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I.
Consumer Products
Selling
to grocery stores, discounters, drug stores, retailers, ect…(Nestle,
P&G, Noxell, Best Foods, Advanced Care Products, Hormel, Sara Lee).
II.
Missionary Selling
A.
Selling to Doctors, Pharmacies, Hospitals
(Pfizer, Roerig, Marion/Merrell Dow, Roche Labs, Abbot Labs).
B.
Selling textbooks to professors
(McGraw Hill)
III.
Industrial Trade Selling
Selling
industrial products to retailers or resellers.
Parts and Tools (Ideal Industries, Goodyear).
IV.
Business to Business Selling
Selling
to businesses a product that will be used in their manufacturing or in
their operations.
Not to resell.
A.
Computers, Electronics (NCR, IBM, Motorola, XL Datacomp).
B.
Office Equipment
(Cannon, Camadon, United Business Products, Minolta, Lanier).
C.
Parts, Tools
(Premier Industrial).
D.
Raw Materials
(usually agents).
E.
Construction
(Ryerson Steel, Pella Rolscreen).
F.
Office Supplies (Wallace).
G.
Selling Hospital Supplies (Baxter).
H.
Other (Marathon Oil, Mohawk Carpet).
V.
Services to Businesses
Selling
services to businesses.
A.
Telecommunications
(AT&T, Sprint, Ameritech).
B.
Cleaning Services (Servicemaster).
C.
Maintenance and repair
(Honeywell Bull).
D.
Computer Services
(ADP).
E.
Recruitment
(CPS Inc.)
F.
Inspection Services
(Conam Inspection).
V.
Advertising Space
Selling
ad space to retailers, businesses, not-for-profit.
A.
Newspapers
(Local and National, News Media Corp.).
B.
Cable, TV
(Local and Network).
C.
Magazines
(Local and National).
D.
Radio
(Local and Network).
VII.
Hospitality
Selling
convention space and hotel rooms to businesses and groups.
A.
Hotels
(Marriott, Hilton).
B.
Convention Centers
(McCormick Place).
VIII.
Selling to Consumers
A.
Insurance (Metropolitan, John Hancock, Northwestern Mutual Life).
B. Investments (IDS, The Phoenix).
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