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AKAM Workshops & Conferences

AI workshop

AI (artificial intelligence) might not be magic, but it is a game-changer for key account management. In this practical and engaging workshop, Matt Sankary (ShipMoney) and Matt Willkinson (Strivenn) helped participants to explore how AI supports, rather than replaces, key account managers by improving efficiency, insight and personalisation at scale. From crafting the right prompt…

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Embracing the silos

Silos are usually seen as the enemy of collaboration, but what if the real challenge is how we work WITH them, not against them? In this insightful session, Dr Hajo Rapp, Head of Strategic Account Management and Sales Excellence at TÜV SÜD, argues that silos, when understood and embraced, can actually strengthen the role of…

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Key Account Management in Ecosystems at Siemens

How should you respond when the value chain no longer works the way it used to? When digital transformation, rising customer expectations and increasing market complexity turn your customer relationships into full ecosystems? In this thought-provoking session, Marco Lippuner, Head of Sales Excellence at Siemens, explains why ecosystems are becoming an intrinsic part of KAM.…

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KAM – Procurement personal relationships and the danger of boundary spanner corruption

Corruption is a hard word for some not unusual situations in KAM. But Professor Stephan Henneberg applies it to violations of the employer’s norms and interests, which many will have observed in KAM relationships. You will probably recognise many of the situations in Stephan’s hair-raising collection of quotes. Defining the limits in commercial relationships is…

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The role of emotions in KAM

Emotions are an integral part of the human experience and, as of now, humans are still involved on both sides of KAM relationships. Filoumena Zlatanou of Queen Mary university London presented her research with C level executives who see the impact of emotions in business, both positive and negative. It’s useful to acknowledge when emotions…

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What’s wrong with key account manager remuneration?

Dr Diana Woodburn highlighted the principal issue, i.e. that the role of the key account manager is broad, cross functional, complex and long term, whereas they are predominantly rewarded for sales – which is sharply focused, functionally narrow, relatively simple and short term. Hence often poorly matched to the customer’s needs and timelines. Dr Diana…

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Emotional Intelligence

Companies are now recruiting key account managers for their emotional intelligence, maybe more than for their sales track record, because EQ is arguably more important in developing and managing the customer relationships essential to KAM. While EQ is innate in some people, it can also be improved. So Charlotte Bull explains the 4 pillars of…

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Harnessing new technologies – The impact of emerging technologies on customer centricity

In this workshop, Dr Nima Heirati identified current issues in developing B2B customers from Gartner’s latest survey, foreseeing the roles that AI will play in the next five years. Are you are struggling to visualise where AI and all the other technology belong and what it can do for you and your customer? Nima’s maps…

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C-Level sponsorship and engagement in building strategic partnerships

AKAM Board member Dominykas Cibulskas used these slides to illustrate his presentation to the Marcus Evans Conference on Strategic Account Management, held in Amsterdam in November 2023. He’s clear that key accounts expect their suppliers’ CEOs to be involved in the relationship, but in lots of companies, the CEO stays away and insists KAM is…

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Achieving account-based growth

Apply Pareto’s 80/20 rule repeatedly and you’ll find the top 3.5% of accounts deliver 50% of revenue So are those customers receiving exceptional attention in your company? Bev Burgess and Tim Shercliff share key messages from their book ‘Account-based growth: Unlocking sustainable value through extraordinary customer focus’ . Plus and insights for suppliers from Ninian…

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