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Client relationship management knowledge and skills enhance commercial awareness, to more effectively retain and manage business relationships with existing clients and to develop long lasting business networks.

Knowledge, Skills and Attitudes

1. Be accountable for appropriate standards of account management services with customers and clients and internal stakeholders

2. Design, implement and maintain strategies, policies, plans and standards for relationship management activities and deliverables

3. Manage quality and effectiveness of business relationship activities with departments, functions, customers and clients

4. Establish clear and trusted relationships with internal and external senior decision makers and leaders

5. Develop networking skills to manage existing accounts and to source new clients

6. Acquire confidence of internal stakeholders and external customers and suppliers through effective sales, account management and business development techniques

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Company Partner Briefing January 2026

Webinar

MRS Company Partner monthly Standards briefings by the MRS Standards and Policy Team are exclusively available for Company Partner employees. The monthly webinars focus on legislation and standards will be tailored to incorporate updates to the Code of Conduct and policy, etc.

Jan
20
2026

Tuesday
11:00–12:00

AI: Powering-Up Insights Conference 2026

London

The how, why and when of integrating AI into research

AI is ubiquitous across the research cycle, but how can researchers ensure their partnership with it optimises outcomes for customers and still delivers gold standard outputs?

Jan
22
2026

Thursday
09:00–17:00

It's Good to Talk: Managing Menopause in the Workplace

Online Meeting

MRS is proud to have launched It’s Good to Talk; a new initiative offering a safe, informal space for MRS Members to share how they tackle and feel about issues that affect so many of us. These aren’t webinars. There’ll be no speeches or panels. Just a chance to talk.

Jan
29
2026

Thursday
12:30–13:30

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