Centum Challenge

Centum Learning’s client, a global electronics brand was facing a challenge of low counter share in key outlets as well as low product knowledge amongst their sales team. They partnered with us to enhance the product knowledge of their sales team by setting up a structured learning path as well as, to directly train their sales team members.

The key output criteria was improved product knowledge. A clear goal was set aside to show a tangible improvement in knowledge scores in monthly assessments.

Centum Impact

Centum advisory solution’s journey, along with the outcome was presented at the Crossfire Grand Finale with the representation of the entire leadership. The clear cut outcomes through the intervention were as follows:

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Sales:16% increase in model outlet sales, as well as increase in traction of high-end panel TV in tier 2 & 3 cities
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Product Knowledge Scores: Improved scores of the entire sales team
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Setting up of a Learning Culture: Participation in online assessment improved from 75% to 95%, pan India

Centum 5D Approach

To address & overcome the challenges, Centum Learning deployed its proprietary 5D approach:
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DEEP DIVE

  • Need Diagnostic Study (NDS): As part of this exercise, Centum experts visited 10 different cities covering a mix of metro market, Tier 2, 3, 4 & also markets based on leadership, challenger & follower categories. In all they visited over 40+ outlets across categories
  • Stakeholder feedback: The second part of deep dive, included meetings with key stakeholders i.e. Area Managers, Branch Managers, Regional Managers, Distributors & Product Heads
  • Competition info: As part of the exercise, Centum team also visited outlets of our client’s competitors. The objective was to do benchmarking based on product line up
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DIAGNOSTIC

  • Value selling: The focus of the sales team was more on price and less on value selling
  • No enforcement of product knowledge: The entire emphasis of Sales team was on primary & secondary sales, with no focus on product knowledge
  • No standard evaluation & categorisation: There was no standard mechanism to evaluate sales team and categorize them basis their product knowledge
  • No structured skill building: No focus on upskilling of the team
  • POSM guidelines were not being followed
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DESIGN

  • Knowledge and Skills Contest: Crossfire was developed
  • Journey: The learning journey was designed to cover 700+ team members in pan India that included multiple levels – branch, regional, zonal, and national
  • Regular online assessments: Monthly online assessments were designed with inputs from product heads with an objective of self-assessment
  • Customised & blended learning journey was designed with assessments followed by Classroom intervention. All learning journeys were defined with a clear business KPI in mind
  • Model outlet project: A fixed number of outlets assigned to all team members with an objective of improvement on display & FIS product knowledge
  • Another biggest enabler for our client was the involvement of their leadership team in most of the intervention
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DELIVER

  • A project charter with clear timelines & responsibilities was defined
  • 70:20:10 training delivery model was followed
  • Sales team contest: The biggest enabler was the learning cum contest which helped the sales team to focus on product knowledge due to competition within the colleagues
  • Continuous learning with a mix of CRT, OJT, online assessment & digital Learning
  • Project review: Monthly review with National Training Head & Trade Marketing Head on improvement on product knowledge scores
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DRIVE OUTPUT

“I appreciate your hard work, passion, dedication to making Crossfire successful. I know how much time and effort you invested to not only get the project done prior to the deadline, but to ensure the client was satisfied with every step of the process.”
Head – Trade Marketing