Entrepreneurship
The selling function provides consumers with goods and services they want and/or need. Selling occurs at multiple levels in marketing including the retail store to a consumer and business-to-business (B2B). Selling is interacting with a customer or client with a planned and personalized form of communication that influences purchasing decisions. To build a clientele, a salesperson should concentrate on customer service and after-sale activities including order processing, departure, order fulfillment and follow up. Order processing should be quick and efficient; as a customer departs, a salesperson should reassure and educate the consumer as needed. Lastly, a salesperson should make sure the customer is satisfied during follow up.