Canon India Successfully Concludes Fifth Year Of 'Gurukul'

Top Quote A two day residential program to enhance skill sets of Channel partner's sales team. End Quote
  • (1888PressRelease) October 11, 2012 - Canon India Pvt Ltd., India's No. 1 Complete Digital Imaging Company, has announced the successful completion of a two day residential program 'Gurukul' designed specially for its Channel partner's sales team. Organized successfully for the last five years, this year's theme was 'BIG STEP BIGGER FUTURE" with a big focus on building strong relationship with channel partner's sales team and providing them with opportunities which will help them to grow beyond ordinance of regular expectations and possibilities.

    Gurukul, an annual property of Canon is aimed at equipping sales team of channel partner's across the country with technical skill sets, better sales tools, product training and is also focused at enhancing their soft skills. The two day session acts as a platform for the channel partner's sales team to build relationship with Canon senior leadership team. This year the program was attended by authorized partners from across 11 states from western and southern belts of the country, covering sales team of 75 people across 53 channel partners from 34 cities.

    Commenting on this, Mr K Bhaskhar, Senior Director, OIS Division, Canon India said, "Gurukul is a platform which has gained strength by adding more and more participants year on year. This forum, over the years has witnessed many participants attending the event consecutively for 3 to 4 years, which itself is a proof of Channel Partners retention of their sales team. We are primarily focusing on equipping the channel partner's sales teams with better sales tools and product training and enhancing their soft skills by encouraging collective working and bonding amongst each other in this two days annual event. As a moral boosting activity, Gurukul brings to fore success stories and the hardwork of channel partner's sales team along with rewarding high achievers for out performing their targets which would in return give more confidence to the other participants. This event is also targeted at making the sales teams feel a part of Canon at large and create a sense of mutual pride and confidence. The nuances of the programme aim towards further helping sales people to leverage their relationships with the end customers"

    This years' program was spanned across two days and the first day focused on training sessions, interactive modules and discussion on contemporary trends in technology along with the year's solution selling concept. The second day was more of a motivational platform with Dr Alok Bharadwaj, Senior V.P, Canon India and Mr. K Bhaskhar, Senior Director, OIS Division, Canon India, encouraging and motivating the Channel partner's sales team with their thoughts. The training helped in aligning them with Canon's current ideology and will help them create opportunities to perform more effectively in the coming times.

    The biggest objective of this whole program was to make the Channel partner's sales team feel being a part of the Canon team and address their issues and challenges, and update them on the latest company products, statistics and strategies.

    About Canon Inc.
    Canon Inc. (NYSE: CAJ), headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, is a leader in the fields of professional and consumer imaging equipment and information systems. Canon's extensive range of products includes copying machines, inkjet and laser printers, cameras, video equipment, medical equipment and semiconductor-manufacturing equipment. Originally established in 1937 as Precision Optical Industry, Co., Ltd., a camera manufacturer, Canon has successfully diversified and globalized to become a worldwide industry leader in professional and consumer imaging systems and solutions. With over 200,000 employees worldwide, Canon has manufacturing and marketing subsidiaries in Japan, the Americas, Europe, Asia and Oceania; and a global R&D network with companies based in the United States, Europe, Asia and Australia. Canon's consolidated net sales for fiscal 2011 (ended December 31, 2011) totalled $45.6 billion (at an exchange rate of 78=US$1). Visit the Canon Inc. website at: www.canon.com.

    Canon in India
    Canon India closed the year of 2011 with revenues of Rs.1525 crore and is targeting Rs. 2100 crore in 2012 which is 40% growth over 2011. Canon focuses on multiple market segments of consumer, B2B, Government & Commercial. Canon's product portfolio extends over a vast variety of copier MFDs, fax-machines, printers, scanners, All-in-ones, digital cameras, camcorders and multimedia projectors, cable ID printers, semiconductors and card printers.

    Canon India Pvt. Ltd. is a 100% subsidiary of Canon Singapore Pvt. Ltd., a world leader in imaging technologies. Set up in 1997, Canon India markets over 140 comprehensive range of sophisticated contemporary digital imaging. The company today has offices in 7 cities, warehouses in 13 cities across India and employs over 930 people. Canon has approximately 380 primary channel partners 13 National Retail Chain partners, and over 4000 secondary retail points. Oce distributors in India will now be a part of Canon partner network. Canon's service reach extends to over 200 towns with over 200 service Engineers, 7 Master service centers and 37 Canon Care Centers. Canon and Océ products are available with complete service support network.

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