Red Star Kim

MARCH 1, 2024

At the recent Training – PM Forum on “ Buy-in, engagement and stakeholder management ” workshop we welcomed executive and manager delegates from legal and accountancy firms as well as a delegate from Poland. The firm’s culture and reward systems are the context for their engagement with marketing and business development.

Stakeholders 130

Stakeholders Decision-making Emotional Intelligence Communication 130

CMOE

OCTOBER 13, 2022

A key component of being a good manager is being able to effectively communicate with leaders and key stakeholders. Doing so can help you save time by avoiding unnecessary topics and make your communication more effective and focused. 6 Tips for Speaking With Leaders and Key Stakeholders.

Stakeholders 52

Stakeholders Leadership Investors Communication 52

Red Star Kim

JULY 11, 2022

Key issues in Marketing and Business Development Planning: Engage, Analyse, Expand, Innovate and Measure. Some reported that the reward systems worked against initiatives that reach beyond the immediate client and market focus of individual fee-earners (e.g. Animal magic of buy-in and stakeholder engagement (Video) (kimtasso.com).

Innovation 130

Innovation Marketing Stakeholders Value Proposition 130

Red Star Kim

APRIL 12, 2023

With a full house of marketing and business development executives from legal and accountancy firms across the UK it was an interactive, valuable and fun day (Thank you delegates for your spirited engagement and thanks to Morag Campbell for your superb technical hosting!). Do you feel there is a lot of crossover between them?”

Media 130

Media Marketing B2C Stakeholders 130

Upland

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Guided selling is a modern sales approach that combines technology, data analytics, and personalized interactions to assist customers in making well-informed purchasing decisions. This enables them to work faster, engage buyers more effectively, and make better decisions.

Decision-making 195

Decision-making Stakeholders Customer Experience CRM 195

Brooks Group

APRIL 9, 2024

Bigger deals usually mean bigger committees, which present unique challenges compared to selling to an individual decision maker or even a small group. Lack of clear authority, conflicting priorities, and the logistics of keeping 7, 10, or 12 people in the loop make the B2B buying process an increasingly tough sale.

Value Proposition 93

Value Proposition Procurement Decision-making Stakeholders 93

Arpedio

JUNE 2, 2022

How GUBI went from limited account insight to complete stakeholder visibility. After several years of strong growth, GUBI has recently partnered with the private equity investment company, Axcel, to help the company expand even further by developing its existing business, accelerating growth in new markets, and launching new products.

Stakeholders 52

Stakeholders Account Planning Account Management B2B 52

Upland

MARCH 29, 2023

It means building out a robust understanding of roles in the decision-making process, how (and to what extent) they exert influence and what priorities are top-of-their-mind. When a deal comes down to the line, it’s the quality of the relationship that gets the seller the phone call when a buyer is making decisions.

CRM 195

CRM Management Stakeholders Decision-making 195

Flevy

MAY 10, 2022

On the other hand, startups face significant difficulty isolating and contacting the appropriate decision makers in the corporations, given the massive hierarchies of global businesses. These difficulties are amplified in Emerging Markets. Commit resources to tapping the entrepreneurial energy in Emerging Markets.

Marketing 111

Marketing Energy and Utilities Innovation Banking 111

Upland

JANUARY 29, 2024

Sales productivity involves how efficiently and effectively a sales team can generate revenue—while managing costs and resources, building customer relationships, and staying competitive in the market. Greater team collaboration: Account planning often involves multiple departments, such as marketing, customer success, and technical support.

Account Planning 195

Account Planning Sales Decision-making Shareholders 195

SalesGlobe

DECEMBER 4, 2021

Converting stakeholders to business partners. If the marketing team stops promoting and driving brand awareness, Sales will have no leads and the company will lack presence in the marketplace. But if Product, Marketing, and Finance teams stop fulfilling their roles the business as a whole will cease to exist.

Stakeholders 52

Stakeholders Finance Sales Profitability 52

Account Manager Tips

JUNE 29, 2021

Build relationships with decision-makers and expand your network. Recognize market trends as well as the strengths and weaknesses of competitors. Create contact plans to keep in touch with key stakeholders in your company and your client's. Clients use bid decision criteria to decide who wins the contract.

