The Top 20 list recognizes the top sales training companies in our industry. These leading companies all provide outstanding service, and a proven track record for delivering superior sales training and improving the impact of the sales organization.
Selection to this year’s Top 20 Sales Training Companies was based on the following criteria:
- Industry recognition and impact on the sales training industry
- Innovation in the sales training market
- Company size and growth potential
- Breadth of service offering
- Strength of clients served
- Geographic reach
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Due to the diversity of services included in sales training programs, no attempt is made to rank the Top 20.
Top 20 Companies
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GP Strategies
Columbia, MD
GP Strategies is a global performance improvement company. From sales and management training to consulting, incentive programs and customer loyalty, GP Strategies' end-to-end, customized sales solutions are designed to enable client-facing, revenue-generating employees to have more relevant and effective conversations with customers and buyers.
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ValueSelling
Rancho Santa Fe, CA
ValueSelling Associates equips professionals in all sales roles to compete on value, not price, using a time-tested methodology with decades of proven results. Delivery options include blended learning, on-demand courses, video reinforcement and live instructor-led programs on nearly every continent and in over 12 languages.
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Axiom
Richardson, TX
AXIOM is providing a solution that replaces traditional sales training events and tools with a solution that drives continuous learning in the normal cadence of your business. Axiom clients build relationships and win business while simultaneously developing their skill and knowledge.
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The Brooks Group
Greensboro, NC
The Brooks Group is a corporate sales training and sales management training company focused on helping companies build top-performing sales teams. Their training systems provide street smart, actionable strategies that help salespeople sell more effectively and help sales managers coach and lead more successfully.
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Mercuri International
Solna Sweden
Mercuri International is a global organization that is comprised of over 300 full-time highly experienced sales and leadership professionals in over 40 countries that have helped over 15,000 companies worldwide optimize their sales results. Methodologies are supported through continuous development and refinement in St. Gallens University.
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Miller Heiman Group
LIttleton, CO
Miller Heiman Group , the largest dedicated workforce performance improvement company in the world, helps companies and their business leaders around the world build and sustain customer-focused, high-performance organizations to drive profitable revenue and predictable top-line growth.
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Wilson Learning
Edina, MN
Wilson Learning is a global leader in leadership development, sales development, workforce development and performance improvement solutions. Wilson works with clients to understand their specific sales issues, organization, offerings and customers in order to develop the right approach.
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Achieve Forum
Boston, MA
The product of merging AchieveGlobal and The Forum Corporation, AchieveForum’s legacy includes hundreds of clients across more than 50 countries and the capabilities to address the most pressing leadership development challenges. AchieveForum partners with clients to design and execute leadership development solutions that drive business results.
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Red Bear Negotiation Co.
San Francisco, CA
BayGroup International, now Red Bear Negotiation Co., is a global performance improvement firm that helps corporate leaders achieve critical profit improvement cost containment and team effectiveness goals quickly and with high impact.
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Imparta
London UK
Imparta is a global company that generates measurable and sustainable performance improvement across sales, marketing and service - the main customer touch points within an organization. In each of these three areas, Imparta offers a full suite of content and methodologies.
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Performance Methods Incorporated
Atlanta, GA
Performance Methods, Inc. (PMI) is the leading provider of customized sales best practices solutions. Based in Atlanta, PMI provides consulting and training services to assist clients in the design, development and deployment of customer engagement best practices.
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Franklin Covey
Salt Lake City, UT
FranklinCovey Co. is a consulting and training leader in the areas of strategy execution, leadership, customer loyalty, sales performance, school transformation and individual effectiveness. They empower sales leaders to evolve sales teams personally and professionally to enhance performance, achieve sustainable results and gain a competitive advantage.
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Sandler Training
Owings Mills, MD
Sandler’s training methodologies, reinforced through coaching and 24/7 online training and accountability, help sales professionals and management executives fulfill personal and organizational goals by initiating sustainable growth, increasing bottom line results and maximizing sales ROI.
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Acclivus R3 Solutions
Dallas, TX
Acclivus R3 Solutions is an international professional development firm that helps corporations improve the performance of their sales, support and service professionals. They help sales, support and service professionals develop proficiency in communication, negotiation, problem-solving and strategic planning.
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Sales Performance International
Charlotte, NC
Sales Performance International uses SPO, a next generation, data-driven approach to rapidly align a client's sales abilities with their company’s specific business goals. Using advanced analytics, an extensive sales competency model, learning library and visual playbooks, SPO gets a client’s sales organization focused on the highest payback capabilities.
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Richardson
Philadelphia, PA
Richardson is an internationally recognized sales training and sales performance improvement company. Richardson seeks to partner with clients to develop continuous learning solutions that help change behaviors and enhance the effectiveness of their sales organization.
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Executive Conversation
Seattle, WA
Executive Conversation works with sales and marketing organizations to build business acumen for effectively engaging and selling to customer executives.
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Customer Centric Selling
Sutton, MA
CustomerCentric Selling® has been delivering sales training around the globe since 2002. Drawing upon its CustomerCentric Selling® (CCS®) methodology, the company's workshops and specialized training equips sales organizations around the world with the sales processes and selling skills necessary to win in a highly competitive marketplace.
