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A salesperson who suggests additional items to go with a product once the sale has been made is using | suggestion selling. |
This selling process entails looking for new customers. | prospecting |
The final step in managing a sales operation is to evaluate | sales performance. |
This is a strategic planning technique that analyzes a company’s internal strengths and weaknesses. | SWOT analysis |
Whether salespeople are new or experienced, entrepreneurs must provide | training. |
The series of mental steps that a customer goes through when making a purchase. | buying process |
A market share estimate is based on a | sales forecast. |
A sales manager must be able to supervise and motivate salespeople, compensate them adequately, handle sales expenses and transportation issues, and maintain | high morale. |
The salesperson’s first contact with a customer is the ____________________ when he or she can establish a professional and friendly relationship. | approach |
Sales training must include a variety of ____________________. | foundational skills |
When starting a new business, entrepreneurs must rely on market analysis and industry information for ____________________. | forecasting |
The group of employees who are responsible for the selling process are your ____________________. | sales force |
Evaluating the entire company's ____________________ as well as the performance of individual salespeople is critical to the future success of the business. | sales performance |
Sales planning begins with determining the ____________________ potential and making sales forecasts. | market |
There are three types of payment for salespeople: straight salary, straight commission, or ____________________. | salary and commission |
Many order-getting positions involve calling on ____________________. | customers |
feelings the buyer associates with the product | emotional buying motives |
an estimate of sales for a specified period | sales forecast |
selling that involves seeking out buyers and giving them a well-organized presentation | order getting |
the advantages or personal satisfaction that customers will get from a product | customer benefits |
the oral presentation made by a salesperson to a customer to make a sale | personal selling |
conscious decisions for making a purchase | rational buying motives |
the completion of a sale to a customer who has sought out a product | order taking |
document that provides a means of monitoring and evaluating an outside sales rep's activities | sales call report |