Course Info
Code IND01-128
Duration 5 Days
Format Classroom
Course Summary
The oil and gas industry is an incredibly competitive global market and it’s tough to stay ahead of the game. Because of the saturated market, it’s important to find a unique and innovative marketing strategy and develop a positive brand image in order to attract other businesses.
Business to business sales are especially important to a petroleum company as having these types of partnerships can lead to mutually beneficial relationships, bring in the most money and will also present a positive reputation to other clients and consumers.
To stay ahead of the competition and gain the best deals you will be required to negotiate your position, show the benefits of using your organisation over others and understand the whole oil and gas arena to enable you to answer any tricky questions or concerns.
It’s also essential to create a pre-planned action framework to display your marketing and distribution efforts and commercial foundations to present a strong, forward-thinking picture of your organisation and forecast for future trends.
- To develop more knowledge on specific marketing tactics.
- To understand how the oil and gas industry performs globally.
- To create an accurate picture of the business to business negotiations within the industry.
- To design an effective marketing strategy that stands out from the crowd.
- To utilise the PESTEL analysis technique to predict future oils and gas trends.
- To develop your negotiation techniques to secure the best B2B accounts and contracts.
- To understand the potential factors affecting the oil and gas campaigns globally.
- To demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the intricacies of petroleum industry contracts.
This training is designed for anyone responsible for securing B2B contracts or creating unique marketing strategies within the oil and gas industry. It would be most beneficial for:
- Marketing Managers
- Chief Marketing Officers
- Business Owners
- Accountants
- Sales Managers
- IT Consultants
- Auditors
- Contract Managers
- Bid Writers
- Directors
- Procurement Managers
This course uses a variety of adult learning techniques to aid full understanding and comprehension. Participants will review videos and interactive presentations to understand what B2B contacts look for before signing a contract.
They will work in groups to develop a brand image which is unique, shows off a unique selling point and draws the attention of the audience. The participants will also be provided with a variety of digital and social media platforms and work to identify the benefits of each when exploring B2B advertising, while reviewing real-world examples of marketing success in the industry. Each group will then work together in role-playing activities to improve their negotiation skills and ensure a positive outcome in contractual discussions.
Course Content & Outline
- Oil and gas product purchasing procedures.
- Sensible pricing and knowing your target audience.
- Hedging using data insights.
- Forecasting the future.
- Marketing logistics and trading legislation.
- Understanding the oil and gas market.
- Regulations and commercial frameworks.
- What does your consumer want from a deal?
- Securing effective B2B contracts.
- Mutually beneficial relationships and developing a good rapport.
- Effective negotiation skills.
- Common tools and techniques for negotiation.
- Written communication vs. face-to-face.
- Digital marketing definitions.
- Traditional and digital marketing techniques.
- Programmatic advertising methods.
- Social media and developing your brand voice.
- Understanding your benefits to the partner.
- What can your partner offer you?
- Maximise your reach using social media platforms.
- Creating your USP.
- Branding means a lot to your consumer.
- What does your brand say about you?
- Incorporating brand values.
- Brand communication.
- Oil and gas knowledge and expertise and how you can portray this.
- Your supply chain.
- Handling complaints publicly.
- Developing solid processes and procedures.
- Increasing your views and interactions publicly.
- Writing a contract with solid expectations.
- How to avoid bad press in the oil and gas industry.
- Your digital footprint and its impact.
- Setting a supplier profile.
- Adding value to your contracts.
- Preparing quotations.
- Price changes and developments.
- Helping your partners to understand price increases.
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