maintaining long term relationship with customers - Answers it is imperative that salespeople are
honest and candid with customers because of the increasing emphasis on
utilize internal and external sources to become an expert on their customers business - Answers in
the business consultant role, sales people:
business consultant - Answers Jeff, a salesperson at Diverse Investments, a wealth management firm,
educates his customers about different wealth management schemes and their advantages over
traditional savings methods. Jeff also offers financial insights to customers on managing their
enterprises by gaining information from various internal and external sources. In this scenario, Jeff
plays the role of a
pioneers - Answers role of existing business salespeople is in direct contrast to
customer value - Answers is determined by buyers perceptions of what they get in exchange for what
they have to give up
job variety - Answers this characteristic of sales careers has increased due to multicultural diversity in
customer segments
uncovering and confirming buyer needs - Answers first steps in the need satisfaction approach to
selling
order takers - Answers farmers - specialize in maintaining current business
strategic orchestrator - Answers salesperson arranges the use of a sales organizations resources in an
effort to satisfy a customer
inexperienced salespeople can rely on stimulus response sales methods in some settings - Answers
true of stimulus response selling
stimulus response selling - Answers various stimuli can elicit predictable responses from customers
relationship selling - Answers high level of problem solving activity
competitor knowledge - Answers questions regarding competitor prices, products, etc
Trust can mean different things to different people - Answers buyers confidence in a salesperson's
integrity is known as trust
voice mails - Answers overused form of technology
candor, fairness, and confidentiality - Answers buyers definition of trust
contribution - Answers something given to improve a situation or state for a buyer
industry knowledge - Answers know your industry to inform potential buyers
basis of the bargain - Answers buyer relied on the sellers statement in making the purchase decision
price knowledge - Answers pricing policies in order to quote prices and offer discounts on products
salesperson to become an expert in a line of business - Answers larger companies typically break
customers into distinct markets
unique buying situations they occupy - Answers salespeople work and interact with many different
types of buyers
help their customers stay ahead of demand shifts - Answers identify and monitor consumer markets
elated to their business customers so that
alter buyers beliefs about a proposed product offering when buyers underestimate the product -
Answers ways to make an effective sales presentation
interpersonal communication and behaviors of salespeople and other personnel having contact with
customers - Answers psychological attributes
must have attribute - Answers buyer evaluating a sales offering on its ability to meet standards the
buyer is assessing the sales offering on the basis of a
needs gap - Answers perceived difference between a buyers desired and actual state of being
concentrated demand - Answers business buyers tend to be large in size but fewer in numbers
new task - Answers purchasing a product or service for the first time
mistakes have minimized - Answers increase in use of information technology in the buying process
enhance buyer seller relationships - Answers final phase of the buying process
proxemics - Answers the personal distance that individuals prefer to keep between themselves and
other individuals; an important element of nonverbal communication
serious listening - Answers associated with events or topics in which it is important to sort through
interepre understand and respond to received messages
strategic questions - Answers stimulate buyers and salespeople to think thoroughly and pragmatically
in a given situation