Commission — A fee paid to salesperson based on a percentage of the amount they sold. For example, real estate agents earn a commission of 3% of the value of the property they sold.

What are the main responsibilities of the marketing department?

Advertising

Brand

Brand loyalty

Competitive advantage

Demographics

Elastic demand

focus group

Image

Inelastic demand

Markdown

Market

Market research

Marketing mix

Marketing Plan

Niche

Personal selling

Presale

Psychographics

Public Relations

Publicity

Sales forecast

Sales quota

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