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Best Practices. Maintaining Prospective and Current Partner Relationships USCA Fall 2010. What are we doing now?. Prospecting sources Alumni Chamber of Commerce Sponsorships and relationships with other organizations (SMEI) Advertisements Marketing materials Brochures Videos
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Best Practices Maintaining Prospective and Current Partner Relationships USCA Fall 2010
Prospecting sources • Alumni • Chamber of Commerce • Sponsorships and relationships with other organizations (SMEI) • Advertisements • Marketing materials • Brochures • Videos • Social media • Web • Students make sales calls (Terry will discuss) Prospective Partner Relationships USCA Fall 2010: Baylor University
Logistics? _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ • Other? __________________________________________ __________________________________________ __________________________________________ Prospecting sources/External organization relationships USCA Fall 2010: Baylor University
Logistics? _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ • Other? __________________________________________ __________________________________________ __________________________________________ Advertising/marketing materials? USCA Fall 2010: Baylor University
Smaller, more intimate, events for students and Partners • Use Advanced Students for Account Management • Adding benefits from Media site for corporate partners • Competitions • Sales Job Fair • Sales Recognition Dinner sponsored in some fashion by our corporate partners • Involvement in the classroom • Sales symposium • Encourage to take advantage of all the benefits at the various levels of involvement and up sell • Create single point of contact for easy communication • Require partners to allow sales shadows: require sales shadows • Distribute resumes of all sales students: require resumes in all sales classes • Allow access of all role-plays to partners • Use of Center Web Site • Monthly Newsletter Current Partner Relationships USCA Fall 2010: Baylor University
Examples: Bowling, movies, career development • How to get students involved? ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ • Other ideas for small, intimate events? ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ Smaller, intimate, events. USCA Fall 2010: Baylor University
Logistics? • Assign accounts • Student Reports – weekly • Communicate events through students • Other? ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ Advanced Students: Account Management. USCA Fall 2010: Baylor University
Partner Career Opportunities • Partner Web Site Links • Partner Bios • ______________________________ • ______________________________ • ______________________________ • ______________________________ • ______________________________ • ______________________________ Benefits from Media Site USCA Fall 2010: Baylor University
Partner Involvement • Judges • Buyers • Small career fair • ____________________________________________ • ____________________________________________ • ____________________________________________ • Other? _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ Competitions USCA Fall 2010: Baylor University
Logistics? _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ • Other? __________________________________________ __________________________________________ __________________________________________ Sales Job Fair USCA Fall 2010: Baylor University
Logistics? _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ • Other? __________________________________________ __________________________________________ __________________________________________ Sales Recognition Dinner USCA Fall 2010: Baylor University
Guest Lecture • Topical Full presentation • Discussion participant • Role-Play Judge/Participant • Other? _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ Classroom Involvement USCA Fall 2010: Baylor University
Logistics? __________________________________________ __________________________________________ __________________________________________ • Other? __________________________________________ __________________________________________ __________________________________________ Sales symposium USCA Fall 2010: Baylor University
Communication? ________________________________________ ________________________________________ ________________________________________ • Ideas? ________________________________________ ________________________________________ ________________________________________ Take advantage of all benefits USCA Fall 2010: Baylor University
Develop additional relationships within organization. • Other? _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ Single point of contact USCA Fall 2010: Baylor University
Advanced students shadow 1-2 partner salespeople • Assign one and allow to choose another • Partners in class during presentation of report • Other? _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ Require sales shadows USCA Fall 2010: Baylor University
Require all sales students to submit electronic resume • Distribute resume CD to all partners • Other? ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ Distribute resumes USCA Fall 2010: Baylor University
On-line – dvd? • Other? _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ Access to all role-plays USCA Fall 2010: Baylor University
Logo • Link to org. web site • Career opportunities • Other? ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ Use of Center Web Site USCA Fall 2010: Baylor University
Monthly events • Partner insights/articles • Partner bios/ corp. & individual • Other? ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ Monthly Newsletter USCA Fall 2010: Baylor University
___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ Other Discussion USCA Fall 2010: Baylor University