Sales and Marketing Best Practices for the Filtration and Separation Industry, November 7, 2024
Thursday, November 07, 2024, 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM CDT
Category: Events
**This is the second session of Sales and Marketing Best Practices for the Filtration and Separation Industry**
Sales and Marketing Best Practices for the Filtration and Separation Industry
Mr. Mark Willingham
Part I - Wednesday, November 6 from 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. CDT - 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 Noon - EDT Part II - Thursday, November 7 from 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. CDT - 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 Noon - EDT
Full Course (4 hours, .4 CEUs)
$425 AFS Members $495 Non-members
About the course:
This course will provide attendee with an understanding of basic and advanced sales and marketing principles, specifically for the Filtration industry.
Learning Objectives:
After taking Sales and Marketing Principles for the Filtration Industry, the learner will understand:
- Sales Strategy Development -Target setting, Sales channels, Sales techniques, Pricing strategy
- Sales Planning - Forecasting, Budgeting, Sales quotas
- Marketing - Research, Competition, New Product Rationalization, Tactical Marketing Actions
- Sales Team - Recruiting, Assessments, Performance Monitoring, Motivation & Incentives, Coaching
- Sales Process - Lead generation, Sales Funnel, Sales Pipeline Management, CRM system
- Sales Performance Analysis - KPI’s, Reporting & Analytics, Competitor Analysis
- Sales Management Tools - CRM, Automation Tools, Reporting Tools
- Legal & Admin - Terms and Conditions, NDA’s, Non - Compete, Credit/Payment Terms,
- Sales Rep/Distribution Contracts, Warranties
Outline:
- Company mission & strategic plan, the importance of these to the sales plan
- Filtration market overview and unique challenges of selling to this market
- Key sales basics - personnel, compensation plans, selling techniques, customer segmentation
- Pricing strategies and tactics, margins, mark - ups, discounts
- Marketing - research and subsequent actions to be taken
- Sales management tools - CRM, prospect tracking, reporting and automation tools
- Legal and administration
Who Should Attend:
This course is tailored for all sales and marketing personnel with any level of experience or in any organizational position.
Instructor:
Mr. Mark Willingham is a High Point, NC - based industrial filtration consultant.
He was formerly Vice President of Sales for Purolator Advanced Filtration in Greensboro, NC. There, he led a global team in sales/marketing of industrial filtration products, primarily to Fortune 500 companies in the chemical processing, pharmaceutical, power generation, and oil and gas market segments. He served in various sales management roles at Purolator for 20+ years.
He is a past Chairman of the American Filtration & Separations Society and has served on various AFS committees since the 1990’s. Willingham has extensive experience in all areas of sales and marketing management, with a particular focus on new product research and launches, developing/training/motivating sales teams, value - based pricing, and incentive compensation plans.
|