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As a key account manager, it’s vital that you engage in Customer Success content that is insightful, valuable, and relevant, giving you that competitive edge to deliver amazing service to your clients. Here are eight Customer Success blogs every key account manager should read to stay on the cutting edge of their business. We have tons of great resources for Customer Success and Account Management professionals. MORE
The best sales leaders know that sales coaching is an investment of time that ultimately creates time on the back end. Firms that coach their salespeople effectively rack up 9% higher sales than the rest. Clearly effective sales coaching yields results. MORE
The terms Key Account Management and Customer Success are often used interchangeably within organizations. Key Account Management Versus Customer Success. The goals of both Key Account Management and customer success are to retain and build relationships with customers. For a more detailed look at how they’re different, here are some insights on how Key Account Management and customer success departments approach a few major topics: Client Focus. MORE
The world of sales has been changing over the past few decades. With the growth of new software and technology, new types of sales processes have come into play. Inside sales predominantly take place on the phone and are sometimes treated as a slightly different form of telemarketing. MORE
Sales Effectiveness Often Starts by Understanding Why Your Sales Managers Still Aren’t Coaching Their Teams. It’s about sales coaching- and sales effectiveness. Sales managers have a stressful job. Sales Coaching Isn’t Necessarily What They Think It Is. MORE
The sales to customer success handoff is one of the most important intersections in the customer journey. We know as customers that this is a frustrating feeling, yet so many companies struggle to get the crucial step of the sales to customer success (or client services) handoff right. MORE
This year, outdoor clothing retailer Patagonia announced that it would give 100 percent of its Black Friday retail and online sales to grassroots environmental organizations. Sales soared in 2012. The post Want More Sales? MORE
The dreaded inactive account. Prevention: You’ve probably heard the saying “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure” - keep that in mind when it comes to inactive accounts. Ensure your sales team is creating solid partnerships. MORE
That’s because so many departments are involved in the feedback process: Support receive it, marketers ask for it , and product managers solicit it, but few departments are held accountable for making use of feedback. Assign accountability for a customer feedback loop. MORE
Account-based marketing (ABM) is one of the hottest marketing trends right now—and with good reason. Today’s customers don’t want to be treated like just another email address. They expect personalized, relevant experiences. According to a study by Walker, the customer experience is expected to overtake product and price as a company’s key brand differentiator by. MORE
What account management style does your organization use? Everyone loves Customer Success account management, and it can do wonders for your organization and your customers. The thing is, most people will turn their back on Key Account Management platforms and principles because they think it is an entirely different management style altogether…. In fact, KAM is Customer Success for the accounts that matter the most to your organization. MORE
Account health has become a key concept here at RotaCloud, which is why we implemented account health checks as part of our onboarding process. Account health checks. We can’t check the health of an account with no data in it! MORE
Choose VirtualPBX, or switch from your current provider, in our July 2019 Sale and you could save $2-5 per user for the life of your account. This sale works a little differently than our other promotions. Our July 2019 Sale drops that cost to just $20.99 MORE
In today’s world of SaaS customer success, most CSMs and/or Account Managers are held to some sort of revenue goal. While some organizations have CSMs handle the entire upsell process, others bring in sales team members to help facilitate negotiating and contracts. MORE
If you ask any key account manager, you’ll find that they either follow a traditional approach, an approach all their own, or worst of all, they don’t segment them at all. Segmenting your customers is crucial to your organization’s success because it shows you which accounts require the most attention, which ones are providing most of your bottom line-driven results, and which ones are doing fine for now. How are you segmenting your customers? MORE
Account-Based Everything is all the rage these days as sales teams and account managers are shifting their tactics to focus on accounts rather than just leads. You’ve probably heard of Account-Based Marketing (ABM), and I’m sure you’ve heard of Customer Success, but have you ever thought of combining both approaches to create the ultimate relationship management system? Another issue with ABM is that sales usually take control of the marketing process. MORE
