Arifin Djakasaputra
Department of Management, Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Tarumanagara Jakarta, Indonesia

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Salesperson Training as an Effective Tool to Increase SME Sales Arifin Djakasaputra; Elizabeth Christinio; Yunia Arinda Jayanti
International Journal of Social Science and Community Service Vol. 2 No. 2 (2024): APRIL
Publisher : CV. Proaksara Global Transeduka

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.70865/ijsscs.v2i2.14

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As a salesperson / personal selling / salesperson is the key to success in generating the buying process. Personal selling is an effective tool to build preferences, beliefs, and purchase actions. For this reason, business owners must increase their expertise which can be achieved through salles training in using adequate facilities. As a seller, you must master every product or service that the company sells. The purpose of the activity is to help business owners have a stock of knowledge about salespeople, so that business owners can increase sales of the products produced. The partner chosen in the PKM activity is engaged in a culinary business domiciled in Jambi. The method offered to partners is training/socialization which includes an introduction to salespeople, characteristics, forms, principles and goals and benefits. Presented in the form of PPT and conducted online. The results of the activity show that partners can optimize personal selling skills in offering products to end consumers, as evidenced by the results of the evaluation of the answers to the questionnaires given to partners showing 100% can understand the material presented.
Product Development Management in Improving the Competitive Advantage of SMEs Arifin Djakasaputra; Valentina; Chennan Jessalonica
International Journal of Social Science and Community Service Vol. 2 No. 2 (2024): APRIL
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.70865/ijsscs.v2i2.35

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The role of product development management is very important in improving business sustainability. When there is market saturation in existing products, it can be overcome through the emergence of new products, in the sense of expanding and supporting existing products. PKM activities aim to help MSMEs understand product development management in running a business, and maintain survival in the future.  Activity partners are engaged in handicraft businesses, with the mada mute brand that provides handicraft products made from woll and beads. In its activities it faces various problems, especially in carrying out product development management, this is due to the lack of partner knowledge about matters related to product development PKM activities aim to help increase partner knowledge. The method offered in this activity is online training/socialization through Zoom meetings. The material to be presented includes: introduction to the concept of product development; product development process; new product development strategy; product life cycle strategy.  The results of the activity show that the problems that arise in partner businesses are resolved, partners can understand the importance of new product development for business survival.
The Implementation of Customer Engagement Strategies through Social Media in SMEs Arifin Djakasaputra; Hergian Stephanie; Mikael Satriohantoro
International Journal of Social Science and Community Service Vol. 3 No. 1 (2025): January
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.70865/ijsscs.v3i1.60

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Customer engagement strategy emphasizes marketing activities to build good relationships with customers, with the aim of increasing customer loyalty, satisfaction, and retention. customer engagement can be improved through social media. The activity partner is engaged in the business of making songket cloth, as well as cracker snacks, located in Jambi. This activity aims to assist partners in increasing knowledge about customer engagement through social media. The activity method is carried out with training related to understanding customer engagement, social media, how partners relate to customers online, how partners can build good relationships with customers so that later it will have an impact on increasing sales. This strategy also helps partners increase customer loyalty and open a wider market for the business being carried out, training is carried out online using the zoom application. Through this activity, it is hoped that it can increase partners' knowledge in building long-term relationships with customers. The output of the activity is in the form of publications to journals and HKI (Intellectual Property Rights).