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Sales Management Seminar
Sales Management Best Practices
Training Model: | Action Learning Seminar and Workshop |
Seminar Venue: | USA West (Jan to Dec): Las Vegas. Los Angeles. San Francisco.
Seattle. USA East (Jan to Dec): Chicago. Houston. Miami. New York. Washington, DC. Europe (June to Oct): Amsterdam. Barcelona. Dublin. Frankfurt. London. Paris. Rome. Vienna. Warsaw. Zurich. Asia Pacific: Bangkok. Singapore. Tokyo. Sydney. Ask for on-demand and unlisted course venues. |
Seminar Duration: | 3 Days (2-day seminar + 1-day project) |
Seminar Times: | 9:30 AM - 3:30 PM |
Seminar Dates: |
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Seminar Fees: | $4,999 |
Group Discounts: | 5% for 2 delegates. 10% for 3 or more delegates. Government and non-profit delegates receive up to 15% discount for 4 or more delegates. Valid only for Las Vegas venue. |
Seminar Options: | Available on client site for a group of 5 or more delegates. The delivery method of this seminar is in classroom (in-person). If you have a special customization request (topics, duration, location, or delivery methods, including one-to-one coaching, blended learning [hybrid in-person and online learning]), please indicate that in the registration form. |
Seminar Advantage: | Client Testimonials. Education Excellence. CEO Club. Thought Leadership |
Registration: | Apply. |
Seminar Audience
Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) and Chief Sales Officer (CSO) team, including sales managers, senior account managers, business development managers (BDM), senior sales executives, and sales consultants.
Note: This training course is designed for government and business professionals. We do not accept students seeking initial employment, postsecondary education, or initial licensing programs
Seminar Objectives
Provide 360-degree view of the strategic sales, business development and account management functions to identify potential management blind spots and improvement areas
Offer experiential analysis of the challenges of sales managers and their sales teams in implementing the business development strategies
Align business strategy, marketing and sales management
Share insights from the world's most successful sales managers
Review the sales management framework, best practices, analysis and decision-making models and tools needed to formulate and implement successful sales programs
Analyze, and plan sales strategies using advanced sales management frameworks
Implement and monitor sales strategy execution using performance measurement systems and sales key performance indicators (KPIs)
Create a practical framework for planning and controlling of sales communication programs
Develop the strategic sales management skills and competencies, including sales planning, monitoring, control, problem-solving, and communication
Experiential action learning
25%-50% seminar and 50-75% experiential project work
The development of management skills is based on KASAC executive education and management training model
Top sales management questions and challenges.
Overview of sales best practices and sales audit
Demand creation vs. demand fulfillment
Solution selling vs. commodity selling
Value selling vs. product-services selling
Strategic customer profiling: What are the customer needs vs. wants? How customers behave?
Opening a strategic sales account: Initiating sales contact, pull vs. push, cold selling, networking, and referrals - What works? What does not work? When and how to contact VIP customers? How long is the average sales cycle? What is the optimal amount of customer-sales contacts? How to achieve higher success rate?
Relationship building: Selling yourself, your company, your products and services
Customer sales communications: Asking questions that sell. Providing answers that sell. Handling objections and sales barriers. Handling competitions.
Closing sales best practices: Right selling vs. overselling vs. underselling
Strategic sales management
Sales and account management lifecycle framework
How to plan, design, build, and operate strategic sales teams
Sales team structuring and organization
Forecasting and assigning realistic sales targets
Managing sales team motivation, performance and compensation
Sales management key performance indicators (KPIs)
Strategic sales mix audit (4 Ps)
What product and services? (positioning, branding, and competitive features)
What price? (pricing objectives, and elasticity)
What place? (locations, distribution, and channels)
What promotion? (MarCom, publicity, point of sales, and personal selling)
Customer Relationship Management (CRM): Pre and post-sales relationship management. What is the right level of customer care?
Top Sales Management Questions. Sales Challenges. The 10-80-10 Rule of Sales Management. Sales Mix 4Ps (Product, Price, Place and Promotion). Customer Research. Customer Relationship Management. Branding. Competition. PEST Analysis. Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats (SWOT) Analysis. Competitive Advantage. Competitive Forces and Value Chain. Product Lifecycle (PLC). Sales Channels. Sales Best practices.
Training Seminar Customization Subjects (Optional)
Sales Strategy: Focusing on the development, implementation, and control of integrated sales strategy needed to win and retain key strategic customers
Customer Intelligence: Understanding customers to create value. Understanding the psychological aspects of buyer's behavior. How do clients make buying decisions and interpret advertising and sales messages
Competitive Intelligence: Understanding sales competitive SWOTs
Sales Communications Mix: Understanding the elements of integrated sales communication program including advertising, personal selling, media relations, sales promotion and direct sales. Understanding the decision-making process when developing promotional campaigns to support a firm's brand or product/service strategy
Courseware Content (Customized)
The Sales Management training courseware includes the following:
Participant's training guide
Subject matter handbook and lecture notes
Executive summary of the subject matter:
Summary of essential concepts and sales management best practices
Examples and case studies
Sales management toolkit (management frameworks, decision-models, and checklists)
Experiential work-based project
Courses By Industry - Optional Customization
(For Group Training):
The management seminars and case studies can be customized to each industry, including: government and public sector management, banking, insurance and financial services management, investment and asset management, energy, utilities, oil and gas management, trade and retail management, education management, pharmaceutical, healthcare, hospital management, construction management, real estate management, agriculture and fishery management, food and restaurant management, telecommunication and information technology management, transportation, freight and logistics management, aerospace, automotive, airlines management, hospitality management, tourism, travel and leisure management, media management, and manufacturing management.
Performance Evaluation (Optional)
Performance evaluation is optional and can be evaluated on the basis of individual or team project deliverables
There are no Q&A exams or tests. Candidates can choose to complete customized experiential work-based projects such as developing a relevant analysis document, management strategy, action plan or a senior management presentation
The course advisor will review the deliverables and provide improvement feedback. The evaluation is a form of management consulting and experiential coaching for performance improvement
USA, Canada, and Europe Seasonal Programs and Venues:
This executive education program is offered during the following months:
- Winter & Spring Seminars & Programs: December, January, February, March, April, and May in USA
- Spring & Summer Seminars & Programs: May, June, July, August, September, and October in the USA, Canada, and Europe
- Autumn & Winter Seminars & Programs: September, October, November, and December in USA
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