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Marketing Ch17
Personal Selling and Sales Promotion
Question | Answer |
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Personal Selling | Interpersonal influence process involving a seller's promotion presentation conducted on a person to person basis with the buyer |
Over-the-Counter Selling | Personal selling conducted in retail and some wholesale locations in which customers come to the sellers place of business |
Field Selling | Sales presentation made at prospective customers' location on a face-to-face basis |
Network marketing | personal selling relies on lists of family members and friends of the salesperson or "party host", who organizes a fathering of potential customers for an in-home demonstration or products |
Telemarketing | a channel in which the selling process is conducted by phone, serves two general purposes- sales and services- and both markets (B2C, B2B) |
Inbound Telemarketing | involves a toll free number that customers can call to obtain information, make reservations, and purchase goods and services |
Outbound telemarketing | involves sales personel who rely on the telephone to contact potential buyers, reducing the substantial cost of personal visits to customers' homes or businesses |
Inside Selling | selling by phone, mail and electronic commerce |
Relationship selling | regular contacts between sales representatives and customers over an extended period to establish a sustained buyer relationship |
Consultative selling | Meeting customer needs by listening to them, understanding their problems, paying attention to details and following through after the sale |
Cross-selling | offering multiple goods or services to the same customer |
Team selling | selling situation in which weveral sales associates or other members of the organization are employed to help the lead sales representative reach all those who influence the purchase decision |
Virtual Sales team | a network of strategic partners, suppliers and other qualified and willing to recommend a firm's goods or services |
Order Processing | selling, mostly at the wholesale and retail levels, that involves identifying customer needs, pointing them out to customers, and completing orders |
Creative Selling | Personal selling in which a considerable degree of analytical degree of analytical deccision making on the buyers part results in the need for skillful proposals of solutions for the customer's needs |
missionary selling | indirect selling method in which salespeople promote goodwill for the firm by educating customers and providing technical or operational assistance |
AIDA Concept and the Personal Selling Process | Prospecting and qualifying, Approach, Presentation, Demonstration, Handling objection, Closing, Follow-up |
Prospecting | the process of identifying potential customers |
Qualifying | determining that the prospect really is a potential customer |
Approach | your initial contact with the prospective customer |
Precall Planning | Who am i approaching, what are their jobs in the company, what is their level of knowledge, what do they want or need, etc |
Presenatation | convey your marketing message to the potential customer. describe features, point out strengths, cite customer success |
Cold Calling | the approach and presentation take place at the same time. calling or visiting without a prior appointment |
Demonstration | the buyer gets a chance to try the product or at least see how it works |
closing | point at which the salesperson asks the prospect for an order |
Follow-up | determining whether the customer will be a repeat customer |
recruitment and selection of Sales Person | oppurtunity for advancement, potential for high earnings, personal satisfaction, job-security, independence and variety |
National accounts organization | this format strengthens a firm's relationship with its largest customers by assigning senior sales personnel or sales teams to major accounts. |
Span of control | helps provide some general guidelines for supervision |
Expectancy theory | a theory applied to sales force motivation that states that motivation depends on the expectations an individual has of his or her ability to perform on the job |
Commision | payment tied directly to the sales or profits a salesperson achieves |
Salary | is a fixed payment made periodically to an employee |
Sales Quotas | specified sales or profit targets that the firm expects salespersons to achieve |
Sales Promotion | includes marketing activities other than personal selling, advertisement, and publicity designed to enhance consumer purchasing and dealer effectiveness |
Coupons | offer discounts on the purchase price of goods and services |
Refunds | offer cash back to consumers who send in proof of purchase |
Sampling | refers to the free distribution of a product in an attempt to obtain future sales |
Bonus Pack | is a specially packaged item that gives the purchaser a larger quantity at the regular price |
Premiums | are items given free or at reduced cost with purchases of other products |
Contents | require entrants to complete a task such as solving a puzzle or answering questions in a trivia quiz, and they may also require proofs of purchase |
Sweepstakes | on the other hand, choose winners by change, so no product purchase is necessary |
Specialty Advertising | is a sales promotion technique that places the advertisers name, address and advertising message on useful articles that are then distributed to target consumers |
Trade promotion | is a sales promotion that appeals to marketing intermediaries rather than to final consumers |
Trade allowances | special financial incentives offered to wholesalers and retailers that purchase or promote specific products |
Point-of-Purchase (POP) advertising | a display or other promotion located near the side of the actual buying decision |
Trade shows | shows organized by industry associations; frequently they are part of these associations annual meetings or convention |
Push money | which retailers commonly refer to as spiffs- is another incentive that gives retail salespersons cash rewards for every unit of product they sell |