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Module 16 - Time, Territory and Account Management
Common Sales Challenges and Training Needs Addressed in this Workshop:

 

Here is a list that may apply to one individual, several staff or an entire sales team:

  • Inexperienced, junior or undisciplined staff with issues or concerns regarding balancing of activities and responsibilities in order to manage corporate expectations maintain existing account base and meet sales goals and growth objectives.

  • Those who have a need and lack clear understanding or direction of how to set reasonable priorities that are in line with reaching sales targets and servicing necessary commitments.

  • Individuals who must increase their awareness of how to invest time in the most appropriate business building and account maintenance activities by learning concepts, ideas and tips for maximizing the quantity of hours engaged in result oriented activities that produce desired results.

  • People who need to develop skills and knowledge that enables them to intelligently and effectively divide and balance their territory or vertical/channel market, their existing accounts and prospecting sales activities in a manner that produces the best overall sales revenue results and return on time invested.

  • For anyone who blatantly wastes prime selling time engaged in non essential activities that ultimately cost time and money and negatively impact sales results.

Workshop Highlights:
  • In this session, participants will discover the secrets of top business professionals and how to develop their success habits.

  • You will learn how to prioritize your activities so that you accomplish the projects and tasks of greatest significance.

  • We will discuss the value of your time and help you become more respectful every minute of your day.

  • Distinguishing between revenue and non-revenue generating activities will become second nature.

  • You will learn strategies for managing your geographic territory or customer account base for improved efficiency.

  • In this workshop, discover how to create a time management strategy that is profit minded.

  • Learn ways to balance out your business and account management activities and scheduling so that you can achieve the best return on investment ratio.

  • Gain the necessary knowledge to reduce your stress, enjoy your work more, gain the control that you desire, and get more completed in less time!

  • Ultimately, by attending this workshop and applying the knowledge revealed you will learn how increase the value of the service that you bring to your customers and open up new opportunities for professional advancement.

Who Should Attend:
  • Anyone who is new to professional selling and looking for the tools, techniques and advantages that will get them off to a faster start in their sales career.

  • Those who are self employed or self managed and have a necessity to balance their schedule and activities.

  • People who are time challenged and experiencing difficulties maintaining focus and balancing activities in order to achieve business goals and objectives.

  • Individuals with a large degree of responsibility and accountability who want to learn tips, techniques and ideas for being more efficient and effective in fewer working hours.

  • Anyone who wants to increase the amount of control that they feel they have, over their personal and professional life.

  • Those who to increase their awareness common time management obstacles (stealers) and learn ideas for how to successfully overcome them,

  • Sales people who to increase their income earning potential.

Course Details:
Instructor: Marshall Northcott, Corporate Sales Trainer            (Click Here for PDF Download)
City Date
  Calgary    April 25, 2011
  Cambridge (CanAmera Corporate Centre)    April 29, 2011
  Ottawa    October 18, 2010
  London    October 18, 2010
  Mississauga    October 22, 2010
Duration: Half-Day
Start Time: 8:00 a.m.     Finish Time: 12:15 p.m.
Training Materials, and Refreshments Included.
Hotel Information: Click links (names of cities above)
Individual Course Fee: $197.00 per person, taxes extra
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(Discount 10% for 3 or more individuals in attendance at same course from same company-Please use Fax Form to take advantage of discount)
Testimonials:

I think I will be able to add at least 2 calls to my daily routine by using the methods that were taught today.  The course was well done with great interaction with the group.  Marshall is well spoken and east to listen to.

Tom Gerrard, Sales Representative, Brown Packaging

 

Several informative notes and ideas with new concepts to apply.  Marshall is a good presenter and has the ability to keep interest over the course of the day.

Tyler Moss, Territory Representative, Drive Products Inc.

 

Marshall covered more aspects than I expected.  I learned a lot from the planning pyramid.  This workshop was well presented and I had very good feedback from my group.

Leon Lukasik, Sales Manager, Eastern Canada, Drive Products Inc.

 

I learned the most from the 'Are you in Control?' section of this afternoon's workshop.  I will surely use a few of these "new to me" methods.  Marshall is very good and kept us interested even though it was a long day.

Nicholas Dery, Territory Manager, Drive Products Inc.

