Vlerick Business School

Excellence in Sales and Marketing Become an expert in sales & marketing

Vlerick Business School

Marketing & Sales

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If you have to tackle today’s sales challenges, our Excellence in Sales and Marketing programme is for you.

This 12-day advanced management programme is a practical, module-based learning experience. Based on strong academic foundations, it gives you opportunities to share experience and best practice.

Programme Content

The 12-day Excellence in Sales and Marketing programme is a module-based programme based on proven concepts and insights that will turn you in a marketing expert with a strong academic background, capable of taking the right marketing & sales decisions for your company.

There are four three-day modules – each designed to give you the in-depth knowledge and skills you need to take a firm grasp of marketing & sales.

You’ll take hands-on lecture sessions, explore life-case studies, and share ideas and experiences with the faculty and your fellow participants. (FYI: Interested in deepening your knowledge even further? Then consider our Executive Master Class in Sales and Marketing ).

Module 1: Understand and develop your strategic direction

Learn the fundamentals of marketing strategy
Learn to segment, target and position
Discover the 5Cs – company, customers, collaborators, competition and context
Understand value creation and shaping value propositions
Discover scenario thinking to future-proof your strategy

Module 2: Customer Value Management

Learn to negotiate with purchasers
Master the fundamentals of customer value management
Discover an eight-step roadmap for articulating customer value
Know how to create winning customer value propositions – and sell them
Understand which channels to use to reach your customers – and how to position your offer within them

Module 3: Building brands

Discover how to build a differentiated brand
Learn to design your B2B brand architecture
Understand the importance of brand equity
Know how to use your brand to communicate sustainability achievements
Dive into pricing and value
Understand B2B customer journeys

Module 4: Sustainable strategies for growth

Develop profitable growth initiatives
Balance customer and shareholder value creation
Discover the seven growth avenues
Dive into sustainable business model innovation
Understand how digital transformation affects sales and customer success
Learn digital marketing and analytics approaches for B2B

Programme Audience

Sales and marketing professionals at mid or senior level, who are looking for a comprehensive B2B marketing programme
Sales and marketing professionals who currently rely on their gut feeling – and are looking for a more structured approach
Professionals who have moved from a technical to a more commercial role
Younger, high potentials who want to be well prepared for the next step in their commercial careers

Programme Benefits

Gain the knowledge, insight, experience and confidence to become a sales and marketing expert
Have tried and approved models and approaches at your fingertips
Learn from leading expert faculty
Network with peers who are facing similar challenges and opportunities

Testimonials

"Enrolling in the Excellence in Sales and Marketing Programme was transformative. As an engineer transitioning to business, the programme provided indispensable tools and insights for an efficient, value-oriented approach. The networking opportunities were exceptional, fostering connections with people across industries with similar challenges to mine. I highly recommend it for anyone seeking a holistic skill set in Sales and Marketing."

Gabriela Quevedo Silvetti

Global Marketing & Sustainability Manager at TotalEnergies

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