Strategic Account Management Association

APRIL 5, 2021

By Jacques Sciammas, President, Selling to Executives. In the age of convenience, where same-day deliveries have become the gold standard and news articles are now conveniently timed down to the second, our need for accurate and concise information has never been more pressing. So why on earth do we still bother with documents numbering hundreds of pages, sans picture and color?

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The Center for Sales Strategy

APRIL 5, 2021

You mean well. You want to do it better this year. But, somehow every year, it gets away from you. We all have good intentions each year to do a better job planning, selling, and tracking all of the major sales opportunities for our organization. This is why you really need to start planning using a sales calendar.

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Xant

APRIL 23, 2021

Sales organizations are struggling to align their objectives and quotas with their strategy. While organizations continue to grow, sales attainment is slipping. According to Forrester’s research , “From 2011 to 2019, the average revenue for the companies in the S&P 500 has grown over 24%, but average sales quota attainment has dropped from 63% to 43% by some estimates.

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ProlifIQ

APRIL 8, 2021

The most lucrative opportunities tend to come from major accounts – companies that have the highest amount of potential value. Yet, these deals tend to take longer than average. If you want to maximize sales revenue, you need to put a method to the madness. Create a systematic plan to go after major accounts without dragging out sales cycles and inaccurately forecasting your quarterly pipeline. .

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Sandler Training

APRIL 22, 2021

The answers you give to these questions can help you ensure that you maintain momentum as you emerge from these challenging times. The post Three Big Questions for Company Leaders in Difficult Times appeared first on Sandler Training.

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Account Management Skills

APRIL 13, 2021

? ? ? ? ? ? ?. This episode is for you, if you’re interested in improving your listening. You’re going to learn why listening is a strategy and not skill; the only way we can tell if someone’s listening to us, which I found really fascinating; some great tips for training yourself to listen better; and also why there are four listening habits, and how you can assess which listening dominance you have, and how that can help you connect better with others.

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KAMCast

APRIL 29, 2021

IN THIS EPISODE Are you 'ready' for getting back to normal? And…what is normal? For many of us, the effects of the pandemic have been going on for so long that we can’t quite remember what normal is anymore. So, as we start to 'unlock' society, here in the UK, and begin thinking about how we will reengage with our key accounts, many of whom we won’t have seen for over a year, how ready do you feel to hit the ground running'?

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Strategic Account Management Association

APRIL 22, 2021

By Neil Tumber , Relationship Manager , Advanced Services Grou. Just like data, automation, Industry 4.0 and the Internet of Things (IoT) , servitization has become something of a buzzword – and for good reason. Servitization and advanced services offer the potential for organizations to significantly transform their business models to deliver even greater value to customers while also increasing their own profitability.

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Account Manager Tips

APRIL 26, 2021

Share. 0. Tweet. 0. Share. 0. Pin. 0. How much money does a key account manager make? Enough for champagne and caviar? Or beer and peanuts? Find out the average salaries for key account managers in Australia, India, the United Kingdom and the United States and what the job is REALLY like before you decide if it's for you. Career trajectory Key account management is a challenging and rewarding career with lots of autonomy and career paths.

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Holden Advisors

APRIL 22, 2021

We live in a time of abundant choice, and our customers expect options. Providing customers with a large variety of products and features is a compelling way to sell more. But, as companies grow and diversify, it can be difficult to capture the monetary value generated by the long tail of these products using traditional product management tools and data.

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2023's struggles fueled a shift: companies are ditching wasteful strategies in favor of data and AI-powered growth. Enter 2024, the year GTC takes center stage. Discover 5 ways a customer-centric approach unlocks new revenue and delivers lasting success.

Upland

APRIL 6, 2021

We are all different. We all have different tastes, wants, and needs. The mass customization we see taking place all around us is a testament to that. Each one of us can decide how we order our coffee at Starbucks, what apps we use on our iPhones, how we set our music preferences, what privacy settings we apply on Facebook (no oxymoron intended), who we choose to follow on Twitter, or even what color we want in our pack of M&Ms.

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Engage Selling

APRIL 9, 2021

I’ve been working on numerous consulting projects recently, and I’m incredibly frustrated with clients who lost business for no other reason than they didn’t see it coming. They simply didn’t have enough contacts inside their accounts to see an accurate … Read More » The post There is No Excuse for Being Blindsided | Sales Strategies first appeared on The Sales Leader.

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Software Sales Guru

APRIL 26, 2021

Using Checklists It may sound obvious but if you want a checklist for sales conversations to help guide you, you must USE the checklist. To do that properly, the checklist must actually be in front of you. The Fear of Stilted Conversations Many salespeople go through sales training programs and walk away with a list of questions they should ask on sales calls, which are.

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The Center for Sales Strategy

APRIL 23, 2021

- MOTIVATION -. "Leadership is doing what is right when no one is watching.”. -George Van Valkenburg. - AROUND THE WEB -. > How to Reinvent the Office Watercooler in a Hybrid Workplace – Medium. It turns out that there’s more to miss abou t going into the office than some of us may have thought. Research indicates that when we transition to hybrid work, what we miss most is the relationship-building that happens spontaneously in our workplaces — “watercooler moments.”.

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Account Manager Tips

APRIL 2, 2021

The best sales podcasts key account managers should listen to Are you a key account manager? Do you sell? Do you listen to podcasts? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then read on for my list of three of the best sales podcasts around, including one that might surprise you. Tweet. 0. Share. 0. Pin. 0. Share. 0. Why selling is hard for key account managers Key Account Managers are busy making sure clients get the best from what they've already bought.

