Some people drop out of school in high school while others go on to graduate from college and then they even pursue some postgraduate studies that leads to higher degrees. But when do we stop learning?
Here I sit some 30 years removed from college and high school and I believe that I learn something new every day. This only happens if you are receptive to new ideas and other opinions that you encounter in your daily routines.
The economic turmoil that we have all been experiencing for the past year or year and a half has brought a great deal of focus on our abilities to learn and educate ourselves. For some it is a literal thing such as...
"I lost my job and I went back to school to learn a new trade"
For others it may be a little more subtle where they realize...
"I forgot how to make cold calls, now I have to start all over again!"
There are even more extreme examples where salespeople who have worked with the same company for 20 years find themselves in a position where they have to go back out and look for a new home. Perhaps they have owned there own firms for 20 + years however they have come to the realization that they need help or that they want to get out of the rat race where they need to hire people and train and handle all the administrative duties. They see "the light" where they want to go back to what they love best selling and they are okay letting someone else run the business.
In these cases it is also important that they make educated decisions as it is all about their future!
The Vernon Company is a strong believer in education. We spend a good deal of time educating our 160 + people in the home office as to the best ways to support our account executives in the field. Out top management team spends a good deal of time on keeping up with trends in the industry on a variety of different levels. Educating our account executives is the primary goal at every meeting we have and we regularly use industry professionals and trainers to improve the skill set of our salespeople.
Over the next month we will be offering some education to those people who do not work for us today. This education is targeted towards individuals who may be looking for a new home for their promotional products business. We acknowledge that it is extremely important for any person to know what they are getting when they join a new company. We certainly do not want to paint an unrealistic picture as to what we offer. This would not be good for anyone involved.
If you or anyone that you know in this business might find themselves in the unenviable position of having to look around or if you just want to see what is out there for you if you decided to change The Vernon Company is offering a four part series of webinars over the next thirty days.
Click on this link to find out more about how you may participate. Again the goal is educating the general public about who The Vernon Company is and what we might bring to the table.
We welcome anyone to click on the link and sign up for a single webinar or for the entire series. This is up to you!
And remember you cannot go wrong if you make educated decisions regarding the future!
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