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Break & Glue: The art of capturing complex mega-strategic accounts in CRM to get the most from account planning tools 

Strategic Account Management Association

By Saleh Al-Ben Saleh, Strategic Account Manager, Emerson. A while ago, I came across a discussion about the optimal way to capture strategic customers in a customer relationship management (CRM) tool in a way that enables effective, efficient account planning using account planning applications or tools.

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People & Problems: The core of strategic account planning

Strategic Account Management Association

And second, while no one is immune to these challenges, the strategic account planning approaches that drive success today aren’t unique to any particular industry or business size. But how, exactly, we do that—how we build account planning motions that drive real wins—rests on the twin pillars of people and problems.

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How Aramex’s Young SAM Program Provides Strategic Value and Impact

Strategic Account Management Association

Director Global Account Management, Aramex. Aramex services include international and domestic express delivery, freight forwarding, integrated logistics and supply chain management, and e-commerce solutions. Finally, we initiated the introduction of a state-of-the-art, globally integrated CRM. Tier 2: Applied Processes.

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5 Quick Tips to be a Better Key Account Manager

Account Manager Tips

How to be a better key account manager Do you want some quick wins to improve your key account management performance? That's what key account management is about after all. Review your key account plans quarterly: what went well, what didn't go so well and why. Don't be most account managers.

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15 Reasons Why You Might be a Bad Account Manager

Account Manager Tips

15 Reasons Why You Might be a Bad Account Manager Bad key account managers fail to build business relationships and achieve results. Here are fifteen signs you might be a bad key account manager and how to turn yourself into a good one. Has no plan Which clients need an account plan?

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Account Management Guide – Defend and Grow Revenue

Upland

How can effective account management help you defend and grow revenue? You need a strategy to defend and grow revenue in not only key accounts, but in every account. Here’s where having a sales account management strategy becomes indispensable. First, a quick primer – what is account management?

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The 3 Pillars of Key Account Management

KAM With Passion

Are you in charge of a true Key Account Management initiative? A strong KAM initiative is always built on the following 3 Pillars: KAM infrastructure , Key Account Teams and Key Account Plans. A true Key Account Management initiative comes on top of your usual sales and customer management activities.