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Customer Think

APRIL 25, 2021

To meet the needs of the empowered 21st Century consumer, most companies, especially larger enterprises, need to embark on a customer experience transformation. Imagine a car manufacturer that does not allow any vehicle customization, or a retail bank.

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Upland

APRIL 6, 2021

In the first blog in the series we outlined what a Relationship Map was and how to gain buy in. Here we get inside the mind of the customer as a key element of the relationship strategy development. . How Do They Think? Once you have determined ‘Who matters?’’ by assessing their Level of Influence, you next want to get a sense of the individual. Once you have a better understanding of a company’s culture – as demonstrated by the aggregate behavior and perspectives of the individuals you engage w

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Help Scout

APRIL 29, 2021

Your customer service culture is not what your fancy “Customer Guarantee” promises, and it’s not whatever you say it is in your new employee handbook. For proof, compare this 2014 customer promise from Comcast — “We are committed to providing Comcast customers with a consistently superior customer experience” — to this recording from the same year. Your culture is the set of beliefs held by your employees about your company: who and what it is for, what it values, and how they act in response to

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Hubspot Sales

APRIL 7, 2021

Lasagna. It’s a family favorite that’s full of flavors. With each layer of pasta, sauce, and cheese you uncover more deliciousness than the layer before. But what’s all that got to do with selling to people? I’m glad you asked. See, your prospects are a lot like lasagna. They too have layers that you as the salesperson must understand to best solve their problems.

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The Center for Sales Strategy

APRIL 19, 2021

As a sales manager, image how much better your life would be if you had access to the following: Better forecast accuracy. Improved sales performance. These elements are important, and delivering one or the other is not an option these days. Both are easy to achieve when you have a healthy sales pipeline.

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SBI Growth

APRIL 9, 2021

For many industries and companies, the pandemic has changed sales and marketing forever. In some ways, the changes manifest accelerating trends that were already in motion, and in other ways, the changes are new, permanent disruptions. Of course, every disruption.

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Customer Think

APRIL 29, 2021

When a company tells a customer they’ll deliver product X by a certain date and fail to do so, it can cause their reputation, or brand, to suffer. Businesses rely on logistical management, or logistics, to avoid these problems and meet their customer’s expectations. Logistics is an essential part of any business strategy. It’s about […].

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Speaker: Susan Spencer, Principal of Spencer Communications

Intent signal data can go a long way toward shortening sales cycles and closing more deals. The challenge is deciding which is the best type of intent data to help your company meet its sales and marketing goals. In this webinar, Susan Spencer, fractional CMO and principal of Spencer Communications, will unpack the differences between contact-level and company-level intent signals.

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Software Sales Guru

APRIL 12, 2021

Create a Safe Negotiating Space In a career as a salesperson, chances are you will come across a professional negotiator. Someone who has been trained to get the best deal possible. There are plenty of strategies to prepare you to work with these savvy people. But most deals are going to be with average buyers. People who hate conflict as much as you do.

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Help Scout

APRIL 27, 2021

Your relationships with your customers have more in common with relationships in your personal life than you might think. Like the happiness that you derive from being around your friends and loved ones, customer happiness is a product of a lot of time, effort, and learning. It’s not just about a single action but the accumulation of activities over time.

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Hubspot Sales

APRIL 19, 2021

Just about everyone is familiar with Goldilocks and the Three Bears. If you aren't, it's the story of a little blonde girl who commits breaking and entering — a felony — so she can explore a family of talking bears' home, eat their food, break their furniture, and nap where their child sleeps. There are three bears, each of whom has its own bowl of porridge, chair, and bed.

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The Center for Sales Strategy

APRIL 13, 2021

When you start a new sales job, there’s always a transition that includes many different learning curves. You learn how to embrace a new culture, learn to meet the expectations of new leadership, take on new functions within a sales job, and then there's the social pressure. One of the best ways to ease the pain of transition is to offer new sales hires training —training in areas that help introduce skills needed or training for existing salespeople to enhance skills they may have already devel

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Speaker: Olivia Montgomery, Associate Principal Supply Chain Analyst

Curious to know how your peers are navigating ongoing disruption? The supply chain management techniques that dominated the last 30 years are no longer supporting consumer behavior or logistics and manufacturing capabilities. So what’s working now? What should your plans for 2023 include? By researching the supply chain challenges and solutions that businesses – especially small and midsize businesses – are currently experiencing, we’ve learned what’s working and what’s not.

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Nimble Business Success

APRIL 23, 2021

Today is the day to find the time to read your favorite book or to start the book you’ve wanted to read. It’s important to recognize how books have influenced our entire lives. They’ve inspired us and shaped who we are today, which is why World Book Day is more than a well-deserved holiday. It’s […]. The post 14 New Business Books to Add to Your Reading List appeared first on Nimble Blog.

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Customer Think

APRIL 22, 2021

Hybrid workplaces are here to stay even when the pandemic is gone. In this article, we take a look into how organizations can make the most out of this shift. Needless to say, COVID-19 has changed practically every aspect of our life. From the way we socialize to the way we work, nothing remains as […].

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Sandler Training

APRIL 29, 2021

Mike Montague interviews Michael Coles on How to Succeed at Getting Tough. The post How to Succeed at Getting Tough [PODCAST] appeared first on Sandler Training.

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Help Scout

APRIL 27, 2021

For customer service teams, the support queue shapes their work lives, shifting from a trickle of questions to a raging torrent of customer confusion throughout the various seasons of a business. Understanding and managing the power of the queue is critical to a sustainable customer service organization. The art of the support queue. You might well ask, “Why do we need a whole article about dealing with a list of questions?

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