While the concept of global account management (GAM) is not new, there are numerous differences (both subtle and overt) between it and the conventional management of overseas accounts. So what are they? How should we define GAM? And how can companies ensure that their global accounts are managed successfully?
The book provides a thorough, workmanlike template for all businesses with global clients.
Done well this is powerful and effective; however without proper planning it can spell disaster.
The ideas put forward in the text are based on the authors' sales training programme LAMP (Large Account Management Programme).
Finally we thank those at Miller Heiman with whom we have worked so closely: Sam Reese, Jason Buma, Jenna Poinier, Harry Magure, Ryan Olsen, and Erin Anderson. Without their efforts and feedback, this would have been a very different ...
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The book provides guidance on both strategy and implementation. Yip and Bink's Managing Global Customers takes a systematic and logic driven approach, yet provides many creative insights and practical advice.
Written with a "how to" approach, this book includes a flow process for quality management of the sales force that ties to the Malcolm Baldrige Quality Award, and reveals how to uncover a customer's business strategy and use that strategy ...
If you buy a new BMW you may be surprised as much by the owner's manual as by the car itself. Thin, personalized, and containing information only on the features...
People in the account stop thinking about what kind of discounts they can shoehorn you into when they're seeking your advice and counsel ... Nick Speare and Kevin Wilson , with Sam Reese , Successful Global Account Management ( London ...
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