KAM With Passion

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

To keep things relatively simple, let’s consider two types of context: Account Management and Key Account Management and let’s see how the execution of Business Reviews adapts to the depth of relationship between the supplier and each customer. Business Reviews in a Key Account Management context.

Key Account Management 130

Key Account Management Suppliers Account Management Account Planning 130

Jermaine Edwards

MAY 27, 2020

Some account managers and key account managers can get paralysed by over research. When studied and applied these will immediately help you as a customer leader or key account manager prepare to support, shape and solve real problems with and for your customers. Market Impact (I).

Key Account Management 195

Key Account Management Account Management Innovation Suppliers 195

Revegy

OCTOBER 16, 2018

While CRMs can serve as the global warehouse for customer data, they were not purpose built for KAM and they alone do not provide the actionable intelligence required to drive key accounts growth. Why CRMs Alone are not Adequate for Key Account Management. Empowers account managers to drive key account growth.

Key Account Management 40

Key Account Management Account Management CRM Management 40

Account Manager Tips

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

First things first: find out what they want You can't adapt your account strategy until you understand what the new procurement team want. The world's most amazing community of key account manager. They start picking over little details. Challenging you on choices that were made months or even years ago.

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Procurement Suppliers Supply Chain Key Account Management 130

DemandFarm

JULY 26, 2023

Quality over Quantity: How Focusing on a Select Few Accounts Can Drive Greater Success in Digital Key Account Management As digital Key Account Management grows in relevance, many organizations find themselves confounded by the question of whether obtaining new customers is more important than retaining existing key clients.

Key Account Management 40

Key Account Management Account Management Digitalization Management 40

Jermaine Edwards

MAY 18, 2020

There are 10 immutable laws that shape the philosophy, outcomes and actions of high performing businesses, key account managers and customer serving professionals over the long term. Here they are…. LAW ONE: You cannot move a customer to a new place without knowing what you need to change. What do I mean by this?

Key Account Management 130

Key Account Management Account Management Decision-making Leadership 130

Jermaine Edwards

MAY 18, 2020

There are 10 immutable laws that shape the philosophy, outcomes and actions of high performing businesses, key account managers and customer serving professionals over the long-term. Here they are…. LAW ONE: You cannot move a customer to a new place without knowing what you need to change. What do I mean by this?

Key Account Management 130

Key Account Management Account Management Decision-making Leadership 130

Jermaine Edwards

MARCH 17, 2020

This is especially true when it comes to the application of key account management and the elements that shape the success of existing customer management. While this might be a helpful starting place, it is certainly not where it ends.

Customer Life Cycle 130

Customer Life Cycle Key Account Management Decision-making Account Management 130

Jermaine Edwards

MAY 6, 2020

As a Key Account Manager or Director you must begin with identifying the difference between the customer and the industry. Not every pivot is a huge investment and neither was this. They identified existing assets and relationships to enable the “customer pivot” to happen.

Manufacturing 130

Manufacturing Key Account Management Decision-making Digitalization 130

ProlifIQ

OCTOBER 30, 2024

KAM Technology & Use Cases in 2025 KAM technology plays a crucial role in supporting these best practices by providing powerful tools and features that streamline and enhance key account management processes. Interested in seeing a Key Account Management solution to help you retain and grow key customers?

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Key Account Management Stakeholders Account Planning Account Management 52

Deep Insight

AUGUST 16, 2021

. ‘Whale Hunting with Global Accounts’ resonated strongly with me because it examines many of the challenges that I see within our own B2B clients. There’s no getting away from it: Key Account Management (KAM) and its big brother Global Account Management (GAM) are challenging activities.

Global Accounts 52

Global Accounts Key Account Management Account Management Profitability 52

Jermaine Edwards

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

In 2016 I wrote a post on the five foundation steps for stakeholder management success in key account management, that was well received and guided lots of leaders.

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Stakeholders Decision-making Shareholders Key Account Management 130

ProlifIQ

OCTOBER 4, 2023

This strategy forms the foundation of your approach to managing and developing relationships with your most important accounts. Customer Segmentation One of the first steps in crafting your account strategy is customer segmentation. What are the different components of how to build an account management strategy?

Account Management 52

Account Management Management Account Planning Key Account Management 52

DemandFarm

APRIL 18, 2023

A connected apps ecosystem in key account management involves the integration of your digital key account planning tool with other tools in your sales tech and marketing tech stack. If these data sources are contextualized to strategic accounts then key account managers gain better insights.

