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Consultative and Digital Selling Masterclass Training

SAQA US AATICD-0095 | NQF 5 | Credits 10 | Duration 5 Days
From $1,242 per delegate

Description

This masterclass equips sales professionals with advanced consultative selling techniques and digital tools to thrive in a modern, technology-driven marketplace. Participants will learn to build trust, uncover client needs, and leverage digital channels for effective customer engagement and closing.

Learning Outcomes

  • Apply consultative selling principles to diagnose client needs and propose tailored solutions.
  • Analyze customer buying behaviour and decision-making processes to align sales strategies.
  • Evaluate digital selling tools and platforms (e.g., CRM, social selling, video conferencing) for optimal client engagement.
  • Design a consultative sales conversation framework that integrates digital touchpoints.
  • Demonstrate effective virtual presentation and negotiation skills to close deals remotely.
  • Implement a personal digital selling plan to build pipeline and measure performance.

Target Audience

Sales representatives, account managers, business development executives, and entrepreneurs who want to transition from transactional to consultative selling and harness digital platforms for sales success.

Prerequisites

None — open enrollment. Basic familiarity with digital tools (email, internet) is helpful but not required.

Course Outline

Day 1: Foundations of Consultative Selling

Objectives:
• Understand the consultative selling mindset and its relevance in the digital age
• Differentiate between transactional and consultative sales approaches
• Identify key stages of a consultative sales process
• Recognise the role of emotional intelligence in building buyer trust

Topics:
• Introduction to consultative selling vs traditional selling
• The buyer's journey in a digital context
• Core principles: empathy, active listening, and value creation
• The SPIN (Situation, Problem, Implication, Need-payoff) questioning framework
• Building rapport and credibility with prospects

Day 2: Mastering Sales Conversations & Needs Analysis

Objectives:
• Apply advanced questioning techniques to uncover customer pain points
• Conduct a thorough needs analysis using consultative frameworks
• Develop active listening and paraphrasing skills
• Map customer needs to product/service solutions effectively

Topics:
• Advanced questioning: open-ended, probing, and reflective questions
• The Challenger Sale approach: teaching, tailoring, and taking control
• Needs analysis templates and tools
• Handling objections with empathy and logic
• Role-play: conducting a consultative discovery call

Day 3: Digital Selling Channels & Tools

Objectives:
• Identify key digital selling platforms (LinkedIn, email, CRM, video conferencing)
• Use social selling techniques to build a professional brand
• Leverage CRM data for personalised outreach
• Create engaging digital content for sales conversations

Topics:
• Overview of digital selling: social selling, email, and video
• Building a LinkedIn profile for sales success
• Using CRM to track and nurture leads
• Creating value-driven email sequences
• Video selling best practices (Zoom, Teams, Loom)

Day 4: Data-Driven Sales Strategy & Personalisation

Objectives:
• Analyse customer data to identify buying signals and trends
• Develop personalised sales pitches based on data insights
• Implement account-based selling (ABS) strategies
• Measure and optimise digital sales efforts using KPIs

Topics:
• Data analytics for sales: lead scoring and segmentation
• Account-based selling: targeting high-value accounts
• Personalisation at scale: using automation tools
• Sales metrics: conversion rates, pipeline velocity, and ROI
• A/B testing for email and social campaigns

Day 5: Integration, Closing & Continuous Improvement

Objectives:
• Integrate consultative and digital selling into a cohesive process
• Apply closing techniques that align with consultative principles
• Develop a personal action plan for ongoing skill development
• Evaluate sales performance and implement improvements

Topics:
• The hybrid sales model: blending human touch with digital tools
• Consultative closing: gaining commitment without pressure
• Post-sale follow-up and customer retention strategies
• Building a sales playbook for your team
• Creating a personal development roadmap

Practicals

16 hours of practicals To be conducted online or on-campus or in-house
Overview

Practical sessions provide learners with hands-on experience in applying consultative selling techniques and digital tools. Through role-plays, CRM exercises, and video selling simulations, learners demonstrate competency in real-world scenarios.

Practical Activities
  • Consultative Discovery Role-Play — Learners pair up to conduct a mock discovery call using the SPIN framework, with feedback from peers and the facilitator. (4h)
  • CRM Data Analysis & Outreach — Using a simulated CRM dataset, learners segment leads, identify buying signals, and draft personalised email sequences. (4h)
  • Social Selling Profile Optimisation — Learners optimise a sample LinkedIn profile and craft a social selling message to a target prospect. (3h)
  • Video Sales Pitch Recording — Learners record a 2-minute video pitch addressing a prospect's specific need, then review and self-assess. (3h)
  • Integration Simulation: End-to-End Sale — Teams manage a simulated sales cycle from prospecting to close, using digital tools and consultative techniques. (2h)

Summatives

Each delegate is assessed continuously throughout the course via daily exercises, scored practical assignments, and a final summative test at the end.

Practical Assignments — 30%

Practical assignments are observed and scored against a rubric during the practical sessions. Each delegate's practical mark is averaged into a single 100% score and contributes 30% to the final total.

Daily Exercises — 20%

Every training day ends with a multiple-choice exercise scored out of 100%. The scores from each daily exercise are averaged across the duration of the course to produce a Daily Average mark, which contributes 20% to the final total.

Final Test — 50%

On the last day a final summative test is written. It is a multiple-choice paper with multiple-answer questions: each question may have more than one correct option, and a single wrong selection on a question marks the entire question wrong — no partial credit. The final test is scored out of 100% and contributes 50% to the overall mark.

Final Total
Component Out of Weight
Practical Assignments (rubric-scored) 100% 30%
Daily Average (multiple choice) 100% 20%
Final Test (multi-answer multiple choice) 100% 50%
Final Total 100%

All marks are recorded on the AATICD LMS and visible to each learner under their account.

Certificate

Certificate of Completion

Awarded to delegates who achieve an overall mark of 50% or higher on the Final Total (Practicals 30% + Daily Average 20% + Final Test 50%).

How it works
  • Certificates are auto-generated on the AATICD LMS as soon as the marks pass the 50% threshold.
  • Each certificate is a branded PDF with the delegate's name, the course title, the unit standard ID, NQF level, credits, and the date of issue.
  • You can download or print your certificate from your LMS dashboard at any time after issue — there's no reissue fee and no expiry date.
  • If you scored under 50% you can sit the final test again at the next scheduled session at no extra cost.
Where to find it

Sign in to the LMS, open your dashboard, and your certificates appear under My Certificates. Each entry has a View / Download button and a print option.

Training Discounts

Group discounts apply automatically — the more delegates you enrol, the greater the saving. Discounts are calculated at 3% per 5 delegates, scaling up to 40% off for 100+ delegates.

Delegates Discount
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20 12% off
25 15% off
30 18% off
50 30% off
75 35% off
100 40% off

3% discount per 5 delegates, up to 40% off for 100+ delegates. Contact us for a custom group quote.

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