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commercial, nonprofit, and government sales
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domestic versus foreign sales
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seasonal and cyclical patterns and problems
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pricing strategy: who prices products and services and
how
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price levels and flexibility
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credit, discounts, incentives, consignments, and other
special pricing policies
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type of sales force: in-house versus independent sales
agents
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organization of sales force: by product and service line, by
geographic market, or by end user
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training, capability, and compensation of sales force
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number of customers
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distribution and concentration of customers
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analysis of largest and most important customers