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Key Account Management

Retention is not service, it is a selling motion. This module turns account management into deliberate growth planning inside existing customers.

  • Account managers and customer-facing sales teams
  • 2 days + quarterly planning cadence
  • In-company workshop plus account planning sessions

A quick introduction

What Key Account Management actually changes

Retention is not service, it is a selling motion. This module turns account management into deliberate growth planning inside existing customers.

Grow, protect and expand your most important accounts with structured account plans and value reviews.

Who it's for
Account managers and customer-facing sales teams
Duration
2 days + quarterly planning cadence
Format
In-company workshop plus account planning sessions

The problem

Why teams ask for this module

  • Key accounts are serviced reactively and only reviewed at renewal.
  • Growth inside existing accounts is accidental rather than planned.
  • Relationships sit with one contact, so churn risk is invisible.

Who it's for

Who should be in the room

Account managers and customer-facing sales teams

Salespeople

Sellers who need one shared method instead of personal workarounds.

Sales managers

Managers who must coach and reinforce this after the workshop.

New joiners

Recent hires ramping into your market and deal cycle.

Outcomes

What changes afterwards

Measured in behaviour and pipeline movement, not attendance sheets.

  • Live account plans for every key customer
  • Higher share of wallet
  • Earlier visibility of churn risk

Programme modules

Inside Key Account Management

Every section is rebuilt around your buyer, deal cycle and objections before delivery.

01

Account segmentation

Decide where growth investment actually belongs.

02

Whitespace and expansion

Find cross-sell and upsell routes the customer will welcome.

03

Executive value reviews

Run reviews that renew trust, not just report activity.

04

Risk and churn signals

Spot and act on early warning signs before renewal.

Learning methodology

How the module is delivered

Short input, heavy practice, then reinforcement so behaviour survives the quarter.

  1. 01

    Diagnose

    Call listening and manager interviews before we design anything.

  2. 02

    Customise

    Your buyers, objections and deals become the case material.

  3. 03

    Practise

    Live practice with feedback, not lecture and slides.

  4. 04

    Reinforce

    Manager clinics and follow-up sessions to lock in the habit.

Why Simpli5Sales

Why Simpli5Sales delivers this

Practitioner facilitators

Delivered by people who have carried and coached quota.

Built on your deals

No generic role plays — we use your live opportunities.

Managers included

Your leaders are trained to reinforce what the team learns.

Behaviour, not attendance

We agree the behaviours to observe before we start.

Sequenced with other modules

Combine modules into a full capability programme.

One accountable partner

Assessment, training, coaching and hiring under one roof.

Programme details

Programme details

Editable from the CMS — format, duration and audience are kept current here.

Duration
2 days + quarterly planning cadence
Format
In-company workshop plus account planning sessions
Who it is for
Account managers and customer-facing sales teams
Group size
Up to 20 participants per cohort for full practice time
Delivery
In-company at your office, or live virtual cohort
Reinforcement
Manager clinics and follow-up practice sessions included

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Next step

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