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In evaluating local authority expenditure, the Audit Commission study of environmental health departments revealed a mismatch between finite resources and competing demands. The Commission offered recommendations and guidance to help the important new powers of the Food Safety Act to be applied successfully.

The introduction of The Food Safety Act has generated more power for Trading Standards Officers and Environmental Health Officers, but has also caused them to assess their roles and responsibilities more precisely.

This article identifies the selling techniques that are critical success factors (CSFs) for salespeople who sell banking products and services in Ecuador. The study examines the selling techniques that differentiate top and bottom sales performers in the Ecuadorian banking industry. Both self‐reported and supervisor ratings are used to measure salesperson performance. The results suggest that differences in performance between top and bottom performing salespeople relate to the use of five selling techniques: examining records at the prospecting stage of the selling process; approaching prospects using statements about the salesperson, the bank, or the names of persons who referred the prospect; using customer friendly language during the sales presentation; being knowledgeable of the benefits of the banks’ products and being able to clarify the products’ benefits; and ensuring post‐purchase satisfaction of existing customers.