Account health has become a key concept here at RotaCloud, which is why we implemented account health checks as part of our onboarding process. Account health checks. We can’t check the health of an account with no data in it! MORE
According to the statistics, only 13% of leads get converted into sales opportunities across all the channels and it takes about 84 days to convert a lead into a sales opportunity. So why it should be different from sales? How to manage sales opportunities? MORE
It doesn’t matter if you’ve been a key account manager for a decade or two or are new on the job; everyone can improve. Improving your key account management game and taking it to the next level means that you are up to date with the latest trends in Customer Success or Account Management, and you’re trying new strategies and approaches for your key accounts to see what works and what doesn’t. Miller Heiman Large Account Management Process. MORE
Account-based marketing (ABM) is one of the hottest marketing trends of 2017. According to SiriusDecisions, 58% of B2B companies planned to invest in ABM technology or services last year. However, many companies only use traditional tactics, like retargeted ads and email nurtures, to engage ideal prospects. But these techniques won’t help you build authentic relationships. MORE
You’ll never get a better opportunity to analyze your own behavior, learn what mistakes you’ve made, and increase sales efficiency moving forward. Review your sales readiness. The moment a sales prospect decides to go with another product isn’t the end of your relationship. MORE
Google Account Executive Derek Humphrey told the auto show crowd. The post Car Sales Through Vending Machines! The customers have spoken, and they’ve had enough of car dealerships. MORE
Those poor accountants. In fact, today’s accountants are far more than just number-crunchers — they’re leaders, strategists, technologists, advisors and business specialists. The accounting industry: (p)art of the deal. Accountants speak the language of business. Businesses in every industry bring accountants to the table for their most serious strategy sessions. Professional accountants are focused on these questions and their implications. MORE
In part 1 , I shared the insights we believe every company should be striving to capture from the sales process. In part 2 , I covered some of the most common methods companies use to acquire those insights, with our strong recommendation that every company implements a Sales Win Loss Program. MORE
To develop your sales coaching strategy, you first need to understand where your organization’s level of coaching is right now. Figuring out your sales coaching strategy has become a hot topic in business today, and for good reason. Sales Coaching Strategy Step 1: Know Your Proficiency. MORE
Harvey Mackay, Sales Expert, Author and Columnist. Quality sales cultures are the ones where the Customer comes before the close, like Mackay’s quote indicates here. Ricoh Canada has a real world example of making this kind of change to their sales driven culture and making it work. MORE
Sales influencers adore doing this. If you want to follow everyone on this list, check out the list on Twitter , where we’ve brought together all the sales influencers, so you can easily check their profiles and follow each person you want to. CEO of A Sales Guy Inc. MORE
Especially when you’re working in sales. To help you stay on the front of the race we’ve compiled a list of 97 super-effective sales tips that will help you take your sales skill to the next level. These are sales tips used by top sales gurus who know all the tricks. MORE
Companies that don’t want to miss out on the trend of branding themselves as “customer-centric” might consider repackaging an existing team, like Account Management, as Customer Success. Customer Success is much more than just a feel-good name for Account Management. MORE
Today’s empowered customers expect the interactions they have with your sales and marketing teams to be highly personalized and relevant—which can make striking up valuable conversations with prospects challenging. Learn how to make your account-based marketing more effective with advocacy. MORE
Often, the most important step in the sales process is the one that’s usually neglected. Regardless of how innovative, superior to the competition or packed with features your product is, you need to ‘close the sale’. Whether it’s about closing a sale over the phone or face-to-face, this step of the sales process is usually the one that carries the highest emotional burden, capable of making even the most seasoned salesperson nervous. How to close a sale? MORE
Alex has a professional background in creating and leveraging targeted sales enablement content to produce qualified leads and increase sales efficiency. The growing buzz around sales enablement. Building the bridge between marketing and sales. Sales MORE
