Case 4-2 You Are an Independent Sales Representative for a Number of a Number

question 16

Multiple Choice

Case 4-2
You are an independent sales representative for a number of companies that manufacture automotive parts. You travel extensively to visit customers located across the country. You are thinking about ways to exploit the Internet in order to communicate more effectively with your vendors and your customers.
-Which of the following online communication tools would be the most effective way to communicate confidentially and directly with each of your vendors' sales managers, as necessary, while you are traveling around the country making sales calls?

• A) Sending and receiving email using an email client installed on your home computer  
• B)Subscribing to a newsgroup that focuses on automotive topics  
• C) Sending and receiving web-based email using a laptop computer
• D)Posting messages to a social networking site

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Definitions:

Network

A group or system of interconnected people or things.

Geographic Designs

The arrangement of organizational structures or activities based on geographical regions or locations.

Manager

An individual in an organization responsible for directing and overseeing the work and performance of a group of people.

Market Customers

Individuals or entities that purchase goods or services in a particular market or industry.