PurpleTrain's First Sales Award Ceremony

PurpleTrain held its inaugural monthly sales award ceremony on 9 May 2001, in recognition of the outstanding performance of some of our sales personnel in the month of April. Their sales performance is especially commendable as they have managed to sustain, and some even increase their student sign-ups every month.


Dr Wong Tai, CEO and Chairman of PurpleTrain.com and the recipients of the PurpleTrain Top Sales Performer Awards for April 2001.

A total of 6 top sales performers were invited to a day with the PurpleTrain team, including 2 members from Malaysia. They also had the privilege to meet up personally with Dr Wong Tai, CEO and Chairman of PurpleTrain.com. It was also a platform through which they each had an opportunity to contribute suggestions and feedback about PurpleTrain.

All 6 PurpleTrain top sales performers were awarded with a classy plaque presented by Dr Wong, in recognition of their distinct performance.

TOP SALES PERFORMANCE BY CENTRE
Informatics Computer School - Woodlands
- awarded to Adeline Low (Acting Centre Manager, Informatics Woodlands)

TOP SALES PERFORMER
Rachel Seow Siao Hui (Kuala Lumpur Centre, Malaysia)
Tam Poh Poh (Penang Centre, Malaysia)
Ramson Yap (Woodlands, Singapore)
Linda Lim (Dhoby Ghaut, Singapore)
Richard Ling (Tanjong Pagar, Singapore)

So what are the secrets to their success? Their answers are: Persistence, Initiative, Belief in e-Learning, Aggressiveness and a Positive Attitude.

"Even for prospects who come with the intention to attend class-taught mode, you can still convert them if you can clarify the misconceptions of online learning and enlighten them by explaining clearly what online learning is all about and how it can benefit them", they would be readily accept the idea of studying online," said Ramson Yap, one of the recipients of the PurpleTrain Top Sales Performer Award, as he shared his views on his success in selling online programmes, "Of course, the conversion is much easier for people who can't seem to fit into our taught-mode schedule, like those on shift work or have to travel frequently."

"It's the relentless efforts of our sales staff that will make PurpleTrain soar to even greater heights. We appreciate and value their effort and contributions to the growth of PurpleTrain.com. It is highly commendable and we hope everyone will learn from their examples and share their commitment and passion for PurpleTrain.com," said Dr Wong Tai.

About PurpleTrain

PurpleTrain.com is the e-learning service provider which offers a one-stop service for business and IT education programmes, corporate training courses and education-related services.

By combining innovative technology with world-class training content, PurpleTrain.com offers companies and individuals a high value, quality and effective online training solution. Over 300 online courses are available, offering masters, degrees, diplomas and certificates in business and IT programmes. Our online learning community now stands at over 40,000 users.

PurpleTrain.com is a 100%-owned venture of Informatics Holdings Limited, a leading training and education provider listed on the Singapore Stock Exchange.

For more information, please contact :

Jolyn Chua
Marketing & PR Manager
PurpleTrain.com
DID : 568 0810
Fax : 569 7060
Email : jolyn@purpletrain.com
Website : www.purpletrain.com
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