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August 23, 2024


Spinny Boosts Sales Performance by 60% with Training through Tenneo LMS

Client:

Spinny

Industry:

Automotive

In the competitive and fast-paced automotive industry, particularly in the used car retail market, delivering exceptional customer service, standardizing training across locations, and upskilling employees are key to driving success. Challenges such as ensuring uniform training for geographically dispersed teams, engaging employees with dynamic learning formats, and maintaining regulatory compliance can hamper business growth. These challenges demand an LMS that not only simplifies learning but also empowers employees to excel in sales, customer interactions, and operational efficiency.

This case study explores Spinny’s journey in revolutionizing the learning experience for its workforce. Learn how Spinny partnered with Tenneo to overcome its training challenges by leveraging a tailored, AI-powered LMS, resulting in enhanced sales performance, increased employee engagement, and consistent customer experiences across multiple cities.

About the Client

Spinny is a pioneering end-to-end platform in India that revolutionizes the used car buying experience by establishing absolute trust and simplicity in transactions. The company rigorously inspects each car through a 200-point quality check and offers a 5-day money-back guarantee, making the process transparent and seamless. Spinny operates both online and offline, where customers can shortlist a car online and then take a no-obligation test drive at physical car hubs.

Spinny's mission is to become the most loved and trustworthy brand in India, with technology playing a crucial role in achieving this goal. Spinny operates across multiple major cities in India, including Delhi-NCR, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Pune, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Ahmedabad, Jaipur, Chandigarh, Indore, Coimbatore, Lucknow, Kochi, and Surat.

Business Requirements:

Spinny's growth trajectory required a specialized approach to learning and development. With two distinct divisions and a diverse workforce, the company needed an LMS that could cater to specific training needs across both sales and operations. Their learning requirements included:

  1. Catering to Diverse Learners (PureRide and ValueDrive): Spinny operates through two distinct divisions—PureRide, focusing on sales and reselling vehicles, and ValueDrive, which handles market research and operations. Spinny needed an LMS that could cater to both types of learners, addressing the specific training needs of each division. The sales team required robust training in soft skills, negotiation, and sales pitching, while ValueDrive teams needed skills in data analysis, market research, and operational efficiencies. 
  2. Sales Team Training: Given Spinny’s focus on customer experience, training in soft skills, negotiation tactics, and crafting an effective sales pitch was essential. These skills are crucial for Spinny’s sales teams to build trust with customers and navigate the complexities of high-involvement purchases like cars. 
  3. Uniformity in Learning: Spinny needed a solution that could standardize learning across all locations, ensuring every team member—from Delhi to Coimbatore—delivers the same high level of customer service and operational excellence. This uniformity is critical in maintaining consistent brand value and customer satisfaction. 
  4. Mobile LMS: With a geographically dispersed workforce, Spinny needed a mobile-first LMS that would allow employees to access learning materials anytime, anywhere. Whether they are in a bustling city hub or a remote area, Spinny’s employees needed quick, on-demand learning capabilities to stay agile and informed. 
  5. Assessments and Skill Gap Analysis: Spinny required robust assessment tools to regularly evaluate employee performance and identify skill gaps. This is particularly important in the automotive sector, where technical knowledge, customer service, and regulatory compliance must be continuously monitored and improved. 
  6. Higher Learning Engagement: To drive engagement, Spinny sought an LMS that offered diverse learning formats, including videos, microlearning modules, and interactive content. Engaging content is key in a fast-paced industry like automotive sales, where employees need to quickly absorb and apply new information.

Challenges Faced:

Despite its rapid expansion, Spinny faced several hurdles in delivering engaging learning experiences across its geographically dispersed teams. Addressing these challenges was crucial for operational excellence.

  1. Complex User Management: With a large and diverse workforce operating across multiple locations, managing users efficiently became challenging. Ensuring that each employee had access to relevant training materials, especially in a fast-moving industry like automotive sales, was difficult without a centralized system.
  2. Complex Interface and Navigation: Spinny’s previous system lacked an intuitive interface, making it difficult for employees to access and complete their training modules. In an industry that values speed and efficiency, ease of use in an LMS is critical to ensure that learning is seamless and not a hindrance to daily operations.
  3. Geographically Dispersed Workforce: Operating in over a dozen cities, Spinny faced challenges in delivering consistent training across all locations. The lack of a centralized LMS made it difficult to ensure that all employees were receiving the same level of training, which is crucial for maintaining brand consistency and compliance across states.
  4. Monitoring Learning Progress: Without proper assessment tools, tracking employee progress and identifying skill gaps was challenging. In the automotive sector, where employees need to stay updated on the latest industry trends, technologies, and regulations, this lack of visibility was a significant hurdle.
  5. Lack of Engaging Learning Formats: The absence of varied learning formats, such as video lessons or microlearning, led to lower engagement levels among employees. This was particularly problematic in sales roles, where dynamic and interactive learning is essential to keep the team motivated and informed.
  6. Compliance with Industry Regulations: The automotive sector in India is subject to strict regulations from bodies like the Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI). Spinny needed a system that could help employees stay compliant with these regulations, ensuring that all legal and safety standards were met.
  7. Learning Accessibility: The lack of mobile learning capabilities made it difficult for on-the-go employees to access training. This was a significant issue for Spinny’s field teams, who needed real-time access to information and updates while interacting with customers or managing operations.

