the 7 most common ways of classifying key accounts

How Do You Define What A Key Account Is?

Here are the 7 most common ways of classifying KEY ACCOUNTS

#1 The BIG Ones

What about tomorrow’s oak trees? Do you always let the sales statistics make the decisions for you?

The Big Ones

But…

#2 The Ones You Mustn’t Lose

You’ll do anything to keep them happy, even if it kills you

What if it’s unprofitable to please this particular whim of theirs?

The Ones You Mustn’t Lose

But…

#3 The Ones That Offer Future Profit

Where does today’s profit come from?

What happens if they’ve been over-valued before they pay off?

The Ones That Offer Future Profit

But…

# 4 The Ones Your Staff Focus On

So what happens with the rest, do they just ignore them?

Why are your staff focussing on them anyway?

But…

The Ones Your Staff Focus On

#5 The One Where Extra Effort Brings Extra Return

What does return mean?How many accounts can you do this for – and at what cost to your business and your other customers?

But…

The Ones Where Extra Effort Brings

Extra Return

#6 The Ones Demanding More

Every industry has its loud mouths – does that make them more important?Just how profitable do their demands make them?

But…

The Ones Demanding More

#7 The Ones That Will Take Your Business Where It Wants To Go

Could these be the best? Are you certain? The future is never clear.Organisational plans change, yours included

But…

The Ones That Will Take Your Business Where It Wants To

Go

** REMEMBER **

The 80/20 Rule Applies To Key Account Management

20% Of Our Customers Will Make 80% Of Our Profits

How Are You Going To Define Your 20%?