Digital Key Account Management- Unlocking the secret to managing Key Accounts
Previously published under the Council Post for the Forbes’ Business Development Council The Pareto principle, better known as the 80/20 rule, is applied for numerous purposes in boardrooms all over—but the essence holds true for a majority of cases in the business world, especially when it comes to managing and retaining customers. The idea and […]
Selecting Account-Based Selling Tools: The Essential Features
Account-Based Selling / Account-Based Sales (ABS) Tools Account-Based selling is no easy feat. It’s a complex, time-consuming process that can take your team months to perfect. But once you’ve cracked the code, it can be a compelling way to grow your business. Thankfully, advances in sales technology are making it easier than ever to implement […]
4 account penetration strategies to take your retention revenue to the next level
One of the most important laws of growing a SaaS business commands that every company has to face the proverbial “valley of death”—long and dry spells of famine caused by several factors. It’s par for the course that most high-growth SaaS companies stall out in the range of $20–$40 million ARR despite a breezy initial […]
What DemandFarm brings to the table! (Milind Katti at the SaasHoles Podcast)
Milind Katti at the SaasHoles Podcast Key Account Management is rapidly changing from traditional methods to becoming digitized. Watch Milind Katti, COO & co-founder at DemandFarm, in conversation with Kevin Gaither and Pete Jansons in the SaasHoles podcast. Find out how DemandFarm came to be pioneers in Digital Account Planning. Track the shift from individual-driven […]
The rise of Digital Account Planning and how DemandFarm created its own niche
When we started DemandFarm, we realized that for B2B firms, winning an opportunity is not enough. It is about winning an account in the long run. Keeping that in mind, our vision was to build digital tools for making account-centric sales effectiveness even more prominent. That was the vision with which we had founded the […]
Jarrod Johnson, Chief Customer Officer at TaskUs talks about DemandFarm’s Account Planner
Jarrod Johnson Chief Customer Officer at TaskUs stopped by to chat with Kevin Gaither, Jamie Carney and Pete Jansons at SaasHoles to talk about DemandFarm’s Account Planner. Jarrod shares his experience of using DemandFarm’s Key Account Management Software and goes ahead saying “DemandFarm is the most robust, integrated strategic account planning tool I’ve ever seen.” […]
Envisaging the Future of Account Planning and the Role of Analytics and AI
Every account or customer is like a fingerprint – unique and having a distinct persona and behavior. Developing an account-centric culture is among the top mandates for every company, but not every company has an effective way to track its progress. Initially, companies relied on CRM for opportunity management, but still lacked in processes to […]
Sales Playbooks for Key Account Management – Everything You Need to Know
All salespeople dream of rolling out strategies that run high on the ‘leads’ factor. But sales is not just about sustainable leads – it is about engaging with your audience and translating the brand’s offerings into tangible solutions to convert them into ideal customers. But how can you do that effectively without resorting to trial-and-error […]
Stakeholder Mapping for Key Accounts- How Digital Account Planning Tools can make an Impact?
Stakeholder management is gaining more and more traction in recent years with ever-evolving customer needs and the advent of technological solutions for integrating relationship-building channels and capabilities. The expectations from both external and internal stakeholders are getting increasingly higher and pushing the envelope of stakeholder relationship management. Fred Reichheld, the Bain Fellow and Management Consultant […]
Power of Relationship Intelligence for Key Accounts
Let’s face it- enterprise selling isn’t easy. There are dozens of similar products in the market, and figuring out what your customers want is a whole other challenge altogether. From days of yore, sales has always been about understanding your customers and their needs. A great salesperson goes beyond this, and leverages his relationships to […]