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FROM EXECUTIVE SPONSORSHIP TO EXECUTIVE ENGAGEMENT

Strategic Account Management Association

It is about having the ability to see a future that others do not see; creating and communicating a clear vision, mission and, most importantly, purpose; and having an optimistic, yet pragmatic, outlook that is solution oriented. Empathy can be used to listen as well as communicate. Agile leadership. Caring must be embedded in both.

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We’re All in Sales – Or Maybe Not

Mike Kunkle

It’s value creation (solution matching, co-creation, or solution design to achieve outcomes). It’s “other-centric” servant leadership (leading, serving, acting in your buyers’ and customers’ best interests, creating, communicating, and confirming value, and change management). About Mike.

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Book review – Managing Brands

Red Star Kim

Most M&BD professionals will have some involvement in brand work – whether through campaigns for brand awareness and activation or brand management (ensuring that all activities and communications are in line with agreed brand guidelines). There are references to multi-branding and co-branding/partnership marketing also.

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How to define a strong KAM Training Path

KAM With Passion

This article focuses on individual competencies, especially those of the Key Account Managers. Other articles on this blog explore the collective KAM capabilities an organisation must develop to be successful with KAM. Advanced – Module 5: Driving co-creation with a truly strategic account. Negotiation (base level).

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Why Start a (True) Key Account Management Initiative?

KAM With Passion

This articles is intended for business owners, board members and senior executives with the aim to motivate them to take a closer look at the KAM topic before deciding if they should start a true KAM initiative and on which perimeter. Increasingly, KAM approaches include co-creation in the field of R&D or of go-to-market models.

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The Sliding Scale of Sales Transformation

Mike Kunkle

That depends on a variety of factors, which I will share in this article. As applicable, understanding of vendor and channel partners and how to most effectively build relationships and engage with them to uncover, manage, and win opportunities through the effective co-creation of solutions for customers. Value Creation.

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29 Tools & Resources for Today's Entrepreneur

Hubspot Sales

communications platform). Squarespace is a website creation and management tool to get your business online and ready for customers. Publish articles, share polls, host events, send messages, and set up groups on your branded platform. Slack is a communications platform that's taken the business world by storm.