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. Time for informal, social engagement – so important for getting to know people – has reduced.

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Red Star Kim

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Behaviour in sales meetings). This article is a reminder of the key points valued by the delegates: Nine insights: Sales processes and selling skills for targeting and meetings. Some used the DMU (see introductory video on DMUs ) and the stakeholder matrix for targeting. Sales meetings. sales processes 2. Sales process.

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Meetings Value Proposition Key Account Management Account Management 100

Arpedio

JUNE 2, 2022

How GUBI went from limited account insight to complete stakeholder visibility. Prior to teaming up with ARPEDIO, the main challenge for GUBI was too little visibility into accounts and stakeholders. The organization as a whole simply didn’t have the full insight potential it desired into its customers and stakeholders.

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Miller Heiman Group

APRIL 9, 2019

According to CSO Insights research , only 29 percent of organizations report being effective at using a formal process for account engagement and development of relationships with key stakeholders. When managing large accounts, many sales teams struggle to access diverse stakeholders. Develop a Situation Appraisal.

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Whetstone

APRIL 5, 2023

The painful shift from in-person meetings to virtual ones has been a major adaptation for most businesses and organizations. While we’ve always understood that in-person meetings are beneficial, we’ve learned over the last few years that virtual meetings provide opportunities that we were previously unaware of.

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Hubspot Sales

JANUARY 26, 2021

Well, one of the more prominent, effective ways to remedy those issues is known as a kickoff meeting. Enter the kickoff meeting. This meeting or call is a conversation with the major stakeholders to ensure that everyone is on the same page. The first 90 days of a business relationship set the tone for its duration.

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Openview

MARCH 7, 2019

After a sales meeting, do you ever experience a prospect ‘going dark’ on you? Everything felt like it should have gone great – the prospect seemed interested in the meeting, they asked the right questions, your sales pitch was stellar. During this pre-call, ask: Who will be part of the sales meeting? What are their roles?

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MTD Sales Training

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

Having achieved the goal of setting a sales meeting with a customer or prospect, what would be the best way to ensure, as much as possible, its success? Follow these five ideas in order to make sure you are fully prepared and confident when approaching the meeting: 1) Have a clear purpose. Plus, who specifically will be at the meeting?

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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 approach simplifies decision-making, addresses customer concerns, and enhances overall satisfaction by presenting relevant product options and information.

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Red Star Kim

MARCH 6, 2023

Be more strategic – A metaphor: Analyse, join and align the dots Be more strategic – A metaphor: Analyse, join and align the dots At the start of the session we talked about what strategic means to us and how we explain the need for strategy to our internal stakeholders. How would you describe strategy to stakeholders?

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Holden Advisors

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Our clients will say, “our customers are never going to give us detailed financial and business information.” Always look for new ways that your customers might use your product or for other stakeholders that might benefit from your solutions. How do you build that value understanding? By going out and talking to your customers.

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Upland

MARCH 29, 2023

Gone were the face to face office meetings and networking at industry events, and in their place were hour-long zoom calls with sellers wearing hoodies. Now, however, things have changed. This information is crucial for developing a comprehensive account plan that targets the right individuals and departments.

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Red Star Kim

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

By creating cognitive dissonance , they will need to adjust their own views to accommodate the information that challenges it. What is the marketing consultant’s approach from the first meeting? To better influence senior stakeholders and also support junior levels coming through How are M&BD roles changing?

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Sales Gravy

MAY 2, 2024

Key takeaways include: Business Acumen is Crucial: Sales professionals need to deepen their understanding of how businesses operate to effectively meet the needs of their clients. Modern buyers are savvier than ever, armed with an abundance of information at their fingertips.

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Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 12, 2017

Most salespeople are thrilled to land a meeting with a C-level executive. C-level sales involves meeting directly with executives at a prospect's company. It also means you have less time (sometimes just one meeting) to make your case. We’ve outlined the top six tips every rep should know about meeting with the C-suite.

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Outbound Engine

MARCH 12, 2019

We have all been either a victim or a perpetrator of meaningless meetings. You’ve likely asked yourself at one time or another if people have any idea of how to run a meeting. What is a meeting? A meeting is defined by Merriam-Webster as coming together for a common purpose. Part II: Running a Meeting.

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Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 2, 2018

Every industry relies on business meetings to get things done. That’s because even when the meeting is necessary and productive, your team members have about a million other things they need to accomplish. Their to-do lists don’t disappear simply because you scheduled a mandatory meeting. 37% of meetings start late.

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ProlifIQ

MARCH 30, 2023

The account planning process includes assessing an account’s business needs, goals, and structure and making sure your product or service delivery and value meet and exceed the expectations of your key accounts. Key account planning drives the sales and support teams to document the stakeholders you will be working with.

