Sales&Marketing
\nEnding the War Between Sales and Marketing – Harvard Business Review<\/p>\n
https:\/\/hbr.org\/2006\/07\/ending-the-war-between-sales-and-marketing<\/p>\n
PROMPT: Sales and Marketing remain integrally connected for many businesses today. However, the two functions don’t always work in tandem. When they do work well<\/p>\n
together, business tend to succeed. Review how different types of sales strategies can help propel marketing efforts of a business. Where do more traditional<\/p>\n
marketing efforts “end” and more sales activities begin? What are some personal experiences you’ve had in dealing with a salesperson. Was the interaction effective?<\/p>\n
How did it feel to be “sold to.” Do some outside research on the topic of Relationship Selling. From a salesperson’s perspective, what is the difference between<\/p>\n
pitching to a customer versus engaging in relationship selling. What characteristics make a good sales person? What are some examples of businesses where sales and<\/p>\n
marketing are most integrated where you have observed a successful pairing of the two?<\/p>\n
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17 Business Tutors Online<\/p>\n
Reading<\/p>\n
Schmitz, A. (Trans.). 2012. Managing new products: The product life cycle.
\nWineclaw, R.A. (2015). New product management. Research Starters: Business (Online Edition).
\nJaruzelski, B., Loehr, J., & Holman, R. (2011). The global innovation 1000: Why culture is key. Strategy+Business, 65.
\nCase Study<\/p>\n
Barnett, W., & Han, A. (2011). Facebook in 2011. Stanford Graduate School of Business. Case No. E406. 1-28.
\nMultimedia<\/p>\n
Moore, G. (2005, Apr 6). Innovation and inertia. [Video file].
\nGao, J. (2009, Mar 27). Intel Corporation: Innovation management 2009 group 11. [Video file].
\nMBA Reference Guides<\/p>\n
The product life cycle
\nProduct diffusion curve
\nAssignments<\/p>\n
Individual Case Study: Facebook: Looking to the future.<\/p>\n
Individual Case Study (10%):<\/p>\n
Facebook: Looking to the future.<\/p>\n
Analyze the case study based on the questions given below. This case study assignment is tightly integrated with the readings for this and previous weeks. You will<\/p>\n
need to acquire a good understanding of key ideas from the readings before starting to analyze the case study.<\/p>\n
After reviewing the case study materials, write a 6-7 page paper covering the following questions.<\/p>\n
How was Facebook able to stay ahead of competitors like Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn over the last 5 years? What strategies did they implement to give them that<\/p>\n
competitive advantage?
\nDescribe the weaknesses of Facebook\ufffd\ufffd\ufffds privacy policies and features. What factors contributed to those weaknesses? Did Facebook overcome this issue? If so, how?
\nWhat steps should Facebook take to increase the confidence of users, analysts and investors in its innovation strategies?
\nAs the social media industry continues to expand, what measures should Facebook take to fend off new and innovative companies from entering the market?
\nSubject\tBusiness
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