SAMA and Valkre Solutions Announce Technology Partnership

CHICAGO, April 1, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Strategic Account Management Association (SAMA) announced at their Pan-European Conference in Berlin an agreement with Valkre Solutions to offer its cloud-based customer engagement software as a key enabler for the Certified Strategic Account Manager (CSAM) Program.

"As we entered our 51st year, we knew we had to provide thought leadership on the use of technology in Strategic Account Management to address one of the most frequent laments from our CSAMs—that CRM systems are ill-suited to the role of the SAM, and specifically to the value-creation process," said Bernard Quancard, President and Chief Executive Officer for SAMA, during his opening remarks. We sought advice from experts in our community and ultimately decided that the best fit for the CSAM program was a tool that had been co-developed with Strategic Account Managers at large companies to capture, quantify and communicate value....We found Valkre's offering uniquely fitted to SAMA's value co-creation process," said Quancard.

As the leading provider of technology for customer value creation, Valkre is aligned with SAMA's philosophy of value co-creation with strategic accounts. Because Valkre's software is method agnostic, it is able to deliver immediate value to the CSAM program and can be easily incorporated with other technology tools used by SAMs.      

"Valkre has been significantly committed to bringing best practices to the SAMA community over the years, and we are excited about building an even closer relationship with its CSAMs by technology-enabling their journey through the program," said Jerry Alderman, CEO of Valkre Solutions. "We look forward to bringing the speed, scale and sustainability of software to the certification and training of current and future CSAMs."

About Strategic Account Management Association

Founded in 1964, the Strategic Account Management Association is a non-profit association devoted to helping establish strategic, key and global account management as a separate profession, career path, and proven corporate strategy for growth. www.strategicaccounts.org.

About Valkre Solutions

Valkre Solutions is a Chicago-based company that has developed a cloud-based SaaS solution to help B2B companies create engaged customers. Valkre has enabled companies with technology that improves how they articulate value propositions, understand customer challenges, and execute strategic growth initiatives. For more information, please visit valkre.com.

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Strategic Account Management Association
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SOURCE Strategic Account Management Association