Velocity Magazine ®

Velocity magazine is the premier publication for strategic account managers and B2B leaders, delivering practical insights, proven best practices, and real-world strategies to elevate customer partnerships.

Velocity®: The magazine for strategic account management professionals.

Velocity magazine is the only publication in the world dedicated exclusively to the art, science, and practice of strategic account management. Designed for professionals at every level of SAM, Velocity features thought leadership, research, and case studies designed to help key account managers drive customer success and achieve measurable business impact.

Published digitally three times a year, Velocity features perspectives from leading experts and practitioners across industries.

Have a best practice to share? See the Guidelines for Velocity contributors to learn how you can add your voice to the global SAM community.

Current VELOCITY® Issue​

In this issue:
  • What SAM Excellence Looks Like: Harvey Dunham reflects on lessons learned over his long career of building world-class SAM programs

  • The End of the Traditional Advisory Board: How continuous engagement drives strategic value in life sciences

  • KAM at a Crossroads: Insights and imperatives to unlock key account management’s full potential in life sciences

  • Beyond Codes of Conduct: Ethical selling in large accounts

  • What Customers Value: Chapter from “Go to Customer: A Guidebook to Selling What’s Possible — for Enterprise Account Teams”

  • Customer-Centric Curricula: The strategic imperative for modern account excellence

Departments:
  • Data WatchThe KAM Advantage
  • Quick TakesIf You Build It, They Will Come

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2026 Ad submission deadlines:

Q1 Issue:  January 5, 2026

Q2 Issue:  April 17, 2026 (Bonus printed edition distributed at SAMA Annual Conference)

Q3/4 Issue:  September 4, 2026

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