Commercial Talent Day
Theme 2024: the commercial function, the engine of social advancement
CDay, Commercial Talent Day, honors and promotes the millions of women and men who make up sales teams, drivers of business performance. Sales professions, among the most stressed professions, need new talents more than ever. This is why C Day aspires to inspire future talents to express themselves and flourish in our professions.
While in France, 1.4 million young people are currently without employment or training (Insee, 2023), commercial professions represent an opportunity for professional integration, with prospects for advancement based on merit and results.
Eloquent figures:
– 35% of sales executives come from modest backgrounds, compared to 25% for all executives (INSEE study).
– The commercial sector offers faster career progression, with an internal promotion rate 15% higher than the national average (DARES report)
– 40% of sales executives started their careers in non-management positions, compared to only 25% in other sectors.
These figures demonstrate the unique ability of the sales function to offer opportunities for professional growth, regardless of social origins or initial academic background.
Vertical mobility which is explained by the very nature of the profession, where performance is measurable, recognized and valued.
Organized on November 14 throughout France, CDay, the commercial talent day organized by the DCF movement, offers several meetings, broadcast live on the federation's LinkedIn page:
9 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.: broadcast of the major DCF Grand Paris meeting on the theme “commercial professions, drivers of social advancement”. Sarah Salem, Head of Business Development Acolad Group, Richard Jolivet, CEO of Naturalia, Nathalie Monin, HR Director La Banque Postale Consumer
Finance, Samuel Tual, President of Actual and Stéphane da Mota, CEO of Ensō RSE have already confirmed their presence.
From 6:00 p.m.: live webinar from the federation studio, open to all, in the presence of Alex
Froment-Curtil, general manager of Verisure France and connection with DCF Côte d'Azur, DCF Lyon,
DCF Saint-Nazaire.
Throughout France, DCF associations organize events to celebrate sales talent, share the experiences of experienced sales managers and raise awareness about the opportunities in the sales function today.