 

Very good!  I liked how Marshall mentioned that the Territory Managers would have to spend extra time working after hours.  Plan your days - I will be implementing that.  Good job Marshall!  Very enjoyable.

Trevor Bilyk, Sales Manager, Western Canada, Drive Products Inc.

 

Excellent course, very well presented.  I learned a lot from the time and goal management and how to avoid time obstacles.  Marshall is very well spoken and adapted well to our group.

John Brillinger, Territory Manager, Drive Products Inc.

 

There was a good break down of prioritizing and compounding time costs.  The 'To-Do Lists' will allow me to prioritize better.

Paul Weatherbie, Marketing Manager, Drive Products Inc.

 

Very interesting workshop.  I learned a few new ideas today.  Marshall presented the information in an effective manner and in a decent time frame.

Mike King, Sales Coordinator, Drive Products Inc.

 

The personal stories added to the whole program.  I learned that I need to be more disciplined on my time management.

Kyle Pollard, Territory Manager, Drive Products Inc.

 

The workshop was very well done, informative and helped open my eyes to everything that is happening around our industry.  Marshall helped me take a look at the big picture.

Nick Georghiades, Territory Manager, Drive Products Inc.

 

This was an excellent workshop.  I have been struggling to teach my team some of these tips and with your help I think the point got across.  This was also a perfect learning tool for myself.  I realize I am not great at managing all of my time and I need help.

Marcia Herteis, Corporate Sales Team Lead, Execulink Telecom

 

Today was a good refresher and a reminder of the habits I should be exercising.  I learned the most from the scoring of ourselves to remind us where we should improve.  Marshall was engaging, as always.

Steve Bryant, VP Sales and Customer Service, Execulink Telecom

 

Very informative, thought provoking, definitely worth the time.  I learned how much my time is work and to value and respect my own time.  Marshall is very good, not 'salesy'.  He facilitated well, provided good tips and was fast paced so I wasn't bored.

Allison Black, Technical Account Manager, Maxxam Analytics

 

I enjoyed the real life examples provided by Marshall.  Although the topic was time management, I found the workshop to be also a motivational course.

Tamara Grant, Prior Resource

 

Good guidelines for time management.  I learned the most from eliminating time management obstacles since that seems to be the aspect that affects me the most.

Asif Rashid, Account Manager, Maxxam Analytics

 

Informative and great information on time management.  I learned a lot by developing a systematic approach to understanding my territory.  Marshall seems like a good guy, engaging, interested in what he's speaking about.

Leena Thomas, Technical Account Manager, Maxxam Analytics

 

I thought today was good.  I realized my own time managements is pretty good!  I learned that I need to trust others and delegate more.  Marshall is an excellent speaker.

Jennifer Wright, Technical Account Manager, Maxxam Analytics

 

Important information.  I learned that I need to do To Do Lists and evaluate my Return On Investment.

Stano Gioia, Account Executive, Prior Resource

 

Great!  Lively and interactive.  The value of time as a $10.00 visual was an eye opener.  Marshall is the greatest!

Keith Marshall, Prudential Grand Valley Realty

 

Very informative and helped me to understand how my time is important to revenue losses.  I learned the value of time and efforts.  Marshall is always very informative and thought provoking.

Mary Ann Jensen, Sales Representative, Prudential Grand Valley Realty

 

Today held a lot of great information.  I learned how to set priorities and how important it is to organize.  Marshall is always well prepared and has a lot of energy.

Matt Winder, Business Solutions, Execulink Telecom

 

Very helpful!  Definitely taught me how much my time is and can be worth.  I learned the most from the different to-do lists and how, why and what is a priority.  Marshall is great as always.  I love the stories, they always apply to the workshop.

Jennifer Robins, Business Solutions, Execulink Telecom

 

A lot of useful information today and I learned that time is money.

Llazar Mele, Sales Representative, Prudential Grand Valley Realty

 

Informative!  A good reminder of facts that we know we know.  I learned how important it is to set priorities and not allowing others to manage my time.  Marshall is personable, entertaining and enthusiastic.

Maria Gomes, Sales Representative, Prudential Grand Valley Realty

 

Great!  This is exactly what I was looking for.  I learned how to prioritize my time.  Marshall has a great personality and is a skillful facilitator.

