Chapter Four Presentation, Analysis and Interpretation of The Study Findings 4.0
Chapter Four Presentation, Analysis and Interpretation of The Study Findings 4.0
4.0 Introduction
This chapter presents empirical findings in reference to the research questions in chapter
one. The findings below were obtained from both the primary data source using the
questionnaire tool. This chapter brings into light the discoveries from the research
questions majorly the primary data and presented in both tables and graphs.
Education level
Frequency Percentage
100
80
47.5
38
25
20
12 15
7 8.8
3 3.8
4.2.2 The management of Xxxxxxxxxx uses low price strategy to attract bigger amount of
customers.
Table 5: Respondents opinion on whether the management of Xxxxxxxxxx uses low
price strategy to attract bigger amount of customers
4.2.4 Distribution channels are used by Xxxxxxxxxx to sell their goods to end consumers.
Table 7: Respondents opinion on if Distribution channels are used by Xxxxxxxxxx
to sell their goods to end consumers
4.3.1 To achieve high sales, both managers and salespersons should be involved in the
development process
Table 8: Respondents’ opinion on whether to achieve high sales, both managers and
salespersons should be involved in the development process
4.3.2 Managers use sales performance measurement tools to help reduce uncertainty in
sales people’s performance
Table 9: Respondents’ opinion on whether Managers of Xxxxxxxxxx use sales
performance measurement tools to help reduce uncertainty in sales people’s
performance
4.3.4 The management examines their sales process for weaknesses so as to maintain
favorable speeds at sales process.
Table 11: Respondents’ opinion on whether the management examines their sales
process for weaknesses so as to maintain favorable speeds at sales process
5.2 Conclusion
The researcher had to carry this study because of observation in the uprising number
of shifting customers from Xxxxxxxxxx to other companies
The study was important to the management because it would highlight the reasons
why customers do not consider buying Xxxxxxxxxx products. The targets were to
come up with the best solution so as to have Xxxxxxxxxx maintain the highest level
of sales performance.
The Management of Xxxxxxxxxx had great wishes to know the extent to which
Marketing strategies affect Sales performance
The researchers’ objectives were to access the different forms of marketing strategies
used by Xxxxxxxxxx, to examine the level of sales performance at Xxxxxxxxxx, to find
the correlation between marketing strategies and sales performance.
These objectives were so important to the management for they would highly help in
improving the marketing strategies so as to be able to sale more products as possible.
The main respondents for the study carried were Xxxxxxxxxx employees and
customer who answered the Questionnaires.
The research process was successful and yielded productive results to both the
Management and researcher and ideas like more training of employees and
improving customer care were taken into consideration to supplement the Marketing
strategies.
5.3 Recommendation
It is mandatory to make a thorough research on the Marketing strategies to be used
by the top management before putting them into practice which will in the end lead
to promotion of efficiency. Acquitting staff members with more skills to understand
and have more knowledge concerning Marketing strategies should be taken into
consideration. To find out the various factors that affect sales performance.
Major elements that aim at promoting sales performance should be uplifted. Activities
like both managers and salespersons should be involved in the development process,
Managers should use sales performance measurement tools to help reduce uncertainty in
sales peoples performance, Managers should make changes so as to optimize sales going
forward, the management examines their sales process for weaknesses so as to maintain
favorable speeds at sales process and many more should be highly taken into
consideration in order to achieve a better sale performance.
Management should come up with better Marketing strategies that will aim at
uplifting sales performance so as to uplift the rate of customer retention. Marketing
strategy like Penetrative Marketing strategy should be uplifted because through the
lower introductory prices, a large number of customers will flow in thus
demonstrating a positive correlation.
Research that could shed more light on how the correlation between sales and marketing
departments and other organization departments affect sales performance. This is key
because as policies are formed, they will be considering all factors that contribute to the
success of sales departments. For instance, sales departments depend on finance
departments to approve budgets for marketing outreach programs. Therefore, the
effectiveness of the marketing strategies will depend with the support from finance
department. As a result, research should be done to find out exactly how each department
affect sales activities.
Further still the researcher recommends a research to be carried out on the impact of
marketing straggles on customer retention so as know Xxxxxxxxxx is able to retain the
new customers it acquires by use of marketing strategies.
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APPENDIX I: QUESTIONNAIRE GUIDE
2. Age of Respondent
a) 20-29 [ ]
b) 30-39 [ ]
c) 40-49 [ ]
d) 50-Above [ ]
Strategies SA A N D SD
Strategies SA A N D SD
Strategies SA A N D SD