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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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ALIGNING A MULTIFUNCTIONAL TEAM TO SOLVE A HEALTHCARE CUSTOMER’S LONG- STANDING PAIN POINT

Strategic Account Management Association

Pfizer is the winner of the 2021 SAMA Excellence Award for “Innovative Value Co-Creation.” By Emily Williams, Strategic Account Manager , Pfizer. The customer in this case is a large, U.S. Past attempts by the customer to solve this challenge involved engaging both hospital staff and primary care leadership.

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A Step-by-Step Strategic Account Plan Template for Shared-Value

Hubspot Sales

Are you a B2B account manager or sales executive who is serious about account-based sales or account-based marketing (ABM)? If the answer is “Yes,” chances are you understand your customers want partners, not vendors. Deliver value through right-fit solutions to their toughest challenges. Which ones don’t?

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“We’re all account managers now”

Mercuri International

There’s ‘traditional’ simple sales (think sales representative with a product portfolio) and complex sales (where a sale involves multiple components that make up the solution and/or numerous stakeholders). This is where the transition from sales representative to a more ‘account manager’ style role becomes relevant.

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Account Management vs Customer Success Explained

Arpedio

At the heart of every thriving enterprise lies a keen focus on business relationship optimization , a task achieved through strategic roles that many might find overlapping—Account Management and Customer Success.

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The Importance of Co-Creating Value with Every Strategic Customer

Account Manager Tips

READ: The research paper that inspired this discussion on value: Theory and practice of value co-creation in B2B systems Favourite collaboration app Mural is an app centred around a digital whiteboard collaboration space. You can work with your stakeholders in real time to unlock conversations, insights and ideas. The KAM Club.

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How to Boost Sales Productivity with Account Planning

Upland

Greater team collaboration: Account planning often involves multiple departments, such as marketing, customer success, and technical support. This cross-functional teamwork helps you foster more unified and effective customer account management. Happier customers: Landing new deals isn’t the only incentive.