Suppliers 246

Suppliers Shareholders Stakeholders Decision-making 246

Clarity Engagement Solutions

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Tailored by vertical industry and 100% native to Salesforce Lightning, CX1™ makes it easy for sales and account teams to map stakeholder relationships, identify the sources of decision-making influence and manage a larger number of better-qualifed opportunities as a result. That’s where Clarity CX1™ comes in.

Stakeholders 172

Stakeholders Decision-making Account Planning Prioritization 172

Flevy

MAY 23, 2023

Decision Making is critical for every business. Military strategists apply their training and experience to devise battle plans and make quick decisions aimed at achieving specific objectives. The OODA Loop (Observe, Orient, Decide, Act), or Boyd’s Decision Cycle , is considered Colonel Boyd’s most renowned theory.

Decision-making 98

Decision-making Energy and Utilities Digital Transformation e-Learning 98

Arpedio

APRIL 29, 2024

SAM professionals are not just account managers; they play a pivotal role as value creators, ecosystem orchestrators, and pioneers of data-driven decision-making, crucial for unlocking market share and profitability.

Key Account Management 52

Key Account Management Account Management Ecosystem Leadership Global Accounts 52

Cosawi

JULY 14, 2021

Account Based Marketing interview by Pfizer COE. In conversation with Dominique Côté from Cosawi Consulting– shining a light on the essential role of marketing in KAM. We talk to Dominque Côté about the central role of marketing in Key Account Management (KAM). Change involved everyone. It takes two to tango .

Co-Creation 52

Co-Creation Marketing Value Proposition Key Account Management 52

Flevy

MARCH 19, 2024

The model argues that effective Strategic Planning hinges on leveraging organizational strengths through corporate-focused strategies, aligning these strengths with market demands via customer-centric approaches, and surpassing competitors by employing competitor-focused tactics. Each C is independent, but has an impact on others—e.g.,

Shareholders 52

Shareholders Decision-making Digital Transformation Manufacturing 52

Red Star Kim

AUGUST 1, 2023

At the recent PM Forum workshop on “Marketing and Business Development Planning in a Nutshell” the key issue to emerge from delegates was “How to engage fee-earners in the M&BD planning process?”. A company goes to an external agency (or its internal marketing team) for help to develop more business.

Decision-making 130

Decision-making Marketing Business Planning Management 130

Red Star Kim

MAY 2, 2023

LinkedIn Learning reported the 2023 most in-demand soft skills as: Management Communication Customer service Leadership Sales Project Management Research Analytical skills Marketing Teamwork Amongst a list of the most in-demand hard skills were finance, data analysis, operations and customer relationship management.

Emotional Intelligence 130

Emotional Intelligence Leadership Decision-making Publishing 130

Insightly

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Marketing automation tools, such as Insightly Marketing , can be especially useful when implemented thoughtfully and strategically. Be it a new lead receiving their initial email or a high-value customer making repeated purchases, this journey encapsulates it all.

CRM 52

CRM Marketing Digitalization Advertising 52

Insightly

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Marketing automation tools, such as Insightly Marketing , can be especially useful when implemented thoughtfully and strategically. Be it a new lead receiving their initial email or a high-value customer making repeated purchases, this journey encapsulates it all.

CRM 52

CRM Marketing Digitalization Advertising 52

Nutshell

AUGUST 21, 2020

With over a hundred and one different things that could kill your cloud software business, poor marketing is the slow poison that can put it to sleep for good. With every SaaS market crowded these days— G2 lists over 2,800 solutions for “ CRM ” alone—there’s little room for error in your marketing. Product complexity.

Marketing 142

Marketing Onboarding Media B2C 142

Strategic Account Management Association

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

How people make decisions. The brain makes decisions based on reflexes —instincts through which we subconsciously alter behavior to ensure biological fitness. The brain makes decisions based on habits , which implies repeating actions that prove rewarding. The brain makes decisions based on goals.

Decision-making 520

Decision-making Construction Communication Account Management 520

Account Manager Tips

NOVEMBER 19, 2022

Imagine you're at the front of a boardroom about to make a presentation. Make your first impression count The goal of any executive level presentation is to make sure everyone immediately feels this will be time well spent. For instance, compare marketing to human resources. Marketing KPIs Brand awareness.

Value Proposition 246

Value Proposition Decision-making B2B Meetings 246

Arpedio

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Whether you’re a seasoned sales professional or a burgeoning entrepreneur, the effectiveness of your sales approach can make or break your company’s growth trajectory. In today’s fiercely competitive market, having a well-defined and meticulously executed sales strategy is more crucial than ever before.

