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10 Trends – Annual International Marketing Benchmark by PM Forum and Meridian West

Red Star Kim

I’m also surprised that there wasn’t greater emphasis on collaboration and co-creation with clients, on improving data which is vitally important in the digital environment and in terms of client and referrer relationship management. Improving project management on client engagements. 29% Consulted. 34% Collaborative. 14% Leading.

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Why Start a (True) Key Account Management Initiative?

KAM With Passion

KAM processes also cover the specific collaboration and communication rituals with the strategic accounts and the programme’s governance. Increasingly, KAM approaches include co-creation in the field of R&D or of go-to-market models. This approach maintains a competitive advantage and contributes to protecting margin.

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10 Things All Technology Partnerships Do So Well

Hubspot Sales

Unless you have in-house resources that have expertise in implementing technology systems (and by expertise, I mean more than one project), it is a risk to your overall client relationship to lead the creation or implementation of a solution and can also hurt your chances of retaining the client or earning their referral.

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5 Examples of Disruptive Startups to Inspire Entrepreneurs in 2025

Hubspot Sales

This means that you must pair innovation with flawless execution to enable scale and sustained impact, ensuring new ideas can reach mass adoption and fundamentally reshape industries, Avi Pardo, Co-founder and Chief Business Officer at LeapXpert , shares. According to its co-founder, the company was born out of this frustration.

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3 Key Commercial Capabilities to serve customers and grow revenue

KAM With Passion

Complex sales is about generating and winning opportunities and acquiring new customers in a B2B (private) or B2G (public/government) environment where different stakeholders are involved on the buyer’s side and the solution is partially or totally co-constructed with the customer.

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How to Start a Business: A Complete Guide for Startup Entrepreneurs

Hubspot Sales

From registering with the government to getting the word out about your business to making key financial decisions, here’s an overview of what you'll need to do to start a successful business. When you register your business with the government, be sure you’re covering registration on all the levels required for your business’ location.

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Top 10 Innovation Links of the Week: 11.20.15

Planview

Check out their results and insights on the right model, governance, and process required to manage innovation risk. Who it’s from: Rhett Power, Co-founder, Wild Creations. Who it’s from: Accenture. The skinny: Accenture examined 60 out of the Fortune 100’s most innovative companies. Read more >> 5.