Description
Book SynopsisThis 11th 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 and sales professionals.
Reflecting today's emphasis on analytics and customer experience (CX), this edition focuses on the importance of employing different data-based selling strategies for different customer groups, as well as integrating corporate, business, marketing, and sales-level strategies and plans. Sales Management includes coverage of the current trends and issues in sales management, along with real-world examples from the contemporary business world that are used throughout the text to illuminate chapter discussions.
The new 11th edition includes:
- Emphasis on data-driven decision making, ethics, the use of artificial intelligence, the customer experience, leadership, sales enablement technology, and new communication technologies;
Table of Contents
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, Salesforce Deployment, and Forecasting Appendix: Devloping 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
