The Complete Guide to Accelerating Sales Force Performance
Andris A. Zoltners, Ph.D., Prabhakant Sinha, Ph.D. and Greggor A. Zoltners
How can companies add 5% to their top line (without extra expenses)? By
maximizing the effectiveness of their sales force - this book shows how!
Every firm's sales force combines the distinctive personalities of its members with the
complex issues of size, pay structure, incentives, performance evaluation, and effective
uses of new technology. And while underrepresented in most marketing texts, the success of
the sales force is a major component in the overall success of most companies.
The Complete Guide to Accelerating Sales Force Performance develops an
effective, innovative framework for evaluating and improving the performance of any sales
force. This book identifies and describes the key factors for creating a fast-track,
go-to-market strategy. It's loaded with proven ideas for improving such "success
drivers" as:
- culture,
- sales force structure,
- hiring,
- sales manager selection,
- training,
- compensation,
- technology,
- sales territory design,
- goal setting,
- performance management.
Packed with valuable insights and real-life examples, this guide is an excellent source
of practical ideas for sales and marketing managers in all industries.
Andris A. Zoltners, Ph.D., (Evanston, IL) is Professor of Marketing at
the J. L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University.
Prabhakant Sinha, Ph.D., (Evanston, IL) is Managing Director of ZS
Associates.
Greggor A. Zoltners (Durham, NC) is a finance and marketing
consultant.
Table of Contents
1. The Role of the Sales Force in the Go-to-Market Strategy
2. Sales Force Assessment and Strategy
3. Sizing the Sales Force for Strategic Advantage
4. Structuring the Sales Force for Strategic Advantage
5. Sales Territory Design that Increases Sales
6. Recruiting the Best Sales People
7. Sales Force Training
8. The Critical Role of the First-Line Sales Manager
9. Sales Force Motivation
10. Compensating for Results
11. Effective Goal and Objective Setting
12. Precision Selling: Finding the Best Customers
13. Using Technology to Assist the Sales Force in Customer
Relationship Management
14. Performance Management: Making It All Work
15. Building a Potent Sales Force Culture
Hardcover, 474 pages