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'Sales and distribution management' course covers Evolution of sales management over the last few decades in the developed world and the emerging world. 'Distribution management' course focuses on understanding the peculiarities of The Indian distribution scenario.
'Sales and distribution management' course covers Evolution of sales management over the last few decades in the developed world and the emerging world. 'Distribution management' course focuses on understanding the peculiarities of The Indian distribution scenario.
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'Sales and distribution management' course covers Evolution of sales management over the last few decades in the developed world and the emerging world. 'Distribution management' course focuses on understanding the peculiarities of The Indian distribution scenario.
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Introduction: Understanding marketing, selling and customer retention Session 1-2 Part I Sales Management: Evolution of sales management over the last few decades in the developed world and the emerging world The selling process, necessary selling skills The sales organization Recruitment and selection of the sales force Sales force compensation Motivation of sales force Sales Information systems, managing the information Evaluation of sales force performance The Indian scenario what needs to be noticed, what needs to be done in the short and medium term and in the long term Session 3-4
Part II: Distribution Management
Understanding distribution channels The critical role of the distribution channel in connecting the firm with its primary and secondary customers Activities of a typical distribution channel Distribution channel strategy Distribution channel management Management of Channel partners The retail element in the distribution chain Session 5-6
Part III: Understanding the peculiarities of the Indian Distribution scenario
Traditional role of intermediaries Extremely high cost of logistics Lowest Margins in the world Expectation of low prices by mass market Indian customer further squeezes margins and profitability Challenge of working with low inventories, small product portfolios Further challenges of poorly organized and managed distributor and retail operations. Company operated distribution and retail formats have not really changed the efficiency variable Continuous pressure on company sales personnel to achieve unrealistic targets aggravates the situation Session 7-8 Prevailing mindsets about sales and distribution has to undergo drastic change both from the firm’s side and the channel partners side as well Session 9- 10
Suggested Text: Sales and Distribution Management By Tapan.K. Panda