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This simple diagnostic focuses minds on what the key account really values versus what you and your competitors are offering. It helps to cut through undue optimism, unnecessary pessimism to objectively identify what is really important to the customer. And hence, whether your value proposition is relevant and strong, where it is good enough and…
Delegates were really interested in what Michael Widing, Hiab’s Customer Experience and Insight Manager, shared about Hiab’s approach to measuring and managing the customer experience. He challenged allegedly customer-centric companies to demonstrate what action they had actually taken to achieve genuine customer centricity. His demonstration of the process to capture net promoter scores, understand the…
This webinar was hosted by Jeremy Campbell Executive Director, Marketing and Business Development, EMCOR Group UK and Steven Dolan UK Key Account Director, EMCOR Group UK. How do you get a Facilities Management biased business to focus on customers and customer value when the main thrust of the business is on providing services? How do you get any business…
In Lugano presenters and breakout discussion groups agreed that size wasn’t necessarily a crucial factor – SMEs often have an appropriate instinctive approach to key customers, but they may miss formalising some elements that would help KAM work better if they were clearer. Big companies are under more pressure to standardise initiatives because there are so many…
KAM is misunderstood and misapplied in big Pharma. An interview with Paul Wilson of Viatris
Strong relationships with senior executives in key accounts can open new doors to opportunities IF they see – up-front – that the supplier has delivered value and will deliver even more in the future. Busy executives frequently need to take decisions and base choices on incomplete information, so you can win business by demonstrating your credibility and…
Have you ever emerged from a negotiation wondering how and why did it all go wrong? It’s not just selling negotiations that can be brutal – securing enough resources internally or the right decisions for the customer can be just as difficult. Even in close KAM relationships and great KAM programmes, negotiation plays a critical part. At…
This customer-focused research is full of insights into the complementary side of KAM – Supplier Relationship Management (SRM). How prevalent is SRM? What is it, how does it work? Do you know your customers’ approach to SRM? This report on SRM in 360 companies across all major sectors is packed with vital statistics e.g. over 90% of…
Rebecca Barnes was a Purchasing Manager at Phoenix Healthcare Distribution, one of the largest pharmaceutical and medical supplies distributors in Europe. This conversation offers key insights into the world of Procurement: • The best key supplier relationships – what makes them so strong? • The supplier relationships that are less successful and why • How…
The value key account managers bring to their employer may be obvious, but is the value they bring to their customer equally clear? The relationship will die if there isn’t enough value for the account, and yet this key element is often overlooked. Dominykas Cibulskas and Richard Illsley talk about what value in KAM means…
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