Contacts
Dr. Jessica Ogilvie
Director, Center for Professional Selling
jessica.ogilvie@marquette.edu
O'Brien Hall 328 C
Dr. Alexander Milovic
Associate Director, Center for Professional Selling
alexander.milovic@marquette.edu
O'Brien Hall 332 Q
Sales Concentration Information
Professional selling introduces students to the dynamic world of relationship selling. Organized around developing ethical sales skills that will lead to long-term relationships between buyers and sellers. Students learn and practice concepts on preparing for and completing a sales call, focusing on customer analysis, networking, question development, handling objections, negotiations and closing the sale. Classes are highly interactive and designed to develop selling concepts, skills and self-confidence through experiential exercises, role-plays and presentations Prereq: MARK 3001.
This course examines issues of developing an understanding how CRM can be best implemented, developing skills in identifying customer satisfaction and loyalty, organizing an effective customer loyalty program and its implementation.
Designed to illustrate and examine the strategies and managerial approaches used in the recruitment, selection, motivation, compensation, training and supervision of salespeople. The primary goal is to examine all elements of a sales force, territory management and the effective management of the sales force. Through the use of eight modules, an infused live case study project and a concluding comprehensive simulation, students learn how the sales force operates as a key component of an organization’s marketing effort and the implications for ultimate revenue generation of the firm. Prereq: MARK 4094
Sales management builds on the framework of professional selling, providing students the opportunity to develop skills needed to be successful leaders in an organization. Using industry-leading cases, students learn and apply skills on designing, organizing, and training a sales force; selling to medium and large accounts; expanding business operations and coaching sales professionals to exceed forecasted goals. Classes are highly interactive and allow for discussion of concepts with fellow students and guest speakers who specialize in sales management Prereq: MARK 4094.