Personal Selling Approach

Description
It talks about origin of personal selling. It also talks about the various types : Blind Selling-Portuguese & Andamans, Silent Selling-Non Verbal Signals – No Language, Secretive Selling-Diamond Trade in Golconda, Communicative Selling-Verbal / Non Verbal. It also talks about various models and current trends.

PERSONAL SELLING

ORIGINS
Why Transactions ? Basic Instinct ? – Born salesman Warfare ? Surplus ? Property Ownership ?

TYPES
Blind Selling Portuguese & Andamans Silent Selling Non Verbal Signals – No Language Secretive Selling Diamond Trade in Golconda Communicative Selling Verbal / Non Verbal

PERSONAL SELLING TODAY
Verbal Communication

Sign Language
Body Language Discretion Silence

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DEFINITION
Personal selling is personally communicating information in order to persuade an individual or group to buy something—a good, service, or idea—that satisfies that individual or group’s needs or wants.

CONTEXT
PERSONAL SELLING SITUATIONS

Counter Sales

Door-to-Door

B2B

Channel Sales

COMPARING PERSONAL SELLING WITH…..
Selling without any intermediary

DIRECT SELLING

DIRECT MARKETING

Marketing without any intermediary

BUYER SELLER DYAD

?DYAD Describes a situation where two entities interact.

MODEL OF BUYER SELLER INTERACTION
Agreement Endorse Close

Statement

Indifference Doubt Objection

Probe Offer Evidence Answer Objection

Indifference

Probe Offer Evidence Answer Objection

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Doubt Objection

SELLING PROCESS
Pre-call Preparation Prospecting Approach Problem Recognition Presentation Handling Resistance Closing Building Relationships

DIFFERENT THEORIES
AIDAS Theory Situation Response or Right Set of Circumstances Theory Buying Formula Theory Behavioral Equation Theory

AIDAS THEORY
Attention Interest

Desire
Action

Satisfaction

SITUATION RESPONSE

Assumes situations determine responses Affected by External & Internal Factors Brings in predictability Sales person in control Seller oriented theory

BUYING FORMULA THEORY

Emphasis on buyer needs

Salesperson to help buyer find a solution
Sequential psychological model

BUYING FORMULA THEORY
Need / Problem Purchase

Product / Service

Satisfaction
Pleasant Feelings

Trade Name

BFT - IMPLICATIONS
Does not recognize the need Can not think of any product/service Trade Name not thought May not be thinking of buying Thinking of competition New Customer New sale to existing user Reinforce Need Associate Associate Facilitate purchase & use Emphasis on trade name Emphasis on all New use

BEHAVIOURAL EQUATION THEORY
B= P KVD
B = Response
P = Force of Habit D = Present Drive level (Motivation) K = Perceived Value V = Intensity of all Cues

PS - ADVANTAGES
Immediate Feedback Pick on cues / Non Verbal Signals

Immediate Adjustment
Engage in dialogue /Rapport Building Builds Long Term Relationships Advantages of Personality

DIS-ADVANTAGES
Can not reach mass markets
Hostile Customers / Confidence can go low. Labor Intensive / Often Very Expensive Individual Dependent Numerous Calls / Time Consuming

PS - WHEN ?
INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS Relationship, Buying Methods INSTITUTIONAL SELLING Volumes , Buyer Behaviour TECHNICAL SELLING / MISSIONARY SELLING Value, Uncertainty ( ERP ) HIGH INVOLVEMENT PRODUCTS Risk, Uncertainty ( car ) NON COMMODITY SELLING Customization, ( yellow pages )



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