Years of irrelevant sales calls from crummy salespeople soured consumers to outbound calls. However, we’ve found that successful outbound sales acquisition is well within the realm of possibility – they just need to be equipped to overcome the horror stories of the ghost of cold calls past. By breaking your outbound sales team of these four bad habits, your strategies for customer acquisition will turn more prospects into eager customers. . MORE
Few activities are considered as important as sales coaching. Originally published on The Sales Management Association. Coaching is pivotal to maximizing sales potential. If you’ve been in a sales management position for any length of time, it’s not even news. MORE
Why a “healthy” sales pipeline isn’t always what it seems. And specific questions sales leaders should ask to get a more realistic view of what’s really going on. Do you have sales pipelines that initially promise so much but fail to follow through on that promise? MORE
In 2015, we arrived at the somewhat reluctant conclusion that it may be time for Help Scout to explore “doing sales.”. For a business that prides itself on being customer-first and product driven, the concept of sales — even sales as a service — was fraught. MORE
Sales philosophy. Let’s talk sales plan from thriving sales strategy. “I In sales, we all heard that phrase, we all know that self-proclaimed magician that think his charming personality and few tricks sell. Do you have a sales plan already? Emotions in sales. MORE
Companies that don’t want to miss out on the trend of branding themselves as “customer-centric” might consider repackaging an existing team, like Account Management, as Customer Success. Customer Success is much more than just a feel-good name for Account Management. MORE
CrazyCall
MAY 20, 2019
Especially when you’re working in sales. To help you stay on the front of the race we’ve compiled a list of 97 super-effective sales tips that will help you take your sales skill to the next level. These are sales tips used by top sales gurus who know all the tricks.
Amity
MAY 1, 2017
The dreaded inactive account. Prevention: You’ve probably heard the saying “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure” - keep that in mind when it comes to inactive accounts. Ensure your sales team is creating solid partnerships.
Method:CRM
FEBRUARY 27, 2019
Those poor accountants. In fact, today’s accountants are far more than just number-crunchers — they’re leaders, strategists, technologists, advisors and business specialists. The accounting industry: (p)art of the deal. Accountants speak the language of business. Businesses in every industry bring accountants to the table for their most serious strategy sessions. Professional accountants are focused on these questions and their implications.
Kapta
MARCH 11, 2019
It doesn’t matter if you’ve been a key account manager for a decade or two or are new on the job; everyone can improve. Improving your key account management game and taking it to the next level means that you are up to date with the latest trends in Customer Success or Account Management, and you’re trying new strategies and approaches for your key accounts to see what works and what doesn’t. Miller Heiman Large Account Management Process.
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Kapta
MARCH 6, 2019
If you ask any key account manager, you’ll find that they either follow a traditional approach, an approach all their own, or worst of all, they don’t segment them at all. Segmenting your customers is crucial to your organization’s success because it shows you which accounts require the most attention, which ones are providing most of your bottom line-driven results, and which ones are doing fine for now. How are you segmenting your customers?
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Kapta
AUGUST 20, 2018
What account management style does your organization use? Everyone loves Customer Success account management, and it can do wonders for your organization and your customers. The thing is, most people will turn their back on Key Account Management platforms and principles because they think it is an entirely different management style altogether…. In fact, KAM is Customer Success for the accounts that matter the most to your organization.
Beyond Philosophy
JANUARY 9, 2017
Google Account Executive Derek Humphrey told the auto show crowd. The post Car Sales Through Vending Machines! The customers have spoken, and they’ve had enough of car dealerships.
Amity
SEPTEMBER 28, 2017
Account health has become a key concept here at RotaCloud, which is why we implemented account health checks as part of our onboarding process. Account health checks. We can’t check the health of an account with no data in it!
Amity
SEPTEMBER 28, 2017
Account health has become a key concept here at RotaCloud, which is why we implemented account health checks as part of our onboarding process. Account health checks. We can’t check the health of an account with no data in it!
