Sales Promotion and Personal Selling (Byte Size)

In this course, we look at the individual tools of marketing communications. Specifically however we are investigating the tools of sales promotion and personal selling. Both sales promotion and personal selling share the characteristic of being the most immediate of the promotional tools - both focus on attempting to create or cause an immediate sale. Although a theme of this course is the need for integrated marketing communications plans based on the overlap and interaction between all the different tools of promotion, often sales promotion and personal selling are used closely together in promotional campaigns.

After completing this course, you should be able to:

• understand the role of sales promotion in the marketing communications mix
• explain the range of sales promotion methods and current thinking about how they work
• develop plans for using sales promotion strategically in a range of applications and settings
• understand the role of personal selling in the marketing communications mix
• explain the range of selling roles and tasks and current views about how selling works as a communications tool
• explain the issues in planning and managing personal selling in the communications mix
• evaluate some key trends and developments in personal selling.

Syllabus

• Introduction
• Objectives
• Overview of Sales Promotion
• How Sales Promotion Works
• A Strategic Approach
• Sales Promotion Methods
• Other Issues in Sales Promotion
• Personal Selling
• Sales Force Management
• Summary

Qualifications

On completion of your course, you will receive the dual award:

Award 1 is issued by Stonebridge Associated Colleges: Sales Promotion and Personal Selling (Byte Size) Certificate

Sales Promotion and Personal Selling (Byte Size) Certificate issued by Stonebridge Associated Colleges, to view a sample of the college’s award, please click here.

Requirements for Entry

There is no experience or previous qualifications required for enrolment on this course. It is available to all students, of all academic backgrounds.

Study Options

In order to offer our students the most convenient and flexible distance learning courses, Stonebridge Associated College offers you the option to study for your course via two methods:

• 1. Via the traditional paper-based method.
• 2. Through the online method via ElearnUK.

If you do not have Internet access, or would prefer to study this course via the traditional paper/postal based study method, you can find more information on the course by clicking on the link below.

Stonebridge Prices

Studying by Post. If you would like to pay by instalments, we do offer an affordable interest free payment plan scheme which allows you to spread the cost of your course over a number of months. However, to use this option you will need to study for your course using the traditional paper-based method. For more information on our payment plans please visit our website at www.stonebridge.uk.com

The reason why the course fee is less if you choose to study online, is because with online study there are no costs associated with postage and printing etc. and thus we are able to offer the course at a reduced rate.

The total amount payable over the term's period, is no more than the total cash price of the course.
(APR = 0%). Written quotations are available on request.

Study Hours

This is only an approximate figure and is dependant upon how much time you can dedicate to your studies and how well you grasp the learning concepts in the course material. Furthermore, at the end of each lesson there is a question paper that needs to be completed and returned to your tutor. You should allow at least 1 - 2 hours of study to complete each question paper.

The approximate amount of time required to complete the course is: 20 hrs.