Sales management refers toSales quotation、Sales Order、Sales Shipment, returnSales invoiceHandlingcustomer management、Price managementAnd other functions to effectively control and track the whole sales process.It can help the sales personnel of the enterprise complete the customerfile management, SalesQuotation management、Sales Order Management, CustomerDepositManagement, customer credit checkBill of ladingAnd a series of sales management affairs such as sales picking processing, sales invoice and customer return, payment refusal processing;Through internal information sharing, enterprise leaders and relevant departments can timely grasp the content of sales orders and accurately makeProduction planAnd other plans and arrangements, which can be understood in a timely mannerSales processThe accurate situation and data information of each link in.At the same time, by reducing order preparation timeError rateAnd quickly answer customer inquiries to provideservice level 。This system is connected with the inventory management system, A/R management, production, cost, etcSubsystemCombined with applications, it can provide enterprises with comprehensive sales businessinformation management。[1]
marketing management It is defined as follows:“marketing managementIt is a way for individuals or groups to meet their needs and desires by creating, providing and exchanging valuable products with otherssocial activitiesAnd management process ".
Modern enterprises attach great importance to sales management, whose fundamental purpose is to increase sales andEnterprise profit。But purely relying on peopleSubjective initiativeIt is difficult to achieve a certain level of improvement, so,Sales management softwareHowever, facing the high cost of software and hardware, managers of small and medium-sized enterprises had to stop moving forward, and the emergence of sales management madeBusiness ownersFinally, the goal of rapid development was achieved.
In this era of fierce competition, in order to improve their sales competitiveness, enterprises often choose and provideSales management softwareTo help the overall competitiveness of the enterprise.Chinese and foreign experts and scholars have different understandings of the meaning of sales management.the WestScholars generally believe that sales management issalesmanSales force management.MarketingauthorityPhilip KotlerIt is believed that sales management is to design and control the goal, strategy, structure, scale and remuneration of the sales team.Joseph P. Vaccaro, an American scholar, believes that sales management is the solutionSales processProblems in,sales managerHe should be a knowledgeable and experienced manager.In Sales Management, Ralph W. Jackson and Robert D. Silich believed that sales management is the key toPersonal promotionPlan, command and supervise activities.Chinese scholarsLi XianguoOthers believe that the so-called sales management is the direct realization of managementsales revenueProcess.Sales management can be divided into narrow sense and broad sense;The narrow sense of sales management specifically refers to the management centered on sales force;In a broad sense, sales management is the comprehensive management of all sales activities.
Management process
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After clarifying what sales management is, the process of sales management is roughly as follows:
1. Determine according to the company's strategic planningSales targetAnd budget
3. Allocate relevant resources according to the sales plan and strategy (including: establishSales OrganizationAnd training the sales staff), etc
4. Break down the company's overall sales objectives and budget to develop personal sales indicators for sales personnel
5. Sales personnel make their own sales plans according to their own goals, budgets and the company's sales strategy
6. Evaluate the effectiveness of the sales plan and the work performance of the sales staff
Strategic plan
The enterprise has determined the marketingStrategic planAfter that,Sales DepartmentTherefore, we need to formulate a specific and detailed sales plan so as to carry out and implement the sales task of the enterprise and achieve the sales target of the enterprise.The sales department must clearly understand the business objectives of the enterprise, the target market of the products andTarget customersOnly after we have a clear understanding of these issues can we formulate a practical and effective sales strategy and plan.
In developingmarketing strategyWe must consider the market operating environment, industry competition, the strength of the enterprise itself and the status of distributable resourceslife cycleAnd other factors.Prepared in the enterpriseMarketing strategyOn the basis of, the sales department formulates corresponding sales strategies and tactics.
According to the predicted sales target andselling expensesThe sales department must decide the size of the sales organization.Work arrangement, training arrangementSales areaDivision and staffing of sales staffJob evaluationAnd remuneration are the issues that the sales department must consider when making sales plans.
The sales plan must includeTaskArrangements.The sales work in each region must be assigned to specific personnel.The sales plan must be specific and quantitative, and be able to clearly determine the sales indicators that each region or salesperson needs to complete.
