Telegram group: T.me/BBCNOUN ====== MKT306 ====== 1. Because sales managers who have the responsibility for sales force supervision cannot readily follow them in all sales calls, they have to rely heavily on _______ supervision anchored on sales/visit reports written by salesmen, to supervise them. sensing shadow direct --->> indirect 2. In strategic marketing, marketing executives seek to ascertain objectively the strengths and weakness of ______ with a view to fashioning a marketing strategy (plan) that will take advantage of their weaknesses while accommodating their strengths. consumers customers --->> competitors middlemen 3. Product ideas generated by salesmen have a ________ chance of getting to commercialization point as they will be backed by their practical experience and knowledge of buyer’s specifications and requirements. slim no low --->> high 4. Organizations wishing to satisfy the needs and wants of their customers need to be sufficiently informed about the _____. middlemen markets --->> customers competitors 5. The information gathering function of salesmen has been demonstrated to play a ________ role in sales and marketing management. --->> strategic dormant small an insignificant 6. If customers do not themselves complain openly about an organization’s offering, then salesmen have the responsibility to _________ or encourage buyers to express the reservations or outright complaints, real or imagined they may have. deny hide --->> uncover cover 7. Only ______ organizations will not have strong need for full knowledge of competition. --->> monopoly oligopoly competitive medium 8. Uncovering customer ______ and reporting same to management for consideration and necessary actions is a sure way of removing some sources of customer dissatisfaction and guaranteeing customer repeat purchase and ultimately brand loyalty. --->> complaints likes specifications attitude 9. _______ orders will arise when an old or new customer stops buying from a company he used to buy from. --->> Lost new acquired missed 10. Salesmen need to be involved in sales forecasting not just because of their familiarity with markets, but because they have the ultimate responsibility of realizing the projected _______ figure. loss --->> sales cost profit