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THE PLACE OF PERSONAL SELLING IN THE ACHIEVEMENT OF ORGANISATIONAL GOAL (STUDY OF HARDIS AND DROMEDAS NIGERIA LTD)

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Abstract

This project work was an attempt to investigate the place of personal selling in the achievement of organizational goal. The main objective were; to examine the importance of personal selling as promotional tools to the Hardis and Dromedas Nigeria limited, to examine the different tools available to the motivation of the members of the selling team and to determine the relationship between the effectiveness of the personal selling and achievement of sales target. Based on the objectives of the study, three hypothesis were formulated. The populations of study were draw from the customers, staff and dealers in Enugu metropolis. Bourley’s formular was used to determine the sample size. Questionnaires and personal interview were used to elicit data from respondents. Simple tables and percentages were used to analyzed data collected. Based on the analyses, the following findings were; the researcher observed that 75% of the respondents said yes that personal selling helps to achieving or

INTRODUCTION

1.1  BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

According to Adirika et al (1996:164) personal selling has changed from a simple process of persuading customers to buy goods and services, to a more complex activity in today’s larger marketing function. The sales function is a major planned area in marketing and it is more vital in the area of offering goods and services and things of value to the customers whilst having a sensitive role to play in other important areas of marketing research. The importance of personal selling is quite obvious in those companies where the bulk of their selling efforts is carried by a sales force. It is necessary from the beginning for management to identify and determine the major role of personal selling in the promotion mix.

Personal selling is usually considered as the last bus stop in the total promotional journey. This is because the ultimate objective of most promotional efforts is the sale, but the actual consummation or function typically depends on effective selling. Personal selling is used to get buying action and transfer of title or closing a sale, while personal selling cannot effectively replace other promotional efforts, the complimentary effort of this promotion mix cannot be over emphasized. Personal selling dominates the promotion policy of most firms, and attracts more expenditure than any other marketing function. Personal selling as an inter-personal communication is considered vital when a message is relatively complex and a recipient is relatively uniformed, hesitant and uncertain about what he or she needs or wants.

Personal selling has a good advantage of allowing each other to observe the other in a close range and making an adjustment as the need may be.

Through personal selling the two parties can cultivate very personal and sometimes intimate relationship that last long and can even lead to life partnership. Not minding ho beautiful a product may have been produced, priced, and made available when and where needed without sufficient communication as to create an awareness to persuade the prospects, the product may lie waste without a demand.

 

1.2  STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM

Hardis and Dromedas Nigeria limited has started experiencing a reduction in its sales volumes in recent times. This low sales volume is caused by a keen competition that exists in the market. This is a direct opposite of what the company used to witness in the previous years. The reason for these serious problems like reduced profitability, low market share, and reduction in the rate of promotion as well as that of employment is still unknown to the management of the company. The company has been involved in elaborate advertisement for its products, and has offered wholesalers policy incentives to give their products attention, but these does not positively affected the sales of its product. The proper recruitment, training of sales personnel has not been pursued effectively by the organization, the place of personal selling as part of their promotional mix is the essence of this study.

 

1.3  OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY

1. To examine the importance of personal selling as promotional tools to the Hardis and Dromedas Nigeria limited.
2. To examine the different tools available to the motivation of the members of the selling team.
3. To determine the relationship between the effectiveness of the personal selling and achievement of sales targets.
4. To determine the place of incentives for salesmen as a means of achieving organizational goal.

 

1.4  RESEARCH QUESTION

       Based on the research objectives, we are faced with the following questions which will guide my search for material for this research work. In that case, the following questions are necessary.

1. Does personal selling helps to achieving organisational goals?
2. Do you think personal selling is a means of gathering research information for an organization?
3. Whether personal selling is the only factor that helps to increase turn over of an organization?
4. Does personal selling create an awareness to persuade the prospects?
5. How accurate is the information generated by the personal selling add to the achievement of organizational goal.

 

1.5  RESEARCH HYPOTHESIS      

The rationale behind this research is to find out the place of personal selling in the achievement of organsiational goal.  For this reason, the following hypothesis were made:

H

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:  Personal selling helps to achieving organsiational goal.

Ho:  Personal selling does not helps to achieving organsiational goal.

H

2

:  Personal selling is a means of gathering research information for an organization.

Ho:  Personal selling is not a means of gathering research information for an organization.

H

3

:  Incentives help salesman achieve sales target.

Ho:  Incentives does not help salesman achieve sales target.

H

4

:  Personal selling can help to increase turn over of an organization.

Ho:  Personal selling cannot help to increase turn over of an organization.

 

• SIGNIFICANT OF THE STUDY

This research work has significant for both the companies and their consumers. It affords the researcher an insight into the role it could play in any firm. It will bring to the knowledge o the Nigeria entrepreneurs and companies who produce hygiene products to appreciate the use of personal selling to market consumer’s product. Also, they could locate adequate finance of their budget on exercise of personal selling decision.

Furthermore, the Hardis and Dromedas company will be benefiting through the means of knowing where they are lacking and where they are to improve when we talk about the competitors, of course, they gain by knowing to challenges or compete with the competitors.

Finally, this research work will also be helpful to students of marketing and future researchers as reference material or academic literature in their research problems.

 

1.7  LIMITATION OF THE STUDY   

       The major limitation to this study lack fund transportation and time limit as well.

Another limitations was unwillingness of the co-operation that is Hardis and Domedas Nigeria limited to release certain documents which contain vital information for the study due to time problem.

Also, the problem of looking for the material related to project topic creates difficulties and inability of some librarian to easily release  the materials.

1.8  DEFINITION OF TERMS

Therefore, for easy and quick comprehension of this report, the following terms are used.

1. Marketing: It is the all important set of creative human activities aimed at identifying, anticipating and satisfying of human needs and wants through exchange as effectively and as effectively as possible. (Adrika, 1997:12).
2. Personal selling: Personal selling as person to person communication in which immediate feedback is provided to the audience as it is a conversation between two or more parties. (Edoga, 2005: 193).
3. Promotional tools: Promotional tools include all activities or strategies involved in communicating with target market or audience. It seeks inform, educate, persuade and influence the target audience. These messages could be sent through advertising, personal selling, sales promotion and public relations. (Kotler and Keller 2000; 276).
4. Organizational goal: This refers to purpose or aims an organization plans or wishes to do or achieve with the components of marketing mix which called short-term.(Ugwu 2009: 17).