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Strategic Planning
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Sales Management: Shaping Future Sales Leaders
Introduction to
Sales Management
Chapter 1
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Learning Objectives
Define strategy hierarchy and understand how
sales and marketing strategies affect overall
strategy
Identify different types of selling strategies and
how the selling process varies
Describe the sales management process and
responsibilities and activities of sales managers
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Managing Sales Force Is Important
Sales positions are hardest to fill
Sales consumes >20% of a firm’s revenue
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Sales starting salaries are ~20% higher than
other marketing positions
Many CEOs get their start in sales
Sales managers earn more than managers in
other areas
Sales jobs predicted to grow at a faster rate than
other professions
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From Sales Rep to Sales Manager
“Manager of people”
Sales success is poor predictor
of success as sales manager
Most successful sales reps are
eventually pressured to make
the transition to sales mgmt
“This is a decision that must be
carefully analyzed because it’s not
an easy transition to go from being
a player to a coach.”
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What Being a Sales Manager Means
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Establishing the Parameters of the
Firm’s Strategy: The Mission Statement
Inspire the members of an organization
Give purpose to their actions
Guide their decision-making
Serve as a standard against which decisions
can be weighed
Once the mission’s objectives are set, strategy
can be created
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Sample Mission Statements
Everything we do is inspired by our
enduring mission:
Coca-Cola To Refresh the World . . . in body, mind, and spirit
To Inspire Moments of Optimism . . . through our
brands and our actions
To Create Value and Make a Difference . . .
everywhere we engage
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The Strategy Hierarchy
Corporate strategy encompasses plans and
goals for the entire organization
Address questions such as what markets and
sourcing options company should engage
Ex: hire sales force vs. use distributors
Ex: outsource mfg and focus internally on marketing
Business units create their plans to support
corporate strategy
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The Strategy Hierarchy
Corporate
Strategy
Marketing Strategy
Sales Strategy
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Creating a Marketing Strategy
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What Markets Do We Serve with
What Products?
Find a sustainable
competitive advantage
Need expertise,
technology or a patent
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Product-Market Grid
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What Types of Relationships Do We
Form and with Whom?
Strategic plan considers network of
relationships
Investors, potential investors, bankers
Suppliers
Personnel sources
Regulatory agencies
Relationship with customers is most
important
A service advantage is often a
function of the quality of relationships
Customers’ lifetime value is worth
more than the average single
purchase
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Customer Relationship Management
(CRM): Key Terms
CRM: identifying and grouping customers to best
acquire, retain, and grow customers
Sales and marketing teams are responsible for CRM
Customer acquisition strategy: plan to obtain
new customers
Customer retention strategy: plan designed to
keep customers
Growth strategy: plan designed to increase
sales to the same customers
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Global Sales Management:
Going Global to Achieve Growth
QuadRep’s expanding customers wanted local E lle s m e r e I s la n d S e v e r n a y a Z e m ly a
A r c tic O c e a n A rc tic O c e a n F ra n z Jo se f L a n d
A r Nc etwi cS i b Oe r i a cn Ies l aa n nd s
G re e n la n d (D e n .) S v a lb a r d ( N o r.)
B a n k s Islan d J a n M a y e n ( N o r.) N o v a y a Z e m ly a W r a n g e l Is la n d
V ic to ria I s la n d B a ff in I s la n d
support in Singapore
F a r o e Is . (D e n .) N o rw a y
U .S .A .
Ic e la n d F in la n d
U n ite d K in g d o m S w eden E s to n ia R u s s ia 60°
C anada D en.
