Other-Centered® Selling (OCS)
The sales training program that solves the #1 problem sales reps face – receptivity
The Game Has Changed
The sales landscape looks very different than it did 10 years ago. More reps are struggling because buyers have changed…but sellers haven’t.
Due to the tsunami of information, the vast majority of customers are no longer receptive to working with a “seller” - driving rep turnover and decline in reps hitting their targets.
Our Approach is Different
Sales organizations don’t have a sales problem, they have a buyer receptivity problem.
To drive buyer engagement and influence decisions, sellers need to redefine their role, adopt a new mindset, adjust their process, and develop new skills.
Sales Tools That Simplify Today’s Complex Sales Challenges
Each member of your team has unique goals. We are here to help them:
Grow their accounts
Shift from selling a product or service to selling a solution
Win competitive opportunities
What is Other-Centered® Selling (OCS)?
Other-Centered selling is a sales training program. OCS is simply about a shift from “selling” to determining how to serve customers through each stage of the consultative process. When the customer’s needs are understood, embraced, and addressed, barriers are eliminated and buying becomes easier.
What Will Sellers Learn with OCS?
We help your team shift focus to the customer. In turn, accelerating change and driving results.
Build Trust
Earn a seat at the table by becoming a trusted partner
Discover the Truth
Learn to lead the consultative process by focusing on the customer’s white board
Dive Deeper
Elevate discovery from learning about product/service needs to learning about who and what drives a business
Gain Influence
Help the customer see a better way to solve their problem
Simplify Buying
Remove risk and design a process that helps the customer make the best decision
Want the full curriculum?
Download a complete guide to the Other-Centered Selling curriculum.
Learning this radical customer-centric process is not easy, but it is simple and the payoff is clear. Other-Centered Sellers outperform their peers by an average of 44%.
What Makes OCS Different?
Change is hard – we make it easier by taking a radically different approach.
Address Resistance
The hesitancy to sell is an elephant in the room that has to be addressed. We remove this barrier by reframing the role as one focused on service, as opposed to pushing a product.
Shift Mindset
The process begins and ends with an Other-Centered mindset, where sales revolves around uncovering customer needs, whether stated or unstated.
Create Value
When reps choose to serve, they can clearly see the difference between pushing a product, and proactively leading a customer to solutions that address specific needs or challenges.
Transform
Transformation is the goal, as reps become trusted advisors they transition from…
- Reactively responding to customer requests to leading the conversation
- Making scripted offers to providing unique recommendations
- Being uncomfortable with closing to offering the best option for advancing the call
- Meeting the customer’s service expectations to exceeding expectations
Improve Loyalty
When the service is the focus, everyone wins. Reps are happy, customers have their needs met, and relationships with customer loyalty improves.
Address Resistance
Most sales training isn’t geared for contact centers. The hesitancy to sell is an elephant in the room that has to be addressed. We remove this barrier by reframing the role as one focused on service, as opposed to pushing a product.
Shift Mindset
The process begins and ends with an Other-Centered mindset, where sales revolves around uncovering customer needs, whether stated or unstated.
Create Value
When reps choose to serve, they can clearly see the difference between pushing a product, and proactively leading a customer to solutions that address specific needs or challenges.
Transform
Transformation is the goal, as reps become trusted advisors they transition from…
- Reactively responding to customer requests to leading the conversation
- Making scripted offers to providing unique recommendations
- Being uncomfortable with closing to offering the best option for advancing the call
- Meeting the customer’s service expectations to exceeding expectations
Shift Mindset
The process begins and ends with an Other-Centered mindset, where sales revolves around uncovering customer needs, whether stated or unstated.
Which roles do we serve?
ASLAN provides B2B sales training programs for:
Sales Representatives
Account Managers
Inside Sales
Sales Leaders
Customer Success Managers
Sales Engineers
“The customer’s willingness to listen is more important than your ability to communicate.”
What Sales Training Formats Are Available?
Onsite
Classroom delivery is an immersive training experience where hands-on learning is the name of the game. Role plays, group discussions, and interactive activities help reps shift their mindset and accelerate change.
Virtual
Working with a remote salesforce? Virtual training is delivered with a live ASLAN instructor, where participants get the same classroom experience even if they are operating globally.
On-Demand Learning
Looking for a self-paced sales training option? We offer extensive on-demand learning modules that package all of our instructors' knowledge into an easy-to-follow format for a variety of sales positions.
