article thumbnail

15 Reasons Why You Might be a Bad Account Manager

Account Manager Tips

Has no plan Which clients need an account plan? Account plans are help you define your key account strategy. Key account managers without an action plan will fail. Doesn't understand their value proposition A bad key account manager relies on marketing for messaging. Set reminders.

article thumbnail

KAM Technology – Growing Key Accounts In 2025

ProlifIQ

Use the engagement and activity data for planning : Use the insights gained from stakeholder mapping to inform your account management strategies. Tailor your messaging, value propositions, and even product or service offerings to better align with stakeholder needs and priorities.

article thumbnail

Key Account Management: The Ultimate Guide

Hubspot Sales

As professional services firm BTS points out , key account programs often lead to increased costs and lower margins. But if you use the right key account strategy, you'll reap greater sales volume and long-lasting strategic relationships. The Benefits of Key Account Management. Account Strategy.

article thumbnail

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

Cosawi

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. Integration challenges include aligning diverse internal processes and breaking silos between Marketing, Sales, and Account Management teams.

article thumbnail

Being more strategic – Case studies and insights (Ireland May 2023)

Red Star Kim

Marketing strategy is the most undervalued skill by businesses, marketers say (marketingweek.com) Value Disciplines: Customer Intimacy, Product Leadership and Operational Excellence When discussing value propositions and competitive positioning at the workshop, we considered the relevance of Treacy and Wiersema’s three strategic choices.

article thumbnail

How to define a strong KAM Training Path

KAM With Passion

It focuses on analysing a Key Account and its business with the vendor along various dimensions: business strategy, network of relationship, depth of customer intimacy, nature of opportunities, competitive positioning. The training module also covers how to build an Account Strategy and the associated Action Plan.

article thumbnail

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. This insight enables Thales to align their offerings with the unique needs of each account.