Papers and articles
KAM in the pharmaceutical industry
KAM is misunderstood and misapplied in big Pharma. An interview with Paul Wilson of Viatris
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Papers and articles
Highly successful Key Account Managers
How are they recognised, what do they do? Identifying highly successful key account managers requires measurement of success resulting from their work rather than the luck of the market, i.e. not revenue, which is often a false indicator. Richard Ilsley explores the traits of highly successful account managers, such as willingness not only to embrace change, actively looking…
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Papers and articles
Comment positionner ses KAM au sein de son organisation?
Au sein d’une entreprise, la place des commerciaux responsables des comptes stratégiques, ou KAM, est toujours particulière. Ils ne sont pas présents dans toutes les entreprises, mais, quand c’est le cas, ils ont souvent plus d’autonomie que les autres et évoluent sur des projets de plus long terme. Il faut donc savoir définir leurs attributions…
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AKAM Workshops & Conferences
Can you still increase business with your key accounts? – 4th Annual AKAM Conference
When you already have a substantial share of the customer’s ‘wallet’, it’s easy to believe you’ve got everything possible. But Christian Maryska’s research casts serious doubt on that view. His deep dive into several key accounts identified very significant, untapped areas of business. Granted, every key customer has ‘locked’ areas, but he found growth potential…
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Webinar
What is the value of trust in key account relationships?
Does Value = profit = money? Or do human and social values matter too? What values are you seeking? What values is your counterpart or partner chasing? Are your values compatible, can you find some values that unite you? Has the recent crisis taught us that there is more to a successful business than the most direct…
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Webinar
What’s key in searching for the perfect Key Account Manager?
This webinar was presented by Gintarė Bėtaitė, Partner Amrop Lithuania. It’s more important than ever for us to know what businesses want in a key account manager. Gintare’s session at our meeting in Vilnius ‘Key account managers ahead of the game – who are they?’ was very well-received and to the point, so we asked her for…
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Webinar
Key account journey mapping
This workshop will tackle what has been one of the most difficult tasks within the strategic account management profession, engaging a complex and always changing Key Account. A key learning point during this workshop will include how to navigate and engage your complex customer and effectively engage your cross-functional team to address all critical relationship touchpoints. This…
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Diagnostics and tools
Organisational fitness for KAM: litmus test
Is the company itself fit for KAM? Key account managers cannot deliver KAM on their own – the organisation has an important role to play in KAM, so it must also have the competencies/capabilities needed to fulfil that role. A high-level litmus test of appropriate capabilities is a good starting point for discussion of the extent to…
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Papers and articles
Steering the customer experience
Customer Experience Management (CEM) is a pragmatic way to help your organization become more customer centric through understanding and acting upon the customer’s needs. Michael Widing uses his 20 years’ experience to explain the 3-step process to debrief customer insights from the frontline and bring them straight back to all the support functions and top management. It’s very…
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Papers and articles
Is trust in KAM obsolete?
This article is part of Scott Waugh’s MA research (full text also available on this page), exploring the Challenger Selling approach, which asserts that customers can endorse wholesale business change without the need for a pre-established relationship, or trust. It might be possible, but generally customers were looking for credibility, commitment and consistency and a host of other attributes…
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