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100 1 _aClark, W. Randy
_eauthor
245 1 0 _aSales management improves SME performance, but not without marketing planning
264 4 _c2022
500 _aDatabase: Business Source Premier
520 3 _aThe impact of marketing planning on SME (small and medium-sized enterprises) performance is established. However, little research has examined how marketing planning and sales management, together, influence SME performance. Our study addresses this literature gap: how do marketing planning and sales management interact to affect SME performance? We analyzed data from 135 small businesses. Marketing planning fully mediates the relationship between sales management and SME performance. This shows that without effective marketing planning, salesforce management alone will not likely enhance SME performance. Our findings imply that marketing planning is critical for SMEs to enhance performance when applying sales management. Marketing planning helps sales managers align their salesforce capabilities and efficiently manage their selling approach to improve business performance. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
650 0 _aSales management.
650 0 _aSmall business
_xManagement.
650 0 _aMarketing
_xPlanning.
700 1 _aManley, Scott C
_eauthor
700 1 _aHair, Joseph F.,
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700 1 _aWilliams, Ralph I.
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773 0 _tMarketing Management Journal.
_gvol. 34 , Issue 2 (Fall 2024), pages 1-15
856 _yFull text is available at EBSCOHost. Click here to view.
_uhttps://research.ebsco.com/linkprocessor/plink?id=16ca2166-020f-33f4-8d45-144839e26432
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