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Start Blowing Your Own Horn!

Written by: Kendra Lee

Article Overview: Training organizations aren't always valued as highly as they should be. Self promote. Blow your own horn.

Start Blowing Your Own Horn!

Training organizations aren't always valued as highly as they should be. Self promote. Blow your own horn. These are good phrases to keep in mind if you want sponsors and the business to recognize the value of your services and support your training team's initiatives. There are tactful ways to be a "self promoter":

Advertise. Share news about your programs, and who they're helping within the company, in the company newsletter. Share business objectives, programs implemented, and results achieved.

Measure business results from your sales training, then promote them throughout the company. A recent "Finding Referrals" class we ran for a sponsor focused on growing the business through referrals resulted in a 315% increase in referral follow-up calls within 8 weeks. The sponsoring executive was ecstatic and promoted it widely.

Ask to speak briefly at sales team meetings to share the positive results you're achieving with the team's peers while clarifying the work your organization performs.

Promote upcoming training throughout the company so key targets know it's available. As an example, my firm created a "Sales Hunting School" for a single division of Hewlett Packard. Other divisions with similar skill needs heard about it and choose to tailor it for their sales reps. The original class is being leveraged across the company, and the sponsoring division received credit for filling a company-wide need.

Follow through with your sponsor after delivery. Share evaluations, participant comments, and recommended next steps that help drive desired business results. Offer assistance where you can.
Get the word out and soon the business will be clamoring at your door. Don't be shy; start patting yourself on the back!

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