Q1. Case:Paramount Hotel promises a remarkable stay with its central location in the metropolitan cityof Bengaluru. Flaunting a convenient location, the hotel is easily accessible to many touristplaces. The hotel boasts of well-designed and fully furnished rooms which provide acomfortable stay to the guest. Ample car parking space, spacious banquet hall and total airconditioning are some of modern amenities that are provided at the hotel.The lodging facilities have two categories, viz. Executives Deluxe and Executive Suite. Thetariffs for executive deluxe are single bed 74,500 and double bed 75250. Executive suite'stariff is 6,000. Marketing of the hotel's services is handled by a marketing manager. Theselling function is taken care by a sales manager and four sales executives.The sales manager with the help of inside company salespersons carry out prospecting andqualifying of potential customers. For this, they use the internet, talk to the existingcustomers (i.e., the guests); advertise online and in business magazines as well as hirehoardings at key locations. Prospective customers with good business potential are thenhanded over to the sales executives. Bengaluru metropolitan is divided into four territories-north, east, west, and south. The four sales territories were assigned to the four salesexecutives based on relative abilities of the sales executives.On receiving the information about the prospects, the sales executives approach them andmake sales presentations. They use AIDA (Attention, Interest, Desire and Action) formula forpresentation. This formula was discussed in their training program. Thereafter, they handlethe objections from the prospective customers and try to close the sales using closingtechniques. However, the business received by the sales executives has been 50 to 60percent of their sales targets. This has resulted in a strained relationship between the salesexecutives and the sales manager.1. Why the sales executives are unable to achieve the sales target?2. If you were the marketing manager what would you do and why?

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