Sales Forecasting: A Practical Guide, by Mark Blessington
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Millions of sales forecasts are made by hundreds of thousands of people every year. Forecasts are made for every product and sales territory in the world at least annually. Then there are are various aggregations, from product to product line to division or from territory to district to region. Employees and managers from multiple departments (e.g., sales, marketing, finance, manufacturing) are often involved. Sales Forecasting is a practical guide for beginning and intermediate sales forecasters. The book breaks new ground and is designed around the learning curve. The author's experience in day trading, along with decades of sales and marketing consulting, taught him the essential ingredients of sales forecasting. These are provided in Part 1 of the book. The first and most important skill is error measurement. The author makes a clear declaration about the best method and demonstrates its use throughout the book. The book does not use complex formulas. Instead, it is designed around the sales forecasting learning curve. The sad truth is that few forecasters have any formal education or training on the subject. Part of this is because most forecasting books use numerous complex formulas, which are arcane, intimidating and off-putting. Another reason is that sales forecasters are encouraged to place too much trust in forecasting software by vendors who tend to make exaggerated and unsubstantiated claims about forecasting accuracy. The second skill is testing, and the author demonstrates how to divide historical sales data into in- and out-samples, calibrate models on the in-sample, and assess model accuracy by forecasting the out-sample. The third and fourth skills are avoiding linear extensions and mastering exponential smoothing. Part 1 is concluded with a description of the whole forecasting process and what is called "five-step forecasting." Part 2 moves into intermediate forecasting. Leading software packages are assessed through the author's research. Very little is published on forecasting software assessment, so this chapter plays an important role. Then ARIMA and ARIMAX are taught and demonstrated through multiple examples. These two methods, combined with exponential smoothing, form the foundation of intermediate forecasting. Perhaps the most exciting chapters in Part 2 involve aggregation. This is a rapidly growing field. The author identifies some important gaps in the area, then fills them with his own research. Anyone involved in sales forecasting can benefit from these important findings. A chapter is dedicated to demonstrating the application of sound forecasting techniques to product planning and quota setting. It becomes quite clear that traditional methods generate far more error than the sales forecasting techniques taught in this book. The author also examines the topic of handicapping, or determining how much confidence to place on a forecast. He introduces the concept of "true confidence ranges" and also demonstrates the application of Bayesian probabilities to sales forecasting. To conclude the book, the author explores economic forecasting and closes with a discussion of common forecasting pitfalls to be avoided at all costs.
Sales Forecasting: A Practical Guide, by Mark Blessington- Amazon Sales Rank: #2130643 in Books
- Published on: 2015-10-10
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 10.00" h x .65" w x 7.00" l, 1.11 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 288 pages
From the Author Despite the ubiquity of sales forecasting throughout the business world, there is a shocking lack of sophistication on the subject. The problem is compounded by the fact that human beings are inherently poor forecasters. They are often tempted to let their emotions distort their predictions of the future. The best salve is to learn the fundamentals of sales forecasting. Rather than focus on forecasting methods, as do most authors, Sales Forecasting starts with error measurement. Rather than list numerous alternatives for measuring error or generating forecasts, this author takes definitive stands and makes clear recommendations based on extensive research. The author is passionate about upgrading the analytical foundation of sales and marketing management. Too often these disciplines use overly simplistic sales forecasting techniques. In the author's view, every sales and marketing manager should be familiar with the basics taught in Part 1 of Sales Forecasting.
About the Author Mark Blessington is a management consultant with over 30 years of experience the the field of sales and marketing. He has published several books and numerous articles. His previous book was: "Sales Quotas: An Analytical Approach to Quota Setting."
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. "A Practical Guide" is the correct title. By Goode I just received this book, started reading today and right now I am at chapter 3. I probably should have purchased the Kindle Version. Not sure if this book is worth $40 "A Practical Guide" is the correct title. Part 1 includes Chapters 1 - 8 and consist of approx. 64 pages. Part 2 goes on to talk about different Software.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Easy to understand! By Amazon Customer As a non-geek who has no prowess for complex mathematical formulas I found Blessington's book very helpful. I have taken Forecasting at the graduate level and I wish this had been our textbook at the time.
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