Larry Bossy, Territory Manager, Electrolux

 

This workshop was well planned and delivered well.  It wasn't overly complicated.  It was good!  I was interested in the participant's comments - interested in their perspective of what they thought time management was.  Marshall is personable, speaks so clearly and gets his point across.

Diane Gilmour, Director of Sales, Electrolux

 

Interesting and good tips for fine tuning the use of time, because my time is valuable.

Amanda Maxwell, Sales Representative, Prudential Grand Valley Realty

 

Very enjoyable and the time just flew by.  It was great to hear other people's ideas.  I learned the most from prioritizing.  Marshall is very personable and realistic.

Tami FrankFord, BC Territory Manager, Electrolux

 

Today helped me to better understand and improve my daily sales call.  I learned to focus on my schedule and call calendar.  Very Informative.

Dino DiMatteo, Sales Manager, Electrolux

 

Informative and interesting.  I learned the most from the section on planning.  I can always do better but sometimes we get complacent.

Bryan MacDonald, Territory Manager, Electrolux

 

Great!  Informative!  I got some great tools to improve performance.  I learned about the difference between being busy and being productive.  Marshall is great.  He gets the group involved.

Kevin Elliott, Territory Manager, Electrolux

 

Very good!  Although I am not a salesperson, there are many components I feel I will be able to use.  There were many small tips on organization and how to be better at delegating.  Marshall is very personable and very likeable.

Terry Osmond, Manager of Purchasing and Customs

 

Very good, I enjoyed the interaction.  I learned the most from prioritizing my day.  Distractions are a large part of the daily challenges I face.  Marshall is very friendly and open for discussion.

Michael Lawson, Territory Manager, Electrolux

 

This workshop made me aware of how to better use my time.  Even more, I learned how to not waste time.  The best part of the course was learning how to prioritize by importance.  Marshall is excellent, a clear, consistent message, interactive and positive!

David Braun, Operations Manager, Electrolux

 

The workshop was well run. I learned the most from the section on prioritizing accounts.  Excellent morning!

Barry Thompson, Sales, Knell's Industrial

 

The workshop was well structured.  Excellent!  I learned the habits of a good time management system and how it will help me focus on what I should be doing.  Marshall is an excellent speaker with great practical experience.

Jeff Ryan, Sales Manager, Double R Steel

 

Good, relevant and professional. R.O.I. Always measure my R.O.I.
Todd Melnychuk, Branch Manager, Marks Supply Inc.


Good, great handouts. Marshall has a way of getting everyone involved and he is easy to understand.
Chris Faulds, Branch Manager, Marks Supply Inc.

 

Awesome, going to be a very interesting 10 weeks.
Heather Harber, Branch Manager, Marks Supply Inc.


Very interesting, informative, “eye opener”! Very well presented. Learning more about time spent and return on time invested.
Dave Davies, Sales Representative, Marks Supply Inc.

 

Very good, excellent down to earth information.
Lars Nielsen, Sales Representative, Marks Supply Inc.


Excellent info, to the point. Very energetic and easy to listen to.
Fred Halliday, Sales Representative, Marks Supply Inc.

 

Enjoyable and information. Marshall is a good speaker. I enjoyed the whole morning.
Jim Parker, Sales Representative, Marks Supply Inc.


It is a good tool to keep the importance of time management a priorty.
 Ed Lambert, Sales Representative, Marks Supply Inc.

 

Informative, good ideas, well presented. All parts were well done and well presented.
Peter Bellamy, Sales Representative, Marks Supply Inc.


Very easy to speak freely. Everybody got to take part.
Scott Campbell, Sales Representative, Marks Supply Inc.

 

Did a good job. Found interesting and time went by quickly.
Brian Bokor, Sales Representative, Marks Supply Inc.


The workshop and the instructor helped me in a very realistic way. It made me realize how inefficiently I was using my time.
Sahar Abdel Sayed, Realtor, Re/Max Twin City Realty Inc.

 

Marshall encourages you to think about yourself and for yourself.
Roger Agler, Realtor, Prudential Grand Valley Realty


Very practical applications touching on real life situations. Openly discussed things not typically discussed.
Dave Olmsted, Laurel Steel