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Information Drives Management Decision Making and Planning. Sales forecastsTerritory estimatesQuotasSales force sizeSales territory design. Market Opportunity Analysis. Market potential ?estimate of possible sales of a commodity, a group of commodities, or a service for an entire industry in a m
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1. The Strategic Role of Information in Sales Management Management of the Modern
Sales Force
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2. Information Drives Management Decision Making and Planning Sales forecasts
Territory estimates
Quotas
Sales force size
Sales territory design
3. Market Opportunity Analysis Market potential –estimate of possible sales of a commodity, a group of commodities, or a service for an entire industry in a market during a stated period under ideal conditions
Sales potential – the portion of the market potential that the firm can expect to reasonably achieve
Sales forecast – an estimate of the dollar or unit sales for a specified future period
Sales quotas – sales goals assigned to a marketing unit for use in managing sales efforts