Reading a salesperson’s face: An experimental study employing real-time response measurement

Autor(en)
Sandra Pauser, Udo Wagner
Abstrakt

Sales research provides considerable support for the effectiveness of nonverbal communication. Despite its
importance, the difficulty of measuring nonverbal cues persists. This study introduces an objective approach
for measuring nonverbal behaviors in a sales context with a facial reader. We contribute to the sales literature
by relating facial expressiveness to customer responses, measured in real-time by means of a program
analyzer, which allows evaluative measures simultaneously while being exposed to sales presentations.
Results indicate differences in customers’ reactions according to the facial expressiveness of the salesperson.
Besides managerial implications, this study offers guidance on how to improve sales performance.

Organisation(en)
Institut für Marketing und International Business
Publikationsdatum
2020
Peer-reviewed
Ja
ÖFOS 2012
502020 Marktforschung
Schlagwörter
Link zum Portal
https://ucris.univie.ac.at/portal/de/publications/reading-a-salespersons-face-an-experimental-study-employing-realtime-response-measurement(0eae0178-b27c-4c1e-9bee-3fe24488c471).html