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AVDA AEA Training Schedule for 2008

University of Industrial Distribution (UID)
Date: March 2-5, 2008
Location: IUPUI Conference Center - Indianapolis, IN

The Four Pillars of the Sales Profession™
Speaker: Don Buttrey
Date: March 18 - 20, 2008
Location: Dayton, OH

Facilitated by Don Buttrey of Sales Professional Training, Inc., sales professionals will learn how to document their organization's value-added services and sell them to their customers during this intensive 2 1/2-day seminar offered in Dayton, OH.

WHAT? The Four Pillars of the Sales ProfessionTM is a comprehensive sales training course - which is brand new in 2008!

The seminar will focus on each attendee's selling situation. Sales Professionals will learn how to document their organization's value added services and sell them to their customers. With the help of the logical and systematic "SELL Process", attendees will work on a target account of their choice to gain practical, hands-on tools for better face-to-face selling.

Selling skills will be covered through high-energy discussions, workshops, and role-plays. Topics such as relationship skills, communications, people skills, and selling customer benefits and value versus price will be covered.

WHO? Any Sales Professional - new hires and veterans alike - will benefit from the fundamental selling skills presented in this seminar. Our learner-centered methods assure acceptance and immediate application. Your salespeople will take away valuable techniques they can put to use on their very next sales opportunity.

WHERE? The Seminar is held at the DoubleTree Guest Suites South, Dayton Mall in Dayton, OH. Once you register, you will receive information to make your hotel reservations. The special room rate for participants is $92.

WHEN? Classes are limited to 30-40 people and will be offered twice in 2008: March 18-20 and October 14-16, 2008


ZAP THE GAP! How to Solve the Multi-Generational Puzzle
Speaker: Megan Johnson, C.S.P.
Date: March 12, 2008
Time: 1pm – 2:30pm EST
Webinar

How to Find and Keep the Right Employees...Without Stealing from the Competition
Speaker: Kathryne A. Newton, Ph.D., Purdue University
Date: May 21, 2008
Time: 1pm – 2:30pm EST
Webinar

Young Distribution Professionals (YDP)
Date: August 3 – 6, 2008
Location: Edgewood Resort & Spa, Itasca, IL

YDP is a program designed specifically for young professionals seeking to expand their distribution careers.
Target attendees include employees with 10 years or less experience in the industry that want to learn more about distribution operations. They would include: Sales Managers, Operations Managers and Marketing Managers. This event is designed to assist the manager on the rise gain knowledge in distribution and network with industry peers as well as professionals from other non-competing distribution industries.

Inventory Management
Speaker: Jason Bader
Date: September 10, 2008
Time: 1pm – 2:30pm EST
Webinar


The Four Pillars of the Sales Profession™
Speaker: Don Buttrey
Date: October 14-16, 2008
Location: Dayton, OH

Facilitated by Don Buttrey of Sales Professional Training, Inc., sales professionals will learn how to document their organization's value-added services and sell them to their customers during this intensive 2 1/2-day seminar offered in Dayton, OH.

WHAT? The Four Pillars of the Sales ProfessionTM is a comprehensive sales training course - which is brand new in 2008!

The seminar will focus on each attendee's selling situation. Sales Professionals will learn how to document their organization's value added services and sell them to their customers. With the help of the logical and systematic "SELL Process", attendees will work on a target account of their choice to gain practical, hands-on tools for better face-to-face selling.

Selling skills will be covered through high-energy discussions, workshops, and role-plays. Topics such as relationship skills, communications, people skills, and selling customer benefits and value versus price will be covered.

WHO? Any Sales Professional - new hires and veterans alike - will benefit from the fundamental selling skills presented in this seminar. Our learner-centered methods assure acceptance and immediate application. Your salespeople will take away valuable techniques they can put to use on their very next sales opportunity.

WHERE? The Seminar is held at the DoubleTree Guest Suites South, Dayton Mall in Dayton, OH. Once you register, you will receive information to make your hotel reservations. The special room rate for participants is $92.

WHEN? Classes are limited to 30-40 people and will be offered twice in 2008: March 18-20 and October 14-16, 2008.

The Telephone Doctor
Speaker: Nancy Friedman, Speaker, The Telephone Doctor Customer Service Training
Date: December 2, 2008
Time: 1pm – 2:30pm EST
Webinar

University of Industrial Distribution (UID)
Date: March 8-11, 2009
Location: IUPUI Conference Center - Indianapolis, IN

 


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Important links from this article

University of Industrial Distribution 2008

The Four Pillars of the Sales Profession

Zap the Gap! How to Solve the Multi-Generational Puzzle

How to Find and Keep the Right Employees...Without Stealing from the Competition

Young Distribution Professionals

Inventory Management

The Telephone Doctor

University of Industrial Distribution 2009