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ClientSuccess
JUNE 17, 2019
In today’s world of SaaS customer success, most CSMs and/or Account Managers are held to some sort of revenue goal. While some organizations have CSMs handle the entire upsell process, others bring in sales team members to help facilitate negotiating and contracts.
Kapta
NOVEMBER 21, 2017
Account-Based Everything is all the rage these days as sales teams and account managers are shifting their tactics to focus on accounts rather than just leads. You’ve probably heard of Account-Based Marketing (ABM), and I’m sure you’ve heard of Customer Success, but have you ever thought of combining both approaches to create the ultimate relationship management system? Another issue with ABM is that sales usually take control of the marketing process.
Influitive
MARCH 7, 2017
Account-based marketing (ABM) is one of the hottest marketing trends of 2017. According to SiriusDecisions, 58% of B2B companies planned to invest in ABM technology or services last year. However, many companies only use traditional tactics, like retargeted ads and email nurtures, to engage ideal prospects. But these techniques won’t help you build authentic relationships.
VirtualPBX
JULY 9, 2019
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Speaker: Peter Armaly - Senior Director and Advisor of Customer Success at Oracle
Integrity Solutions
DECEMBER 14, 2018
Why a “healthy” sales pipeline isn’t always what it seems. And specific questions sales leaders should ask to get a more realistic view of what’s really going on. Do you have sales pipelines that initially promise so much but fail to follow through on that promise?
Kapta
OCTOBER 2, 2017
The terms Key Account Management and Customer Success are often used interchangeably within organizations. Key Account Management Versus Customer Success. The goals of both Key Account Management and customer success are to retain and build relationships with customers. For a more detailed look at how they’re different, here are some insights on how Key Account Management and customer success departments approach a few major topics: Client Focus.
Integrity Solutions
OCTOBER 16, 2018
To develop your sales coaching strategy, you first need to understand where your organization’s level of coaching is right now. Figuring out your sales coaching strategy has become a hot topic in business today, and for good reason. Sales Coaching Strategy Step 1: Know Your Proficiency.
TLC Associates
AUGUST 14, 2019
Years of irrelevant sales calls from crummy salespeople soured consumers to outbound calls. However, we’ve found that successful outbound sales acquisition is well within the realm of possibility – they just need to be equipped to overcome the horror stories of the ghost of cold calls past. By breaking your outbound sales team of these four bad habits, your strategies for customer acquisition will turn more prospects into eager customers. .
aircall
SEPTEMBER 25, 2018
You’ll never get a better opportunity to analyze your own behavior, learn what mistakes you’ve made, and increase sales efficiency moving forward. Review your sales readiness. The moment a sales prospect decides to go with another product isn’t the end of your relationship.
Kayako
OCTOBER 23, 2017
That’s because so many departments are involved in the feedback process: Support receive it, marketers ask for it , and product managers solicit it, but few departments are held accountable for making use of feedback. Assign accountability for a customer feedback loop.
CrazyCall
AUGUST 13, 2019
According to the statistics, only 13% of leads get converted into sales opportunities across all the channels and it takes about 84 days to convert a lead into a sales opportunity. So why it should be different from sales? How to manage sales opportunities?
Influitive
JANUARY 16, 2017
Account-based marketing (ABM) is one of the hottest marketing trends right now—and with good reason. Today’s customers don’t want to be treated like just another email address. They expect personalized, relevant experiences. According to a study by Walker, the customer experience is expected to overtake product and price as a company’s key brand differentiator by.
Beyond Philosophy
DECEMBER 19, 2016
This year, outdoor clothing retailer Patagonia announced that it would give 100 percent of its Black Friday retail and online sales to grassroots environmental organizations. Sales soared in 2012. The post Want More Sales?
Influitive
MAY 12, 2016
Today’s empowered customers expect the interactions they have with your sales and marketing teams to be highly personalized and relevant—which can make striking up valuable conversations with prospects challenging. Learn how to make your account-based marketing more effective with advocacy.