L a tv ia
L ith u a n ia A le u tia n I s la n d s (U S A )
Ir e la n d N e th . B e la r u s
G e r m a n y P o la n d
B e l. U k ra in e
Is la n d o f N e w fo u n d la n d C zech. K u ril Isla n d s
A u s . H uS nl og v. a k . M o ld o v a K a z a k h s ta n M o n g o lia
S . K o re a Japan
N o rth P a c ific O c e a n C y p . L e b . S y ria N o rth P a c ific O c e a n
M o ro c c o
T u n is ia
Isra e l Ira q Ira n
A fg h a n is ta n
C h in a
C a n a r y I s la n d s ( S p .) Jo rda n
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W e s te r n S a h a r a ( M o r.) Q a ta r
O m an L aos
U . S.A . Jam .
M a u rita n ia M a li
B e liz e H a iti P u e rto R ic o (U S )
N ig e r E ritr e a
H o n d u ra s
D o m in ic a Senegal S udan Yem en T h a ila n d P h ilip p in e s
G u a te m a la
T h e G a m b ia B u rk in a F a so
C had V ie tn a m
B a rb a d o s
T a s m a n ia
F a lk la n d I s la n d s ( Is la s M a lv in a s ) ( a d m . b y U K , c la im e d b y A rg e n tin a )
Île s C ro z e t ( F ra n c e )
S o u th G e o rg ia (a d m . b y U K , c la im e d b y A rg e n tin a )
A n ta rc tic a
Source: Charles Cohon, Vice President of Research of Manufacturers’ Representatives Educational
Research Foundation. He can be reached through his Web site, www.cohon.com.
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Global Sales Management:
Going Global to Achieve Growth
Empire Technical Group’s customers moved mfg E lle s m e r e I s la n d S e v e r n a y a Z e m ly a
A r c tic O c e a n A rc tic O c e a n F ra n z Jo se f L a n d
A r Nc etwi cS i b Oe r i a cn Ies l aa n nd s
G re e n la n d (D e n .) S v a lb a r d ( N o r.)
B a n k s Islan d J a n M a y e n ( N o r.) N o v a y a Z e m ly a W r a n g e l Is la n d
V ic to ria I s la n d B a ff in I s la n d
C anada
Ic e la n d
F a r o e Is . (D e n .)
Ir e la n d
N o rw a y
U n ite d K in g d o m
D en.
S w eden
F in la n d
E s to n ia
L a tv ia
L ith u a n ia
R u s s ia 60°
A le u tia n I s la n d s (U S A )
N e th . B e la r u s
G e r m a n y P o la n d
B e l. U k ra in e
Is la n d o f N e w fo u n d la n d C zech. K u ril Isla n d s
Japan
O m an L aos
U . S.A . Jam .
M a u rita n ia M a li
B e liz e H a iti P u e rto R ic o (U S )
N ig e r E ritr e a
H o n d u ra s
D o m in ic a Senegal S udan Yem en T h a ila n d P h ilip p in e s
G u a te m a la
T h e G a m b ia B u rk in a F a so
C had V ie tn a m
E l S a lv a d o r N ic a ra g u a B a rb a d o s
G u in e a -B is s a u G u in e a B e n in D jib o u ti A n d a m a n I s l a n d s ( I n d iCa a) m b o d i a
T rin id a d a n d T o b ag o M a rs h a ll Is la n d s
C o s ta R ic a C ô te D ’ Iv o ire N ig e ria S ri L an k a F e d e ra te d S ta te s o f M ic ro n e s ia
V e n e z u e la G uyana S ie rra L e o n e E th io p ia
Panam a S u r in a m e C .A . R . B ru nei G u a m (U S A )
M a ld iv e s
L ib e r ia
Île s C ro z e t ( F ra n c e )
T a s m a n ia
A n ta rc tic a
Source: Charles Cohon, Vice President of Research of Manufacturers’ Representatives Educational
Research Foundation. He can be reached through his Web site, www.cohon.com.
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What Level of Investment Will Be Required, and
How Will We Allocate the Needed Resources?
Money, human or social capital
Human capital decisions include:
Determining number of salespeople
What skills and experience they must have
What training they require
Other decisions include:
Whether to hire telephone prospectors or to outsource
Who handles customer service (a sales rep or a
customer service rep)
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What Are the Detailed Objectives and
Action Plans?
