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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. Beyond creating a COE and rethinking executive sponsorship, it is time to bring back Marketing in a co-orchestrator role as account-based marketing (ABM) to help accelerate the strategic account management journey.

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Understanding Account-Based Marketing: A Podcast Interview with Bev Burgess, Founder and Managing Principal, Inflexion Group

Farland Group

A: “It is the idea behind the business; I have two co-founders, Louise Jefferson and Tim Shercliff. A: “We interviewed the head of global procurement for a telecoms company, and he said, ‘Of our strategic suppliers, the way we select our suppliers is focused on a supplier’s attitude to ESG, CSR, those kinds of issues.

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The Importance of Aligning Marketing and Sales

Strategic Communications

“Today there’s no reason for prospects to speak with sales teams early when all the information they want, need, and crave is just one search away,” says Joshua Feinberg, CEO and co-founder of SP Home Run. Both teams must agree on how to allocate the company’s resources—or procure what’s needed—to achieve the goals of the shared strategy.

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Transformation through Agile Leadership

Cosawi

Procurement leaders, chief financial officers and other senior leaders can be great sponsors if the fit is right. Beyond creating a COE and rethinking executive sponsorship, it is time to bring back Marketing in a co-orchestrator role as account-based marketing (ABM) to help accelerate the strategic account management journey.

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What agencies need to know about generative AI, with Roy Murphy

Account Management Skills

Very popular 10 years ago, it didn’t really work, co-creation is fine to a point. And it tapered out a little bit, a lot of bang into co-creation. But it gets back to that co-piloting, that this isn’t taking your, well, it’s probably going to take some jobs in fairness. But with new tools?

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How to systemise account management in your agency, with Alex Raymond

Account Management Skills

The other thing that people do, who are really good, the black belts at QBR is what they do, Jenny, is they’ll actually co-opt someone from the customer side, to co present and co own the meeting. You know, maybe they came down on them originally from a procurement perspective and kind of squeezed them dry.

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6 Myths Busted about Working Remotely!

SmartKarrot

They argue that remote employees cannot physically present and discuss their ideas with their co-workers. Building relationships with co-workers when working remotely can sometimes present some challenges. They are also said to be less innovative as they are unable to work with like-minded individuals.