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How to Boost Sales Productivity with Account Planning

Upland

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. Without account planning, the sales process is reduced to putting basic facts and information into a proposal and emailing it to the prospect.

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Update on marketing and business development (M&BD) team structures

Red Star Kim

M&BD team structures are not created in isolation – they support the firm’s business strategy which is designed with the external environment and firm’s resources in mind. Other factors to take into account: Organisational culture (centralised or decentralised?) In this case, account managers liaise with the fee-earners.

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Why are account managers not cross selling and upselling during client meetings?

Account Management Skills

Why do account managers not cross sell and upsell during client meetings? They realised that their front-line account managers weren’t set up for success in this area and/or they needed to upskill their entire team because they didn’t have account managers! and lots more reasons! and lots more reasons!

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Selling challenges in professional services: Sales processes and skills

Red Star Kim

Delegates from legal and accountancy practices in the UK and overseas (Brussels and Amsterdam) shared how to tackle those challenges. Data – CRM (Client Relationship Management) and CDP (Client Data Platforms) are often lacking. Processes and skills for managing opportunities and pipelines can be lacking.

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Referrer Management – Capacity and Capability

Red Star Kim

Delegates included both partners and business development professionals (some with a banking background) from law firms (employment, criminal, disputes, offshore), accountancy practices (audit, forensic, insolvency and restructuring and financial services. This extended to complaints of kids’ school emails and homework app overload.

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B2B Book Club Selection (July 2022)

Account Manager Tips

B2B Book Club Selection (July 2022) A monthly selection of handpicked business books specifically to help key account managers get better results for their clients, companies and careers. Account Manager Tips · 1. A World Without Email: Reimagining Work in an Age of Communication Overload Why this book?

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The Best Way to Follow Up With Clients (Without Being a Pest)

Account Manager Tips

When to give up Forms of communication (from most to least effective) Favourite book on follow up In other news Have your say on the future of key account management Quote of the week. Before you follow up, do this You remember you need to follow up, so you push out a quick email chasing a reply. That’s not how it works.