Association for Key Account Management

A growing community of corporations practising KAM, Key Account Managers, KAM experts, academics and consultants.

A global and influential body aiming to advance the understanding and recognition of Key Account Management (KAM) much more widely than at present. To meet this need, a group of leading academics and practitioners set up the Association for Key Account Management.

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Key Account manager of the year 2022

It could be you this year!

The Key Account Manager of the Year Award gives you the chance to demonstrate your value!

We’ll be looking to showcase key account managers who have done something notable in KAM, whether something particularly exciting this year or steadily over previous years. You may be in any sector, country or size of organisation, that’s not important.

It isn’t about the biggest sales result. The judges are looking for:  Customer understanding | Creativity Customer value | Contribution

Deadline 31st December

AKAM Bulletin


AKAM BULLETIN 

The latest issue gives you three really substantial articles, each containing valuable ‘mind models’.  Topics include How to win with Procurement, Account-based growth & KAM: Selling or servicing?

Each contains valuable ‘mind models’. Some people dismiss such models as ‘theoretical’ but, as has been said before, “There’s nothing as useful as a good theory”. A model you can visualise when you need it means you can check what you are doing against the framework and deal with missing and mismatched areas before the issues appear.

Plus: PostGraduate Certificate in KAM, Key Account Manager of the Year Award 2022, KAM team research, AKAM events in Dublin & KAM news

PG CERTIFICATE IN KAM

Online, global & flexi-time!
For Key Account Managers anywhere in the world!

Fully online, designed for working key account managers , with recorded lectures, live tutorials and practical assignments related to and valuable for your company.

Is it for you? Or if you are an employer, what could it do for your kams and your organisation? View this webinar to find out.

(link)

"Way beyond my expectation... quality of education is high and appropriate for my role" South Africa

Runs January to September

Register by 16th December

AKAM Website Guide

To make your AKAM journey easier, we have put together a short video with a quick guide around the website.

Use this to familiarize yourself with our website and explore Member Resources. (But if you are currently not an AKAM member, you'll need to join to get back into that section.)

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As a corporate, individual or online membership

ABOUT AKAM

Key Account Management is distinctly different from sales and requires its own space and professional organisation. While selling certainly contributes to the discipline, KAM involves a far wider range of knowledge and activity, and this difference demands recognition.

The Association for Key Account Management (AKAM) is a not-for-profit organisation aiming to increase informed appreciation and recognition of KAM, while raising standards of performance, through:

  • KAM papers and articles
  • Tools and diagnostics
  • Expert videos
  • Free member meeting registration

AKAM is forging links across the world between practitioners, academics and consultants, to the benefit of all.

Currently hosted by Technological University Dublin in Ireland, AKAM is an independent body representing the KAM industry in Europe and worldwide.

AS A MEMBER YOU CAN ACCESS

  • KAM papers and articles
  • Tools and diagnostics
  • Expert videos
  • Free member meeting registration
  • Workshop presentations
  • KAM case studies
  • Member networks
  • Special offers for members

ALL IN MEMBER RESOURCES

Events

What are we doing? Click here for a list of AKAM events or for more details / sign-up for the next event.

KAM Qualifications

How to demonstrate your competency as a professional key account manager.

KAM of the Year

Entries are now open! It could be you! Show the world how good you are – you deserve recognition!

Kam programme certification

For companies, trainers and universities / colleges.

Join AKAM

Join the AKAM community as an individual, group or corporate, company or college

About AKAM

Who we are, what we want to do and why.

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Comprehensive search feature. Search all pages, posts and files on this website.

Member Resource Centre Login

Your gateway to the AKAM Member Network and Resource Centre.
KEEP UP YOUR KAM CURRENCY!

KEEP UP YOUR KAM CURRENCY!

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The Bulletin is a unique publication containing valuable and insightful articles about KAM principles and practices, plus news of AKAM’s events and activities for people in all KAM roles - corporate, expert/academic or consulting.

Signing up means you agree to receive information from AKAM about KAM education and our events and activities supporting your KAM career. Your information will not be shared with any third parties.

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