Marketing
Sales Team
UWL Sales Team
The UWL Sales Team represents the university at collegiate sales competitions around the country. These competitions provide students with real-world sales experience and the opportunity to develop essential sales skills, as well as the chance to win prizes and meet prospective employers.
The team is supported by the Department of Marketing and gifts from corporate sponsors.
Competitions
The UWL Sales Team competes in events across the United States:
Twin Cities Collegiate Sales Competition, April
Hosted by the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Great Northwoods Sales Warm-Up, October
Hosted by the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
International Collegiate Sales Competition, November
Hosted by Florida State University
Get Involved
The team is selected at the Eagle Sales Competition each spring for the following academic year.
Students who are interested in joining the UWL Sales Team should please contact the Sales Coach, Professor Stacy Trisler.
Team News
UWL Sales Team Prepares for International Collegiate Sales Competition
On November 1-4, the UWL Competitive Sales Team will compete at Florida State’s International Collegiate Sales Competition. The four UWL students will compete against 160 students representing 60 universities from around the country.
Hank English and Logan Griesbach will compete in the role-play competition and Kiara Lyons and Amanda Marshall will compete in the sales management case competition.
The role-play event is a four-round, tournament-style competition where, for rounds one and two, the top two competitors from each room (flight) move on to the next round, and in round three, the top competitor from each room moves to the final round. The product for 2023 is DLL. The role-play scenario is similar to a real complex selling situation where needs are developed in early meetings leading to a solution presentation and final purchase decision. The scenario always includes some aspect of international business.
The on-site sales management case is a two-round event where two competitors working as a team are given a specific sales management situation related to a sales operations challenge at Rexel Electrical Distributors and asked to present a realistic, effective solution to the issue. For round two, finalists are presented with additional information about the issue and teams are asked to refine their presentation for a final presentation to executives from Rexel Electrical Distributors.
UWL Sales Team Finishes Seventh at the 17th Annual Great Northwoods Sales Warm-Up
On October 12-14, the UWL Competitive Sales Team competed against 22 schools from across the country at the 17th annual Great Northwoods Sales Warm-up at UW-Eau Claire.
Student competitors each presented two 20-minute sales pitches to industry professional buyers. They were judged by professional salespeople on their communication skills, sales process, and overall performance for the chance to win the top prizes of First Place: $1,500, Second Place: $1,000, and Third Place: $750.
UWL's Amanda Marshall had the highest day-one score and placed fifth overall. The UWL Competitive Sales Team finished seventh.
(L-R) Hank English (alternate), Kiara Lyons, Amanda Marshall, and Logan Griesbach