Personal Selling and Sales Promotion 16 Learning Objectives After studying this chapter, you should be able to: Discuss the role of pany’s salespeople in creating value for customers and building customer relationships Identify and explain the six major force management steps Discuss the personal selling process, distinguishing between transaction-oriented marketing and relationship marketing Explain how sales promotion campaigns are developed and implemented Chapter Outline Personal Selling Managing the Sales Force Supervising and Motivating Salespeople The Personal Selling Process Sales Promotion 16 Personal Selling The Nature of Personal Selling Examples of people who do the selling include: Salespeople Sales representatives District managers Account executives Sales engineers Agents Account development reps Personal Selling The Nature of Personal Selling Salespeople can include an order taker such as someone standing behind the counter or an order getter whose position demands more creative selling and relationship building Personal Selling The Role of the Sales Force Personal selling is the interpersonal part of the promotion mix and can include: Face-to-munication munication Video or Web conferencing Personal Selling The Role of the Sales Force Salespeople can be more effective than advertising Learn about customer problems and adjust the marketing offer and presentation accordingly to meet the special needs of each customer Personal Selling The Role of the Sales Force Salespeople are an effective link between pany and its customers to produce customer value pany profit by: Representing pany to customers Representing customers to pany Managing the Sales Force Sales force management is the analysis, planning, implementation, and control of sales force activities and includes: Designing the sales force strategy and structure Recruiting Selecting pensating Supervising Evaluating Managing the Sales Force