Sales Organization
The Sales Department needs to study and determine how to establish the sales organization structure, determine the number of sales department personnel, the budget of sales funds, the recruitment method and qualification requirements of sales personnel.
In the process of formulating and implementing sales plans, how to organize sales departments, how to divide sales regions, how to build sales teams and how to arrange the work tasks of sales personnel is a very important task.The sales department needs toTarget sales volume、Sales areaSizeSales agentAnd the setting of the sales branch, the quality level of the salesperson and other factors to determine the size of the sales organization and the setting of the sales branch.
Performance management
Sales management
The ultimate purpose of sales work, or the contact between sales personnel and target customers, is to sell products and maintain the relationship with customers, thus bringing sales business and profits to the enterprise.
Salesperson'sSales performance, which is generally measured by the number of products sold or the sales amount.In addition, the profit contribution of the products sold by the sales staff is another standard to measure the sales performance of the sales staff.But for some need to repeatBuy productsThe sales staff should maintain the relationship with such customers.Ability to maintain business relationship with customers andafter-sale serviceQuality is also an important assessment factor.
The sales department needs to carry out all sales work according to the sales plan, closely follow up and supervise the progress of sales work in all sales regionsFrequent inspectionThe completion of sales tasks of every region and every salesperson.Find problems and immediately understand and deal with them, guide and assist the sales staff to deal with the difficulties they may encounter in work, and help the sales staff to complete the sales task.The sales department needs to provide various resources for the work of sales personnel, support and motivate each sales personnel to complete their sales targets.
Performance evaluation
The performance evaluation of sales personnel is an important task,Sales DepartmentMust ensure that the establishedWork planIt is necessary to systematically monitor and evaluate the completion of the plan and target to achieve the sales target.The performance evaluation of sales personnel generally includes checking the sales performance of each sales personnel, including the sales volume of products, the completion and progress of sales indicators, the number of customer visits and other work.The management and evaluation of sales performance of sales personnel must be carried out on a regular basis, and clear criteria must be established for the evaluation items, so that sales personnel can follow the rules.The evaluation results must be fed back to the sales staff to make them know what they are not doing enough, so as to improve the shortcomings of the work.
The most important thing of job evaluation is not only to check the completion of sales staff's job indicators and sales performance, but also to review the effectiveness of sales strategies and plans to summarize successful or failed experiences.Successful experiences and examples should be promoted to other sales personnel, and the failure reasons should also be used for reference by others.Salesmen with good sales performance should be given appropriate rewards to encourage them to work harder. Salesmen with poor sales performance should be pointed out what should be improved and improved within a limited time.
According to the work performance of the sales staff and the results of performance evaluation, the sales department needs to review the company's marketing strategy and sales strategy, and revise the original strategy and plan if it finds that there is a need for improvement.At the same time, the company's sales organization and the training and supervision arrangements for sales personnel should also be reviewed and improved to improve theWorking levelTo enhance the efficiency of sales work.
"Four modernizations" of management
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be institutionalized
No rules, no circles.If an enterprise or organization wants to make progress, it must have corresponding systems to restrain employees and manage the enterprise.So is sales management.Sales management needs certain rules and regulations, which should be implemented by sales managers and guaranteed by formulating relevant systems.
The institutionalization of sales management is the basis of sales management.To institutionalize sales management, enterprises or organizations should develop a set of efficient, systematic and perfect systems, so that sales managers and salesmen have "laws" to follow, so that "laws" must be followed, violations of "laws" must be prosecuted, and "laws" must be strictly enforced.The institutionalization of sales management can ensure the adaptation of enterprisesmarket environmentOperate efficiently.
simplistic
Sales management
management systemNot the more the better, nor the more complex the better, but the more concise the better.The management of modern enterprises pursues simplicity, and only simple ones are easy to implement.Simplification of sales management is necessary because it can save resources and improve efficiency.The complicated sales management is overlapping in the organization, recycling in the procedure, wasting a lot of time and keeping high cost.Can't be simplifiedscientific management, there will be no benefit.
