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Sales management is responsible for supplying prospect leads to the sales force so salespeople can focus on qualifying prospects.

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An office supply store that pays a discounted price when it orders more than twelve metal filing cabinets is receiving a(n) ________.


A) merchandising allowance
B) promotional product
C) case allowance
D) co-op promotion
E) incentive program

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During the presentation step of the selling process,the salesperson explains the value proposition and product benefits to the customer.

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A producer of beverages and snack foods wants to market its products to the 14-to-22-year-old demographic,providing incentives to respond instantly to time-sensitive offers.Which of the following forms of direct marketing would this producer most likely choose?


A) direct-response TV
B) m-commerce
C) telemarketing
D) catalog marketing
E) direct mail

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The most effective sales presentations involve the customer asking questions and the salesperson presenting a formal presentation.

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A young couple contacted a realtor about buying a new home.Now that the realtor has prospects,his next step should be to ________.


A) handle any of their objections
B) qualify them
C) prepare his approach
D) make a thorough sales presentation
E) close the sale

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Which of the following is the most logical reason that many organizations rely heavily on personal selling?


A) to make more efficient use of the promotional mix
B) to quickly move a product to the maturity stage of the product life cycle
C) to create consistent marketing communications
D) to more effectively sell highly technical or very expensive products
E) to decrease promotional expenditures

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You want to collect information to evaluate your sales force in the New England states.Which of the following would you be LEAST likely to consider in doing so?


A) call reports
B) expense reports
C) customer satisfaction surveys
D) customer turnover rates
E) partner relationship management data (PRM)

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A new trend in promotions is the use of technology to replace personal selling.

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Because customers almost always have objections during the presentation or closing step of the selling process,all salespeople should anticipate and be prepared to respond to objections.

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Southern Security makes safes for storing valuables.When Ed sold safes for the company,he sometimes told a prospect,"The model safe you are looking at is on sale this week.If you wait until next week to buy,you will spend $100 more." When Ed used this approach,he was using the ________ close.


A) canned
B) standing-room-only
C) assumptive
D) minor points
E) stimulus-response

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Southern Security makes safes for storing valuables such as jewelry and family records.When Ed sold safes for the company,he had to be prepared with a response when a prospect said,"I have no room for a safe" or "My family heirlooms aren't valuable enough to put in a safe." In other words,Ed had to ________.


A) prepare several different closings
B) use a canned sales presentation
C) treat each sale as a transaction
D) utilize cold calling
E) anticipate objections

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In which type of sales job is an employee LEAST likely to focus on relationship selling?


A) new-business salesperson
B) team selling member
C) order taker
D) order getter
E) missionary salesperson

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What are the steps in finding and training an adequate sales force? Which step is most important?

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Recruiting and selecting the sales force...

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A collection of products offered for sale in book form,usually consisting of product descriptions accompanied by photos of the items,is a ________.


A) brochure
B) pamphlet
C) catalog
D) direct-mail item
E) junk-mail item

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Prospecting and cold-calling are interchangeable terms.

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What type of software do salespeople use to track all aspects of customer interaction?


A) TQM (total quality management)
B) CRM (customer relationship management)
C) DRM (direct response management)
D) PR (public relations)
E) JIT (just in time)

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During which stage of the creative selling process would a salesperson most likely try to learn about a customer's prior purchases and personal interests?


A) prospect
B) preapproach
C) qualify
D) close
E) follow-up

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In which step of the selling process are salespeople most likely to take advantage of multimedia technologies to support their verbal message?


A) prospect
B) preapproach
C) follow-up
D) qualify
E) sales presentation

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According to an axiom in marketing,the more ________ the product,the more heavily firms tend to rely on personal selling to promote it.


A) popular
B) available
C) intangible
D) impersonal
E) marketable

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