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Ten insights on the future of SAM

Strategic Account Management Association

Panelists: Jennifer Stanley, Partner, McKinsey & Co.; From Stanley’s perspective, SAM already serves as a beacon for what it means to be a sales professional–particularly when it comes to the rigor SAMs bring to account planning, solutions co-creation with customers and articulation of unique value propositions. #5.

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The Importance of Co-Creating Value with Every Strategic Customer

Account Manager Tips

20 ways to encourage value co-creation with your customers Favourite collaboration app Listener tip In other news Quote of the week. Where to find it : Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher How do you define value? We hear the word "value" all the time. Which is why co-creation is so powerful.

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Key Account Manager or Strategic Ecosystem Leader?

Arpedio

Define the role of your KAMs or SAMs as leaders in your business SAMA offers a vital community to accelerate KAM programs It’s Strategic Account PlannING, not Account Plan Digital has permanently transformed the KAM role. The mindset shift from account plans to account planning is essential.

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How to define a strong KAM Training Path

KAM With Passion

For Key Account Managers, although this representation is somewhat oversimplified, it is essentially about mastering the design and implementation of a relevant and impactful Key Account Plan and overcoming the challenges of implementation. KAM-relevant business competencies. KAM-relevant soft skills & competencies.

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Why isn’t Marketing in the KAM/ SAM journey ?

Cosawi

Think about your own company: how is your marketing integrated with your strategic account planning and work? This shift requires broadening Marketings role beyond the customer buying journey to include insight generation and case studies and to create value creation for mutual growth and ROI.

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The Power of Account-Based Marketing: A Thales Case Study

Cosawi

In our more traditional groups, marketing, and sales work in locked steps but it seems that the shift to strategic account management is often missing marketing when time comes to establish its roadmap. At Thales, this transformation began with the creation of a distinct role – account marketing.

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Account-Based Selling: A Deep Dive with Lee Levitt and Ulrik Monberg

Arpedio

On a recent episode of the “Thoughts on Selling” podcast, host Lee Levitt sat down with Ulrik Monberg, CEO of ARPEDIO, to delve deep into the realm of account-based selling. In this episode, Lee interviews Ulrik Monberg , Founder and CEO of ARPEDIO, to explore the keys to success in Account-Based Selling.