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65 Essential Key Account Management Terms Explained: Key Account Management (KAM) Glossary

DemandFarm

Executive Sponsorship A key account management strategy that involves engaging senior executives from both the company and the key account in the relationship-building and growth process. MEDDIC MEDDIC is an acronym that stands for Metrics, Economic Buyer, Decision Criteria, Decision Process, Identify Pain, and Champion.

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How complex is your complex sale? An analogy with Judo belts

KAM With Passion

In another post, I have introduced 3 complementary capabilities organisations need in a B2B world and presented them as a pyramid. In the world of B2B sales, the term of complex sales is a well-accepted term but what does it mean exactly? Let’s look at a few typical B2B sales situations and match each of them with a judo belt.