Retail Sales
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Course Introduction
Retail Sales is a comprehensive course that explores the principles and practices essential to successful selling in a retail environment. Students will learn about customer service strategies, effective communication techniques, product knowledge, and merchandising principles. The course covers topics such as sales transactions, inventory management, visual merchandising, and loss prevention. Emphasis is placed on understanding consumer behavior, ethical sales practices, and building long-term relationships with customers. Through practical scenarios and interactive activities, students develop the skills necessary to meet sales targets, address customer needs, and enhance the overall shopping experience.
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SELL 5th Edition by Thomas N. Ingram
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Chapter 1: Overview of Personal Selling
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Q1) It is necessary for order-takers to use creative selling methods in order to maintain existing business.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) While acting as an agent of innovation,the salesperson invariably encounters openness and acceptance from consumers in the latter stages of the diffusion process.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) Gina is a _________ because she assists in the design and specification process,installation of equipment,training of customer's employees,and follow-up technical service.
Answer: technical support salesperson
Q4) As salespeople serve their customers,they simultaneously serve their employers and society.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 2: Building Trust and Sales Ethics
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Q1) A salesperson's service mission is to:
A)convince a customer to make a purchase at all costs.
B)prioritize his or her personal interests over a customer's interests.
C)maximize the number of sales.
D)provide added value for a customer.
E)minimize direct contact with a customer.
Answer: D
Q2) Salespeople can send out mass communications to all customers and prospects via voice mail.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) Probably the most oversold form of technology in buyer-seller communication is _________.
Answer: voice mail
Q4) Using the Web to do an initial search on a company can tell a salesperson what products a company makes,what markets they serve,and so on.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 3: Understanding Buyers
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Q1) The multiattribute model for evaluating solution alternatives is rarely used by business organizations because it involves complex math.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) In the context of types of buyers,the _________ consists of firms,institutions,and governments.
Answer: business market
Q3) The business market includes:
A)people who purchase goods and services for their own use or consumption.
B)people whose purchase decisions are highly influenced by peer group behavior.
C)people whose purchase decisions are highly influenced by personal taste.
D)people whose purchase decisions are highly influenced by aesthetics.
E)people who acquire goods and services to use as inputs into their own manufacturing operations.
Answer: E
Q4) In the context of purchasing decisions,the financial risk associated with a purchase is highest in _________.
Answer: new task decisions
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Chapter 4: Communication Skills
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Q1) Salespeople begin working with a prospect at the far end of the intimate zone.
A)True
B)False
Q2) _________ refers to the personal distance that individuals prefer to keep between themselves and other individuals and is an important element of nonverbal communication.
Q3) Rachael is a salesperson who asks questions related to the buyer's needs and specifications to keep the conversation going.Rachael does this in order to:
A)resist an urge to interrupt the buyer.
B)clarify what the buyer is saying.
C)understand what the buyer is saying.
D)help the buyer stay on track.
E)visualize what the buyer is saying
Q4) Questions that refer to or directly result from information the other party previously provided are called _________.
Q5) The _________ depicts active listening as a hierarchical,four-step sequence of sensing,interpreting,evaluating,and responding.
Q6) Talking with the customer rather than at the customer is the basis of _________.
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Chapter 5: Strategic Prospecting and Preparing for Sales Dialogue
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Q1) Margaret,a salesperson,always wins the best salesperson award in her company.Margaret's success is due to a strategic prospecting plan,which helps ensure that:
A)she stays up-to-date with the activities of all the competitors of her company.
B)she is friends with the other salespeople in her company.
C)she has the best verbal communication skills in her company.
D)she sets aside five hours every week for prospecting.
E)she always contacts her prospects unannounced with a telephone call.
Q2) The focal point of a prospecting plan should be:
A)the goal stating the number of qualified prospects to be generated.
B)a regular daily schedule for conducting prospecting activities.
C)generating results that can be tracked from using different prospecting methods.
D)developing a base of comprehensive knowledge and understanding.
E)to chronologically archive outcomes from any contacts with the prospect.
