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The Future of SAM – Revisited

Strategic Account Management Association

From all this, we stress tested long-held views about strategic account management. Karen Passmore is Partner at the management consulting firm McKinsey and Company where she works on organizational design and go-to-market strategies with a focus on breaking down organizational silos. Offer broader interactions with customers.

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Sales vs. Account Management: What Every Sales Leader Needs to Know

Brooks Group

Understanding the difference between landing new business and managing existing accounts is critical for your sales organizations success. On the surface, sales and account management have similar goals: Build strong relationships with customers and increase profitable revenue.

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8 Key Account Management Skills in Demand Right Now

Account Manager Tips

What skills do key account managers need? Key account management is a profession in demand. Key Account Managers are in demand by companies now more than ever. LinkedIn recently revealed the most promising jobs and in-demand skills and three customer relationship focused roles made the Top 10 #3.

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Turning lemons into lemonade: Five ways to reset on customer management fundamentals in a post-pandemic world

Strategic Account Management Association

Ensure you are structured to capture customer expectations/needs, and deliver results through a shared success plan. # 2: Reset your shared success plan. A shared success plan is one of the most important tools in the strategic account management toolbox. – SAMA.

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The Ultimate Guide to Build a Top Performing Key Account Management Team from Scratch

DemandFarm

Do you know how the top key account managers (KAMs) become the top KAMs? They don’t just respond to an account’s needs—they anticipate them, creating proactive strategies that build trust and deepen relationships. Key Focus Areas for High-Impact Account Management Teams 1.

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Breaking Free: Why Key Account Management Must Escape Your CRM’s Gravity

DemandFarm

For years, Key Account Management (KAM) has been confined within the walls of CRM systemsSalesforce, Microsoft Dynamics, and HubSpot. The logic was straightforward: if customer data already lives inside a CRM, why manage key accounts elsewhere? Key Account Management is not an extension of sales.

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People & Problems: The core of strategic account planning

Strategic Account Management Association

In mapping a rich understanding of how key players relate to one another, account managers can start to uncover the manner in which things happen in the organization—insights not visible to the untrained eye. It takes time to map the political structure hidden behind the organizational chart, but it’s time well spent.