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Final Exam - Chapter 19 Flashcards

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Personal Selling

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paid personal communication that attempts to inform customers and persuades them to buy products in an exchange situation

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Advantages to Personal Selling

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greatest freedom to satisfy customers; most precise promotional method

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Disadvantages to Personal Selling

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expensive!

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7 Step Process to Personal Selling

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prospecting, pre-approach, approach, making the presentation, overcoming objections, closing the sale, following up

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PS Step 1 (Prospecting)

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developing a database of potential customers (leads)

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PS Step 2 (Pre-approach)

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salesperson analyzes info about the prospect’s needs (“What might they be interested in?”) ex: key decision makers, credit history, product needs, etc.

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PS Step 3 (Approach)

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the manner in which a salesperson contacts a potential customer; creating relationships; first impression

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PS Step 4 (Making the Presentation)

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the salesperson must attract and hold the prospect’s attention, stimulate interest in and spark a desire for the product

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PS Step 5 (Overcoming Objections)

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anticipate and counter objections before the prospect raises them (objections are requests for more info)

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PS Step 6 (Closing the Sale)

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the salesperson asks the prospect to buy the product (ask for the order); attempt to close at several points during the presentation in case the prospect is ready to buy

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PS Step 7 (Follow-Up)

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checking in with buyer to make sure everything’s in order; building and maintaining relationships

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Types of Salespeople

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order getters, order takers, Support Personnel

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Order Getters

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salespeople who sell to new customers and increase sales to current customers

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Order Takers

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salespeople who primarily seek repeat sales (ex: retail and wholesalers)

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Support Personnel

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sales staff members who facilitate selling but usually are ot involved solely with making sales

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Missionary Salespeople

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usually employed by a manufacturer, assist the producer’s customers in selling to their own customers (pharma-detailers explain/promote product to medical community)

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Trade Salespeople

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involved mainly in helping a producer’s customers promote a product-Food(Kraft)-convenience products

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Technical Salespeople

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give technical assistance to a firm’s current customers (ex: software and sales engineers)

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Team Selling

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using a team of experts from all functional areas of a firm, lead by a salesperson, to conduct the personal selling process

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Relationship Selling

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building of mutually beneficial long-term associations with a customer through regular communications over prolonged periods of time

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Suggestions for Attracting and Retaining a Top Sales Force

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training and development, compensation, work/life autonomy (working from home), product quality and service

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Recruiting Sources

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departments within firm, other firms, employment agencies, universities

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Compensating Salespeople

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straight salary, straight commission, combination

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Straight Salary

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paying salespeople a specific amount per time period, regardless of selling effort

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Straight Commission

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paying salespeople according to the amount of their sales in a given time period (ex: 5% of sales)

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Combination Compensation

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paying salespeople a fixed salary plus commission based on sales volume

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Motivating Salespeople

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additional efforts such as trophies, trips, incentives

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Creating Sales Territories

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routing and scheduling salespeople; minimize non-selling time; create territories with measurable sales potential (ex: geographic area, assigned accounts)

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Evaluating Sales Force Performance

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call reports (what happened?), measure performance determined by sales objectives such as calls/day, cost/call, # of new customer orders, etc.

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Sales Promotion

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an activity and/or material that acts as an inducement to reseller or salespeople to sell a product or consumer to buy it

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Sales Promotion vs. Advertising

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sales promotion more heavily used than ever at expense of advertising (ex: coupons)

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Consumer Sales Promotion Methods

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sales promotion techniques that encourage consumers to patronize specific stores or try particular products

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Coupons

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written price reductions used to encourage consumers to buy a specific product (DON’T USE TOO MUCH – ADDICTIONS)

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Cents-Off

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Promotions that allow buyers to pay less than the regular price to encourage purchase (tag or label saying get $.25 off)

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Money Refunds

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Promotion techniques that offer consumers a specified amount of money when they mail in a proof of purchase, usually for multiple product purchases-(low response rate-usually convenience type products-low value)

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Rebates

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Promotion techniques in which a consumer receives a specified amount of money for making a single product purchase (usually more expensive products-people generally hate these and redemption rate is low)

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Frequent-User Incentives

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Many firms develop incentive programs to reward customers who engage in repeat/frequent purchases (airline miles, coffee shop)

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Point-of-Purchase Materials (POP)

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Signs, window displays, counter pieces, etc. designed to attract attention and inform customers

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Demontrations

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Sales promotion methods a manufacturer uses temporarily to encourage trial use and purchase of a product or to show how a product works

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Free Samples

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Samples of a product given out to encourage trial or purchase

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Premiums

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Items offered free or at a minimal cost as a bonus for purchasing a product

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Consumer Contests

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Sales promotion methods in which individuals compete for prizes based on their analytical or creative skills

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Consumer Games

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Sales promotion methods in which individuals compete for prizes based primarily on chance

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Consumer Sweepstakes

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A sales promotion in which entrants submit their names for inclusion in a drawing for prizes

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Trade Sales Promotion Methods

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attempt to persuade wholesalers and retailers to carry and aggressively market a producer’s product

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Buying Allowance

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A temporary price reduction to resellers for purchasing specific quantities of a product

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Scan-Back Allowance

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A manufacturer’s reward to retailers based on the number of pieces scanned

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Merchandise Allowance

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A manufacturer’s agreement to pay resellers certain amounts of money for providing special promotional efforts, such as setting up and maintaining a display

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Cooperative Advertising

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An arrangement in which a manufacturer agrees to pay a certain amount of a retailer’s media costs for advertising the manufacturer’s products

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Dealer Listings

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Advertisements promoting a product and identifying the names of retailers that sell the product

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Free Merchandise

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A manufacturer’s reward given to resellers that purchase a stated quantity of products

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Dealer Loader

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A gift given to a retailer that purchases a specified quantity of merchandise; Often used to coerce special display efforts

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Premium (Push) Money

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additional compensation to salespeople offered by the manufacturer as an incentive to push a line of goods

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Sales Contests

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A sales promotion method used to motivate distributors, retailers, and sales personnel through recognition of outstanding achievement

Marketing 330 (16 decks)

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