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CAS Sales Management

- Your Executive Education at HSG

For your successful career in sales

Would you like to play an active role in restructuring your company’s sales activities? Maybe you’d like to boost your own sales performance? In the digital age, the increased focus on the entire customer journey, the shift to customer experience management, and the development of personalized shopping experiences through digital tools like AI all have a vital role.

This executive education course from the Institute for Marketing and Consumer Insight comprises six modules (over a total of 18 days) covering the latest insights and developments in the world of sales, focusing in particular on B2C and B2B sales.

Upon successful completion, you will receive a Certificate of Advanced Studies (CAS) in Sales Management.

Overview

Facts

Graduation: Certificate of Advanced Studies (CAS)
Program Language: German
Start date: 26 August 2025
Duration: 18 days (6 modules each 3 days)
Location: Weiterbildungzentrum Holzweid, St. Gallen
Investment: CHF 18750
Porträt Thedda Deecke

Personal consultation

Thedda Beckmann
Tutor

Course Goals

In 6 modules of 3 days each, you will gain forward-looking insights for your sales management, develop innovative sales concepts, and adopt a digital mindset for your sales strategy.

  • Apply what you learn during the CAS through practical transfer projects within your company.
  • Learn how to set clear priorities in sales management and independently develop effective concepts.
  • Familiarize yourself with the latest innovations and current trends in digital sales to maximize the effectiveness and efficiency of your sales strategies and tools.

Curriculum

Strategic Sales Management
26 – 28 August 2025
Weiterbildungszentrum Holzweid (WBZ), St. Gallen
Active Selling
23 – 25 September 2025
Weiterbildungszentrum Holzweid (WBZ), St. Gallen
Leading Sales
21 – 23 October 2025
Weiterbildungszentrum Holzweid (WBZ), St. Gallen
B2B Marketing (Elective Module)
11 – 13 November 2025
Weiterbildungszentrum Holzweid (WBZ), St. Gallen
Sales Process Optimization (Elective Module)
04 – 06 November 2025
Weiterbildungszentrum Holzweid (WBZ), St. Gallen
Digitization and Sustainability in Sales
16 – 18 December 2025
Weiterbildungszentrum Holzweid (WBZ), St. Gallen
Future of Sales
27 – 29 January 2026
Weiterbildungszentrum Holzweid (WBZ), St. Gallen

Details

Benefits for your personal development:

  • Advance within your organization thanks to developed professional and personal skills
  • Boost your efficacy and efficiency by mastering tried-and-tested tools
  • Exchange experiences with sales managers from various sectors and embrace the opportunity to expand your network

Benefits for your company:

  • Secure long-term profitability and growth for your company with the concepts, methods and tools you need to develop a long-term, sustainable sales strategy
  • Professionalize the work of your sales team
  • Apply what you learn directly to the challenges your company faces even during the course; permanent transfer of knowledge

This intensive sales management training course addresses experienced managers and high-potential professionals across all sectors who work in sales and customer management. It is an executive education course for sales professionals who have a passion for their work and would like to deepen their expertise in sales further. There are no requirements regarding previous qualifications.

This intensive course comprises six three-day modules, each focusing on a different topic. Each module runs from Tuesday to Thursday, with an evening program on Wednesday evening.

In the third module, you can select a focus for your studies by choosing between two electives: an intensive seminar in managing sales processes or an intensive seminar in B2B marketing. Visit the intensive seminars’ web pages for further information. If you are having difficulty deciding between the two electives, we would be happy to advise you and help you find the most suitable option for you.

You can obtain a module plan from the current edition of the course from the course leader.

We use various methods to ensure you can implement learning content in your company, including examining your performance in three areas. First, you must attend at least 90% of the classes for each module. Second, at the end of each module, you must submit a written paper to the seminar leader to demonstrate learning transfer (approx. ten pages; graded). Third, you will complete a group project across the modules. The task is to produce a written analysis of a topic and give a final presentation (both elements are graded).

Option to extend studies to diploma level (DAS-HSG) You can choose to extend the CAS Sales Management course with the CAS Marketing Management course and a diploma thesis to earn the DAS Sales Executive (HSG) worth 30 ECTS credits.

Admission to the course is at the discretion of the program director. They will take into account your professional background, qualifications and completed training. An academic university-level degree or qualification is not a precondition of admission.

As our intensive courses are often fully booked well in advance, we recommend contacting the seminar leader right away. Making a reservation is the best way to secure a place with no obligation to proceed and also gives you time to make any internal organizational arrangements.

