Business Administration - Professional Selling Skills

Catalog description

This course surveys the practice of professional selling steps in a logical and orderly sequence. The course covers an assortment of selling skills such as listening, communications, handling objections, and closing. Students are taught that successful salespeople learn to be a helper, a problem solver and an advisor to the customer. The successful salesperson will unselfishly persuade a prospective customer to buy a good, a service or an idea that benefits the customer. Finally, the course will provide the student with an understanding of how the function of professional selling fits into the overall marketing mix. The content of the course will include lectures, case discussion, and role-plays. Not open to students with credit in MKTG 316 or MKTG 426. Prerequisite: BBA 304 or MKTG 305 or MKTG 310 or MKTG 311. Enrollment restricted to students admitted to BBA program. Enrollment for pre-BBA students or students in other online programs by permission.