Action Selling named a Top 10 Sales Training Company for 2011 by Selling Power Magazine

MINNEAPOLIS, MN - December 5, 2011 - The Sales Board, Inc., A Minneapolis-based creator of U.S. and international sales training programs, was named a top 10 sales training company for 2011 by Selling Power magazine.

"Companies in North America have already spent more than $1.9 billion on sales training this year," says Gerhard Gschwandtner, founder and CEO of Selling Power magazine. "This investment in sales teams is a leading indicator of competitive strength for 2012."

Selection of this year's top 10 sales training companies was based on four main criteria: a proven record of delivering results for sales leaders and sales teams, innovative methods to both deliver and reinforce training, customizable solutions and training methods to ensure high-quality results, and offerings that are tailored to the evolving needs of today's sales organizations.

Selling Power is a resource for B2B sales professionals and sales leaders. The top 10 list is designed to help organizations find the right sales-training and development firm while keeping sales excellence a high priority.

"We are one of the fastest growing sales training companies in the world. Our Action Selling training has become the preferred product because our training processes provide industry leading reinforcement and measurement systems. Companies that take a deep-level look at our programs choose us over all others," said Duane Sparks, Chairman of The Sales Board. "It is great that Selling Power magazine recognizes us this way."

ABOUT THE SALES BOARD

The Sales Board, Inc. developed Action Selling^TM to transform sales organizations into more productive and efficient engines of revenue growth using sales management training, sales skills assessments, sales certification programs and sales books. The Action Selling sales training process is a complete sales methodology designed to address the five critical selling skills that lead to improved performance. The Sales Board, is a leading information source on sales management training, sales skills assessments, sales certification programs and sales books. The company has trained over 350,000 sales reps in more than 3,000 companies around the world.