Development and Role of Selling in Marketing
- Background
- Nature and role of selling
- Characteristics of modern selling
- The nature and role of sales management
- Types of selling
- The marketing concept
- Implementing the marketing concept
- Relationship between sales and marketing
Consumer and Organisational Buyer Behaviour
- Differences between consumer and organisational buying
- Consumer buyer behaviour
- Factors affecting the consumer decision-making process
- Organisational buyer behaviour
- Factors affecting organisational buyer behaviour
- Developments in purchasing practice
- Relationship management
Sales Settings
- Sales channels
- Selling for resale
- Selling services
- Sales promotions
- Exhibitions
- Public Relations
International Selling
- Economic aspects
- International selling and the individual company
- Cultural factors in international selling
- Organisation for international selling
Law and Ethical Issues
- The contract
- Terms and conditions
- Terms of trade
- Business practices and legal control
- Ethical issues
Sales Responsibilities and Preparation
- Sales responsibilities
- Preparation
Personal Selling Skills
- The opening
- Need and problem identification
- The presentation and demonstration
- Dealing with objection
- Negotiation
- Closing the sale
- Follow-up
Key Account Management
- What is key account management
- Advantages and dangers of key account management to sellers and customers
- Criteria for selecting key accounts
- Tasks and skills of key account management
- Key account management relational development model
- Global account management
- Building relationships with key accounts
- Key account information and planning system
- Key success factors for key account management
Relationship Selling
- Total quality management to customer care
- Reverse marketing
- Relationship marketing to relationship selling
- Tactics of relationship selling
Direct Marketing
- Direct marketing and database marketing
- Managing a direct marketing campaign
Internet and IT applications in selling and Sales Management
- The changing nature of the sales force
- Electronic commerce and electronic procurement
- Using technology to support sales activities
- Using technology to improve sales management
- Social media and selling
Example Candidate Response Booklet
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