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AchieveIt

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Communicating your strategy’s performance to external stakeholders is crucial for organizations that operate in the public sphere, like government bodies, nonprofit organizations, and public health establishments. While you’re driving, the car dashboard illuminates critical information through various lights.

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Red Star Kim

JUNE 16, 2022

This prompted a host of discussions on engagement, internal communication, stakeholder buy-in, organisational culture and changing behaviour. We also need to equip our fee-earners with sufficient data, information and insight into the individuals they are targeting. We tried out various tools (e.g. 20% Very good. 60% Average.

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Hubspot Sales

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

Enterprise sales also involve multiple stakeholders, and the salesperson is typically in conversation with numerous people before deals are closed. Overall, a complex sale is marked by three key elements: higher perceived risk resulting from higher price points, a longer sales cycle (6+ months), and multiple stakeholders.

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Upland

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Stakeholder mapping in sales is the process of mapping out key decision makers within the buying group of the account you are looking to do business with. In stakeholder mapping, you need to: Define stakeholder goals: what are their biggest priorities? Unfortunately, sellers rarely meet the right people.

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PandaDoc

MARCH 4, 2024

A virtual data room , or VDR, is a secure, online space acting as a repository of a company’s documentation, and serves as a virtual hub where company users share real-time information with other investors, clients or stakeholders when executing investment banking deals. can be completed virtually via an online data repository.

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Red Star Kim

OCTOBER 25, 2023

CogniClick is a nifty system (backed by an expert team) to enable you to conduct fast, quick polls and pulse surveys amongst your clients and stakeholders and to also develop maturity assessments and similar thought leadership content. I had the pleasure of meeting Helen Kensett at the recent PM Forum Conference.

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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. Better availability of information reduces uncertainty and lets managers make decisions based on reliable data.

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PandaDoc

MARCH 1, 2024

These documents are private and must be kept in a safe place for the duration of the deal, while still allowing appropriate access to all stakeholders involved in the transaction. your tax information folder within the top-tier financial folder), and sub-folders. A virtual data room (VDR) solves this problem.

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SmartKarrot

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Client partners commonly come across projects with a plethora of different stakeholders in the dynamic business ecosystem of today. Whether they are members of internal teams, clients, regulators, or end-users, each of these stakeholders brings to the table unique viewpoints, vested interests, and degrees of power.

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DemandFarm

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

No organization can afford to have scattered deal information that can lead to wasted hours and miscommunication. An efficient relationship mapping software platform will capture and extract information about all your contacts, analyze it, and share intelligent insights to manage those business relations.

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Planview

OCTOBER 10, 2021

This informative and easy-to-read article looks at basic concepts of a project management communication plan, and provides examples, strategies and best practices. Creating realistic expectations among stakeholders regarding when and how communications will be handled (e.g. What type of information (e.g. What methods (e.g.

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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. A deal desk introduces a new approach to managing deals. Let’s get to it!

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Hubspot Sales

AUGUST 14, 2023

Your time is equally as valuable as theirs because you have valuable information and insight that will ultimately benefit them. You have poor nonverbal communication when meeting. You're too passive when setting meetings with prospects. So when you’re setting a meeting, be willing to be assertive.

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Arpedio

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Ultimately, TAS empowers organizations to not only meet but exceed their revenue targets while delivering exceptional value to their most coveted clients. Multi-channel Outreach: Leveraging a combination of channels such as email, phone calls, social media, and in-person meetings to engage with key stakeholders and build relationships.

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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. People in these different positions have varied interests, goals, and overall desires towards the products and services they use to meet their business needs. Identifying Sales Leads.

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Envisio

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Being able to transform raw data into engaging stories using visualizations, scorecards, and progress updates helps connect your community and key stakeholders with the work being done. Inform staff about the submission deadlines for updates before public release. No surprises. Build Engagement Through Promotion!

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Xant

MAY 13, 2021

The Death of the Conference Room Meeting. Some constructs of field selling are canonical, like conference room meetings and stakeholder meetings. Field reps work to get stakeholders into one room, where the decision-making happens between the champion, boss, and the approver.

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Arpedio

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

By implementing strategic account planning , businesses can gain a deeper understanding of their customers’ needs, set clear objectives, and develop effective strategies to meet those objectives. Relationship Building Nurturing and strengthening the relationship with key stakeholders through effective communication and value delivery.

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Arpedio

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

By implementing strategic account planning , businesses can gain a deeper understanding of their customers’ needs, set clear objectives, and develop effective strategies to meet those objectives. Relationship Building Nurturing and strengthening the relationship with key stakeholders through effective communication and value delivery.

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