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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

By Dave Duke, Co-Founder and CCO, MetaCX, and Joel Schaafsma, Research General Manager, SAMA. The pandemic has presented an opportunity to reflect on what matters most in our personal and professional lives. The pandemic has presented an opportunity to reflect on what matters most in our personal and professional lives.

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The Best Way to Prepare for an Executive Presentation [+ Checklist]

Account Manager Tips

In a survey of senior executive buyers, Forrester Research asked if sales people are frequently prepared for their meetings. In fact between 70 to 80 percent feel vendors are not prepared for their meetings with senior level executives. Imagine you're at the front of a boardroom about to make a presentation. Harvey Diamond.

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How to Create Powerful Executive Level Presentations [+ Template]

Account Manager Tips

How many times have you been in a presentation and drifted into a daydream? Don't let that happen to your presentations. Executive level presentation framework in 22 minutes Introduction (2 minutes). Again choose a single data set that reflects the objectives of your presentation. We've all been there. The report.

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21 Brilliant Calendar & Schedule Management Tips

Account Manager Tips

When it comes to managing my time, sometimes it feels like I'm losing the battle, the war and maybe even the will to live. So I decided to share my favourite calendar management tips. Schedule meetings ASAP 4. Use meeting scheduling tools 5. Schedule follow up meetings during the meeting 6. Set reminders 7.

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THE 10-K FILING: THE MOST IMPORTANT DOCUMENT THAT SAMS NEVER READ

Strategic Account Management Association

the committee responsible for overseeing purchasing decisions), I met thousands of salespeople and strategic account managers through the years, and I would say that no more than 3 percent or so had bothered going through my company’s 10-K. 1 In fact, many of them admit their meetings were a total waste of time. 2 What the !@*?

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The Future of SAM – Revisited

Strategic Account Management Association

This blog post is based on a keynote presentation from the 2021 SAMA Annual Conference. From all this, we stress tested long-held views about strategic account management. We have to understand how SAM relates to the other ways that we engage with customers like marketing, sales, supply chain management.”. The future is now.

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Are You Ready for a Usage-Based Pricing Model?

Holden Advisors

If you’re considering how your company would fare with usage-based pricing, there’s no time like the present, but here are a few things to think about before you jump in. One of the biggest pitfalls when moving to a usage-based pricing model is managing the consumption forecast. Can the business infrastructure support the model?

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