Retail Sales
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Course Introduction
The Retail Sales course provides students with a comprehensive understanding of the principles and practices essential for success in the retail industry. It covers key topics such as customer service excellence, effective communication techniques, sales strategies, visual merchandising, inventory management, and point-of-sale operations. Students will also explore consumer behavior, trends in retail technology, and ethical considerations in retail environments. Through practical exercises and real-world case studies, participants develop the skills needed to create positive shopping experiences and achieve sales targets in today's competitive retail landscape.
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SELL 3rd Edition by Thomas N. Ingram
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Chapter 1: Overview of Personal Selling
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Q1) Salespeople should only be concerned with sales revenue.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) When practicing trust-based relationship selling, salespeople should do all of the following except:
A) Act as a business consultant and long-term ally.
B) Participate in two-way and collaborative communication.
C) Practice stimulus-response selling.
D) Be actively involved in the customer's decision making process.
E) Provide continued follow-through.
Answer: C
Q3) _______________ refers to the process whereby new products, services, and ideas are distributed to the members of society.
Answer: Diffusion of Innovation
Q4) The role fulfilled by salespeople that brings in revenue or income to the firm or company is called _______________
Answer: Revenue Producers
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Chapter 2: Building Trust and Sales Ethics
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Q1) ______________refers to a way a salesperson can create product liability by making a claim about a product without exercising reasonable care to see that this claim is accurate.
Answer: Negligence
Q2) The question "Are you being upfront with me" is addressing which component of trust?
A) Competence or expertise
B) Candor
C) Customer orientation
D) Dependability
E) Compatibility
Answer: B
Q3) Which of the following are potential resources salespeople may use to increase their market and customer knowledge base?
A) Newspapers
B) World Wide Web
C) Trade magazines
D) Trade associations
E) All of the above are potential resources
Answer: E
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Chapter 3: Understanding Buyers
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Q1) The market in which consumers purchase goods and services for their own use or consumption is called the ____________ market.
Answer: Consumer
Q2) ____________ needs are needs for acceptance from an association with others.
Answer: Social
Q3) A market composed of firms, institutions, and governments that acquire goods and services to use as input into their own manufacturing processes is called the ___________________ market.
Answer: Business
Q4) A business organization wanting to increase its interdependence with its suppliers in an effort to reduce risk and increase profitability, may wish to explore the concept of?
A) Supply chain management
B) Strategic intermediary integration
C) Strategic marketing
D) Strategic channel management
E) None of the above
Answer: A
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Chapter 4: Communication Skills
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Q1) "Are you interested in making a purchase today?" is an example of an ADAPT question.
A)True
B)False
Q2) With respect to SIER, addressing the question of "what meaning does the sender intend?"
Q3) Conveying interest and understanding is the objective of which active listening component?
A) Implying
B) Interpreting
C) Sensing
D) Evaluating
E) Responding
Q4) "Do you see the merits of the solution I'm proposing?" is an example of which type of question?
A) Evaluative
B) Multiple-choice
C) Probing
D) Tactical
E) None of the above
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Chapter 5: Strategic Prospecting and Preparing for Sales Dialogue
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Q1) A tracking system is important to prospecting, but it is not part of the strategic prospecting plan.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Megan is a salesperson for an industrial chemical manufacturer. While reviewing her new leads, Megan learned that two of the leads just signed contracts with one of her major competitors. Which of the following best describes why Megan will not consider these two leads qualified prospects?
A) They don't have the financial wherewithal to make a purchase
B) They don't have a need
C) They aren't the decision makers
D) They don't have the authority to make a purchase decision
E) They aren't in her company's target market
Q3) Sales leads are, by definition, qualified sales leads.
A)True
B)False
Q4) _______________refers to contacting the sales lead unannounced and with little or no information about the lead.
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Chapter 6: Planning Sales Dialogues and Presentations
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Q1) The added value or favorable outcome derived from features of the product or service the seller offers is called a ____________.
