I'm eyeing a promotion to Senior Account Manager next quarter. For those who've climbed this ladder, what moved the needle for you? Was it more about sales numbers or strategic contributions?

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Honestly, neither sales numbers nor strategic contributions were the deciding factors in my promotion. It came down to office politics and who you know. I noticed colleagues who socialized with upper management or took on high-visibility tasks got ahead faster.

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Agreed. OR you gotta jump around and get promoted that way

In my experience, both sales numbers and strategic contributions played a role, but strategic contributions made the bigger difference.

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