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The acquisition of A.T. Kearney Ltd., an international management consulting firm, by Electronic Data Systems (EDS), an information systems company, raised many issues. Among these was the issue of how to leverage the merger in terms of providing strategic consulting and information systems solutions to clients. Should the two firms cross- sell each other''s services? Should A.T. Kearney call on existing EDS clients and vice-versa? Should the two firms work together to secure new clients? The case focuses on the chairman of A.T. Kearney Ltd. in Canada as he prepares to deal with the above issue. Once this issue has been worked through, there is an opportunity to deal with sales management issues arising from this decision. For example, if cross-selling is to be encouraged, what incentive scheme might be appropriate? The purpose of the case is to show how sales management decisions must be driven by marketing strategy and the desired customer interface that marketing strategy implies.