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Personal Selling
Gundy's class 2PM
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is selling? | Interpersonal communication process during which a seller uncovers and satisfies the needs of a buyer to the mutual, long-term benefit of both parties |
| Benefits of selling jobs | career, understanding of sales process, job search, % of jobs, good entry level job, and salary |
| Sales Jobs | B2B - industry, trade, missionary. B2C - direct, trade, retail |
| Duties | 29% F2F selling, 25% phone selling, 17% Travel/Other, 16% Admim tasks, 13% service calls |
| Advantages of selling | compensation, challenge, responsibility, flexibility, rewards, learning issues, opportunity for moving ahead. |
| Disadvantages of selling | Limited supervision, conflicts, depression from no sales, discomfort of asking to buy |
| Characteristics of sales personnel | Self starters, time management, enthusiasm, dependable/trust, ethical, knowledge of product, communication, adaption, emotional intelligence |
| Types of relationships | Solo exchange, functional relationship, relational partnership, strategic partnership |
| Characteristics of successful relationships | Mutual trust, open communications, common goals, commitment to mutual gain, organizational support. |
| Ethics - Friends and Family | Would my F&F think less of me? |
| Ethics - Co-workers | Would my co-workers find this unusual? |
| Ethics - Boss | Would my boss disapprove? |
| Ethics - Self | What if it happned to me? |
| Ethics - Client | Would my client be upset if I did this? |
| Ethics- Society | Would society be worse off if everyone did it? |
| Ethics - Other | Am I worried about the possible consequences? Am I about to do this because I think I can get away with it? |
| Ethics - Front Page Test | Would I be happy if this was printed of the front page of the newspaper? |
| Sexual Harassment | Conduct unwelcome by recipient. Sexual in nature. Creates hostile or unwelcoming work environment. |