The sales force as a marketing intelligence system

Journal of Business & Industrial Marketing

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 1988, Pages 53-59

  Festervand, Troy A ^a   Grove, Stephen J ^b   Reidenbach, R Eric ^c  

^a University of Mississipp   (United States)

^b CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

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EID: 33845565039     PISSN: 08858624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/eb006051     Document Type: Review

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