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What the is Difference between Business Development and Sales management in professional life?

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Question added by Muhammad Kashif , Business Development Generalist , Ittehad Chemicals Limited
Date Posted: 2013/10/28
Yuliya Fedorenko
by Yuliya Fedorenko , Strategic Marketing Manager , Hilti Qatar

Business developmnet involves more aspects of interaction between a client and a producer rather than just the sales function. BDM should not only be able to attract new customers and sell the products, but also retain these customers, develop their loyalty to the company and its products, encourage them to advocate the brand..

I would suggest that a proper BDM should be at a time a good marketing, sales and CR manager, he should know how to develop long term strategies and move the business forward.

MANSOOR ALAM GHORI
by MANSOOR ALAM GHORI , Manager , MUMTAZ INTERNATIONAL

in short:

Difference is simple: in business development, you are convincing people to make a decision they don’t have to make, Generating Business with your skills, while in sales, you’re convincing people to make a decision they have to make. Closing deals.

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