$6,500 awarded to winners of Texas A&M Collegiate Sales Competition

Mays Business School hosted the 9^th annual Texas A&M Collegiate Sales Competition, where 17 sponsored companies brought in $36,000 to judge student competitors in a role-play selling situation. The 60 students came from four colleges within Texas A&M University to compete on Oct. 20-21.

Altria Group Distribution Company gave the competitors a case in which they were told to put together a sales pitch for Coffee Craze. Each participant was responsible for calling on EZ Stop N Save Convenience Stores to find business-building opportunities that would benefit both of their businesses.

A total of $6,500 in scholarships was awarded to the top four competitors. Marketing major Kendall Carter finished in 1^st place, earning a $2,000 scholarship; industrial distribution major Heath Kristek placed 2^nd ; marketing major Renee Richardson placed 3^rd; and marketing major placed Madelyne Dunn placed 4^th.

Andrew Loring, the assistant director of the Professional Selling Initiative, called it another successful year. “The sales competition is an incredible experiential learning opportunity to not only gain sales experience, but also receive valuable feedback and job offers from participating companies,” he said.