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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…
Bidding and bid management are an important part of KAM. Some companies try to separate them, contrary to what Jeremy Brim and AKAM believe – that business growth comes from generating sustained, focused momentum, driven by Key Account Managers. Key account managers are a superpower when bidding, bringing a great level of insight and connectivity…
This article summarises a longer paper on ‘Boundary spanner corruption: a potential dark side of multi-level trust in marketing relationships’ (also available in Member Resources here). These aren’t familiar terms to practitioners, but perhaps they should be – boundary spanner corruption is becoming an increasing threat in relationships between key account managers and their counterparts!…
With the dramatic decline in face-to-face meetings post-pandemic, Quarterly (or regular monthly/annual) Business Reviews (QBRs) now represent the biggest opportunity for suppliers to demonstrate value and innovation, share insights and expertise, and create demand for additional services. These are the most visible and widely recognised representations of your organisation within your customers. So what do…
With the dramatic decline in face-to-face meetings post pandemic, Quarterly (or regular monthly/annual) Business Reviews (QBRs) now represent the biggest opportunity for suppliers to demonstrate value and innovation, share insights and expertise, and create demand for additional services. These are the most visible and widely recognised representations of your organisation within your customers. So what…
Account managers should know how to engage effectively with Legal – but equally, lawyers should understand your business and speak your language. In this webinar highly-experienced commercial lawyer Jeremy Newton of Codified Legal maps out how to make sure you have that kind of legal adviser and then work effectively with them, including managing the…
Gülnur Durak of Daikin Europe (personal environment control via heat pumps and air conditioners) presents a great case study of how an organisation reoriented itself towards its key accounts. She explains how listening to key customers changed the way the company worked with them and intermediaries. Daikin key accounts now benefit from the integrated interface…
Vagner Pin’s (Pfizer, Brazil) years of experience come powering through in this highly practical discussion of how to conduct negotiations. Negotiation, of course, isn’t just about doing deals with customers, everyone is involved in negotiating something or other most days, often internally. Vagner shows that anticipation and preparation is everything! Including details of the physical…
Hiab has a global manufacturing presence and serves customers across the globe. The company offers a broad range of on-road loading equipment and has achieved strong positions in its target market segments. Despite this, like in many other markets, the danger of commoditisation is very real, so in 2014 GKAM was introduced to counter the threat. The original focus was…
In case anyone was in any doubt about what is required in a key account manager, Gintarė Bėtaitė’s experience as a recruiter with Amrop Executive Search enabled her to make the expectations very clear. And the answer is – hopefully no surprises to any AKAM member – that it’s not about sales history. Companies are looking for…
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