Learn analytical tools that will help you design your sales force to drive your firm’s strategy, increasing sales effectiveness and productivity.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND? This advanced sales program will benefit experienced sales managers, directors, VPs, and other executives responsible for planning, analysis, control, and direction of the sales organization. Titles include: president, chief sales officer, SVP of sales, VP of sales, director of sales, regional sales manager, and sales manager.
PROGRAM BENEFITS By attending this program, you will:• Learn how to design more effective sales organizations with better-defined roles, clear structure, right sizing, and efficient deployment.• Explore techniques that improve sales forecasting accuracy.• Master goal setting and compensation systems that link sales activities and results to your firm’s strategy.• Gain methods for recruitment and selection to improve your ability to target and select high-performing sales personnel.
IDEAS COMPETE, PEOPLE COLLABORATE Consistently ranked among the top programs in the United States and worldwide, Executive Education at Chicago Booth is where intellectual rigor, engaging teaching, and cutting-edge research meet. We create and learn in an intense, exhilarating climate of discussion and debate.
Our executive participants have transformational experiences that turn them into more empowered, impactful leaders.
CONNECT WITH WORLD-CLASS FACULTYThe University of Chicago Booth School of Business has one of the most highly-regarded faculty of any business school in the world, including seven Nobel Prize winners.
LEARN MORE AT: CHICAGOBOOTH.EDU/EPSSM E [email protected] P 312.464.8732
PROGRAM DETAILS
DATES June 12–16, 2017 November 6–10, 2017
The program begins at 8 a.m. Monday and ends at 12:30 p.m. Friday.
For hotel accommodations and more logistics, visit ChicagoBooth.edu/ExecEdFAQ
FEE$10,500 Fee includes tuition, continental breakfasts, lunches, coffee breaks, and educational materials.
LOCATIONGleacher Center 450 N. Cityfront Plaza Drive Chicago, IL 60611
FACULTYJonathan K. Frenzen Adjunct Professor of Marketing, Chicago Booth
William J. Young President, Young & Associates
EXECUTIVE PROGRAM IN STRATEGIC SALES MANAGEMENT (EPSSM)
Strategy and the Firm: Tools for Strategy• Learn approaches to strategy that are compatible
with sales management• Identify and integrate strategic activities with
the sales force
Market Segmentation and Account Management• Tools for account management• Case discussion
Linking Your Firm’s Strategy to Sales Force Structure• Alternative types of sales organizations• Independent vs. captive sales force• Integrating team and specialist selling
with generalists
Managing and Measuring the Sales Organization• How to measure sales processes and outcomes• Developing sales measurement data• Computer-aided sales tracking and measurement
systems
Optimization of Compensation Systems and Goal Setting• How to identify the types of sales incentive
compensation programs• How to assess, design, and develop sales incentive
compensation programs• Using computer simulations to identify alternative
sales incentive compensation program costs and salespersons’ income levels
Recruitment and Selection• Building profiles for the most effective salespeople• Reducing sales force turnover
EXECUTIVE PROGRAM IN STRATEGIC SALES MANAGEMENT (EPSSM)
PROGRAM OUTLINE
FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT:Executive EducationThe University of Chicago Booth School of Business450 N. Cityfront Plaza Drive, Suite 514Chicago, IL 60611-4316
Catherine Cabrera Associate Director Executive EducationP 312.464.8732 F 312.464.8769 E [email protected]