Personal Selling Marketing Co-Op Personal Selling Any form of ____________ ____________ between a salesperson and a customer How is it different from other forms of promotion? _____________________________________________ Types of Selling Retail Selling – unique because customers have to _________________________ Sales person must be available to _____________ ________________ about the product or service Business to Business – sales between _______ _____________________ Inside Sales - usually takes place in the ____________________ or wholesaler’s __________________ Outside Sales – usually takes place in the __________________ place of business Requires that sales representatives contact businesses Call to make an _____________________________ ____________________ – show up unannounced Telemarketing – the process of selling over the _____________________ The _________ _______________ telemarketers from calling any number on the ___________________________________________________________ Goals of Selling The purpose and goals of selling are the ____________ no matter the _____________ ___________________ Help customers make _________________ ____________ _______________, which create ongoing, profitable relationships between the buyer and seller ______________ __________________ is crucial to the success of any company Consultative Selling Providing solutions to customers’ problems by finding products that ________________________________ Feature-Benefit Selling Matching the __________________ of a product to a customers’ needs and wants How will the ______________ _______________ provide benefit to the customer? Product Features The _____________, physical, or ________________ attributes of the product Physical features of a product differentiate _________________ ______________ and _______________ When buying a car one might consider • Engine type • Gas consumption • Appearance • Stereo system • Tires • Anti-lock brakes • Number of passengers it hold Product Benefit The __________________ or personal __________________ a customer will get from a good or service Customer Buying Motives A salesperson must know what _________________ customers to buy Rational Motives – _______________, ____________ reason for a purchase Emotional Motives – a _________________ experienced by a customer through ____________________ with a _________________ Rational Motives Examples of Rational Motives • • • • _______________________________________ Time or monetary savings Health or safety considerations _______________________________________ Emotional Motives Examples of Emotional Motives • • • • • Social Approval Recognition ____________________ Love ____________________ Customer Decision Making Different customers require different levels of _________________ when shopping How they make these decisions is based on several factors • • • • • Previous experience with product or company How often they purchase the product _______________________________________________________ The perceived risk involved in the purchase _______________________________________________________ Types of Decision Making Extensive – when there has been __________________ previous experience with a __________________ or company • __________ degree of risk • It is very expensive or has high value • Examples – ______________________________________________________ Limited – when the customer has purchased the product ______________, but not ___________________ • • • __________ degree of risk Customer needs more information before purchasing Examples – ______________________________________________________ Routine – when the customer needs ____________ information about the ___________________ • • • ____________ degree of risk because it is ________________ It is purchased _____________ so the customers trust the product Examples – ______________________________________________________