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Papers and articles

What makes a good key account manager?

In this article from Bulletin No. 3, Mike Green shares his personal experience gained as a key account manager and director in AMEX and RM Results. He identifies the competencies required in terms of communication/influencing skills; relationship management skills; and functional skills. Although the requirements may vary depending on the organisation’s KAM strategy, whether they…

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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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Video Views

The obligation of leadership for Key Account Managers

Leadership is not optional for key account managers, explains Dr Diana Woodburn (AKAM Chairman), their customers want it, their KA team needs it, and their mission absolutely requires them to act as leaders internally, to gain the resources and decisions KAM implementation requires. But curiously, companies rarely send them on leadership development courses, despite the fact that they have one…

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Competencies

Defining a KAM training path

This article argues that training paths for key account managers should depend on the development stage of the organisation’s KAM initiative: simple and focused in companies starting a KAM initiative, but further enriched for companies with an established KAM programme. Either way, an ideal start point is an individual KAM Competencies Reference Framework and an…

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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’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

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

Member Webinar Clinic

In this first of AKAM’s webinar ‘clinics’, Vice Chairmen Richard Ilsley of SMCG and Mike Green of Capita share their experience to answer questions sent in by members. Topics included more personal queries from individual Key Account Managers and big, thought-provoking questions from KAM programme directors. They covered: What are the best measures of success…

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Webinar

How to gain a Diploma in KAM

You are a skilled Key Account Manager with solid experience behind you and yet you haven’t had any objective way to demonstrate your competency to your current or potential employers. Until now! AKAM has developed the only independent Diploma in KAM The qualification can be respected globally because of AKAM’s professional independence Everyone we have…

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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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