Fundamentals of Sales and Marketing

Download or read book Fundamentals of Sales and Marketing written by Mike du Toit and published by Juta and Company Ltd. This book was released on 2011-03 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is widely recognised that sales and marketing are the two business functions that contribute directly to the bottom line of any organisation. Marketing is more than a sequence of steps or a strategic process; it is also a mindset that leads to good business philosophy. The marketing mindset focuses wholeheartedly on customers and the satisfaction of customers' needs while aiming to influence the entire organisation to strive towards customer satisfaction. Sales, on the other hand, is that business function that ultimately closes the deal and brings the customer and the business together. Without sales, the customer would never achieve need satisfaction and the organisation would never meet its objectives. The ultimate goal of meeting the customer's needs brings these two seemingly different fields together. This book serves to provide a fundamental understanding of both sales and marketing by equipping the reader with theoretical knowledge and practical examples that are applicable to a South African context.