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How Aramex’s Young SAM Program Provides Strategic Value and Impact

Strategic Account Management Association

Executive Sponsorship: Maps key customer stakeholders to executives and experts inside Aramex. Forecasting and Business Outlook: Provides forecasts and regular formal status updates to ensure visibility of the business performance and outlook to the internal stakeholders. Change is challenging both internally and externally.

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Stakeholder Mastery 3.0 – The Six Steps You Must Take

Jermaine Edwards

In 2016 I wrote a post on the five foundation steps for stakeholder management success in key account management, that was well received and guided lots of leaders. Our contacts and stakeholders just aren’t making decisions – How do we deal with their disengagement and getting pushed back and back while they still expect more from us?

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Winning Over Buying Groups: How to Sell to Multiple B2B Decision Makers

Brooks Group

77% of B2B buyers report their last purchase was complex, involving multiple stakeholders. More stakeholders means longer sales cycles. Sellers need sophisticated communication and consultative skills to understand varying stakeholder needs. Decision-making time, compared to five to seven years ago, has increased by 60%.

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The Art Behind Becoming a Strategic PMO Leader

Planview

Throughout her career, she has developed expertise in project portfolio management , process improvement , change leadership , and stakeholder management. Then, I identify all stakeholders, flagging who is an assister, a resistor, and a neutral. But portfolio management wasn’t always her field.

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Influence Mapping: Why it’s Necessary to Your Sales Strategy

Upland

An influence map is a visual tool that helps you identify and understand the stakeholders who have a say in your project or decision. It can be used to: Identify the key stakeholders who need to be engaged in order to achieve your goals. Understand the relationships between stakeholders and how they influence each other.

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Winning With Internal Stakeholders

Whetstone

Engaging Internal Stakeholders in Strategic Accounts Introduction : No one questions the critical importance of effective stakeholder engagement in managing strategic accounts. However, the critical importance of internal stakeholders is often overlooked until it’s too late.

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What Is Complex Selling? [+Examples]

Hubspot Sales

Enterprise sales also involve multiple stakeholders, and the salesperson is typically in conversation with numerous people before deals are closed. Overall, a complex sale is marked by three key elements: higher perceived risk resulting from higher price points, a longer sales cycle (6+ months), and multiple stakeholders.