Simplification of sales management is feasible.Due to the complexity of human nature, sales management is complicated.However, the complexity of sales management does not mean that management operations must be complex.Sales management can be simple and effective.Simplification of sales management is the highest level of sales management.This requires the sales manager to establishWork simplificationThrough the innovation of ideas and technical means, the complex processes, standards, systems and operations are simplified and convenient,Flattening of organizationnamelyManagement levelAn example of simplification.
hommization
To understand what isHumanized managementYou must know what human nature is.Human is a complex, which is different frommaterial goodsSpecial resources are not simply "economic people" or "social people", so human nature cannot be simply summarized as "good" and "evil".There are good and evil things in human nature, and they are changeable in different environments, which results in that human needs are not fixed.Different space-timeChina CouncilHave different needs;To a certain extent, "the hunger is hard to fill" is a true portrayal of it.Humanity in the humanization of sales management refers to human nature, that is, the coexistence of "good" and "evil".They behave differently in different environments.
Therefore, the humanization of sales management should be based on the full understanding of all aspects of human nature, manage according to the principles of human nature, and use and carry forward the beneficial things in human nature to serve management and development;At the same time, we should restrain the disadvantageous side of human nature and weaken its negative effect.In terms of the implementation and means of humanization of sales management, adopt "human" ways and methods, respect individuals and personalities, rather than subjectively restrict and restrict salesmen with organizational will or managers' will.On the premise of achieving common goals, give more“Personal space”。It is not just managed by rational constraints and institutional provisions.
Rationalization
Rationalization means constantly adapting irrationality to a reasonable effort process, that is, making better improvements to ensure that enterprises havecompetitive edge, sustainable operation and development.Rationalization elements of enterprise management: 1. Grasp anomalies and focus on management;2. Search for the bottom and stop at perfection;3. Self feedback, spontaneous.
Sales managers should cultivate an open, fair and justEnterprise environmentWe should be "level with each other" for any salesperson. We should not be unfair or biased because of personal likes and dislikes. We should treat everything in a legal, reasonable and reasonable way.In modern society, the state does not implementobscurantist policyIt is to develop people's wisdom, human values are universally respected, and sales managers adopt unreasonableManagement PolicyThe result must be contrary to one's wishes.The sales management work should be rationalized, and the whole enterprise should reach a consensus and form a commonmanagement ideaCreate an excellent enterprise system and culture.
Management Measures
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1. Purpose: to standardize the sales management of the Group and improveBusiness performanceThe Measures are hereby formulated.
2. Scope of application: Unless otherwise stipulated or agreed by the Group, the sales personnel management of each unit of the Group shall be subject to the Measures.
3. Implementationdetailed rules and regulations: Each unit shall formulate its own "Sales Management Implementation Rules", which shall be implemented after being approved by the Group President.
2. The work of sales staff is mainly to retain old customers and developNew customers. Facilitating transactions, contract performance, collection and transmissionMarket information。
3. Sales personnel should be conservativetrade secretAnd shall not induce customers to transfer or drain the Group's business.strictly prohibitMisappropriation of public fundsReceive rebates and withdraw payment for goods through improper means and channels.
Marketing plan
The salesperson formulates according to his/her annual sales targetMarketing plan, implemented after being reviewed and approved by the supervisor;The plan includes salesIndex decomposition, and ideas and measures to expand the market and increase sales.
Marketing process
1. The salesperson must fill in the "Daily Work Report" and“Customer ProfileForm "and written regularlyWork summary;Each unit shall summarize the "customer file form" every month and submit it to the Group before the 10th day of the next monthadministrative managementOne copy shall be kept on file.
2. Customers developed by each unit must report to the Group in a timely mannerGeneral Manager's OfficeFor filing, if there is "collision" in the market, the General Manager's Office of the Group shall coordinate in the principle of "first mover first".
3. In principle, sales should be made through the companyBusiness DepartmentOrganize contract signing after reviewEconomic contract,Contract signingWithin the next 3 days byBusiness competent departmentSubmit one original to the Financial Planning Department, the General Manager's Office and the Administration Department of the Group for filing;For old customers with good reputation, the user's responsible person can sign after the approval of the business department of the unitPurchase OrderIs the basis for ordering;In principle, if the contract amount is more than 100000 yuanadvance charge。
fourSales profit marginThe economic contracts to be signed that are less than 20% shall be determined after the contract review organized by the General Manager Office of the Group.
