Posted on April 1, 2009 by Dave Stein
For those of you who follow the ups and downs, ins and outs of the sales training industry, here is the latest, as of today, April 1, 2009:
Miller Heiman and furniture manufacturer Herman Miller have announced a merger. The new business, to be called Herman Miller Heiman, will be offering a new, upgraded version of [...]
Filed under: Humor, Sales 2.0, Sales Training Companies | Tagged: Axel Schultze, Huthwaite, Jill Konrath, Jonathan Farrington, LinkedIn, Miller Heiman, Nigel Edelshein, Rick Page, Robin Carey, Sales 2.0, The TAS Group | 26 Comments »
Posted on January 28, 2009 by Dave Stein
There have been some interesting conversations taking place on The Customer Collective on the subject of the adoption of social media and the changes required in approach and skills for B2B salespeople. If you’re interested in a little entertainment—snarking, social media-style—I would suggest looking at these two posts and more important the comment thread that [...]
Filed under: Methodology, Professionalism, Relationships, Sales Strategy, Sales Training Companies | Tagged: Customer Collective, David Brock, Holden, Huthwaite, Miller Heiman, SAMA, social media, SPI, strategic account management, The Complex Sale, Wilson | 20 Comments »
Posted on December 5, 2008 by Dave Stein
Each year ESR publishes its annual Sales Training Vendor Guide.
The 2008 Guide, which was published last December, compares and contrasts 19 leading sales training providers across many different capabilities such as depth and breadth of offering, program effectiveness, educational design, available customization, post-program reinforcement, learning technology support and measurement.
Although the 2008 Guide came in at [...]
Filed under: Buyers, Economy, Industry Analyst, Measurement, Methodology, Research, Sales Training Companies, Technology | Tagged: AchieveGlobal, Brooks Group, FranklinCovey, Gartner Magic Quadrant, Holden, Huthwaite, Miller Heiman, Sales Training Companies, SPI, The Complex Sale, The TAS Group, tough economy | Leave a Comment »
Posted on November 6, 2008 by Dave Stein
Chris Hens, President and COO of White Springs, presented at the Richardson client forum last week. The subject was in-context sales learning and reinforcement.
With a background in sales training, Chris has a deep understanding of the challenges companies face with respect to sales performance improvement. White Springs has worked with Complex Sale, Holden, Huthwaite, Miller Heiman, ValuSelling [...]
Filed under: CRM, Methodology, Opportunity Management, Pipeline, Research, Sales 2.0, Sales Training Companies, Technology, sales process | Tagged: Chris Hens, Complex Sale, CRM, Holden, Huthwaite, Miller Heiman, SPI, ValuSelling, White Springs | 2 Comments »
