The terms
virtual corporation,
continuous improvement, and
total customer service are all used to describe parts of the same process, wherein producers, suppliers, and customers all work together in an ongoing effort to develop, refine, and improve products (or services). Now Cespedes, a managing partner at the Center for Executive Development in Cambridge, Massachusetts, adds
concurrent marketing to that terminology and looks at the process from the context of the marketing function, with particular emphasis on the role of the sales force. Based on a four-year study of four industries (computers, telecommunications, consumer goods, and medical products), this book considers the practical aspects of coordinating organizational structure, information systems, compensation practices, training, and career paths.
David Rouse
Product Description
Concurrent Marketing explains how companies can integrate product management, sales, and service and leverage functional expertise for competitive advantage. Grounded in the author's four-year study, the book shows how companies can realign their organizational structures, information systems, compensation policies, training programs, career paths, and account management practices to meet new marketing requirements.