Corporate Sales Training

Effective corporate sales training is essential for creating a consistent, high-performing sales culture across your entire organisation. It moves beyond training individual contributors to embedding a unified sales methodology that scales.

For businesses selling complex B2B solutions, a shared language and process are non-negotiable for predictable growth. Our programmes provide the structure, skills, and reinforcement needed to achieve this.

We deliver customised corporate sales training programmes that address your specific market challenges and business goals. Unlike generic, off-the-shelf courses, our approach is built around your team, your culture, and your objectives. This is a core component of our overall Sales Training philosophy, designed to create lasting change and a measurable return on your investment. Where the programme needs to reach several hundred sellers across multiple regions, our enterprise sales training sets out how we handle that scale.

A corporate sales team working through a training exercise together

Some of the world’s biggest B2B brands have benefitted from working with our team

Accenture
Bain & Company
Dell
Deloitte
Endava
EY
IBM
Inizio
Lockton
PwC
Enfusion
Genpact
Accenture
Bain & Company
Dell
Deloitte
Endava
EY
IBM
Inizio
Lockton
PwC
Enfusion
Genpact
Hollis
La Fosse
Lumine Group
Microsoft
PageGroup
RateGain
Thales
Veeva
WNS
Quantuma
Northern Trust
Roche
Hollis
La Fosse
Lumine Group
Microsoft
PageGroup
RateGain
Thales
Veeva
WNS
Quantuma
Northern Trust
Roche
12,000+
sales leaders and professionals trained
12 months
engagements self-funding within 12 months
10–15×
return on investment

Is this the right fit for your team?

This is a strong fit if:

  • You sell complex, high-value B2B solutions with long cycles and multiple decision makers
  • You want training tailored to your organisation and market
  • You have a team ready to learn and advance on live opportunities
  • Leaders are willing to reinforce new habits afterwards

This is probably not for you if:

  • You are selling low-value, transactional products at speed
  • You are looking for the cheapest possible half-day event
  • You have no capacity to reinforce the training once the workshop ends
  • You are unwilling to involve your leaders

We don’t just offer standard programmes.

We deliver sales training that works.

You’ll benefit from programmes built on the mindsets, skills and tools used by leading professionals in value-based selling. Our focus isn’t just on ‘what’ to do, we show ‘how’ to do it with practical simulations.

All programmes can be delivered in formats that fit your team’s needs and can be blended for maximum effect:

  • In-person workshop sessions for high-impact learning
  • Remote instructor-led training for global teams
  • Client specific video programmes hosted in client LMS

Why standard corporate sales training programmes fail

Many companies invest in large-scale training initiatives only to see behaviours revert to the old ways within months. Standard corporate sales training programmes often fail because they are treated as a one-off event rather than a process of change. This approach overlooks the complexities of embedding new habits across a large and diverse team. Common failure points include:

One-Size-Fits-All Content

Generic material that doesn’t resonate with your team’s specific challenges or industry context

Lack of Customisation

The programme isn’t tailored to your company’s sales process, culture, or strategic objectives

No Reinforcement Plan

Without a structured plan for coaching and reinforcement, up to 84% of new skills are forgotten

Poor Leadership Engagement

If sales leaders are not equipped or expected to coach the new methodology, adoption will fail

No Link to Business Outcomes

The training is not tied to measurable improvements in performance, making it impossible to prove ROI

The best corporate sales training programmes are those designed as a complete change-management initiative.

Our Approach: A bespoke corporate sales training programme

We build every corporate sales training programme using our proven Forty-20-40 methodology.

This ensures that we create the conditions for success before, during, and after the training intervention. It is this holistic approach that makes ours some of the best corporate sales training programmes available.

Phase 1: Performance Enablers (40% of the effort)

Before any workshop, we work with your leadership team to define success and align on the objectives. We conduct a thorough discovery process to understand your business, assess current skill levels, and identify the “vital few” behaviours that will drive the biggest performance uplift. This stage ensures the programme is built on a solid foundation.

Phase 2: Strategic Intervention (20% of the effort)

This is the core training delivery. Our workshops are practical, engaging, and focused on application. We use real-world scenarios relevant to your business to ensure participants can immediately apply what they learn. This phase is not about theory; it’s about building practical skills and confidence. This often includes targeted sales leadership training to empower managers.

Phase 3: Disciplined Execution (40% of the effort)

This is where lasting change happens. We work with you to embed the new skills and methodology into your organisation’s daily rhythm. This includes manager-led coaching, reinforcement tools, and a clear cadence of accountability. We help you track lead and lag indicators to measure progress and ensure the programme delivers on its promises.

Key components of our corporate sales training courses

Our corporate sales training courses are modular and can be tailored to meet your specific needs. We build programmes that equip your entire sales organisation with the mindsets, skills, and tools to excel in a competitive B2B environment.

A Unified Sales Language and Methodology

Consistency is key to scaling success. We help you define and embed a common framework for everything from prospecting and qualification to negotiation and account management. This ensures everyone on the team is aligned and working towards the same goals.

Advanced B2B Sales Skills

We provide advanced B2B sales training focused on navigating the complexities of modern enterprise sales. Your team will learn how to engage multiple stakeholders, build consensus within the buying committee, continually qualify, and manage long, complex sales cycles effectively.

Value-Based Selling Techniques

Our training teaches sellers to move conversations away from price and towards business value. We provide practical sales training techniques that help your team uncover what clients truly care about, build stronger business cases, and differentiate your offering based on impact.

Leadership and Manager Coaching

A corporate sales training initiative cannot succeed without the active involvement of front-line managers. We provide specific sales manager training to equip your leaders with the coaching skills needed to reinforce the new methodology and drive adoption within their teams.

