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Sales Management

MKT 615 for Master Students


General Information

Lecturer Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Christian Homburg
Alicia Pett, Rebecca Boritzki
Course Format Lecture
Credit Points 4 ECTS
Hours per Week 2 hours
Language English
Form of Assessment Written exam 60min (60%)
Cases (40%)
Exam Date tbd
Alicia Pett, M.A.

Alicia Pett, M.A.

Contact person for Sales Management lecture

For further information please contact Alicia Pett.

Rebecca Boritzki, M.Sc.

Rebecca Boritzki, M.Sc.

Contact Sales Management Exercise

If you have any questions about the cases within the exercise, please contact Rebecca Boritzki.

Course Structure

  • Lecture

    Lecturer Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Christian Homburg
    Lecture Period 15.02.2024–31.05.2024
    Schedule Monday 8.30 a.m.-10 a.m. (from 8th of April)
    Thursday 10.15 a.m.-11.45 a.m. (from 15th of February)
    Format in person lectures

    Case Studies

    Dozentin Rebecca Boritzki
    Zeitraum 13.03.2025 – 26.05.2025
    Termine Donnerstag 10.15 -11.45 Uhr (erst ab dem 13.03.2025)
    Format in Präsenz

    You can download the lecture plan here: Download

Further Information

  • Brief Description

    Within the master's program, this lecture covers the fundamental tools and concepts of sales management.

    Grading: The final grade consists of the exam (60%) and the case work (40%) consisting of a group presentation.

  • Course Outline

    Foundations in Sales Management

    • Definitions and scope of sales management
    • Objectives of sales management
    • Sales strategy
    • Competitive advantage in sales

    Key sales instruments

    • Interaction with customers
    • Key account management
    • E-commerce
    • Design of selling activities
    • Complaint management
    • Customer cards
    • Relationship modeling

    Channel Design

    • Sales entities
    • Channel configuration

    Managing External Sales Partners

    • Understanding the partners business
    • Power & dependence
    • Conflict
    • Cooperation

    Managing the Internal Sales Force

    • Organization of the sales force
    • Sales planning and control system
    • Staffing, training and directing the sales force
  • Reading List

    Homburg, C., Schäfer, H., and Schneider, J. (2016), Sales Excellence – Systematic Sales Management.

    Coughlan, A., T., Anderson, E., Stern, L., W., El-Ansary, A., I. (2006), Marketing Channels, 7th edition.

    Spiro, R., L., Stanton, W., J., Rich, G., A. (2008), Management of a Sales Force, 12th edition.

  • Reader Sale

    The course material includes the slides discussed in the lecture. A detailed list of required reading and additional references are also included. The script is available for purchase.

    The script will be sold:

    When?

    • Monday, 10.02.2025, 10.00 a.m. – 10.30 a.m. (directly after the lecture, room O133)
    • Monday, 17.02.2025, 10.00 a.m. – 10.30 a.m. (directly after the lecture, room O133)
    • Monday, 24.02.2025, 10.00 a.m. – 10.30 a.m. (directly after the lecture, room O133)
  • Case Work

    Case work (40% of the final grade) is conducted in groups. The groups consisting of 5–6 students will be formed on the basis of your thematic preferences.

    Download

    At the end of the semester break (before the next term starts) the department offers a retake exam.