FULL TEST BANK FUNDAMENTALS OF SELLING CUSTOMERS FOR LIFE THROUGH SERVICE 13TH EDITION BY CHARLES FUTRELL.

FULL TEST BANK
FUNDAMENTALS OF SELLING CUSTOMERS FOR LIFE
THROUGH SERVICE 13TH EDITION BY CHARLES
FUTRELL.

, TEST BANK FUNDAMENTALS OF SELLING CUSTOMERS FOR
LIFE THROUGH SERVICE 13TH EDITION BY CHARLES
FUTRELL.

Chapter 01 The Life, Times, And Career Of The Professional Salesperson

Learning Objectives:
01-01 Define And Explain The
Term Selling. 01-02 Explain Why
Everyone Sells, Even You.
01-03 Explain The Relationship Between The Definition Of Personal Selling And
The Golden Rule Of Personal Selling.
01-04 Discuss The Reasons As To Why People Might Choose A
Sales Career. 01-05 Enumerate Some Of The Various
Types Of Sales Jobs.
01-06 Describe The Job Activities Of Salespeople.
01-07 Define The Characteristics That Salespeople Believe Are Needed For
Success In Building Relationships With Cusatomers.
01-08 List And Explain The 10 Steps In The Sales Process.


True / False Questions

1. Selling And Marketing Are Interchangeable Terms For The
Same Business Activity. ANSWER: False
Learning Objective: 01-
01 Topic: What Is
Selling?
Blooms:
Remember
AACSB: Analytic
Level Of Difficulty: Easy
EXPLANATION>>Selling Is A Marketing Component That Refers To The Personal
Communication Of Information To Persuade A Prospective Customer To Buy
Something. Marketing Is An Organizational Function And A Set Of Processes For
Creating, Communicating And Delivering Value To Customers And For Managing

, Customer Relationships In Ways That Benefit The Organization And Its
Stakeholders.

2. According To Recent Gallup Surveys, Most Americans Believe That Traditional
Salespeople Are Overly Interested In The Needs Of Customers.
ANSWER: False
Learning Objective: 01-03
Topic: The Golden Rule Of Personal
Selling Blooms: Understand
AACSB: Analytic

, Level Of Difficulty: Medium
EXPLANATION>>As Gallup’s Survey Poll Of Americans Indicates, People View
Traditional Salespeople As Having Their Self-Interest As A Priority. This Type Of
Salesperson Is Preoccupied With His Or Her Own Well- Being—Usually Defined In
Terms Of Making Money—And Thus Is Selfish And Cannot Be Trusted.



3. Personal Selling Refers To The Personal Communication Of Information To
Unselfishly Persuade A Prospective Customer To Buy Something That
Satisfies That Individual's Needs.
ANSWER: True
Learning Objective: 01-01
Topic: A New Definition Of
Personal Selling Blooms:
Remember
AACSB: Analytic
Level Of Difficulty: Easy
EXPLANATION>>Personal Selling Refers To The Personal Communication Of
Information To Unselfishly Persuade A Prospective Customer To Buy
Something—A Good, A Service, An Idea, Or Something Else—That Satisfies That
Individual’s Needs.

4. The Golden Rule Of Personal Selling Describes The Willingness To Plan And
Execute Product, Price, Distribution, And Promotion Plans So As To Create
Exchanges That Satisfy Individual And Organizational Objectives.
ANSWER: False
Learning Objective: 01-03
Topic: The Golden Rule Of Personal
Selling Blooms: Remember
AACSB: Analytic
Level Of Difficulty: Easy
EXPLANATION>>The Golden Rule Of Personal Selling Refers To The Sales
Philosophy Of Unselfishly Treating Others As You Would Like To Be Treated.
Reciprocity Is Not Expected.