Sunday, November 3, 2013

Chapter 17. Personal Selling and Sales Management


 Personal selling is a purchase situation involving a personal, paid-for communication between two people in an attempt to influence each other. This has its pros and cons. All of the M.A.C. stores have a minimum of 3 make-up artist that are willing to help, at all times. They also have a live chat on their website. M.A.C. employees have personal selling skills and knowledge of the cosmetics, which give them the ability to find cosmetics that fit the customer best. Therefore, it leads the customer to discover other cosmetics that they didn’t know about. The pros are that the customer will buy an item that they are completely satisfied with. However, for some people the cons are that the customer will end up spending a whole lot more than they expected.


Never the less, I believe M.A.C. is a Customer centric company. Customer centric is a philosophy under which the company customizes its product and services offering based on data generated through interactions between the customer and the company. Having this philosophy impacts a company’s decision for future innovation. One of the systems M.A.C uses to learn about the customer is online rating and reviews. Also, M.A.C. has individual records of what people buy in stores. When purchasing at M.A.C. they ask for basic information to keep track of what you have bought in the past. This not only helps to build a relationship with your potential customer but also to develop a personal selling process.

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