ABSTRACT

Updated throughout with new vignettes, boxes, cases, and more, this classic text blends the most recent sales management research with real-life "best practices" of leading sales organizations. The text focuses on the importance of employing different sales strategies for different consumer groups, and on integrating corporate, business, marketing, and sales strategies. It equips students with a strong foundation in current trends and issues, and identifies the skill sets needed for the 21st century.

chapter 1|16 pages

Changing World of Sales Management

part |2 pages

Part 1. Describing the Personal Selling Function

chapter 2|22 pages

Overview of Personal Selling

part |2 pages

Part 2. Defi ning the Strategic Role of the Sales Function

part |2 pages

Part 3. Developing the Salesforce

part |2 pages

Part 4. Directing the SalesForce

part |2 pages

Part 5. Determining Salesforce Effectiveness and Per for mance

chapter 10|34 pages

Evaluating the Per for mance of Salespeople

chapter |42 pages

Cases