The Key Account Management Forum (KAM Forum) is a leading Centre for research and best practice in key account management and strategic sales.
Our Vision
With a track record of 25 years, we seek to continue being an internationally recognised expert in the research and advancement of Key Account Management (KAM) by creating and disseminating thought leadership that can be used by its members in their respective organisations in the pursuit of sustainable growth and positive impact with their most strategic customers.
Benefits
Members benefit receiving insights and practical models that they can utilise as they seek to manage their most strategic customers. Members engage in collaboration, networks and strategic alliances that enable them to access the latest thinking and practices, and thought leadership in KAM.
- Priority access to research and best practice outputs
- Access to online resources including webinars, reports, videos, podcasts
- Attendance to quarterly meetings and the annual conference
- Advisory services: Strategic KAM Consultancy
- Involvement in research, master theses and doctoral projects
- Certification in Key and Global Account Management
- Corporate discounts for the Executive Doctorate in Business Administration, and the Executive Masters programmes
- Corporate discounts across Cranfield School of Management Executive Development Programmes:
- 25% off when attending Cranfield's Key Account Management Best Practice and Strategic Sales Leadership programmes and other open enrolment programmes
- 10% of all Executive MSc Programmes and International Executive Doctorate (DBA)
- Applies to all employees within a corporate member organisation.
Research and Thought Leadership
The research agenda is jointly designed in consultation with members, and aims to respond to their key issues in KAM such as:
- Bid/tender proposal management
- Working with the procurement function
- Personal Effectiveness for the key account manager
- The impact of technology in KAM
- KAM strategy formulation and implementation
- Creating and delivering customer value
- The Future of Key Account Management
Forthcoming Webinars
26th May
Speaker: Lloyd Johnson - Tussell
Theme: Public Sector Trends & Opportunities
9th June
Speaker: Block Chain Experts
Theme: Block Chain & Supply Chains
23rd June
Speaker: Professor Alan Timothy - Bubo
Theme: Artificial Intelligence for Pricing Optimisation
7th July
Speaker: Kate Rotheram - Honeywell Trend
Theme: Energy Management Buildings
21st July
Speaker: Luke Brown & Patrick Furse - Bray Leino Events
Theme: Trends & Developments Utilising Technology to Host Corporate Engagements/Events
15th September
Speaker: Professor Paul Baines - Leicester University
Theme: Misinformation
29th September
Speaker: tbc
Theme: Digital Transformation
Forthcoming Quarterly Events (onsite)
16th June
Speakers: Jo Keeler of Belbin, Régis Lemmens of Sales Cubes and Javier Marcos and Mark Davies of Cranfield School of Management
Theme: Designing Effective KAM Teams, The Future of Sales & KAM, The High Performing Key Account Manager and Calibrating your Approach in Strategic Negotiations
27th & 28th October 2022
Details to follow
Membership
Premium Corporate Membership
A membership most suitable for large companies with an established KAM function and sales force. Read more...
Corporate Membership
A membership scheme conceived to support smaller companies. Read more...
Individual Membership
Designed to give access to individuals who may be located outside of the UK, or who work as independent professionals. Read more...
Some of our members include organisations such as:
BP, Brompton Bicycles, Grant Thornton UK LLP, Honeywell/Trend Control Systems, Jacobs, K-International, Karndean Design Flooring, Luxfer Gas Cylinders, Pfizer, RM Results, Royal Mail, VirginmediaO2 and Zoetis.
