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Irene Adler works as a salesperson for a pharmaceutical company. Adler's primary responsibilities are to contact physicians and convince them they should prescribe her company's pharmaceutical products. Although Adler is part of her company's salesforce, she does not directly solicit orders. Adler is what type of salesperson?


A) a missionary salesperson
B) an inside order taker
C) a sales engineer
D) an outside order getter

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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The office memo read, "Sales representatives from British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba and Saskatchewan will report directly to the regional manager." From this information, it would appear the company that issued the memo uses ________ Organization for its salesforce.


A) product
B) geographica l
C) customer
D) profit

E) None of the above
F) A) and C)

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One of the most popular social media and Twitter management tools is:


A) BBM
B) Buffer
C) Radian6
D) HootSuite

E) None of the above
F) All of the above

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When after completing an 18-week sales training program, Joshua was told, "You will be paid 4 percent on net dollar volume up to $10 million. Sales in excess of $10 million command a rate of 6 percent." The company Joshua works for is using a __________for him after he completes his sales training program.


A) straight sales compensation plan
B) combination compensation plan
C) straight commission compensation plan
D) sales response compensation plan

E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

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Lindsey Smith's clients include doctors, nurses and medical technologist as well as CEOs and CFOs in hospitals. Which of the following statements is true?


A) Lindsey practices stimulus-response presentation
B) Lindsey practices formula-selling
C) Lindsey practices adaptive selling
D) Lindsey practices a canned presentation

E) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

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When a salesperson in the computer store asks "Will that be a charge or cash?", he has executed which stage of the selling process?


A) presentation
B) closing
C) handling objections
D) approach

E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

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When using an account management policy grid, an account would typically be assigned a light personal selling call frequency if it has a:


A) high opportunity rating, and the sales organization has a strong position.
B) low opportunity rating, and sales organization has a strong position.
C) low opportunity rating, and the sales organization has a weak position.
D) high opportunity rating, and there is a likelihood that a strong sales position can be achieved.

E) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

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Which of the following is NOT a sales manager's task in the implementation stage of the sales management process?


A) salesforce recruitment
B) salesforce motivation
C) salesforce training
D) salesforce organization

E) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

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During the prospecting stage of the personal selling process, salespeople will deal with:


A) leads, qualified prospects, and competitors' salespeople.
B) leads, prospects, and clients.
C) leads, prospects, and qualified prospects.
D) leads, prospects, and customers.

E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

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The__________ is a selling format based on the assumption that if given the appropriate stimulus by the salesperson, the prospect will buy.


A) stimulus-response presentation
B) formula selling presentation
C) stimulus-hard sell presentation
D) stimulus-satisfaction presentation

E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

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Which of the following statements should the salesperson use as a denial response to a prospect's objection?


A) "That's true. It does have a shorter shelf life, but that hasn't really been a problem. It is so popular it never gets to stay on the shelf that long anyway."
B) "I think you have a point there; do you have any idea how we can improve that situation?"
C) "I think I might be able to explain that better to you after showing you this diagram."
D) "Where did you hear that? Your source must have erroneous information."

E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

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Consultative selling:


A) involves hiring sales experts or consultants to help an organization in its personal selling efforts.
B) focuses on problem identification, where the salesperson serves as an expert on problem recognition and resolution.
C) is the activity involved in team selling.
D) emphasizes probing and listening by the salesperson to identify needs and interests of prospective buyers.

E) All of the above
F) A) and D)

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How does relationship selling create customer value?


A) by expressing periodic concerns about sizes of orders
B) by identifying creative solutions to customer problems
C) by using a common sales promotion for each sales call
D) by providing discounts based on the length of the customer relationship

E) C) and D)
F) None of the above

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Which of the following does NOT describe a situation in which personal selling occurs?


A) a clerk at the jewelry counter
B) a mail-order catalogue featuring homemade candy
C) a telemarketer selling magazine subscriptions
D) a stockbroker using a video teleconference to tell customers about a new retirement plan

E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

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SRC Refrigeration markets refrigerated display cases for flowers. At the end of her sales presentation, the SRC salesperson asks, "Will you be wanting to make monthly payments of $75 with a 10 percent down payment or will you be writing a cheque for the full amount today?" She has just executed a(n) :


A) proactive close.
B) consultative close.
C) assumptive close.
D) urgency close.

E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

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Each of the following is a technique for handling objections EXCEPT:


A) postpone
B) approach
C) agree and neutralize
D) acknowledge and convert

E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

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When Margot called the toll-free number to order one dozen water lilies from the Van Ness Water Gardens, she was using:


A) outbound videoconferencing.
B) inbound telemarketing.
C) outbound telemarketing.
D) interactive marketing.

E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

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Doug Ames sells Mercedes Benz automobiles. While making his sales presentation to a newly qualified prospect, the prospect said, "Doug, I would really like to buy the car, but, you know, the price of the automobile is just too high". In order to answer the prospect's objection, Ames responded, "Sir, you are correct. The price of the Mercedes Benz automobile is high because of what you are getting for that price." Ames then proceeded to describe the quality of the materials used in the car, the high resale value of the car, the dependability, and the prestige associated with the Mercedes Benz. What technique did Ames use to handle the prospect's objection?


A) the denial technique
B) the accept the objection technique
C) the acknowledge and convert technique
D) the agree and neutralize technique

E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

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Which sales strategy is likely to be used to inform physicians at their clinics to recommend a new form of antibiotic for viruses?


A) Outside order getters
B) Sales engineers
C) Missionary salespeople
D) Inside order takers

E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

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The wise and ethical use of technology by salespeople is helping to build long-term relationships with their customers. This reinforces the __________era of marketing.


A) marketing era orientation
B) customer experience management
C) product orientation
D) selling orientation

E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

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