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Back to the Future: F2F selling is returning, but virtual selling is here to stay

Strategic Account Management Association

A sales executive we interviewed noted the loss of frequent and informal interactions with customers and the serendipitous learning this produces: “You don’t want to be a pest. Now I’m left trying to access the same information through more formal channels, and this often feels forced and awkward.

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FROM EXECUTIVE SPONSORSHIP TO EXECUTIVE ENGAGEMENT

Strategic Account Management Association

Strategic account management is a team sport, and the sponsor needs to help to facilitate this team mindset. We are fully aware that we often do not have all this information before matching. The point is that we need to leverage available information and go beyond conventional approaches based on roles and titles.

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Coaching and Consulting – People and Problem-Solving skills

Red Star Kim

People and Problem-Solving Skills Facilitating, coaching, mentoring and consulting all require great people skills. Counselling, coaching, mentoring, facilitating, training and consulting are at different stages of the helping continuum. Coaches and consultants use facilitation skills. But coaches resist the temptation to tell.

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5 Ways to use ChatGPT with Altify for High Value Insights

Upland

In this article, we will delve into the realm of how Altify and Chat GPT can empower sellers and customer success teams by streamlining research on personas and industries, optimizing discovery and qualification, mastering sales methodologies, harnessing competitive intelligence, and facilitating effective summarization of calls and actions.

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How to Create Powerful Executive Level Presentations [+ Template]

Account Manager Tips

Transformation not information FACT: At some point in your career, you'll need to present to senior executives. The reasons are many: relationship building; confirmation of strategy or tactics; seeking clarity to help deal with uncertainty; advice on decisions; get a decision changed; inform; educate; get action. The report.

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HubSpot Reps on How to Work With Marketing to Make Better Sales Content

Hubspot Sales

Isaac Caroll, a Channel Account Manager at HubSpot, says the information behind the content he helps produce takes "[a] lot of research, reading industry whitepapers, and talking to thought leaders in the space the content is relevant to.". The expertise that informs that insight comes from the kind of research Caroll mentions.

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Stakeholders and Key Players: How Do They Think?

Upland

Once you have a better understanding of a company’s culture – as demonstrated by the aggregate behavior and perspectives of the individuals you engage with – your approach will be much more informed. Before you can change someone’s mind, you have to look inside it. It also categorizes the word ‘change’ as a verb.