Customer service with CRM and sales management

The course provides comprehensive knowledge of the strategic and operational use of CRM for customer support, retention and acquisition. You will gain insights into CRM software and how to work with customer databases. Digital sales strategies, market analyses, artificial intelligence and leadership skills are also covered.
  • Certificates: Certificate "Customer service with CRM"
    Sales management" certificate
  • Examination: Practical project work with final presentations
  • Teaching Times: Full-time
    Monday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 3:35 p.m. (in weeks with public holidays from 8:30 a.m. to 5:10 p.m.)
  • Language of Instruction: German
  • Duration: 8 Weeks

Customer service with CRM

Basics of Customer Relationship Management (approx. 3 days)

Introduction to Customer Relationship Management

Strategic, analytical, operational CRM

Integrated CRM solutions: ERP system, data warehouse, data mining and OLAP


Data protection basics (approx. 1 day)

Dealing with customer data

Storage and forwarding of customer data

Data protection in the area of marketing/advertising


Artificial intelligence (AI) in the work process

Presentation of specific AI technologies

and possible applications in the professional environment


Acquiring and retaining customers (approx. 4 days)

Analysis of customer needs

Customer satisfaction management

Customer communication

Customer experience (CX)

Psychology of customer relationships

Development and maintenance of customer databases

360 degree customer view

Holistic case management


Dealing with customer data (approx. 4 days)

Managing appointments, contracts and budgets

Customer administration

Workflows between teams

Cleaning up the database

Analytical CRM (target group analysis, customer value analysis, forecasts)

Real-time dashboards

Overview of key performance indicators

Drill-down analysis

Inline data visualization

Evaluation of sales opportunities


Increasing customer profitability (approx. 3 days)

marketing

Targeted feedback

Segmentation tools

Campaign management

Workflows

Lead-to-cash transparency

Real-time sales forecasting

Pipeline reports


Introduction to CRM software (approx. 2 days)

Overview of the CRM system landscape

Presentation and positioning of various CRM systems

Mapping process flows


Project work (approx. 3 days)

To consolidate the content learned

Presentation of the project results

Sales management

Focus on markets and customers (approx. 3 days)

Changing markets

Market positioning (USP)

Customer centricity as the basis for sales success

Market analysis (including portfolio analysis)

Marketing mix and marketing instruments

LEAD and distribution channels


Artificial intelligence (AI) in the work process

Presentation of specific AI technologies

and possible applications in the professional environment


Sales strategy, sales organization and sales processes in the digital age (approx. 2 days)

Sales strategy 4.0 - Sales goes digital

Sales organization

The holistic sales process

Intersections

Methods of territory division and territory planning

Sales partners and multipliers


Personality development for sales management (approx. 3 days)

Choreography of selling

Sales psychology and neuronal communication

Work motivation

Conducting negotiations

Moderation and presentation

Conflict management

Closing techniques

Successful complaint management


Change from employee to supervisor (approx. 3 days)

Changes and expectations

Closeness, distance and acceptance

Power and envy


Sales management and key figures (approx. 2 days)

CRM utilization

Planning and control

Controlling

KPIs


Personnel management in sales (approx. 3 days)

Leadership role in sales and interfaces

Employee management, understanding of roles and performance evaluation

Management concepts and models

Corporate culture

Employee appraisals and target agreements

Remuneration models in sales

Requirements profile and employee selection

Dealing with low performers

Leading at a distance

Employee development and promotion

Team building


Distribution law and other framework conditions (approx. 1 day)

Contract law and contract design

Contract components and general terms and conditions

Payment modalities

Aftersales services

Sales financing


Project work (approx. 3 days)

To deepen the content learned

Presentation of the results



Changes are possible. The course content is updated regularly.

After the course, you will have a holistic understanding of CRM. You will be able to analyze and optimize customer relationships.

You also know the markets and can assess customers well. You know the right sales strategy for companies, can develop it and implement it successfully with the right measures in the operational business. You will also define key performance indicators and coach your team based on these indicators.

This course is aimed at employees from marketing, sales and quality management, as well as managing directors, product managers, key account managers and start-ups.

The course is also aimed at employees and prospective managers from all areas who would like to work in sales management in the future.

Customer satisfaction is often a decisive factor for the success of a company. With well-founded qualifications in sales and CRM, you will have skills relevant to the job market for almost all industries. After the course, you will be able to take on responsible tasks in customer service.

You will also qualify for a career in sales or distribution and therefore for positions in any company with a sales department.

Your meaningful certificate provides a detailed insight into the qualifications you have acquired and improves your career prospects.

Didactic concept

Your lecturers are highly qualified both professionally and didactically and will teach you from the first to the last day (no self-study system).

You will learn in effective small groups. The courses usually consist of 6 to 25 participants. The general lessons are supplemented by numerous practical exercises in all course modules. The practice phase is an important part of the course, as it is during this time that you process what you have just learned and gain confidence and routine in its application. The final section of the course involves a project, a case study or a final exam.

 

Virtual classroom alfaview®

Lessons take place using modern alfaview® video technology - either from the comfort of your own home or at our premises at Bildungszentrum. The entire course can see each other face-to-face via alfaview®, communicate with each other in lip-sync voice quality and work on joint projects. Of course, you can also see and talk to your connected trainers live at any time and you will be taught by your lecturers in real time for the entire duration of the course. The lessons are not e-learning, but real live face-to-face lessons via video technology.

 

The courses at alfatraining are funded by Agentur für Arbeit and are certified in accordance with the AZAV approval regulation. When submitting a Bildungsgutscheinor Aktivierungs- und Vermittlungsgutschein, the entire course costs are usually covered by your funding body.
Funding is also possible via Europäischen Sozialfonds (ESF), Deutsche Rentenversicherung (DRV) or regional funding programs. As a regular soldier, you have the option of attending further training courses via Berufsförderungsdienst (BFD). Companies can also have their employees qualified via funding from Agentur für Arbeit (Qualifizierungschancengesetz).

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We will gladly advise you free of charge. 0800 3456-500 Mon. - Fri. from 8 am to 5 pm free of charge from all German networks.