Selling: Building Partnerships (IRWIN MARKETING) - Hardcover

Weitz, Barton A.; Castleberry, Stephen B.; Tanner Jr., John F.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 007338108X ISBN 13: 9780073381084

Publisher: McGraw Hill, 2008

Synopsis

Selling: Building Partnerships, 7e remains the most innovative textbook in the Selling course area today with its unique role plays and partnering skills which are critical skills for all business people. The authors emphasize throughout the text on the need for salespeople to be flexible-to adapt their strategies to customer needs, buyer social styles, and relationship needs and strategies. This is followed by a complete discussion of how effective selling and career growth are achieved through planning and continual learning. This market leading text has been updated to continue its relevance in the Selling market today just as it was twenty years ago.

About this title

About the Author:

Barton A. Weitz received an undergraduate degree in electrical engineering from MIT and an M.B.A. and Ph.D. in business administration from Stanford University. He was a member of the faculty at the University of CaliforniaLos Angeles Graduate School of Business and the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and is JCPenney Emeritus Eminent Scholar Chair in Retail Management in the Warrington College of Business Administration at the University of Florida (UF). Dr. Weitz founded the UF David F. Miller Center for Retailing Education and Research, which is supported by contributions from JCPenney, Macys, Walmart, Office Depot, and Home Depot. He has won awards for teaching excellence and published in leading academic journals on channel relationships, electronic retailing, store design, salesperson effectiveness, and sales force and human resource management. Dr. Weitz is past chair of the American Marketing Association and was honored as the AMA/Irwin Distinguished Educator.

About this edition

• Publisher: McGraw Hill
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 007338108X
• ISBN 13: 9780073381084
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 552