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Sales Management Overview

Managing the sales function is a critical skill for the success of distributors and manufacturers in the power transmission/motion control (PT/MC) industry.  Sales management entails:

  • Defining desired corporate results.
  • Working with business partners to ensure goals of both organizations complement one another.
  • Determining the specific activities required to achieve company and partner objectives.
  • Implementing a compensation plan that motivates salespeople to achieve corporate objectives.
  • Providing needed training and coaching to enable salespeople to meet their goals.
  • Establishing appropriate monitoring systems to ensure activities are taking place.
  • Measuring results.

PTDA solutions to maximize sales management effectiveness include:

  • NEW!  Customized Solutions Selling Tool Kit, a complete resource for uncovering customer needs and documenting your company's value to the customer beyond price.  MORE
  • PTDA Value Calculators, Excel-based tools designed to help sales professionals evaluate and implement effective value selling.  MORE
  • Sales Manager's Handbook, written specifically for distribution sales managers.  MORE
  • Communicating Value-Added, the distributor’s tool kit for preparing customer presentations available to PTDA members by free download.  MORE
  • Guide to Win-Win Sales Meetings, a free-to-members planning tool for conducting effective manufacturer sales meetings for distributor sales teams. MORE Image

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