will take place by 2015. * WHAT IS SFA? SFA (Sales Force Automation) refers to a set of tools that record all the events in the sales process‚ as well as all pertinent data driven by those events. Even before the first SFA products began hitting the market in the early 1980s‚ this data was recognized as useful for the cultivation of individual customer relationships and‚ in aggregate‚ helpful for determining sales trends and setting sales policies. SFA solutions automate the
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Conflict Mediation Training: case study on Call Centers | THESIS Thesis Advisor: Ms. Sabiha Abid Group Members Faiza Izhar – Humaira Siddiqui – MBA-Management Sciences Acknowledgement We begin with the name of Almighty ALLAH for giving us strength‚ potential and strong points to complete this entire significant research in a relevant manner. We would like to thank our advisor Ms. Sabiha Abid for her great support‚ motivation and encouragement. Through her guidance‚ we have gained
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Advantage and Disadvantage of Sales Force Automation. SFA is one of the applications of information technology to support the process in sale functions (Buttle. 2006). Managers and salespeople were require to use SFA technology in marketing actions such as use computer and telecommunication technology in their sale or promotion actions (Morgan et al. 2001). Some organizations believe the SFA means adding fax machines‚ automate the sales process by prepare the salesperson with a laptop‚ cell phones
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Introduction Managing sales is not difficult while a company is small. However‚ when sales start to grow‚ it is very hard to manage enlarged sales workflow as effectively as before. It is because the increasing number of sales tasks‚ the number of regions‚ customers and products. It is taxing for salespersons to handle sales grows without a special system for planning‚ tracking‚ analysing‚ reporting‚ and controlling all aspects of sales activity‚ projects and tasks. Therefore‚ various sales management systems
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Introduction. Sales Force Automation is a technique of using software to automate the business tasks of sales‚ including order processing‚ contact management‚ information sharing‚ inventory monitoring and control‚ order tracking‚ customer management‚ sales forecast analysis and employee performance evaluation(Thomas‚ M.S & Michael‚ S.M 1996). This revolution that is sweeping through society is changing the nature of selling. For last 150 years‚ traditional selling process bases on the two ways communications
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Chapter7 ANSWERS TO DISCUSSION QUESTIONS 1. How is e-business “redefining old business models‚ with the aid of technology‚ to maximize customer value? e-business is more than just buying and selling of products and services through the means of digital media. Whereas e-commerce concentrates on buying and selling‚ e-business encompasses e-commerce and a whole lot more. For example‚ e-business includes both front – and back-office applications that form the engine for modern business. e-business
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The British American Tobacco (BAT) company is a large global Fortune 500 company with operations in more than 120 countries. The MaxFli sales force automation system is BAT’s new global direct distribution system developed to take advantage of BAT’s economies of scale‚ as well as‚ offer end-market design allowing for local customization and implementation. However after MaxFli’s implementation over three countries‚ mixed results were obtained‚ and implementation over three countries revealed strengths
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Designing and Managing the Sales Team Follett Carter E-mail: fcarter@umich.edu Phone: (415)336-8622 M (734)222-0089 H (239)395-3244 H Class hours: Tuesdays‚ 7:00-10:00pm‚ Ann Arbor Office Hours: before and/or after class by appointment Conference calls also possible Textbook: Assembled readings and case studies Course Description The objectives of this course are to improve your understanding of the role of the sales force in the achievement of a
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SALES FORCE In today’s global marketplace‚ managers face many challenges related to fulfilling the customer’s ever-changing needs and expectations. The concept of customer service has recently become more complex as a result of globalization of goods and services. Customers are now well-informed decision makers as a result of the abundance of information that is available online and in the media. In addition‚ today’s consumer is most concerned with how a salesperson can solve basic problems and
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researchandmarkets.com/reports/869/ Sales Force Structures and Strategies 2001: A Case Study Analysis of Effective Sales Force Management Description: As sales forces expand to maintain share of voice in an increasingly competitive market and physicians limit the time spent with sales representatives‚ ROI on detailing is in decline. Therefore‚ maximizing field force productivity is vital to the future success of all pharmaceutical companies. Sales Force Structures and Strategies 2001 is an in-depth
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