Course 07 - Managing Salespeople in Advertising
The course is designed for advertisement managers in publishing and executives moving into management roles.
The course provides managers with relevant and effective skills to enable them to get the most from their team and themselves. It takes a highly practical approach, using experimental games and role play to illustrate each point.
- Day 1
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Introduction
Difficulties encountered in managing
The principles of management
The role of the sale manager
Action centered leadership
Motivation theory
Motivating a sales team
Individual motivators
- Day 2
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Strength Development Inventory
Assertiveness
Job descriptions & standards of performances
Interviewing & selection
Appraisals
Disciplining an employee
Career development
- Day 3
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Levels of competency
Levels of initiative
Training staff
Types of training
Decision Making
Time Management
Communication
Action Planning
Course 08 - Training Managers to Train
Most sales managers monitor, supervise and coach sales executives as part of their daily routine. This course is designed to expand and develop their training skills so that their sales executives become even better trained and more effective. The course should ideally take place at the start of any programme of training, so that executives benefit from continuing in-house support following their own courses. The approach is very practical with plenty of opportunity for delegates to practice their training skills in role play.
- This course will enable delegates to:
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Conduct a thorough training-needs analysis
Design and implement training programmes
Understand standards for training
Carry out effective and constructive in-house training for individuals and groups
Gain a clear understanding of training reporting procedures and appraisals
- Day 1
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The role of internal training
Identifying training needs
Results analysis
Appraisal forms
Team feedback
Management feedback
Why train on-the-job?
Preparing for on-the-job training
Analysis performance, telephone presentation
Concluding successful feedback sessions
Failure performance plans
- Day 2
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How people learn - learning and attention curves
Training styles and retention levels
Preparing to train
Selling sales training
Essential areas for sales training
Planning your training session
Presenting your training session
Visual aids
Controlling the group
Role play
How to create challenging and effective role-plays for sales teams
Course 09 - Publishing Skills
Duration: 2 days
This course addresses the publishing executive's key responsibilities of man management, teamwork, operational efficiency, financial planning and control, and the development of initiatives for growth.
Practical exercises, case studies and analysis are employed, and delegates are encouraged to participate and discuss all the issues raised. This ensures that the course is consistently relevant and appropriate, and that participants derive maximum benefit.
- Day 1
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- Review of Publishing Functions & Responsibilities
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Circulation / Distribution
Advertising sales
Editorial
Production
Personnel
Accounting
- Business Development
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Corporate environment and objectives
Management hierarchy
- Market share analysis
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the Boston Matrix
define positioning and growth-potential
SWOT audit
Priorities for development
- Financial Control
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Factors affecting profitability
Profit and loss
Brief for overnight exercise
- Day 2
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Review of overnight exercise
- Financial Control
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Credit control and debt recovery
Value assessment and management reporting
Practical exercise
- Circulation
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The readership market
Initiatives for growth
Promoting the title
Resources analysis
Direct marketing
- Pro-active Management
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- Syndicate exercise
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Devise action plan
Analysis and review
Summary and review