Part I: Developing a Personal Selling Philosophy
1. Personal Selling and the Marketing Concepts
2. Personal Selling Opportunities in the Age of Information
Part II: Developing a Relationship Strategy
3. Creating Value with a Relationship Strategy
4. Communication Styles: Managing Selling Relationships
5. Ethics: The Foundation for Relationships in Selling
Part III: Developing a Product Strategy
6. Creating Product Solutions
7. Product-Selling Strategies that Add Value
Part IV: Developing a Customer Strategy
8. The Buying Proecess and Buying Behavior
9. Developing and Qualifying a Prospect Base
Part V: Developing a Presentation Strategy
10. Approaching the Customer
11. Creating the Consultative Sales Presentation
12. Creating Value with the Sales Demonstration
13. Negotiating Buyer Concerns
14. Closing the Sale and Confirming the Partnership
15. Servicing the Sale and Building the Partnership
Part VI: Management of Self and Others
16. Opportunity Management: The Key to Greater Sales Productivity
17. Management of the Sales Force
Appendix 1: Finding Employment: A Personalized Marketing Plan for the Age of Information
Appendix 2: Use of Customer Relationship Managment (CRM) Software (ACT!)
Appendix 3: Partnership Selling: A Role-Play/Simulation for Selling Today
Endnotes
Glossary
Credits
Name Index
Subject Index