K-State's National Strategic Selling Institute hosts inaugural BASYS Sales Competition
Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023
K-State's National Strategic Selling Institute partnered with BASYS to host the inaugural BASYS Sale Competition. Top-placing students are pictured above. From left: Blake Beashore, Bryce Disberger, Blaine Kramer, James Neis and Halle Zwetow. | Download this photo.
MANHATTAN — Kansas State University's National Strategic Selling Institute hosted the inaugural BASYS Sales Competition on November 15 with representatives from BASYS and K-State students enrolled in the certificate or major in professional strategic selling.
For the role-play competition, students acted as BASYS associates and the BASYS representatives acted as customers. Students competed in different rooms and facilitated conversations to determine whether the BASYS PullPress gym software would be a good fit for the customer and set up a follow-up meeting to present the solution.
The following students finished first in their rooms: Blaine Kramer, senior in professional strategic selling, Atchison; Blake Beashore, sophomore in professional strategic selling, Kansas City; James Neis, junior in professional strategic selling, Topeka; Bryce Disberger, sophomore in finance and professional strategic selling, Wamego; and Halle Zwetow, senior in professional strategic selling, Wichita. These five students each received a $500 merit award.
"We are so pleased about our partnership with BASYS and excited to launch this new competition for our students," said Dawn Deeter, director of the National Strategic Selling Institute. "These role-plays allow students to develop their selling skills outside the classroom. We appreciate the time and effort our BASYS partners invested in this competition. Congratulations to all our students who competed and to our winners, Blaine, Blake, Bryce, Halle, Hunter and James!"
The National Strategic Selling Institute in the College of Business Administration has been named one of the top sales programs in the country for 12 straight years by the Sales Education Foundation. The team consists of students enrolled in the certificate or major in professional strategic selling. The professional strategic selling program introduces students to the fundamentals of sales, and the innovative curriculum and sales labs allow students to develop the skills needed to be successful.
For more information on the National Strategic Selling Institute, please contact kstatesalesprogram@k-state.edu.
