Launch of New Sales Training Tool, the Applied Training Audit, to Improve Sales Training Transfer

SYDNEY - March 8, 2016 - PRLog -- In an exciting development for the sales training sector the Applied Training Audit addresses challenges sales leaders face with their staff retaining sales training knowledge.

An Applied Training Audit is a process defined as “a quality improvement process that seeks to increase Sales Representative’s retention of sales methodology through systematic review of the process during live sales calls “. They are designed with a view to seeing a change in sales representative behaviour upon completion of an audit.

An Applied Training Audit is a three step process that includes a sales process pre-test, multiple audit participation submissions during live sales calls and a follow-up questionnaire to help guide learnings.

Benefits of an Applied Training Audit include elements such as saved Sales Rep time, content retention, change plan incorporation and coaching. The audits are completed during the sales process meaning a reduction in time away from selling. Contention retention happens because an Applied Training Audit brings about repetitive behaviour and a process of best practice as the audit participation is during a live sales call. Change Plans are also incorporated because an Applied Training Audit puts together a concrete plan of action points to follow in line with a training program. The final key benefits an Applied Training Audit offers is around coaching. Sales Managers can’t be on hand all the time no matter how much time they dedicate. An Applied Training Audit guides the Sales Representatives through the training during a live sales call.

Inventor of the Applied Training Audit process and Co-founder & Director of Auditus & Gentleman Benjamin Satchwell commented “when I was developing the Applied Training Audit and testing the early designs on my sales team I was blown away by the positive impact, as we all know Sales Representatives can easily slip into bad habits and for various reasons they don’t retain sales training knowledge. With this in mind I set about creating a tool that made it easier for them to retain their training by constantly reinforcing their sales process, and all this whilst they are currently selling which meant no further lost time away from selling. Ultimately I was once in their shoes, I know how hard it is at the coalface and here at Auditus & Gentleman we have a bit between our teeth in ensuring that our tool helps them get to, and above, their targets”.