Tenneo's Approach & Solutions:

Tenneo LMS brought innovative and tailored solutions to Spinny, addressing their unique business requirements and overcoming the challenges they faced. The platform’s AI-driven capabilities and intuitive design revolutionized the way Spinny approached employee learning and development.

  1. Intuitive and User-Friendly Interface: The new LMS provided an intuitive interface, making it easier for Spinny’s employees—whether in PureRide sales or ValueDrive operations—to access and complete their training. This ease of use is essential in an industry where time is of the essence, ensuring that learning supports rather than hinders daily activities.
  2. Tailored Sales Training: Tenneo LMS was specifically customized to meet Spinny's unique sales training objectives. By integrating AI-driven learning mechanisms, Tenneo LMS simplified product and process training for Spinny’s sales teams, ensuring that they were well-equipped to deliver consistent, high-quality customer experiences across all locations. This tailored approach facilitated seamless onboarding, continuous learning, and mastery of key sales processes, directly contributing to Spinny's business growth.
  3. Advanced Soft Skills Training: Tenneo LMS also provided Spinny with specialized capabilities for soft skills training, essential for enhancing communication, negotiation skills, and building empathy with customers—key components in the automotive sales process. The platform’s AI-driven video analysis feature allowed Spinny's sales personnel to upload their recorded sales pitches for in-depth evaluation. Tenneo LMS analyzed various aspects, such as tone, speed, keyword usage, empathy, and expressions, offering personalized feedback and improvement suggestions. 
  4. Effortless User Management: Tenneo LMS seamlessly integrated with Spinny’s existing HRMS, enabling effortless mapping of employee information with relevant learning programs, needs, and goals. This integration simplified user management by ensuring that the right employees were automatically assigned to the most appropriate training modules based on their roles, skill gaps, and career progression. 
  5. Learning Analytics & Skill Gap Analysis: The LMS offered advanced analytics tools that enabled Spinny to monitor learning progress and identify skill gaps. By analyzing these metrics, Spinny could tailor training programs to address specific needs, ensuring that all employees met the high standards required in the automotive industry.
  6. Learning Standardization Across Locations: With the new LMS, Spinny could standardize training content across all its locations. This ensured that regardless of where an employee was based, they received the same quality of training, contributing to consistent customer experiences and streamlined operations across the country.
  7. Comprehensive Learning Management Module: The LMS supported various content formats, including videos, microlearning modules, and SCORM-compliant content. This flexibility allowed Spinny to create engaging and varied learning programs, crucial for keeping the workforce in the competitive automotive industry up-to-date with the latest trends and practices.
  8. Mobile-First LMS: Spinny’s new mobile-first LMS enabled employees to access training materials on the go. Whether at a car hub, during a customer visit, or in transit, Spinny’s teams could now learn and stay informed at their convenience, driving efficiency and responsiveness in the field.
  9. 9. Compliance Management Module: The LMS featured a robust compliance management module, helping Spinny stay aligned with industry regulations set by bodies like ARAI and BIS. This ensured that all training programs adhered to the latest legal and safety standards, reducing the risk of non-compliance and associated penalties.
  10. Certification Management: To further support compliance and skill development, the LMS provided a certification management system. Spinny could now easily track which employees had completed necessary certifications, ensuring that all team members were qualified and compliant with industry standards.

Impact Achieved

The integration of Tenneo LMS resulted in significant improvements across Spinny's sales and operational teams. These measurable outcomes not only enhanced sales performance but also elevated learning engagement, compliance, and overall productivity.

  1. 60% Improvement in Sales Performance: The specialized product-process-soft skills training, combined with AI-powered video assessments, contributed to a 60% improvement in sales performance. Employees were better equipped to handle customer interactions, leading to higher conversion rates and customer satisfaction.
  2. 55% Increase in Learning Engagement: The diverse learning formats and user-friendly interface led to a 55% increase in employee engagement with training content. The inclusion of video learning, micro-learning modules, and interactive content made learning more appealing and effective for Spinny's workforce.
  3. 30% Faster Course Completion: With the mobile-first LMS approach, Spinny employees could access training content on the go, leading to a 30% faster course completion rate. The ability to learn anytime, anywhere increased productivity and allowed employees to apply their learning more quickly.
  4. 45% Increase in Compliance Adherence: The compliance management module ensured that employees stayed up-to-date with mandatory training, resulting in a 45% increase in compliance adherence. This reduced the risk of non-compliance and aligned with industry regulations.
  5. Enhanced Learning Standardization: The uniform learning experiences across all Spinny locations ensured consistent customer service quality, strengthening Spinny's brand reputation for transparency and trust across its operations.
  6. Improved User Management: The integration with Spinny's HRMS and the user-friendly LMS interface led to better user management and reduced discrepancies in employee data. This streamlined process contributed to a more efficient and effective learning environment.

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