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Harnessing and growing supplier innovation

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…

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Dublin airport toolkit – 1st AKAM Annual Conference

At Dublin Airport KAM is driven not by single Key Account Managers but by a team of Key Account Managers, each of them being an expert of his/her field and coordinating a complex set of interactions with their counterparts on the airline side. Edel Redmond, Head of B2B Marketing, emphasised the importance of clarity in roles and…

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How to stay successful in long-term customer relationships: A case study from the automotive sector

Andrea Busnelli, Client Director Automotive Industry IBM, highlighted the importance of customer relationships, particularly when industries are changing fast, which so many are these days. He was even prepared to admit that IBM hadn’t always got it right, so had some valuable suggestions about how to avoid falling into that trap, such as proactively transforming…

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AKAM Technical: Creating Customer Value Through Design Thinking

This workshop addressed some of the practical issues encountered in developing key customer value, considering what is value and what is not in the all-important eyes of the customer. Richard looked at why/how value is problematic but demonstrated that investing time to get it right can pay huge dividends. The workshop learned about: The core lessons…

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Customer driven business development

Many companies struggle to understand how they can stay relevant for their customers. Relevance is not only about offering the right products and services but also about challenging existing ways of working and adapting business models and internal processes. The effect will be increased loyalty which means more, and recurring, business for you. This seminar will…

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What do Key Accounts really value?

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…

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How KAM worked for Unipart with Vodafone

Maurice Daw tells how key account management spearheaded Unipart’s strategy to build on its dominant but saturated position in the automotive sector to enter the challenging world of telecoms. Unipart started as a traditional third-party logistics provider with Vodafone and ended up with a unique ten-year contract. The relationship developed from ‘hygiene factor’ to offering…

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Strategic Alliance Management

Strategic Alliance Management is a growing area that allows key account managers to broaden their differentiated value propositions to clients. They need to look for partners with adjacent or complimentary capability to that of their own organisations’. There are different commercial models that can be applied outside of a formal Joint Venture, including introducer, prime…

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The role of deals and business networks in innovation processes

Per Ingvar presented a case study on innovation focusing on networks that facilitate the process. The case traces the invention and eventual commercialisation of Transchateter Aortic Valve Implants over a period from 1989-2014. The role of KAM increases in potential towards the end of the commercialisation process, reflecting the dynamics of supplier-user interaction and the…

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