The total price for the course is CHF 18750 for 18 days of teaching (6 x 3-day modules). It includes all documentation, books, lunch and refreshments. It does not include the costs of travel, accommodation, evening meals and communal events.

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  • The intensive study program is recommended for all those who want to develop themselves further. I manage to enhance my personal professional profile and at the same time create measurable added value for my company. I have taken a lot with me personally and I am very motivated to apply what I have learned!
    Remo Hediger
    Sales Representative at Arthur Weber AG c/o BRINER
  • It is very important to me personally that I can create new ideas and approaches for my team and myself. We are currently experiencing many structural changes in sales, which is why I have chosen a course of study that deals with practical methods and deals with the current market challenges (dealing with digitalization and the multi-channel world). Break out of the daily work routine for once and benefit from other industry experiences!
    Thomas Keller
    Sales Manager at Basler Versicherung AG
  • For me personally, I learn above all new sales strategies, new theories and operational skills. These are very practical and I can quickly apply them in my job. What I particularly like about the intensive studies is that we have a good mix of different industries and the lecturers come from both research and practice. It's the mix that makes it special for me!
    Caroline Schwär
    Head of Marketing / Digital & Key Account Management Dermatology & Health at Merz Pharma (Schweiz) AG

Lecturers

Porträt Prof. Dr. Marcus Schögel
Prof. Dr.
Marcus Schögel
Associate Professor at the Institute for Marketing and Customer Insight at the University of St.Gallen
Prof. Dr.
Christian Schmitz
Professor of Sales Management and Chair at the Sales Management Department of the Ruhr University Bochum
Porträt Michael Weibel
Dr.
Michael Weibel
Managing Director at the Center for Industrial Marketing AG
Prof. Dr.
Heike Bruch
Full Professor for Leadership and Director at the Institute for Leadership and Human Resource Management, Head of the Organizational Energy Programme and Academic Director of the International Study Program at the University of St.Gallen
Dr.
Marc Baumgartner
CEO of Würth AG
Porträt Philine Werner-Betz
Dr.
Philine Betz-Werner
Trainer, Consultant & Executive Coach for Strategic Marketing
Porträt Björn Ivens
Prof. Dr.
Björn Ivens
Holder of the Chair of Business Administration at the University of Bamberg
Porträt John Charles
John Charles
Head of Sales at Schweizerische Post
Porträt Valentin Ade
Valentin Ade
Founder The Negotiation Studio
  • Porträt Prof. Dr. Marcus Schögel
    Prof. Dr.
    Marcus Schögel
    Associate Professor at the Institute for Marketing and Customer Insight at the University of St.Gallen
  • Prof. Dr.
    Christian Schmitz
    Professor of Sales Management and Chair at the Sales Management Department of the Ruhr University Bochum
  • Porträt Michael Weibel
    Dr.
    Michael Weibel
    Managing Director at the Center for Industrial Marketing AG
  • Prof. Dr.
    Heike Bruch
    Full Professor for Leadership and Director at the Institute for Leadership and Human Resource Management, Head of the Organizational Energy Programme and Academic Director of the International Study Program at the University of St.Gallen
  • Dr.
    Marc Baumgartner
    CEO of Würth AG
  • Porträt Philine Werner-Betz
    Dr.
    Philine Betz-Werner
    Trainer, Consultant & Executive Coach for Strategic Marketing
  • Porträt Björn Ivens
    Prof. Dr.
    Björn Ivens
    Holder of the Chair of Business Administration at the University of Bamberg
  • Porträt John Charles
    John Charles
    Head of Sales at Schweizerische Post
  • Porträt Valentin Ade
    Valentin Ade
    Founder The Negotiation Studio

Next Steps

Porträt Thedda Deecke

Personal consultation

Thedda Beckmann
Tutor

Executive Education at the IMC

Decisive for our success in executive education at the Institute for Marketing and Customer Insight (IMC) at the University of St.Gallen (HSG) are the holistic view of problems, orientation towards the reality of the markets, relevance of the content, competent lecturers, intensive interaction with the participants and new approaches for an efficient transfer of learning into practice.

The courses are modular and offer different seminars that can be booked individually. The individual seminars attended can also be credited towards a certificate (CAS) or diploma (DAS) at a later date. You will receive an officially recognised certificate from the University of St.Gallen for all further education courses attended. Our lecturers are from the University of St.Gallen and other renowned international business schools as well as personalities with proven practical experience. The HSG is known worldwide for its pioneering research and unique practical orientation.

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