SMART format for establishing objectives
S pecific
Measurable
A chievable, yet challenging
R ealistic
T ime-based
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Self-Assessment Library
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Assessments
I. What About Me
C. Motivation Insights
5. What Are My Course Performance Goals?
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Selling Approaches
Finish sale as quickly and as easily as possible
Transactional Key to success is making as many calls as
possible to as many people as possible
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The Selling Approach: 8 Steps
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Prospecting
Prospecting involves identifying potential
customers for a particular product or service
A prospect is a MAD buyer
the Money to spend
the Authority to buy
the Desire to buy it
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Pre-Approach
During Pre-Approach, the salesperson tries to
learn everything he can about the account
Can take a significant amount of time
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Approach
Approach: salesperson asks buyer to commit to
a meeting
Opening statement must get buyer’s attention
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Needs Identification
Needs identification: salesperson confirms
prospect is MAD (Money, Authority, Desire)
Comprised of 3 elements
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Questioning
2
Identification
3
Pre-commitment
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Presentation
Presentation: salesperson describes product
and how it meets buyer’s needs
Feature Evidence
Benefit Agreement
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Handling Objections
Objections: reasons a buyer offers to not buy
your product
Can occur at any time
Salesperson should find out root
of concern and resolve it
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Closing the Sale
Close: when salesperson asks buyer for the sale
Good close
Reinforce decision to buy
Confirm implementation schedule
Thank the buyer
Ask for referral
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Implementation/Follow-Up
Follow-Up: After delivery, ensure that the
customer has good experience with product
Training, service, policies and procedures
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Selling Process vs. Selling Approach
Selling Approach Selling Process
Transactional Prospecting
Affiliative
Consultative
Closing Presenting
Enterprise
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Sales Leaders
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Sales Executive
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Field Sales Manager
Plans, organizes, implements, and monitors for
specific sales team
Salespeople report to Field Sales Manager
Primary responsibility is sales quota
Responsible for training and motivating
salespeople
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Sales Executive vs.
Sales Manager Duties
Activity Sales Executive Sales Manager
Set overall sales targets for Set quotas for each
Plan each product salesperson for each product
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Ethics in Sales Management:
Maintaining NCR’s Ethical Sales Culture
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Role Play: T&G Supply
Opportunity 1: T&G Supply
Provides maintenance, repair, and operations items to
manufacturers
Janitorial products, hardware products to fix machines,
and other common maintenance products
Opportunity 2: Columbia Leasing
Car rental and leasing company
Your job is to sell corporate contracts
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Role Play (continued): Action Steps
Break into pairs
Each person picks 1 company to play sales mgr
Think about issues that reflect a service-
dominant logic in each situation
Using other concepts discussed in the chapter,
identify three characteristics that you would want
each new salesperson to have
Take turns interviewing your partner for a sales
position
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Caselet 1.1:
Killebrew Manufacturing
Makes plastic patio products
Widow Francine took over company
Annual growth rate ~5% for past 20 years
Trying to grow company
10% introductory discount
Makes prices same as biggest competitor
Killebrew quality is much better
Problem: Few new accounts are reordering
Are salespeople too quick to sell price, not quality?
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Caselet 1.1 (continued):
What Would You Do?
Quality must be demonstrated and sold
What sales process or approach should Francine
consider?
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Caselet 1.2:
Morton’s Ice House
Grill and microbrewery
Owner Sherry Morton hired Trey Denton to sell
franchises
Trey sold 12 franchises in 1 year
Corporate goal is to sell 200 franchises in next 2
yrs
Hired 5 salespeople for Trey to manage
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Caselet 1.2 (continued):
What Would You Do?
Problems
Salespeople calling on same prospects
Other prospects not being called on
Sold only 22 franchises in 6 months
2 salespeople quit
10 franchises want out of contracts
What should Sherry do?
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