Dr. Dawn Deeter-Schmelz leads the K-State College of Business Administration’s National Strategic Selling Institute (NSSI). The purpose of NSSI is to help advance the relationship selling profession through leadership in interdisciplinary academic education, highly impactful research, and valued outreach activity. Below are a couple of the great events and activities sponsored by NSSI.
Students interested in sales are invited to compete in the annual Edward Jones Sales Competition during K-State’s fall semester, where they take on the role of a financial advisor and try to convince a mock investor to use Edward Jones to meet their financial needs. Four winners and two alternates are selected for the K-State National Sales team and all six have the opportunity to travel and compete in the National Collegiate Sales Competition at Kennesaw State University in the spring.
Pi Sigma Epsilon is the only national, co-ed fraternity in sales, marketing and management. K-State students have the opportunity to join Pi Sigma Epsilon and participate in programs and competitions that focus on the core fundamentals of sales, marketing, and management. Some of the benefits of joining are the opportunity to travel to national competitions, exposure to companies looking to hire sales professionals, and a chance to attend the National Convention in April.
The following was just a small taste of what students interested in sales can participate in at K-State. Keep up with the latest news and information in the sales world by following Sold On Sales, the NSSI blog.