5. The salesperson is responsible for contract performance and recovering the contract amount as agreed (includingFinal paymentorQuality guarantee deposit);Unable to collect the payment for goods due to personal reasons of the salespersonBad debtsIf the loss of the group is caused, the sales personnel shall payJoint and several liability。
a. If the price of raw materials is not easy to changeProduction unitActively provide internal quotations to all sales units of the Group on a regular or irregular basis.
b. If the price of raw materials is subject to change, the purchaser shall make an inquiry in writing (with seal).
(1) Each unit can set the price according to the collection method, total profit, degree of competition and other specific conditions of the order, and define the discount authority of each salesperson.
(2) If the customer's counter-offer is lower than the group's pricing standard or exceeds the discount authority of the salesperson, it must be reported to the head of the business department for approval.
⑶ Intra group quotations and discount standardsBusiness IntelligenceIt is strictly prohibited to disclose, and offenders shall be held accountable.
1. The salesperson needs to ask the supervisor in advance to borrow business expenses in the process of documentary. For specific approval authority, see the Group Fund Payment Approval Process.
2. Business expense standard:
(1) When the sales profit margin is lower than 25%, the business expense is 20% of the sales price difference;
(2) When the sales profit margin is equal to or greater than 25%, the business expense is 6% of the sales;
⑶ If the business expenses are more than 6% of the sales, the excess shall be paid to the sales staffBusiness commissionChinese listed.
fringe benefits
1. The salary of salesperson during probation period shall not be lower than that of localMinimum wage, which shall be formulated by each unit and submitted to the General Manager's Office of the Group for approval.
2. After becoming a regular salespersonSalary structure"Monthly salary+business commission+year-end bonus" shall be formulated by each unit and submitted to the General Manager's Office of the Group for approval.
(2) Business commission:
a. 50% of the overpriced part shall be settled in the month when the sales funds are withdrawn.
b. From the date of delivery, except for the quality guarantee deposit, the rest of the sales amount will bear interest at the rate of 1% per month after two months.
c. Business settlement shall be made only after all sales funds except quality guarantee deposit are withdrawn.
d. For contracts with quality guarantee deposit, 20% of the settlement amount shall be reserved for payment after the quality guarantee deposit is withdrawn.
1. The Group withdraws 2% of salesMarket service fee, used for market return visits and year-end rewards for outstanding sales personnel.
2. Non marketMarketing personnelUse ownsocial resourcesUnder the premise of not affecting their own work, cooperative sales can draw a certain proportion of bonus based on sales or profits, which is determined by each unit according to the specific conditions of the payment collection method and total profits of the order.
3. For other special marketing personnel policies, see the Group's Special Market Sales Management Measures.
Development trend
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The smooth progress of sales activities needs to be carried out from a strategic perspectiveTo designThinking and implementing sales activities.
1. SalesPlan management。Its core content is the reasonable decomposition of sales objectives in all aspects of great significance.These aspects include variety, region, customer, salesmanSettlement method。Sales method and time schedule. The decomposition process is both a process of implementation and a process of persuasion. At the same time, the decomposition can also test the targetrationalityIt is challenging and can be adjusted in time if problems are found.Reasonable and realistic sales planImplementation processIt can reflect both the market crisis and theMarket opportunities, alsoStrict management, ensure saleswork efficiency. The key to work strength;After the target is broken down, follow up the implementation of the target regularly according to the plan, evaluate the reasonable range of the sales target according to the macro environment, and make appropriate adjustments if necessary.
2. Salesperson actionProcess management。Its core content is to focus on the main work of the sales work, manage and monitor the actions of the salesperson, so that the work of the salesperson can focus on valuable projects.Including: monthly sales plan, monthly action plan and weekly action plan, daily sales report, monthly work summary and next monthKey points, FlowSales ForecastCompetitive product analysis, market inspection work report, weekly designated visit route, market registry report, etc.
3.customer management。The core task of customer management is enthusiastic management and marketrisk management The key to mobilizing customers' enthusiasm and enthusiasm lies in profits and prospects;The key to market risk management is the customer's credit, ability andmarket priceControl.Management meansAnd methods are:Customer Information Card, customer strategy card, customer monthly evaluation card, etc.