Integrity Solutions
JUNE 29, 2018
Sales Effectiveness Often Starts by Understanding Why Your Sales Managers Still Aren’t Coaching Their Teams. It’s about sales coaching- and sales effectiveness. Sales managers have a stressful job. Sales Coaching Isn’t Necessarily What They Think It Is.
Amity
AUGUST 30, 2018
Companies that don’t want to miss out on the trend of branding themselves as “customer-centric” might consider repackaging an existing team, like Account Management, as Customer Success. Customer Success is much more than just a feel-good name for Account Management.
CrazyCall
JANUARY 24, 2019
Sales philosophy. Let’s talk sales plan from thriving sales strategy. “I In sales, we all heard that phrase, we all know that self-proclaimed magician that think his charming personality and few tricks sell. Do you have a sales plan already? Emotions in sales.
Beyond Philosophy
AUGUST 4, 2015
Harvey Mackay, Sales Expert, Author and Columnist. Quality sales cultures are the ones where the Customer comes before the close, like Mackay’s quote indicates here. Ricoh Canada has a real world example of making this kind of change to their sales driven culture and making it work.
Help Scout
NOVEMBER 13, 2018
In 2015, we arrived at the somewhat reluctant conclusion that it may be time for Help Scout to explore “doing sales.”. For a business that prides itself on being customer-first and product driven, the concept of sales — even sales as a service — was fraught.
CrazyCall
JANUARY 21, 2019
The world of sales has been changing over the past few decades. With the growth of new software and technology, new types of sales processes have come into play. Inside sales predominantly take place on the phone and are sometimes treated as a slightly different form of telemarketing.
Kapta
SEPTEMBER 19, 2016
As a key account manager, it’s vital that you engage in Customer Success content that is insightful, valuable, and relevant, giving you that competitive edge to deliver amazing service to your clients. Here are eight Customer Success blogs every key account manager should read to stay on the cutting edge of their business. We have tons of great resources for Customer Success and Account Management professionals.
Satrix Solutions
MARCH 25, 2019
In part 1 , I shared the insights we believe every company should be striving to capture from the sales process. In part 2 , I covered some of the most common methods companies use to acquire those insights, with our strong recommendation that every company implements a Sales Win Loss Program.
CrazyCall
SEPTEMBER 4, 2018
Sales influencers adore doing this. If you want to follow everyone on this list, check out the list on Twitter , where we’ve brought together all the sales influencers, so you can easily check their profiles and follow each person you want to. CEO of A Sales Guy Inc.
CrazyCall
NOVEMBER 7, 2018
Often, the most important step in the sales process is the one that’s usually neglected. Regardless of how innovative, superior to the competition or packed with features your product is, you need to ‘close the sale’. Whether it’s about closing a sale over the phone or face-to-face, this step of the sales process is usually the one that carries the highest emotional burden, capable of making even the most seasoned salesperson nervous. How to close a sale?
Integrity Solutions
AUGUST 13, 2018
Few activities are considered as important as sales coaching. Originally published on The Sales Management Association. Coaching is pivotal to maximizing sales potential. If you’ve been in a sales management position for any length of time, it’s not even news.
aircall
OCTOBER 25, 2018
Alex has a professional background in creating and leveraging targeted sales enablement content to produce qualified leads and increase sales efficiency. The growing buzz around sales enablement. Building the bridge between marketing and sales. Sales
Amity
NOVEMBER 14, 2018
The sales to customer success handoff is one of the most important intersections in the customer journey. We know as customers that this is a frustrating feeling, yet so many companies struggle to get the crucial step of the sales to customer success (or client services) handoff right.
Amity
JANUARY 20, 2017
Companies that don’t want to miss out on the trend of branding themselves as “customer-centric” might consider repackaging an existing team, like Account Management, as Customer Success. Customer Success is much more than just a feel-good name for Account Management.
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