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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Approach | The initial stage in a sales interaction. |
| Boomerang Method | A method used by salespeople to respond to customer objections by turning the objection into a reason for acting immediately. |
| Business-to-Business Selling | A business that markets and sells its products or services to other businesses. |
| Buying Signals | A verbal or visual cue that indicates a potential customer is interested in purchasing a product or service. |
| Buying Motives | The forces causing a buyer to seek satisfaction of a specific need. |
| Closing the Sale | The culmination of a sales presentation in which a salesperson attempts to get a customer to commit to buying a product or service. |
| Cold Canvassing | A method of prospecting under which a salesperson calls on totally unfamiliar organizations and prospects. |
| Consultative Selling | A customized sales presentation approach in which the salesperson is viewed as an expert and serves as a consultant to the customer. |
| Customer Relationship Management (CRM) | Customer relationship management creates more meaningful one-on-one communications with the customer by applying customer data to every communications vehicle. |
| Endless Chain Method | A method of prospecting in which a salesperson asks customers to suggest other customers who might be interested in the salesperson's offerings. |
| Objections | A concern or question raised by a prospect to a salesperson |
| Personal Selling | Selling that involves a face-to-face interaction with the customer. |
| Pre-approach | The activities preceding the sales call that include prospecting, collecting information, and planning the sales presentation. |
| Prospect | A potential qualified customer who has the willingness, financial capacity, authority, and eligibility to buy the salesperson's offering. |
| Referrals | A lead for a prospect given to the sales person by an existing customer. |
| Sales Quotas | A sales goal or objective that is assigned to a marketing unit. |
| Selling | The personal or impersonal process whereby the salesperson ascertains, activities, and satisfies the needs of the buyer to the mutal, continuous benefit of both buyer and seller. |