Date of Award
Spring 5-2013
Degree Type
Honors College Thesis
Department
Marketing and Fashion Merchandising
First Advisor
Mike Wittmann
Advisor Department
Marketing and Fashion Merchandising
Abstract
The pharmaceutical industry is moving towards more adaptive selling methods for their sales people. This means that the scripted sales pitch must be adjusted for the personality of the customer. Doctors were interviewed to understand their opinions of the sales people that come into their offices. Through the case studies, it was found that the doctors liked the adaptive selling methods with the combination of relational and scripted aspects for the sales presentation. Doctors found that the most successful sales calls were those that were a good combination of relational aspects as well as the education that is within the script of a sales call. With a good combination, doctors found that sales people stepped into an advisor role opposed to just a sales role. This allowed the doctors to have a stronger relationship and more trust between those sales representatives that used their time wisely and got their point across in the way that each doctor preferred most.
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Recommended Citation
Chmelicek, Kristin M., "Adaptive Selling: A New Direction for the Pharmaceutical Industry" (2013). Honors Theses. 132.
https://aquila.usm.edu/honors_theses/132