Account Management 52

Account Management Digitalization Management Account Planning 52

Jermaine Edwards

MARCH 26, 2020

It’s a VUCA World. Have you ever been really vulnerable? In a place that you’ve never been before? Answers seem distant and hard to reach. Those around you are silent, or at best have ideas, but nothing is really sticking. That was what I experienced at the beginning of March 2020.

Key Account Management 130

Key Account Management Marketing Meetings Account Strategy 130

Jermaine Edwards

APRIL 3, 2020

Defining Crisis. When we think about crisis we can often immediately cast our minds to natural disasters, global emergencies and PR scandals. In reality, crises can take many forms and most are hidden from public view but they will have wide-ranging consequences. How can we identify and know what is classified as a crisis in our business?

Decision-making 130

Decision-making Profitability e-Learning Negotiation 130

Jermaine Edwards

APRIL 16, 2020

The New Normal. On March 1st, 2020 the world was hit with a global pandemic that literally transformed the way every business viewed themselves, their markets and their own position within them almost overnight. Every business was immediately forced to adapt.

Computers and Electronics 130

Computers and Electronics Supply Chain Telecommunications Financial Services 130

Jermaine Edwards

JUNE 29, 2020

Every conversation matters. There are very few areas in your life where you can avoid speaking to others whether over the phone, face-to-face and now digitally. We all need to communicate with others.

Communication 130

Communication Decision-making Finance Key Account Management 130

DemandFarm

JULY 20, 2023

By building and managing long-term relationships with your key accounts, you can create a foundation for sustainable growth. The 30-60-90-Day Blueprint is a time-bound, comprehensive approach to Key Account Management. The first step in this next phase is developing a customized account strategy.

Key Account Management 40

Key Account Management Account Management Meetings Account Strategy 40

Arpedio

JANUARY 11, 2023

In order to do so, you should invest in your account management processes – so you can equip your strategic account managers with the best working environment to manage the complex journey of long-term account development. What Is an Account Manager?

Account Management 52

Account Management Management Key Account Management B2B 52

DemandFarm

MAY 12, 2023

It provides the tools and knowledge to take Global Account Management to the next level and unlock your business’s full potential. Read Now: 4 Ways To Optimize Your Global Key Account Management Understanding Global Account Management Embarking on the Global Account Management journey may seem a bit daunting at first!

Global Accounts 52

Global Accounts Account Management Management Logistics 52

ProlifIQ

JUNE 21, 2023

How does a strategic plan differ from a key account strategy? A strategic plan is a high-level roadmap that outlines the overall direction, goals, and strategies of an organization. On the other hand, a key account strategy is a focused approach specifically tailored to manage and grow a particular key account.

Account Management 52

Account Management Management Account Planning Stakeholders 52

MTD Sales Training

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

I received an email last week from Trevor Borrows who is a newly appointed National Sales Manager in charge of a team of Account Managers. Here’s what Trevor asked: “Hi Sean, being a new National Sales Manager I need to understand how to develop account strategies.

Management 48

Management Suppliers Profitability Account Management 48

SBI

OCTOBER 22, 2019

MARK: You’re handicapped as an organization if you don’t have a way to see what’s going on in your key accounts today and identify the pathways for optimal revenue growth tomorrow. Where key account management solutions are different than other sales tech is that they lift the cover on what’s happening in key accounts.

Account Planning 23

Account Planning Key Account Management Account Management Sales 23

SmartKarrot

MAY 17, 2022

Apply here: [link] Role: Director, Customer Success Location: London, England, United Kingdom Organization: Appian Corporation As a Director of Customer Success, you will devise and execute account strategy including nurturing projects from inception to launch while collaborating with stakeholders and establishing realistic development guidelines.

Customer Success 19

Customer Success Key Account Management Stakeholders Negotiation 19

SmartKarrot

APRIL 13, 2023

Top 20 Account Management Influencers 2023 [Listed Alphabetically] 1. Abhijit Gangoli Abhijit Gangoli is a co-founder and CEO at DemandFarm , a key account management (KAM) software that helps companies to make KAM data-driven , predictable and scalable.

Account Management 11

Account Management Key Account Management Management Client Relationships 11

SmartKarrot

MAY 27, 2020

Richardson’s Prosperous Account Strategy Training Program . Account management often has to be customer-centric and Richardson’s Prosperous Account Strategy Program hits the nail on its head. Key Account Management Training by RAIN Group . Here’s RAIN Group solving that for you.

Account Management 10

Account Management Management Key Account Management Account Growth 10