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The Mutual Value Engine: Fueling Sustainable Organic Growth.

Luminas Strategy

Where your sales team acts as a trusted partner and advisor, empowering customers to make informed decisions that drive their success. The businesses that thrive and experience sustainable organic growth will be those that have mastered the art of co-prosperity. The post The Mutual Value Engine: Fueling Sustainable Organic Growth.

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FROM EXECUTIVE SPONSORSHIP TO EXECUTIVE ENGAGEMENT

Strategic Account Management Association

In our organization’s work, we see much confusion and lack of clarity on executive sponsorship, even when it is in place. The SAM should be able to count on the help of the executive sponsor in amplifying the voice of the customer throughout the organization, particularly at the executive level.

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Break & Glue: The art of capturing complex mega-strategic accounts in CRM to get the most from account planning tools 

Strategic Account Management Association

I realize that some people reading this may wonder why they even need an account planning tool when all the information they need about their customer resides in their CRM platform. Standard Option #1: Map the entire organization into one account as shown in Figure 2. Options for capturing your complex mega-strategic account in CRM.

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People & Problems: The core of strategic account planning

Strategic Account Management Association

But as a provider of a robust set of sales management and methodology capabilities , our teams work with some of the biggest sales organizations in the world. How are we making this information visible within our own organization so that we can function as a cohesive revenue team? Our intent is never so transactional.

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How ZoomInfo Helps Overcome the Top Pain Points of Inside Sales

With more access to user reviews, analyst opinion, and industry research, decision-makers are more informed than ever while navigating what is now known as the “buyer’s journey.”. How can sales organizations meet the buyer along the journey at the perfect time? Download this eBook to find out!

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

Strategic Account Management Association

These challenges mirror those of working remotely inside organizations, including how to onboard new employees, how to maintain cultural cohesion without face-to-face contact and how to enable innovation without regular, unstructured interactions. Doing that virtually is difficult, to say the least.”.

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Building and optimizing your diverse, multifunctional “Dream Team”

Strategic Account Management Association

We are all in a race to attract, develop and retain top talent for our organizations. This involves understanding how the adult learner gets new information and shifting to meet them where they are. Different generations look for different types of information and assimilate information differently.

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Why B2B Contact and Account Data Management Is Critical to Your ROI

Businesses are realizing that it isn’t just about the volume of data they have available; it’s about the accuracy of information. Given data’s direct impact on marketing campaigns, reporting, and sales follow-up, maintaining an accurate and consistent database is a top priority for B2B organizations.

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Best Practices for a Marketing Database Cleanse

As frustrating as contact and account data management is, this is still your database – a massive asset to your organization, even if it is rife with holes and inaccurate information. Multiple industry studies confirm that regardless of industry, revenue, or company size, poor data quality is an epidemic for marketing teams.

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The Ultimate Sales Coaching Guide

Sales coaching is a training format that allows the leaders in your organization to share their valuable experience with the rest of your sales teams. It’s an interactive approach to sales training where sellers get to practice what they’re taught and use information in real-life scenarios. Why is sales coaching important?

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How ZoomInfo Enhances Your Database Management Strategy

It involves finding a data management provider that can append contacts with correct information — in real-time. Not just that, but also ongoing data hygiene efforts to keep the incoming (and existing) information fresh. It's quite a process for marketing teams to develop a long-term data management strategy.

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Roadblocks to Delivering a Competitive Buying Experience

Buyers struggle with being overwhelmed, indecision, and trusting the information that’s presented to them. Trying to communicate the value of their solution in a way that meets buyers’ wants, needs, and expectations, all while meeting their own goals and those of their organization, can sometimes seem nearly impossible.