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Why might the "Sales-Oriented Stage" be considered less effective in today's market environment?
- It focuses primarily on high production efficiency
- It places customer satisfaction secondary to selling the product
- It emphasizes product quality over marketing
- It relies heavily on network marketing
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It places customer satisfaction secondary to selling the product
Reason — The sales-oriented stage focused mainly on increasing sales through hard selling and promotional efforts. Customer satisfaction was secondary to selling the product. In today's competitive market, long-term success depends more on understanding and satisfying customer needs.
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