Key account managers are now expected to provide service, resolve issues and maximize consumption and ROI — all while selling additional new products and services. Account managers are also expected to achieve growth by connecting multiple products together into complex solutions.
Selling these solutions is time-consuming and difficult, requiring a distinct skill set and attitude for account managers. Yet in many instances, these additional growth responsibilities have simply been added alongside traditional retention responsibilities for account managers. The result is a role so expansive sellers must inevitably choose among competing demands on their time.