Braeden Innovations Is a Company That Sells Database Systems and Software

question 36

Multiple Choice

Braeden Innovations is a company that sells database systems and software integration packages to schools and universities. Po Komacho is a trade sales representative with Braeden Innovations. As a trade sales representative, she promotes the company and its products to software resellers and supports their sales representatives in selling Braeden's software to clients. A large part of her job involves attending industry trade shows and working at the Braeden Innovations booth at the exhibit hall of the trade show.
-Because Po is not meeting with prospects,her time is divided into 2-3 day blocks of attending trade shows or training resellers. Which of the following is most likely true?

• A)Po has a flexible job so maintaining a schedule is unrealistic.
• B)Po should rely on floaters to record appointments and deadlines.
• C)Po's situation is too unusual to fit into appointment calendars.
• D)Po should return e-mails promptly but return calls every few days.
• E)Po should plan to return e-mails and calls within her larger time blocks.

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