Course

Personal Selling In International Marketplace

Faculty
Commerce & Business Administration
Department
Marketing
Course code
MARK 4400
Credits
3.00
Semester length
15 Weeks X 4 Hours per Week = 60 Hours
Max class size
35
Method(s) of instruction
Lecture
Seminar
Typically offered
To be determined

Overview

Course description
This course focuses on theoretical and practical techniques used in selling goods and services in the International marketplace. Emphasis will be on dealing with various cultures and ethnic groups that make up the international market. Attention will be paid to adapting the theoretical selling skills to fit different cultural requirements of the market, in order to achieve effective partnerships, culminating in long-term relationships.
Course content
  1. Partnering in selling.
  2. Flexing to communication styles.
  3. Understanding the international buyer.
  4. Planning and approaching in international marketplace.
  5. Effective presentations.
  6. Negotiating objections or reservations.
  7. Closing and servicing the sale.
  8. Selling ethics.
Learning activities

There will be a blend of lectures, group discussions, case studies, and guest speakers.  A significant portion of the time will be devoted to role playing with different cultural biases.

Means of assessment
Class participation  10%
Role playing exercises        30%
Written term project  20%
Mid-term examination  20%
Final examination  20%
Total 100%
Learning outcomes

At the end of the course, the successful student should be able to:

  1. demonstrate knowledge of effective sales techniques;
  2. demonstrate the ability to put these sales techniques into practical use;
  3. explain the different cultural values and expectations of various cultures and ethnic groups, and how to cater to them in a sales situation;
  4. demonstrate the ability to adapt to culturally diverse sales situations.
Textbook materials

Textbooks and Materials to be Purchased by Students

 

Avial, R.A. et al.  The Professional Selling Skills Workbook, Latest Ed.  Orlando:  Harcourt Brace.

 

Chaney and Martin.  Intercultural Business Communication, Latest Ed.  New Jersey:  Prentice Hall.

 

Guttman, Peter.  The International Consultant,  Latest Ed.  Washington, D.C.:  John Wiley and Sons.

Requisites

Prerequisites

MARK 3300

Corequisites

No corequisite courses.

Equivalencies

No equivalent courses.

Course Guidelines

Course Guidelines for previous years are viewable by selecting the version desired. If you took this course and do not see a listing for the starting semester / year of the course, consider the previous version as the applicable version.

(Current)

Course Transfers

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Institution Transfer details for MARK 4400
Langara College (LANG) LANG INTB 1XXX (3)
Simon Fraser University (SFU) SFU BUS 1XX (3)
Thompson Rivers University (TRU) No credit
Trinity Western University (TWU) TWU BUSI 1XX (3)
University of British Columbia - Okanagan (UBCO) UBCO ELEV_O 2nd (3)
University of British Columbia - Vancouver (UBCV) UBCV COMM_V 2nd (3)
University of Northern BC (UNBC) UNBC COMM 2XX (3)
University of the Fraser Valley (UFV) UFV BUS 1XX (3)
University of Victoria (UVIC) No credit

Course Offerings

Winter 2025