The main objectives of the course are to:
Demonstrate the nature, role and importance of Personal Selling and Sales Management in international markets;
Recognize the impact of differences in national cultures on the cross cultural selling function and on the activity of managing a sales force in an international setting;
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Goals and Student Profile Goals The main objectives of the course are to: Demonstrate the nature, role and importance of Personal Selling and Sales Management in international markets; Recognize the impact of differences in national cultures on the cross cultural selling function and on the activity of managing a sales force in an international setting; Show the importance of the decision to standardize or adapt various elements of the sales management process in internatio...
Temario completo de este curso
The main themes to be covered are:
The international personal selling process;
Market research in the context of planning the sales effort internationally;
The role of national cultures in international selling;
Structures and relationships for organizing the international sales force;
The management of the sales function; and
The performance evaluation of salespeople and control mechanisms of the international sales effort.
The module schedule is as follows:
INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL PERSONAL SELLING
1. International Personal Selling defined
2. Types of International Salespeople
3. Activities of International Salespeople
4. The International Sales Process
THE INTERNATIONAL SALES MANAGEMENT
1. International Sales Management defined
2. Schools of thought and issues on Strategic Management
3. Challenges and opportunities
THE INTERNATIONAL MARKETING RESEARCH
1. Purpose of International Marketing Research
2. Process and Evaluation of Marketing Research
3. Applications of Marketing Research in Sales
UNDERSTANDING CULTURES
1. Culture defined
2. Components of culture
3. The impact of culture on International Sales Management
ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURES AND RELATIONSHIPS
1. Organisational types
2. Sales organisation structures
3. Sales force deployment
4. Developing forecasts
MANAGING THE SALES EFFORT INTERNATIONALLY
1. Recruitment and selection
2. Developing International Salespeople
3. Supervising the sales effort
EVALUATING AND CONTROLLING PERFORMANCE
1. The control process
2. Criteria for evaluation
3. Performance outcomes and job satisfaction
4. Sales revenues, cost, and profitability analysis