Daniel Svvennsen
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Working with internal stakeholders
Adrian Davis – President, Whetstone Inc. | Principal Partner, The Summit Group

Why Marketing is essential to KAM
There has been a long-running war between Sales and Marketing that is not only counter-productive in KAM but also hugely wasteful of an invaluable resource. Technology is/should be increasingly deployed in KAM, and Marketing has mastered digital communications that have a reach and currency that key account managers can’t achieve alone. Furthermore, marketing analytics can…

The role of deals and business networks in innovation processes
Per Ingvar presented a case study on innovation focusing on networks that facilitate the process. The case traces the invention and eventual commercialisation of Transchateter Aortic Valve Implants over a period from 1989-2014. The role of KAM increases in potential towards the end of the commercialisation process, reflecting the dynamics of supplier-user interaction and the…

Successful service infusion
Dr Nima Hierati of Queen Mary University, London distinguished between product-focused services (like maintenance, guarantees etc) and customer-focused services (e.g. financing, cooperative marketing). Manufacturers seem generally focused on the former and often neglect the opportunities offered by the latter.

A case study in influencing
Is this a case study in influencing and gaining great business or an example of taking advantage of a customer with a problem? When a key customer had an aborted product launch and needed emergency chilled storage for perishable products, Girteka was able to help – but at over twice the going rate! The customer…