High‐LevelSalesandSalesManagementSampleAgenda
Pre‐workshopassignment:Completeweb‐basedcourseoncreatingarelationshipmapforakeyaccount.
Onthemap,identifythe“mostrelevantseniorexecutive.”Theexecutivewho:Ownstheproblemyoucan
solve;Feelsthemostpain;Mostabletoeffecttheactionyouwant; Sufficientlyhighintheorganization;
Politicallyconnected;Isnetworkedintoalltherelevantsilos.Identifyhisorhermostimportant
priority/issue/goal.
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Introductionsandoverview
TeamSelling
Incomplexsales,mostcompaniesaredevelopingmulti‐disciplinedteamswhosememberscanbe
assignedonanadhocbasistospecificsalesopportunities.Inthismodule,wewillexplorethe
virtuesandlimitationsofteamsellinganddiscussstructuresthathavebeenshown
tobeeffective.
Additionally,guidelinesforteamdevelopment,andrelationshipswillbediscussed.
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CustomerRelationshipManagement
Buildingqualitykeyaccountandotherhigh‐endcustomerrelationshipstrategiesistheheartof
successfulbusinessmarketingprograms.Theroleofthesalesforceinestablishingandnurturing
theserelationshipsisvital.
Thismodulewillenableparticipantstobetterdefinetheirkeyaccount
managementprogramandbetteraligntheirsaleseffortswithspecificcustomerneedsand
requirementsforwhichthecustomeriswillingtopay.
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AssessingCustomerRelationships
Inthismodule,managersgainbetterperspectiveonhowtoevaluateeachcustomer’s
long‐term
potentialtoanorganizationfromafinancialandresourcesperspective.Theywillbebetterableto
determinewhichcustomersdeserveextraconsiderationforgrowthovertimeandthusextra
treatment,andwhichcustomersrepresentmarginalvaluetotheorganization.Participantswillbe
abletomoreeffectivelyandefficientl yuse
theresourcesattheirdisposalinpursuitofadditional
profitability.
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BusinessReviewandDevelopment(BRAD)Meetings
Inthismodule,“bestpractices”fromsuccessfulorganizationswillbereviewed,structureswillbe
reviewedthatcanhelpmakeBRADssuccessfulforbothorganizations,andorganizationaltipswillbe
giventofacilitatethe
meetingsthemselves.Participantscanbeexpectedtobetterdeterminewhich
customerswouldbethebestcandidatesforthesesessionsanddevelopandimplementaplantoput
themintoaction.
ManagingCustomerExpectations
Ifcustomerexpectationsarewellmanaged,theywillalwaysbemet.Thisissueisdiscussedasvitally
importantinthelong‐termsuccessofbusinessrelationships,andmanagerswhoattendthismodule
willbeequippedtohelptheirsalesforcediscoverwhattheircustomerexpectationsare,andhowto
modifyandmeetthem.
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