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Want to Accelerate Your SAM Journey? Create a Center of Excellence

Strategic Account Management Association

Disruption Leads to Innovation. Disruption, although most times unwelcome, gives way to innovation. Could the mother of creativity and innovation, in fact, be disruption? Companies are seeking interactions with customers that bring them new insight, knowledge, ideas and innovations. 4: Creating Customer-centric Curricula.

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The Future of SAM – Revisited

Strategic Account Management Association

She also works on sales effectiveness and has recently done some innovative work around omni-channel excellence. He’s a global thought leader around business-model innovation, market design and disruption. Prioritize learning development capabilities within your organization. Become market makers.

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Why Prioritizing Business Agility Creates Better Outcomes

Planview

This is crucial for maintaining your competitive edge and staying current with industry trends Increased Innovation: By being open to change and willing to pivot, your enterprise can explore new markets and driving innovation Stronger Alignment and Communication: Effective pivots require clear communication and alignment across the organization.

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ALIGNING A MULTIFUNCTIONAL TEAM TO SOLVE A HEALTHCARE CUSTOMER’S LONG- STANDING PAIN POINT

Strategic Account Management Association

Pfizer is the winner of the 2021 SAMA Excellence Award for “Innovative Value Co-Creation.” While this customer’s staff demonstrated both passion and expertise, to make this process a reality, they needed a project focused on innovative thinking, data-driven insights, stakeholder connectivity and patient/provider resources.

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KAM Leader Series: Shaping Innovative Solutions

Cosawi

Unlocking the SAM Journey Through Center of Excellence, Executive Engagement, & ABM Mastery By Dominique Côté Owner and Founder, Cosawi Disruption continues to drive innovation across industries, reshaping how businesses engage with customers. In 2024, we’re witnessing rapid changes as companies adapt to.

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Turning lemons into lemonade: Five ways to reset on customer management fundamentals in a post-pandemic world

Strategic Account Management Association

The key is to know which customers are willing, or seeking, to elevate the relationship so that you know which customer relationships to invest in — those that will not only produce better results today but will help you innovate your business sustainability into the future. But that’s a topic for a different day. 4: Focus on value.

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5 Examples of Sales Innovation that Reps Should Keep on Their Radar

Hubspot Sales

What does the term "innovation" mean to you? It’s hard to define what qualifies innovation, especially in sales. Innovation doesn’t always have to move mountains — sometimes it just means changing how you and your business operate. Sales Innovation. The term "sales innovation" has a broad array of potential applications.