Sales Management Strategy and Core Principles

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Why Do We Need Loyal Customers?

  • More sales
  • Higher margins
  • Lower risk of non-payment
  • Lower cost to acquire new customers

What Does It Mean to Be Ethical?

  • Don't lie to customers
  • Respect agreements and company policies
  • Be transparent and honest

Key Questions to Answer in Any Plan

  • Where are we?
  • Where do we want to go?
  • How are we going to achieve it?
  • What is the impact on the P&L?
  • How are we going to audit and control it?

What Is Trade Marketing and Its Functions?

Trade marketing is the coordination between marketing and sales to improve product visibility and sales at the point of sale.

  • Promotions
  • Merchandising
  • Category management
  • Relationship with distributors and retailers

What Is OSA?

  • Objective
  • Strategy
  • Action

How to Organize a Sales Team

  • Objective
  • Strategy
  • Action

Five Key Roles of a Sales Director

  • Sales plan
  • Sales control
  • Key account management
  • Sales team management
  • Participation in the board of directors

The Formula for Making a Sale

A sale happens when the customer believes that the value received is equal to or greater than the price paid.

Three Channel Strategies for Market Coverage

  • Intensive coverage: 60% to 100%
  • Selective coverage: 10% to 60%
  • Exclusive coverage: 0% to 10%

Remuneration Systems for Salespeople

  • Fixed salary
  • Bonus
  • Commission

A fixed salary is better because a sales director focuses on strategy and team management, not on individual sales.

Four Training Tools for a Sales Team

  • Incorporation plan
  • Seminars
  • Mentoring
  • Coaching

Holland's Personality Types in Sales Management

There are six personality types:

  • Realistic
  • Investigative
  • Artistic
  • Social
  • Enterprising
  • Conventional

Kia Case Study: Main Objective

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Key Policies for a Sales Director

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Presidential Decision-Making Analysis

Relativism

Identifying False Management Assumptions

Usually, management is done by tasks.

Sales Director's Island Proposal Evaluation

It is not a SMART move.

Role Analysis for April

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Implications for Toy Sales in April

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Purpose of the Two-Dollar Strategy

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Daily Sales Visit Frequency Analysis

No, depending on the age, they may be visiting more.

How the Sales Director Motivates

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Understanding the Yerkes-Dodson Law

They are the authors of the curve mapping stress and productivity.

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