Course Outline

Module 1: Introduction to Artificial Intelligence in Sales

  • An overview of artificial intelligence (AI) and its transformative impact on the commercial landscape.
  • Key AI tools and concepts essential for sales professionals.
  • Practical examples demonstrating where AI adds immediate value in sales workflows.

Module 2: Enhancing Productivity with AI Tools

  • Automating routine administrative and communication tasks to increase efficiency.
  • Utilizing AI assistants and chatbots for both internal and external interactions.
  • Developing templates and prompt patterns for common sales communications and follow-ups.

Module 3: Data Preparation and Market Intelligence

  • Structuring sales and market data for analysis, including cleaning, enrichment, and integration.
  • Leveraging Excel and ChatGPT to extract insights and synthesize qualitative data.
  • Introduction to Power BI for connecting datasets and building quick reports.

Module 4: Predictive Analytics for Sales and Market Behavior

  • Simple forecasting methods and their appropriate use for short-term demand (1–4 weeks).
  • Utilizing Excel’s built-in forecasting tools and AI-assisted features.
  • Interpreting model outputs and effectively communicating uncertainty to stakeholders.

Module 5: Route to Market and Competitive Analysis

  • Using AI for competitive intelligence and market scanning to gain a strategic advantage.
  • Segmenting customers and prioritizing accounts using AI-driven heuristics.
  • Practical case study: deriving competitive keywords, positioning, and opportunity signals.

Module 6: Building Dashboards and Visual Reports

  • Design principles for creating effective sales and market dashboards.
  • Hands-on exercise: building Power BI visuals for key performance indicators (KPIs), pipeline health, and market trends.
  • Embedding narrative insights using AI-assisted summaries and highlights.

Module 7: Practical Applications and Case Studies

  • Real-world use cases from leading organizations and small to medium enterprises (SMEs).
  • Group discussion on how similar tactics can be applied to participants’ businesses.
  • Group exercise: adapting a case study to fit individual operational contexts.

Module 8: Hands-on Session — Building a Simple Workflow

  • Guided practice with ChatGPT, Excel (AI features), and Power BI on a sample dataset.
  • End-to-end exercise: data ingestion, insight generation, dashboard creation, and action checklist development.
  • Presentations of workflows and peer feedback sessions.

Module 9: Adoption and Next Steps

  • Checklist for deploying AI workflows in sales teams, including data management, role definitions, and governance practices for government.
  • Quick-start templates, prompts, and dashboard packs for participants to reuse.
  • Roadmap for scaling AI-assisted sales practices and measuring their impact on performance and efficiency.

Requirements

  • Familiarity with foundational sales and marketing principles
  • Proficiency in using Excel or other spreadsheet applications for data management
  • Basic understanding of dashboards or reporting tools is beneficial, though not mandatory

Intended Audience

  • Sales professionals and account managers
  • Marketing analysts and business development personnel
  • Product managers, commercial strategists, and key decision-makers for government
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