Introduction To Sales Management

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Learning Objectives

To understand the concept of sales management


Evolution of Sales
Role of Sales Manager in business success
Emerging Trends in sales management
Skills of a successful sales manager
Sales professionalism

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A sale is the act of selling a product or service in return for


money or other compensation. It is an act of completion of a
commercial activity.
Sales is the only activity of the organization that generates
revenue. All other activities are cost activities.
Selling, in majority of the cases takes the results of the
marketing activity and converts them into profitable revenue

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The Sales & Marketing

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Sales Concept

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Sales management is defined as the planning, direction and


control of personal selling, including recruiting, equipping,
assigning, routing, supervising paying and motivating as
these tasks apply to sales force.
- American Marketing Association

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Sales management and financial results are closely


related .
The sales managers control personal selling effort
assuring sales department objectives are achieved.

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Evolution of Sales Management


Prior to the Industrial Revolution, when small-scale businesses
dominated the economic environment, the task of selling was
relatively simple.(1760 AD)
After Industrial revolution in U.K. and USA, the marketing function splits
into selling and other functions like marketing research, advertising and
physical distribution

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Emerging Trends in Sales Management


Global Perspective
Revolution in technology
Access to information
Customer Relation Practice
Sales force diversity
Team selling Approach
Managing multi-channels
Ethical and Social Issues
Sales Professionalism

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Skills of a successful Sales Manager


People Skills
(Motivate,Lead,Communicate,Team,Mentoring)

Managing Skills
( Planning.Organising,Controlling )
Technical Skills
(Training,Negotiation,Problem Solving,Selling)

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Sales Professionalism
Five Keys to Sales Professionalism and sales success
1.
Knows his products
2.
Establishes relationship with customer
3.
Fills the customers needs
4.
Accountable to his customers
5.
Maintains a professional attitude

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Case let
You are sales executive working with M/s Rajeev Motors Ltd.Your
showroom stocks various models of Maruti Alto cars. You have been
speaking to a prospect who is a senior executive in an MNC.He has
told you that one of the reason why he is looking for a small car is
that he has not be claiming car allowance from his company.
He has a family of five persons, which includes his wife, three small
children 9,7 and five years old and himself .He wants you to give
him a stereo and other accessories free as these are being offered
by another dealer. He is also particular about after sales service.
What will you negotiate on?

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