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Ten insights on the future of SAM

Strategic Account Management Association

.; Dino Bertani, Executive Director, International Strategic Account Management, Allergan Aesthetics; Harvey Dunham, Managing Director, Strategy and Marketing, SAMA; Tom Hablitzel, Senior VP, Enterprise Clients, Sherwin-Williams Company; Jim O’Leary, Global Practice Chair, Corporate Affairs, Edelman. #1. Centers of Excellence (CoE).

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People & Problems: The core of strategic account planning

Strategic Account Management Association

This gives me insight into the state of enterprise sales organizations outside my own, lending me a bird’s eye view into the ways that revenue teams are embracing the current state and accelerating the digital transformations that have become all the more urgent for every one of us over the last two years. The same goes for account planning.

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

Strategic Account Management Association

Key Account Planning: Outlines a standardized methodology and template for key account planning, which has enabled the team to use account plans as a communication vehicle for internal and customer-facing purposes. Executive Sponsorship: Maps key customer stakeholders to executives and experts inside Aramex.

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Buying Groups – How to Navigate Complex Buyer Structures

Upland

Buying groups, or buying committees, are often composed of 10 stakeholders but can have more. It is the job of these trusted stakeholders to make sure that they make the right purchasing decision for their business or organization. Account Planning Lastly, account planning is a must for effectively navigating buying groups.

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Account-Based Selling – What it is and Why it Matters 

Upland

Technological innovations, digitalization and workstyle evolutions that were being signaled years ago have today come to fruition. As mentioned above, these types of customers tend to have the largest number of stakeholders involved in a buying decision, so a multi-pronged approach where an entire team supports a seller is important.

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Relationship Management Guide – Going Beyond the CRM

Upland

The importance of relationship management At the onset of the pandemic, it seemed that digital selling had been launched forward years. This is part of the mindset shift required to become effective at relationship management and is also a key aspect of account planning. Suddenly, everyone was on the same playing field.

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AI-Powered Tools are Transforming the Way Account Managers Work in 2025

DemandFarm

In the past, account managers spent significant time on manual tasks like logging customer interactions, scheduling meetings, updating CRM records, and manually tracking stakeholder engagement. Why do you need an AI Account management tool? Smart recommendations suggest when to reach out and which stakeholders to engage.