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Life After Key Account Management? What Happens Next?

Account Manager Tips

Some of your career options for key account managers: Strategic Account Manager. Look after bigger, more complex, more prestigious accounts. Global account manager. Manage accounts in multiple regions, where decision making and policies are centrally decided. Manager/Director. Potato, Potatoe, you say?

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Why Are Buyers Driving the Bus?

5600 Blue

We recently conducted negotiation coaching for over $1b in revenue on over 100 renewal opportunities for a global client of ours. We weren’t training their new reps, but working with some of their most seasoned global account managers to help them be more strategic and successful. Minimizes deal margin.

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How complex is your complex sale? An analogy with Judo belts

KAM With Passion

In another post, I have introduced 3 complementary capabilities organisations need in a B2B world and presented them as a pyramid. A procurement person is chartered to buy concrete for a construction site or stainless-steel bolts and screws for a maker of industrial machines. How complex is a complex sale situation?