Value Proposition 52

Value Proposition Decision-making Sales Stakeholders 52

Arpedio

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

With customers becoming increasingly discerning and markets saturated with choices, sales teams are turning to more strategic methods to secure high-value clients and drive sustainable revenue growth. It involves in-depth research, personalized outreach, and tailored solutions to address the unique needs and challenges of each target account.

Value Proposition 52

Value Proposition Prioritization Stakeholders Energy and Utilities 52

Arpedio

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

In today’s fiercely competitive market, achieving sales excellence is paramount for business growth and success. By understanding how Mobilizers drive buying decisions and integrating the Challenger approach into your sales process, you can unlock new avenues for success and elevate your sales performance to new heights.

Stakeholders 52

Stakeholders Decision-making Value Proposition Sales 52

Scovel

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

What are the Account Based Marketing needs of that account? Apart from generating leads, ABM also takes a holistic marketing view. Marketing existing customer accounts to drive sales and cross-selling is one of the keys to getting the most out of your biggest account. Example of account-based marketing.

Marketing 52

Marketing Advertising B2B Decision-making 52

Insightly

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

The idea of account-based marketing (ABM) has been around since the early 2000s. It’s an innovative approach to B2B marketing that helps businesses target high-value prospects. When used effectively, account-based marketing can help companies to close bigger deals while reducing the total effort spent on marketing.

Marketing 52

Marketing CRM Decision-making B2B 52

PandaDoc

MAY 8, 2024

Thousands of small and midsize businesses (SMBs) are joining the market every week. Which approach and tools should you implement to make the most of this potential? Selling to small and medium businesses is different from B2C deals, where people are ready to make a purchase without extra persuading. In the U.S.

B2C 52

B2C Small Business Sales Decision-making 52

ACT

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

They also provide valuable insights to help you define sales processes and design marketing campaigns tailored to your audience’s needs. In this article, we’ll share the key benefits of today’s CRM systems for small businesses and show how you can use them to create better marketing campaigns. What is a CRM?

CRM 52

CRM Marketing Small Business Decision-making 52

Whetstone

APRIL 5, 2024

As we navigate the current economic landscape marked by high inflation, market volatility, and recession fears, businesses and their customers are facing a heightened sense of uncertainty. Trust becomes a critical factor in their decision-making process. 2024 looks like it will be a year of volatility.

Account Management 52

Account Management Decision-making Construction Stakeholders 52

Arpedio

APRIL 29, 2024

By addressing these four key components, you can gain valuable insights into a prospect’s readiness and likelihood of making a purchase. By assessing the budget early on, you can determine whether the prospect has the necessary funds to make a purchase. This represents the decision-making power of the prospect.

Decision-making 52

Decision-making Prioritization Value Selling Value Proposition 52

Hubspot Sales

APRIL 2, 2021

According to Gartner , a 2020 sales trend was that salespeople had to convince multiple stakeholders and evaluators at a company to buy their product. Most critical, though, is that each stakeholder has a different level of power within their organization. Below we’ll explain how to qualify different sales stakeholders.

Stakeholders 117

Stakeholders Decision-making Sales B2B 117

PandaDoc

APRIL 8, 2024

This is done by forming a team of stakeholders and decision-makers, establishing approval workflows, and effectively integrating automation tools. Deal desk stakeholders and their roles are clearly defined, streamlining approval workflow. Let’s get to it! See also How to close the sales cycle with sales battle cards 2.

Negotiation 52

Negotiation Sales Stakeholders Digitalization 52

Clarity Engagement Solutions

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Clarity is proud to introduce Clarity CX1™ , tailored first for Pharma and now other vertical markets. CX1™ HELPS YOU MANAGE: • Multiple types of stakeholders, decision-makers and influencers. That’s where Clarity CX1™ comes in. Growing complexity & increased competition. Longer sales cycles. • EVERYTING IN ONE PLACE.

Stakeholders 91

Stakeholders Decision-making Account Planning Prioritization 91

Planview

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

According to McKinsey , this “tax” on development comprises about 40 percent of IT balance sheets, stemming from the intense pressure to enter the market and gather feedback swiftly. The impact of technical debt on quality, speed, and performance often remains obscured, making it crucial to bridge this gap in understanding.

Prioritization 59

Prioritization Innovation Suppliers Manufacturing 59