Abstract:
This research is aimed at studying the identified successful salesforce driving indicators in Thailands tourism market. The key objectives were (1) to study the fundamentals of the salesforce marketing department of business organization in Thailands tourism market, (2) to study the level of the salesforce drivers success in Thailands tourism market, (3) to study the progression and content validity indicators of the salesforce drivers success for the tourism market. The questionnaire was used to analyse the data from a sample of 1,110 salesforce respondents in Thailands tourism market. The software of SPSS version 16.0 and Amos version 6.0 was used in this research. The statistical tool value was frequency distribution, percentage arithmetic mean, standard deviation and the secondary order confirmatory factor analysis for research conclusion.
The research results showed that the salesforce responded with opinions toward successful drivers in Thailands tourism market at the more agreeable level ( = 3.84) in the factors of motivation, role and sales territory, inspiration, skill and capability, customer insight, success evaluation, sale process and expectation respectively.
The successful indicators of salesforce drivers in Thailands tourism market composed of 40 indicators, formed 8 components including :
Component 1 : role and territory with 5 indicators ( = 0.841)
Component 2 : skill and capability with 5 indicators ( = 0.987)
Component 3 : customer insight with 5 indicators ( = 0.990)
Component 4 : sale process with 6 indicators ( = 0.905)
Component 5 : sale inspiration with 4 indicators ( = 0.923)
Component 6 : motivation with 5 indicators ( = 0.727)
Component 7 : expectation with 5 indicators ( = 0.683)
Component 8 : sale success with 5 indicators ( = 0.610)
The construct reliability passed more than 0.60 and its factor loading was more than 0.30 at statistically 0.05.
The research obviously prevailed that the 3 most important indicators for salesforce success was customer insight, skill and capability and inspiration respectively. The sales managers should be aware of formulating sales planning for profitable growth in any marketing organization.