4. Result management.The management of operator action results includes two aspects.everythingperformance evaluationFirst, market information research.Performance evaluation includes: sales volume and payment collection, sales report system implementation, sales expense control, compliance with managementMarket planningSituation and progress.Information research includes: the company's performanceCompetitor Information, such asquality information、price information (second batch and retail), variety information, market trendCustomer informationEtc.
Management software
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Sales management software is used to manage customer filesLead, sales activities, business reports, and statistics of sales performance. It is an advanced tool suitable for office and management of enterprise sales departments. It helps sales managers and sales personnel quickly manage important data of customers, sales, and business, and realizes intelligent sales management.
Those who tend to manage employees in a "self" way want to become an authority, and those who tend to manage sales personnel in a "he I" way prefer others to regard themselves as mentors and helpful friends.An authoritative manager always demands to look at everything with his own thoughts, words and deeds. Unless he is really an authority, he will arouse the dislike of the salesperson.Therefore, some people prefer to become mentors and helpful friends of salesmen to win others' favor.However, management based on goodwill sometimes lacks dignity, and tends to be "others and me" when "order but not prohibit"management styleThe manager of the company will ask himself in his heart: Is it impossible to think too much of others?
Obviously, those who have both "self" tendencies and can think of othersDual characterIt seems that the manager of the company can get the favor and respect of the salesperson most.
2. MotivationPerformance appraisalOn the question, which is more effective, institutionalization or randomness?
When the rewards used for sales personnel have been regarded as due rewards, or the group is dissatisfied with what motivates individuals, the kind of institutionalizedexcitation mechanismHow much practical significance is there?Every pragmatic manager will consider this issue.The same is true of performance appraisal. Institutionalized performance appraisal will erase the warmth of human nature and eventually win a curse of "ruthlessness".At this time, you have to rethink whether the original intention of performance appraisal is correct.
On the contrary, arbitrary rewards and performance appraisal will leave a lot of room for managers to be good people.However, this is obviously at the expense of "justice".
3. Do you rely on outstanding talents or mediocre people?
Theoretically, outstanding talents can create new worlds and create more benefits for enterprises;However, in fact, because mediocre people often account for more than 80% of the total number of employees, there are many people and they can follow the routine.They support the normal development of enterprises or organizations.Therefore, managers must be clearly aware of the risk of relying solely on outstanding talents.He may lose the support of most people.Moreover, outstanding talents are not easy to control, which is also a big risk in itself.
A more prudent approach, as a great man once summarized, is to rely on progress, unite the middle, and isolate and lag behind.
4. Pay first or pay later?
Give more consideration to the treatment of sales personnel (such asbase pay, subsidies, accommodation standards, etc.);holdEnterprise benefitsPutting it first, and then linking income with payment collection (such as the implementation of a single royalty system), little consideration is given to treatment, which is the idea of paying later.From the perspective of management, paying for salesmen first is to stabilize themWorking conditions, so that they can work at ease. However, some salesmen are likely to be satisfied due to lack of survival pressure,Don't thinkdoBig market;However, if there is no certain living guarantee, forcing salesmen to live on commission, it may force a group of outstanding talents to quit at the beginning.
Managers must weigh the advantages and disadvantages of the two and see whether to adopt a compromise approach.
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staymodern enterprise managementAmong them, if you want to do a good job in sales management, you should first do a good job in customer management.Boss magazine said that the poor sales performance of many enterprises was caused by poor sales management, which was mainly caused by the following aspects:
1. Incomplete system
Many enterprises have no systematic customer sales management system and sales management policies matching various sales management systems in their daily business management.If an enterprise's sales work can't think of big problems,preconditionYes, there should be no obvious defects and omissions in the enterprise's customer sales management systemManagement systemMatching, mutual checks and balances, and corresponding sales management policies to match.
2. No sales plan
The basic principle of customer sales management in enterprise management is to make sales plans and sell as planned.The specific contents are as follows:Market situationAnd the current situation of the enterpriseSales target, payment collection goals, and other qualitative and quantitative goals;Prepare the budget and budget allocation plan according to the objectives;Implement specific implementation personnel, responsibilities and time.
