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Some companies are disappointed with the outcomes of their KAM programmes. And yet what should be a major strategic initiative has been downgraded to ‘just another management technique’ – a ‘nice-to-have’ rather than a ‘must-be’. Why is it that? This webinar will identify and address common issues: KAM objectives are sometimes unclear, unrealistic, or non-existent……
Are close business relationships always synonymous with superior performance? Does the dark side of a business relationship spread in relationship portfolios? Based on interviews with key account managers, this research uncovers that the emergence of a ‘dark side’ in a business relationship can overshadow its benefits. This research also shows that the dark side can…
Do you want to move your customer relationship from “Supplier” to “Strategic Partner”? Do you really know what your accounts and customers “value” and how you can “add value” to them and grow your business at the same time? Do you struggle to differentiate your offer from the competition? Do you find your customers switching…
-What type of company do we want to be? -Is there a business case for sustainability? -Are we really focusing on the Key Accounts for the future, or are our Key Accounts yesterday’s news? Recent times have made obvious the issue of sustainability as an enormously important aspect for companies and management. This has also…
Does your customer fully trust you? You are of course trustworthy, yet this does not mean you are trusted. Trust is essential bedrock for progressing customer relationships yet at times it is managed too passively. Its assumed to be at an acceptable level when this really is not good enough. With a richer and deeper…
KAM often results in (counterproductive) stress – but where does it really come from? Research shows that no single factor induces stress, it’s about different combinations of stressors So how do you achieve ‘non-stress’ i.e. mellowness? And should you try? It’s not just the flip-side of stress.
This workshop was the second of the occasions when AKAM members – and non-members – met and talked together. Practitioner speakers stimulated lively discussion on value creation and the issues that prevent its realisation in some cultures. Our academic presenters uncovered counter-intuitive dynamics in KA teams that affect their performance, and also looked at what…
Many suppliers have continued to select their key customers on the basis of historical sales results, in spite of a considerable amount of research that says this is not the way to do it. Suppliers seek to invest in those customers who will give the best return on investment in the future, and deciding who they are should…
Sustainability is the buzzword everywhere but it seems to mean very different things to different people in different places. Often it is not even a single issue (see the list in this article), so the combination of aspects that makes up each corporate’s definition of sustainability is really variable – and volatile, as external events…
Dominykas Cibulskas in Lithuania looks at current events and what they mean for business and KAM. He is clear that ignoring reality or staying neutral is not an option: indeed, some companies have already fallen in the conflict of human v business values. Whatever is done -or not done – it is observed by customers and…
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