Management of a sales force /
Rosann L. Spiro, William J. Stanton and Gregory A. Rich
- Eleventh edition
- [New Delhi] : McGraw-Hill/Irwin, c2003
- xxiii, 564 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.
Includes index.
Part 1. Introduction to sales force management -- 1. The field of sales force management -- 2. Strategic sales force management -- 3. Personal selling process -- Part 2. Organizing, staffing, and training a sales force -- 4. Sales force organization -- 5. Profiling and recruiting salespeople -- 6. Selecting and hiring applicants -- 7. Developing, delivering, and reinforcing a sales training program -- Part 3. Directing sales force operations -- 8. Motivating a sales force -- 9. Sales force compensation -- 10. Sales force expenses and transportation -- 11. Leadership of a sales force -- Part 4. Sales planning -- 12. Estimating market potential and forecasting sales -- 13. Sales territories -- Part 5. Evaluating sales performance -- 14. Analysis of sales volume -- 15. Marketing cost and profitability analysis -- 16. Evaluating a salesperson's performance -- 17. Ethical and legal responsibilities of sales managers