Q3) A(n)_________ is a salesperson's act of searching out,collecting,and analyzing information to determine the likelihood of the lead being a good candidate for making a sale.
Q4) A salesperson's plan for gathering qualified prospects is called a(n)_________.
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Chapter 6: Planning Sales Dialogues and Presentations
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Q1) _________ are referred to as complete self-contained sales presentations on paper,often accompanied by other verbal sales presentations before or after the proposal is delivered.
Q2) One of the disadvantages of using customer value propositions is that they are complex and difficult to understand.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Nessa is a salesperson who has customers that speak different languages and come from different cultures.She finds it difficult to get her customers to trust her because of their ethnic and cultural differences.The best way for Nessa to facilitate trust-building with her customers is:
A)by creating a script to guide the sales dialogue.
B)by sending them a written proposal that demonstrates high standards for excellence in format.
C)by using canned presentations to interact with all her customers.
D)by presenting a timetable to her customers that details a schedule of key implementation events.
E)by making use of a flexible sales dialogue template to guide the sales dialogue.
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Chapter 7: Sales Dialogue: Creating and Communication
Value
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Q1) Marcus,a salesperson,consistently has trouble with properly presenting sales aids to prospective buyers.He could probably benefit from using the _____ Sequence.
A)SPES
B)IPSS
C)SIPS
D)IPES
E)SSES
Q2) _________ such as statistics,testimonials,and case histories can be utilized to preempt a buyer from asking,"Can you prove it?" or "Who says so?"
Q3) Which of the following does a salesperson need to do in order to produce an interesting and understandable sales dialogue?
A)He or she should allow another salesperson to take over the presentation halfway through.
B)He or she should provide statistics from unknown sources.
C)He or she should ask for a purchase commitment every five minutes.
D)He or she should demonstrate the benefits and features of the product verbally.
E)He or she should use verbal support elements during the presentation.
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Chapter 8: Addressing Concerns and Earning Commitment
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Q1) After a buyer expresses a price objection,it is inappropriate for the salesperson to ask the buyer probing questions.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Which of the following types of sales resistance is most commonly used by buyers?
A)Need objections
B)Price objections
C)Time objections
D)Product objections
E)Source objections
Q3) A buyer expressing resistance because he or she is loyal to another supplier is raising a _____.
A)time objection
B)price objection
C)company objection
D)product objection
E)need objection
Q4) _________ is a selling technique in which the salesperson asks the customer directly to buy.
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Chapter 9: Expanding Customer Relationships
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Q1) According to the specific components designed for effective salesperson follow-up,_________ refers to the salesperson applying relevant understanding and insight to create value-added interactions.
Q2) Routine follow-up with customers is important to building successful long-term relationships.
A)True
B)False
Q3) One way for a selling firm to create a stronger bond with its customers is to host social engagements with them.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Which of the following activities should salespeople engage in to enhance customer value?
A)Be tactful in providing opinions
B)Keep in touch with customers to pass on information
C)Ask customers to refer the salesperson to other buyers
D)Do what is right and necessary when asked to by the customer
E)Thank customers only after the sale has been made
Q5) _________ is the process of improving a product or service for the customer.
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Chapter 10: Adding Value: Self-Leadership and Teamwork
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Q1) _________ integrate multiple communication and customer contact channels-including the Web,e-mail,call center,and social media applications in order to maximize customer interactions.
Q2) The process of sales planning should ideally start with a long-term plan because:
A)short-term plans do not include checkpoints.
B)they do not require scheduled meetings and training sessions.
C)short-term plans are usually ineffective.
D)they eliminate the requirement for shorter time frame plans.
E)they highlight commitments and deadlines.
Q3) External relationships are relationships salespeople have with other individuals in their own company.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Establishing objectives is a critical component of self-leadership.
A)True
B)False
Q5) _________ are relationships salespeople build with customers outside the organization and working environment.
Q6) Salesforce.com,Microsoft Dynamics,and SalesLogix are examples of _________.
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