Train the Trainer
Already have internal resources in place? Our content can be packaged, and with our three-cycle certification process, your training team will be equipped to coach and drive change.
What are the Benefits of Our Sales Training Program?
Overall improved customer experience.
44% average increase in rep performance.
We take 68 selling behaviors and simplify them down to 4.
We help reps live better and sell better.
The results of the training with ASLAN far exceeded our expectations. The Direct Banking Center increased its deposits by 270% and increased loans by 200%.
The Retail Banking division saw deposits increase by 168%, service per household increase by 20% and the success rate of customer calling campaigns went from .5% to 9%.
S&T Bank
Senior Vice President
Within a year of implementing ASLAN’s complete account development process, we grew revenue 5% while customer demand was declining. And we saw incremental revenue growth of 46% within existing accounts.
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Director of Learning
When ASLAN was hired, our goal was to grow from just under $700 million to $2 Billion. We achieved the goal in just 3 years and ASLAN played a key role. Not only do they have the best sales development programs but their ability to learn our business and customize the program was exactly what we needed to transition our sales force.
Fortune 500 Telecommunications Company
Director of Learning
We realized a 30% increase in incremental revenue within six months of hiring ASLAN for one reason – we embraced their process to turn our managers into coaches.
Schneider Electric
Director
Within the first four months of implementing ASLAN’s program, appointments set with cold prospects jumped by 300% and engagement rates increased by 808%.
Fortune 1000 Life Insurance Company
Director
We at InsurMark just completed what I believe to be one of many training programs with your company….I congratulate you on your success and want to comment on how impressed we are for who you are and what you stand for…The values that your company demonstrates are admired! To all of you, you have a home run in regards to your curriculum, your staff, and your philosophical standing in the business world! Thank you for ‘walking the walk’!
InsurMark
President
To determine the impact training would have on our business, we hired ASLAN to train our inbound reps in two of our four call centers. Bottom line, we recouped our six-figure investment in 30 days. Reps that were trained outperformed untrained reps by almost 8X.
Fortune 1000 Industrial Distributor
Director
We wanted to test the impact of ASLAN’s approach, so we trained a select group of veteran reps and managers and compared the results. The reps that were trained and coached outperformed their peers by 56%.
Fortune 100 Insurance Company
Director
After hiring ASLAN, we reduced customer attrition by 50% in the first two years — 5 times our goal. In the third year, we ended the year up 7,600 customers.
Fortune 1000 Energy Company
Vice President of Operations
Within the first four months of implementing ASLAN’s program, appointments set with cold prospects jumped by 300% and engagement rates increased by 808%.
Fortune 1000 Life Insurance Company
Director
Our field guys gave this program the highest rating because it took the mystery out of prospecting. They learned where to focus, how to get there, and it wasn’t based on cheesy manipulation tactics. It’s the best program I’ve seen.
Fortune 100 Medical Manufacturer
Vice President
Of all the initiatives we’ve rolled out this year, ASLAN’s Catalyst program has been the star of the show. Your process, your ability to understand our DNA was truly amazing. You guys are freak’n awesome to work with! Every time I talked to one of our leaders they rave about the program. Not only was the program extremely successful but your people blew us away. Everyone we met with from ASLAN, were truly exceptional. We love our partnership with ASLAN.
Fortune 500 Insurance Company
Vice President of National Sales Training
Someone asked me recently why I've sold more than 2 times the nearest seller and get 25% more appointments. The simple answer is most reps don't understand how to create receptivity. I've used this other centered approach to selling since 2015. It completely reframes how you think about selling and that's why it works.
Tyler Bergman
Regional Vice President, Financial Services
Selling is dumb. Don’t sell things. Listen, be genuine, be curious. This philosophy and approach helped me find my voice as an account manager. Instead of providing me with antiquated sales scripts, I learned how to navigate the roadblocks that were keeping me from growing my accounts and it’s helped me consistently exceed both my professional and quota goals.
Blake Schlukbier
Global Account Manager, Red Hat
This strategy and methodology moved my team from good to great, outperforming teams four times our size. We are now guides and managers of the sales process rather than pushers and pullers. Employing these techniques opened doors with decision makers who consistently denied access in the past. Bottom line, it worked in the toughest market we’ve ever faced.
Robert Zeman
District Sales Manager, Aflac
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