External industry example · Pharma · 600+ reps

Janssen India: Rep ramp time halved with mobile video role-plays.

All rep training ran face-to-face or on calls, with materials sent by email.

Not a Probbit project. Results are reported by the cited sources and have not been independently audited by Probbit.

Janssen Pharmaceutica building in Leiden, Netherlands, not the India training location.
IndiaPharma · 600+ reps
−50%
rep ramp time
+35%
sales after a new rep joins

Reported by the source below. Not a Probbit project.

SalesPlatform case study

Janssen IndiaRep ramp time halved with mobile video role-plays.

Challenge
All rep training ran face-to-face or on calls, with materials sent by email.
What they changed
A mobile academy of bite-sized modules, video role-plays and coaching.
Training approach
Short mobile modules plus recorded role-plays reps re-attempt and managers coach.
Impact
  • 50% shorter ramp time
  • 35% more sales after a rep joins
  • 71% re-attempted role-plays

Source: Mindtickle customer story

Probbit’s production perspective

How could you apply this idea?

For sales role-play, define an observable response before writing the dialogue. A reviewer can then assess whether a rep identifies the customer need, explains the approved message and chooses an appropriate next step, rather than simply repeating a script.

  • Which real objection will the scenario address?
  • What must a reviewer observe in the rep’s response?
  • Who approves product claims before recording or generating dialogue?

What the result does not establish. This example includes practice, coaching and a learning platform. A reported ramp-time change cannot be attributed to producing videos alone.

Our planning suggestions are separate from the source-reported programme and results above.

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