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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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FROM EXECUTIVE SPONSORSHIP TO EXECUTIVE ENGAGEMENT

Strategic Account Management Association

Procurement leaders, chief financial officers and other senior leaders can be great sponsors if the fit is right. We need to consider the person’s willingness and personality fit with the customer account. Number two: The SAM needs to be part of the executive sponsor selection and be comfortable with the selected sponsor.

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9 Unexpected Reasons Why Key Account Management is Important

Account Manager Tips

Importance of key account management Existing business is cheaper and more profitable than new business. Account growth, renewals and advocacy are difficult for indirect suppliers because procurement focus on spend management. Key account management to the rescue! What is key account management? The answer?

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5 Important Elements For Strategic Account Planning Sessions

Openview

Arguably one of the most underrated elements of enterprise sales is account planning. However, even though strategic account planning sessions are viewed by the sales organization as helpful and important, they simply don’t happen often enough. said that salespeople are “encouraged” to develop strategic account plans.

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KAM Technology – Growing Key Accounts In 2025

ProlifIQ

Key features and functionalities of KAM technology typically include: Account Planning and Mapping By Location : KAM technology facilitates the creation of comprehensive account plans, enabling organizations to define clear objectives, strategies, and action plans for each key account.

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Aspirational Account Planning – The Story

SalesGlobe

Unlocking the Growth Potential in Your Strategic Accounts Effective account planning is essential to growing the organization’s strategic accounts, which typically comprise most of the organization’s revenue and growth potential. What’s Aspirational Account Planning? Is not history, projected forward.

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How Relationship Maps Put the “R” Back Into CRM

Revegy

Revegy’s Relationship Maps take the blinders off of megadeals, and allow sales teams to do the following: Quickly and easily map contacts from your CRM and visually connect the dots – from coaches and stakeholders to decision-makers and procurement, organizational charts are easily built with drag and drop functionality.

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