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3 Best Sales Podcasts for Key Account Managers

Account Manager Tips

The best sales podcasts key account managers should listen to Are you a key account manager? Why selling is hard for key account managers Key Account Managers are busy making sure clients get the best from what they've already bought. Do you sell? Do you listen to podcasts? What's left to sell?

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10 Steps to Win Over Your Client’s New Procurement Team

Account Manager Tips

New procurement teams introduce big challenges and new opportunities into the customer relationship. My old contact has been replaced A new procurement team introduces fresh dynamics and relationships. The working environment will undoubtedly change from what you were used to with the previous procurement team.

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How to negotiate with procurement, with Mike Lander

Account Management Skills

In this episode, I chat to Mike Lander, CEO of Piscari, a former procurement director who now assists sales teams in negotiating with procurement departments. We also dive into a five-step framework to help you negotiate more effectively and shed light on some questionable tactics employed by less experienced procurement professionals.

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Why Account Managers need a point of view on AI

Account Management Skills

As the author of the book “Marketing AI” Paul Roetzer says “AI won’t replace your job but people who don’t use AI will be replaced with people who do”. b) In an article entitled “The future of AI in client-agency relationships” in Marketing Procurement IQ ” it encourages brands to ask their agencies questions about AI.

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Context and curiosity drive commerciality and pricing

Red Star Kim

Nudging and choice architecture also have a lot to contribute: Book review: Nudge: Improving decisions about health, wealth (kimtasso.com). Differential pricing is rarely discussed in professional services although it is often implicit in key account management. Books on pricing?

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The Best 90 Day Success Plan Every New Account Manager Needs [+ Template]

Account Manager Tips

Your first 90 days in a new job as an account manager are the most challenging.and with the most at stake. A detailed list of all the activities you need to do to get settled into your new account management role, grouped into 30 day periods. Are you moving to account management from a different profession?

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How to systemise account management in your agency, with Alex Raymond

Account Management Skills

In this episode, I talk to Alex Raymond from Kapta about everything to do with account management processes. Not project management systems, not CRM systems, but having a dedicated system to guide the agency account management team, when it comes to managing and delve developing existing client relationships.