
Sales Management
Analysis and Decision Making
Routledge (Publisher)
10th Edition
Published on 31. October 2019
Book
Hardback
358 pages
978-0-367-25273-1 (ISBN)
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Description
This tenth edition of Sales Management continues the tradition of blending the most recent sales management research with the real-life "best practices" of leading sales organizations. The authors teach sales management courses, and interact with sales managers and sales management professors on a regular basis. Their text focuses on the importance of employing different sales strategies for different customer groups, as well as integrating corporate, business, marketing, and sales strategies. Sales Management includes coverage of the current trends and issues in sales management, along with numerous real-world examples from the contemporary business world that are used throughout the text to illuminate chapter discussions.
Key changes in this edition include:
Updates in each chapter to reflect the latest sales management research, and leading sales management trends and practices;
Revised end-of-chapter cases;
Revised ethical dilemma boxes;
All new chapter opening vignettes about well-known companies that illustrate key topics from that chapter; and
New or updated comments from sales managers in "Sales Management in the 21st Century" boxes.
An online instructor's manual with test questions and PowerPoints is available to adopters.
Key changes in this edition include:
Updates in each chapter to reflect the latest sales management research, and leading sales management trends and practices;
Revised end-of-chapter cases;
Revised ethical dilemma boxes;
All new chapter opening vignettes about well-known companies that illustrate key topics from that chapter; and
New or updated comments from sales managers in "Sales Management in the 21st Century" boxes.
An online instructor's manual with test questions and PowerPoints is available to adopters.
More details
Edition
10th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
54 farbige Zeichnungen, 49 farbige Tabellen
49 Tables, color; 54 Line drawings, color
Dimensions
Height: 280 mm
Width: 210 mm
Weight
2850 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-367-25273-1 (9780367252731)
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Persons
Thomas N. Ingram is a Department Chair Emeritus and Professor of Marketing Emeritus at Colorado State University, USA.
Raymond W. (Buddy) LaForge is the Brown-Forman Professor of Marketing Emeritus at University of Louisville, USA.
Ramon A. Avila is the George and Frances Ball Distinguished Professor of Marketing and the founding director of the Center for Professional Selling at Ball State University, USA.
Charles H. Schwepker, Jr. is the Randall and Kelly Harbert Distinguished Marketing Professor at University of Central Missouri, USA.
Michael R. Williams is the American Floral Services Chair in Marketing and is Professor of Marketing and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs at Oklahoma City University, USA.
Raymond W. (Buddy) LaForge is the Brown-Forman Professor of Marketing Emeritus at University of Louisville, USA.
Ramon A. Avila is the George and Frances Ball Distinguished Professor of Marketing and the founding director of the Center for Professional Selling at Ball State University, USA.
Charles H. Schwepker, Jr. is the Randall and Kelly Harbert Distinguished Marketing Professor at University of Central Missouri, USA.
Michael R. Williams is the American Floral Services Chair in Marketing and is Professor of Marketing and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs at Oklahoma City University, USA.
Author
University of Louisville, USA
Content
Preface
About the Authors
1. Changing World of Sales Management
Part I: Describing the Personal Selling Function
2. Overview of Personal Selling
Part II: Defining the Strategic Role of the Sales Function
3. Organizational Strategies and the Sales Function
4. Sales Organization Structure and Salesforce Deployment
Appendix 4. Developing Forecasts
Part III: Developing the Salesforce
5. Acquiring Sales Talent: Recruitment and Selection
6. Continual Development of the Salesforce: Sales Training
Part IV: Directing the Salesforce
7. Sales Leadership, Management, and Supervision
8. Motivation and Reward System Management
Part V: Determining Salesforce Effectiveness and Performance
9. Evaluating the Effectiveness of the Organization
10. Evaluating the Performance of Salespeople
Cases
Glossary
Notes
Index
About the Authors
1. Changing World of Sales Management
Part I: Describing the Personal Selling Function
2. Overview of Personal Selling
Part II: Defining the Strategic Role of the Sales Function
3. Organizational Strategies and the Sales Function
4. Sales Organization Structure and Salesforce Deployment
Appendix 4. Developing Forecasts
Part III: Developing the Salesforce
5. Acquiring Sales Talent: Recruitment and Selection
6. Continual Development of the Salesforce: Sales Training
Part IV: Directing the Salesforce
7. Sales Leadership, Management, and Supervision
8. Motivation and Reward System Management
Part V: Determining Salesforce Effectiveness and Performance
9. Evaluating the Effectiveness of the Organization
10. Evaluating the Performance of Salespeople
Cases
Glossary
Notes
Index