Q2) In order to complete a Sales Dialogue Planning template, a salesperson will need identify his/her prospect's current suppliers.
A)True
B)False
Q3) When conducting a sales dialogue, the salesperson should do most of the talking.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Ethan is a purchasing manager for an industrial chemical company. Kim is a salesperson for a raw materials provider is contacting Ethan in an effort to initiate a relationship. Kim is adopting a _______________________ format, which is probably the worst sales presentation format for this situation.
A) Directed sales presentation
B) Written sales presentation
C) Organized sales presentation
D) Canned sales presentation
E) Customized sales presentation
Q5) The first A in ADAPT stands for ________________ questions.
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Chapter 7: Sales Dialogue: Creating and Communicating Value
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Q1) A series of positive response-checks indicates that the buyer is nearing a purchase decision.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Which of the following tips is most accurate with respect to selling to groups?
A) Make sure to identify and focus on the decision maker.
B) For dramatic affect make sure to enter the meeting room only after everyone else is in attendance.
C) Make sure all members of the group feel that their opinions are valuable.
D) After the group meeting is over, try to get the decision maker before he/she leaves the room.
E) B and D are correct
Q3) An analogy is a special form of ____.
A) Anecdote
B) Comparison
C) Analysis
D) Proof provider
E) None of the above
Q4) The benefits the buyer indicates are important and represent value are called
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Chapter 8: Addressing Concerns and Earning Commitment
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Q1) One of the reasons (provided in the text) that prospects raise objections is "the prospect resists ____________."
Q2) If a customer is wrong about something when expressing resistance, the salesperson should consider using the Indirect Denial method before considering the Direct Denial method.
A)True
B)False
Q3) In order to effectively respond to objections, salespeople must be good listeners. A)True
B)False
Q4) A ___________objection is resistance to a product in which the buyer says that he or she does not need the product.
Q5) Forestalling and "Coming-to-That" are essentially the same method for handling resistance.
A)True B)False
Q6) ____________ ____________ is a selling technique in which the salesperson asks the customer directly to buy.
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Chapter 9: Expanding Customer Relations
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Q1) Resilience and shrewdness are important characteristics for salespeople to have when dealing with customer complaints.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Most companies do a good job of understanding and satisfying their customers.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Scott is a salesperson who works to maximize the number of critical encounters with his customers in order to encourage effective dialogue. Which of the four sequential components of effective follow-up is Scott utilizing?
A) Interact
B) Connect
C) Understand
D) Relate
E) Encourage
Q4) The salesperson should encourage critical encounters with their customers to encourage effective dialogue.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 10: Adding Value: Self-Leadership and Teamwork
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Q1) "Smart" sales force automation tools that analyze data on past customer behavior, cross-selling opportunities, and demographics to identify areas of opportunity are referred to collectively as?
A) CRM
B) Cloud computing
C) Sales force automation
D) Deal analytics
E) None of the above
Q2) The _______________ routing plan works best when the territory is large and accounts are clustered into several widely dispersed groups.
Q3) ______________ are a form of intranet that is still restricted but links to specific suppliers and customers to allow them controlled access to the organization's network and databases.
Q4) A salesperson's desire to sell a certain amount of product within an area or territory in order to achieve personal goals is referred to a territory goal.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Goals should be __________ and quantifiable.
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Chapter 11: Sales Management and Sales
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Q1) Brandi is a sales manager focusing on outcomes. She motivates her salespeople by offering rewards for good performance and threatening punishments for poor performance. Sandy has a transactional leadership style.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Which of the following is not one of the sales organization "Best Practices" identified in the text?
A) Train and coach the right skill set.
B) Integrate sales with other business functions.
C) Recruit and hire the best sales talent.
D) Keep a focus on profitability.
E) Use information technology effectively to learn about customers.
Q3) _____________is a written summary of the job.
Q4) Because they are not managers, salespeople can never possess any real power.
A)True B)False
Q5) Sales ___________refers to planning, implementing, and controlling the sales and sales management process.
Q6) CRM stands for __________________________________________.
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