eCommunications Industry | Day 1 - Topic 3

👥 7. Contact & Account Management

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Best practices for managing customer relationships: contacts, accounts, and hierarchies.

Account vs Contact

Account (Organization)

Represents a company, household, or business entity

Example: Telecom Corp SA (Account)

  • Has multiple contacts
  • Billing address
  • Contract terms
  • Revenue metrics

Contact (Person)

Individual person associated with an account

Example: John Smith (Contact at Telecom Corp)

  • Linked to one or more accounts
  • Email, phone, role
  • Decision maker, influencer, user

Account Hierarchy

Parent-child relationships for enterprise customers

Example: Telecom Corp (Parent) → Regional Offices (Children)

Benefit: Roll-up reporting, corporate discounts

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