3. No feedback
Information isEnterprise decision-makingThe life of.The salesperson is in the front line of the market, and knows the market trends, the needs of consumers, the changes of competitors, and the requirements of dealers best. This information is timely fed back to the enterprise, which is of great significance for decision-making. On the other hand, the problems existing in sales activities should also be reported to the superior quickly, so that the enterprise canmanagement layerMake countermeasures in time.However, many enterprises have not established a systematic business reporting system, and have not collected andfeedback information。
4. No management for customers
If the enterprise has a good management of customer sales, customers will have enthusiasm for sales, and will actively cooperate with the manufacturer's policies to try to sell products;Poor management will lead toSales risk。However, many enterprise managers failed to manage customers effectively. As a result, enterprises could neither mobilize customers' sales enthusiasm nor effectively control sales risks.Common problems in the process of customer sales management, such as customers' disloyalty to enterprises, fleeing goodsAccounts receivablePiles of others are the result of improper management of customer sales by enterprises.
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Professional concept
The purpose of sales management is to realize variousOrganizational objectivesAnalysis, planning, implementation, supervision and control to create, establish and maintain beneficial exchange and contact with the target market.Achieve the sales target of the enterprise by planning, implementing, supervising and controlling the sales activities of the enterprise.
The sales link is to exchange goods and currency. Only sales canRealize profitsTherefore, sales are the lifeblood of an enterprise.Sales elites are a small group of people with the most stable position, the most powerful position, and the highest average income among all enterprises. They never have to worry about unemployment, and major enterprises pay a lot of money to recruit themSocial elite。Sales ManagementA group of management talents with systematic theoretical professional knowledge education and practical experience are cultivated.stayTalent marketThe number of applicants for sales management andRecruitment PositionThe number has increased significantly.Marketing managers have become an urgent need for enterprisesScarcityhuman resources.The demand for jobs and the number of job seekers in the talent market in Shanghai, Beijing and other places accounted for 84.5% and 79% of the total statistics respectively.According to the survey of relevant parties, sales management professionals have become the first of the 10 kinds of talents in short supply in China.
Professional advantages
Professional advantages of sales management:
(1) Highlight the characteristics of the times: this majorCurriculumStrive to be innovative and pragmatic, keep pace with the times, highlight the characteristics of the times, and keep pace with the times.yesExamination Center of Ministry of EducationAndChina Marketing AssociationA high-quality project jointly created by the strong and powerful.
(2) Emphasis on practical training: the curriculum focuses on the practicality of the major, and there are many practical link assessment courses, focusing on students' practical skills and integrationCompetenceAfter graduation, students can quickly adapt to social development and work needs.
job content
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Administrationsales contract, agreements and commercial logistics to ensure the standardization of basic external sales documents;
Record accounts and manage important sales documents to avoidSales InformationOmission of;
Be responsible for the production and management of orders and various reportsProcessing flow, check and receive orders.
Attendance statistics and salary settlement of sales personnel.
Changes in thinking
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Sales personnel and sales managers have different roles and required abilities. Therefore, it is necessary to complete the transition from salesperson to sales managerMode of thinking, roles and capabilities.
1. Change in thinking concept: the sales manager should consider the problem from the overall and long-term perspectiveStrategic thinkingYou can't just think about doing your job well.
2. Responsibility changes: the salesperson's responsibility is to complete personal tasks, while the sales manager's responsibility is to complete organizational tasks.Therefore, while completing their own sales tasks, the sales manager should supervise, assist and guide other salesmen to complete the tasks, so as to achieve the completion of the overall tasks of the cost unit.
3、Professional requirementsAbility changes: sales manager not only practicesOperational capabilityIn addition, we should also learn the skills of communication, negotiation, plan making, employee motivation, and employee training.
4. Role changes: after becoming a sales manager, the relationship with colleagues, superiors and subordinates has changed,Role positioningNot the same.That is, fromManagedBecame a manager.
In a word, the most important thing to change from a salesperson to a sales manager is to learn and keep learning to adapt to new changes.