Choosing between corporate sales training companies

The market is crowded with corporate sales training companies, but not all deliver the same value. Choosing the right partner is critical to the success of your programme. Look for a company that can demonstrate a clear, structured approach to creating lasting change.

What to look for in a partner:

  • Practitioner-Led Delivery: Your team should learn from credible experts who have real-world experience in complex B2B sales.
  • A Focus on Embedding Change: The methodology should extend far beyond the training workshop, with a robust plan for coaching and reinforcement.
  • Deep Customisation: The partner should invest time to understand your business and co-create a programme that aligns with your culture and goals.
  • A True Partnership Model: Look for a company that is willing to align their success with yours, often by linking a portion of their fees to your performance uplift.

Our holistic approach sets us apart from traditional providers who focus solely on training events. We specialise exclusively in sales performance improvement, delivering change through experienced practitioners. Find out more about how we compare to other sales training companies.

Traditional Providers vs. The Sales Coach Network

Choosing the right partner for your needs is crucial. Here’s how we stand out:

Traditional Training Providers
Narrow approach
The Sales Coach Network
Holistic approach
Traditional Training Providers
Focus primarily on training
The Sales Coach Network
Focuses on business outcomes and embedding change
Traditional Training Providers
Offer a broad range of services, often with limited specialisation in sales performance
The Sales Coach Network
Specialises exclusively in sales performance improvement
Traditional Training Providers
Provide standard offerings with inflexible tools
The Sales Coach Network
Develops bespoke programmes and tools based on detailed needs analysis
Traditional Training Providers
Deliver generic content by trainers
The Sales Coach Network
Delivers change by practitioners with real-world experience

Why partner with The Sales Coach Network?

Led by industry expert Les Bailey, our team of real-world sales practitioners helps sales professionals win more deals, faster.

Practical Approach

Our team consists of seasoned practitioners who actively engage in your sales processes, offering actionable advice rooted in real-world experience.

Experienced Team

Our experts combine extensive industry knowledge with proven techniques, ensuring your team is equipped to tackle real-world challenges.

Customised Solutions

We collaborate with you to co-create programmes that seamlessly integrate into your sales culture, driving meaningful and lasting change.

Measuring the ROI of your training investment

Every corporate sales training investment should deliver a clear and measurable return. We work with you from the outset to define what success looks like and establish the metrics we will use to track progress.

We measure effectiveness through a combination of:

  • Lead Indicators: These track early-stage behaviour change. Examples include the adoption of new tools, the quality of discovery calls, or the percentage of the pipeline that has a documented account plan.
  • Lag Indicators: These track business outcomes. We measure the impact on key metrics like win rates, average deal size, sales cycle length, and overall revenue attainment.

By focusing on these metrics, we ensure that our training delivers tangible results. This data-driven approach is a core part of our sales performance training philosophy.

Flexible workshop formats built around your team

Every client is different, and so is every workshop. All workshops are delivered in the context of your team’s real-world challenges and delivered in-person or virtually.

1-Day Workshop

Get everyone equipped, aligned, and motivated by the core principles

  • Practical frameworks, skills and tools
  • Focus on real world application with hands-on practice and simulations
  • Ideal for skill building and leadership alignment
  • High-energy, high-impact
  • 24/7 access to online learning platform with over 80 self-directed videos and associated tools

Best for teams who want immediate traction and a shared foundation

From £12,000

Based on a group of up to 20 people

Most popular

2-Day Workshop

Go deeper, reinforce the learning, and build lasting internal capability

  • Everything in the 1-day, with added depth and breadth
  • Extended practice and feedback
  • Dedicated role-plays and real-world scenarios
  • Strong fit for team alignment and strategic resets
  • 24/7 access to online learning platform with over 80 self-directed videos and associated tools

Best for teams ready to go beyond awareness and build lasting capability

From £22,000

Based on a group of up to 20 people

Virtual Workshop

The same value for distributed teams, without the travel

  • Delivered across 4-6 live, instructor-led sessions
  • Interactive, camera-on environment
  • Breakout rooms for group activities
  • Spaced learning with meaningful assignments between sessions
  • 24/7 access to online learning platform with over 80 self-directed videos and associated tools

Best for distributed teams

From £12,000

Based on a group of up to 20 people

*Pricing varies based on team size, location, and any specific customisation.
Every engagement starts with a call to align on content areas and desired business outcomes.

What teams say after the training

"The Sales Coach Network don’t just deliver training; they’ve offered input on our strategy, internal processes and how we operate as a business. They are focused on driving a shift in the business, in whatever form that takes, and their approach is collaborative and consultative. Feedback from the programme so far has been excellent. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend them to others."
Louise W
Client result
300+
professionals trained

A two-day intensive workshop designed and delivered for over 300 sales and delivery professionals at a global technology company, focused on real, live opportunities, with a custom methodology rolled out across all regions.

Who delivers this?

Experienced practitioners, not presenters. The people leading your sessions have sold complex, high-value B2B deals, led sales teams, and built commercial functions of their own. They teach what they’ve done, not theory they’ve read.

That matters because your team can tell the difference.

Practitioners bring real examples, handle the hard questions in the room, and adapt the content to the deals your people are actually working. The result is training that sticks, because it comes from people who have 'carried a bag' and walked in their shoes.

The Sales Coach Network team

FAQs about Corporate Sales Training

Our customisation process begins with a deep discovery phase. We interview key stakeholders, review your existing processes and tools, and may even listen to sales calls. This allows us to build a corporate sales training programme that uses your language, addresses your specific market challenges, and aligns with your company’s strategic goals.

Talk to us about a corporate programme for your team

Tell us how many people you need to reach and what has been tried before, and we’ll show you how a bespoke rollout would work.