Watchlist Companies
Watchlist
As part of its commitment to continuously monitor the training marketplace for the best providers and services TrainingIndustry.com has released the Sales Training Companies Watch List.
Selection to the 2013 Sales Training Companies Watch List was based on the following criteria:
- Innovative Approach
- New or Re-Launched Practices
- Targeted Service Offering
- Quality of Initial Clients
- Solutions Focused on Specific Market Vertical
Due to the diversity of services included in sales training programs, no attempt is made to rank the Watch List.
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Carew International
Cincinnati, OH
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Carew International
Cincinnati, OH
Carew International provides innovative, high-impact development programs to support excellence in sales, sales leadership and customer service. Carew’s interactive format is designed to engage participants with real-life challenges. Their programs are offered as customized experiences to address the challenges, needs and culture of each client organization.
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The Rain Group
Framingham, MA
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The Rain Group
Framingham, MA
The RAIN Group is a sales consulting and sales training company. RAIN Selling helps clients succeed with selling, strategic account management, sales management and sales coaching. They take a blended approach to training that includes sales team evaluation, customized training programs delivered live and online, robust reinforcement and coaching.
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ClearPoint
Hoboken, NJ
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ClearPoint
Hoboken, NJ
ClearPoint Learning Systems is committed to creating instructionally sound, accurate, interactive and media-rich educational and training solutions that deliver measurable success to clients. They offer training solutions in areas such as new hire training, advanced selling skills, live training events, product launch, globalization and coaching.
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Dale Carnegie Training
Hauppauge, New York
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Dale Carnegie Training
Hauppauge, New York
Dale Carnegie Training® has in-person and live online courses that improve the performance of employees with an emphasis on leadership, sales, workplace engagement, communication and other essential business skills.
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Janek Performance Group
Las Vegas, NV
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Janek Performance Group
Las Vegas, NV
Janek Performance Group provides comprehensive and innovative sales performance solutions at every level of your sales organization, offering coaching for sales reps, sales managers, sales coaches and company executives.
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DoubeDigit Sales
New York, NY
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DoubeDigit Sales
New York, NY
Drawing on their extensive library of proven content and tools, DoubleDigit Sales leverages their streamlined design process to deliver customized learning experiences that change behaviors and drive improved sales results.
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Centum Learning
New Dehli India
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Centum Learning
New Dehli India
Centum Learning’s solutions cover the entire spectrum ranging from learning process outsourcing, custom content development, training through blended learning programs, executive coaching and performance coaching to process management and certification.
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Revenue Storm
Schaumburg, IL
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Revenue Storm
Schaumburg, IL
Revenue Storm is known for their program, which changes the behavior of the sales team, boosting sales success. They get to the underlying behaviors, habits and relationship-building that will support sales professionals in building mutually-beneficial sales strategies for growing new and existing business.
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Guidemark Health
Princeton, NJ
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Guidemark Health
Princeton, NJ
Tricore, now Guidemark Health, is a leading innovator and developer of training strategies, curriculum design, and training program development. Tricore develops online, print-based and workshop (facilitator-led) training programs using a host of solutions including e-learning, rapid-learning tools, mobile learning and gaming platforms.
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Porter Henry & Co, Inc.
New York, NY
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Porter Henry & Co, Inc.
New York, NY
Porter Henry & Co. offers consultative selling programs to develop sales skills, selling workshops, and dynamic workshops to boosts sales managers’ and leaders’ performance. Porter Henry has a can facilitate the workshops with their professional trainers, or conduct train-the-trainer sessions.
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Advantage Performance Group
San Rafael, CA
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Advantage Performance Group
San Rafael, CA
Advantage Performance Group is a professional services firm dedicated to providing a continuous stream of creative learning and consulting solutions that equip individuals, teams and organizations to be the best at what they do.
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Action Selling
Minneapolis, MN
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Action Selling
Minneapolis, MN
The Sales Board has trained and certified over 400,000 salespeople in the selling skills of Action Selling. Action Selling is a full-scale, proactive, communication process for planning, conducting and following up on a sale. It treats the buyer with respect, leading to lasting relationships and repeat business.
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Sales Readiness Group
Mercer Island, WA
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Sales Readiness Group
Mercer Island, WA
Sales Readiness Group’s (SRG) singular focus is helping sales organizations improve sales performance through industry leading sales training, sales coaching and sales management programs.
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Scotwork Inc.
Parsippany, NJ
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Scotwork Inc.
Parsippany, NJ
Scotwork NA is the North American division of Scotwork, an independent provider of negotiation skills training and consulting, founded in 1975. Spanning more than 20 industries, Scotwork NA’s clients have a wide range of specialties, including sales, procurement, logistics, operations, brand, technology, HR and the executive offices.
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Raytheon Professional Services
Garland, TX
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Raytheon Professional Services
Garland, TX
Raytheon Professional Services (RPS) is a global leader in training services that help world-class organizations drive workforce performance across the enterprise. RPS brings a consultative approach to working with clients across a wide range of industries and global markets. RPS supports clients in more than 125 countries and 28 languages.
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Strategy to Revenue
Atlanta, GA
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Strategy to Revenue
Atlanta, GA
STR combines in-house expertise in sales and sales management best practice, instructional and creative design expertise, and technology and broadcast media to make sales performance programs engaging and motivational for the salesforce.
