be point to collect responses and manage that process.

Procurement 93

Procurement Decision-making Account Management Meetings 93

Hubspot Sales

DECEMBER 9, 2020

It's a sales methodology that became popular in the 1980s, and it's based on a pretty simple premise: A salesperson diagnoses their prospect’s needs, then recommends the right products and or services to accommodate them. This brand of sales emphasizes the "why" over the "what" of a potential sale. Develop Your Questions.

Cybersecurity 136

Cybersecurity Retail Decision-making Procurement 136

MTD Sales Training

JUNE 28, 2017

Your ability to uncover needs in your customer’s business is one of the areas that will make you stand out from the competition. That outsider viewpoint can make a big difference to the buyer, as they can often be immersed in the minutia of everyday business and miss the big picture. Managing Director. Past Mistakes.

Decision-making 72

Decision-making Procurement Negotiation Sales Training 72

Hubspot Sales

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

Map the decision-making process. Expect an extended sales cycle. To give you an idea, you may always reach out to the startup’s head of sales. 2) Map out the decision-making process. The larger the company, the more complex their decision-making process usually is. Provide value.

Procurement 94

Procurement Decision-making Negotiation Value Proposition 94

PandaDoc

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

Probably the most popular approach to complex B2B sales, solution selling has been around for decades. It is still being taught to many sales reps around the world, and there are compelling reasons to do so. Personalization has a strong effect on sales effectiveness. Ready to fortify your sales pipeline? Simplification.

Procurement 52

Procurement e-Learning Publishing Decision-making 52

QYMATIX

APRIL 19, 2022

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) are also used to manage companies in the retail and wholesale sectors. Because medium-sized distribution and retail companies, including wholesalers, operate in an increasingly complex and dynamic environment, it is essential to make and implement business decisions quickly. Delivery quality.

Artificial Intelligence 52

Artificial Intelligence Retail Procurement B2B 52

Corporate Visions

APRIL 3, 2018

She loves being in the clinic talking to doctors, and she dreads talking to procurement staff, or worse, hospital executives. Sarah is a fictitious rep, but she reflects the experiences of many of today’s medical device sales representatives. Centralized Procurement. It’s not the seller it’s the system. Value-Based Purchasing.

Procurement 40

Procurement Healthcare Investors Insurance 40

SalesGlobe

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

However, many sales and operations teams have lost the purpose and impact of account planning and have fallen into a rote process of filling out forms and creating slides, becoming jaded by the perfunctory procedures of the past. What Are the Executives’ Decision-Making Styles? What’s Aspirational Account Planning?

Account Planning 52

Account Planning Procurement Decision-making Manufacturing 52

Account Management Skills

AUGUST 24, 2021

In this episode, I talk to Alex Raymond from Kapta about everything to do with account management processes. Not project management systems, not CRM systems, but having a dedicated system to guide the agency account management team, when it comes to managing and delve developing existing client relationships.

Account Management 98

Account Management Management Account Planning Co-Creation 98

QYMATIX

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Between supplier price pressure, supply chain problems and customer anger: Why wholesalers win with value-based customer management. of wholesalers see the need to significantly increase sales prices in the near future. Those Who Evaluate and Prioritize their Customers in a Structured Way Make Better Decisions.

B2B 40

B2B Supply Chain Suppliers Decision-making 40

Miller Heiman Group

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

Manufacturing sales leaders need insight into your organization’s sales funnel in order to accurately manage the pipeline. A strong funnel management plan is one that uses your pipeline to guide decisions about your daily sales activities, strategies and selling time spent in order to achieve both short-term and long-term goals.

Manufacturing 55

Manufacturing Procurement Sales Decision-making 55