Download or read book Stop Selling and Start Leading written by James M. Kouzes and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2018-03-13 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NAMED THE #3 TOP SALES BOOK OF 2018! Make extraordinary sales happen! In the Age of the Customer, sales effectiveness depends mightily on the buyer experience. Despite nearly-universal agreement on the need for creating value in every step of the buyer’s journey, sellers continue to struggle with how to create that value and connect meaningfully with buyers. New research bridges the gap and reveals the behavioral blueprint for sellers that makes buyers more likely to meet with them — and more likely to buy from them. In Stop Selling & Start Leading, you’ll discover that the very same behaviors that make leaders more effective also work to make sellers more effective, too. This critical shift in the selling mindset, and in the sales role itself, is the key to boosting your overall sales effectiveness. • Inspire, challenge, and enable buyers • Change your behavior to build trust and increase sales • Step into your leadership potential • See yourself the way your buyers do • Feel good about selling again When you’re aiming for quota attainment and real connections with buyers, this book gives you the confidence and skills you need.

Download or read book Stop Marketing Start Selling written by Shaun Tinney and published by . This book was released on 2015-09-04 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Your guide to doubling online leads, customers, and revenue. The basic value proposition of any business is to help people get what they want. A website is no different. Nobody watches TV for the commercials, or visits your website to check out your latest marketing campaigns. If they're on your site, your marketing worked. Now it's time to help them get what they came for. The partners at The Good (http: //thegood.com), an ecommerce and lead generation advisory, have condensed their learnings from over a decade in the ecommerce space. Their battle tested process for growing online revenues for brands large and small is shared in this comprehensive and actionable path to doubling online leads, customers and revenue. This book offers a step by step guide to making websites that convert. "In the age of empowered customers the best possible business case is to put the needs of your customers first. This book is a practical, no-nonsense approach to doing just that. It may not always tell you what you want to hear, but it certainly tells you what you need to hear." -Gerry McGovern, Author, CEO of Customer Carewords "When you invite guests to your house, you want them to enjoy themselves and leave happy. You should have the same mindset with your website. In this book, The Good shows you how to create a customer experience that converts." -Stephen Lease, Founder, Simplify & Go

Download or read book God Loves Hair written by Vivek Shraya and published by Arsenal Pulp Press. This book was released on 2014-08-18 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A touching poetic exploration of budding sexuality, the mysticism of religion, and family dynamics. Shraya's text and Neufeld's illustrations capture the confusion, innocence, and de3lusions of adolescence bang on." -Brian Francis, author of Fruit I am often mistaken for a girl. Not just because I like to wear dresses or makeup. I don't mind. My parents are from India and here is not quite home. School isn't always safe and neither is my body. But I feel safe in my love for God. And God loves hair. First published to acclaim in 2011, Vivek Shraya's first book, now published by Arsenal Pulp Press for the first time, is a collection of twenty-one short stories following a tender, intellectual, and curious child of Indian origin as he navigates the complex realms of sexuality, gender, racial politics, religion, and belonging. Told with the poignant insight and honesty that only the voice of a young mind can convey, God Loves Hair is a moving and ultimately joyous portrait of youth that celebrates diversity in all shapes, sizes, and colors. A Lambda Literary Award finalist in the category of children's books. The stories are accompanied by the award-winning full-color illustrations of Juliana Neufeld. Vivek Shraya is a multimedia artist, working in the mediums of music, performance, literature, and film. He is also author of She of the Mountains.

Download or read book Start It Sell It Make a Mint written by Joe John Duran and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2004-07-08 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Real world anecdotes and step-by-step strategies to build and sell a successful business Half of the roughly one million businesses that start up every year fail because of insufficient financing, poor management, or lack of basic entrepreneurial skills. Based on his own experience as well as those of the many other successful business owners interviewed for this book, Joe John Duran explains how to overcome these obstacles. This reader-friendly book offers easy-to-follow advice, including 20 vital secrets that will help business owners avoid the most common mistakes, grow their businesses successfully, and then sell them at the highest price possible. Joe John Duran (Santa Monica, CA) built a national investment firm with billions under management and thousands of clients. Within 10 years of creating it, he sold it to General Electric for tens of millions of dollars. He is a chartered financial analyst, CEO of Alchemy Capital, Chairman of Finance of the Santa Monica Bay Young Presidents Organization (YPO), and a member of the Association of Investment Management Research (AIMR) and the Los Angeles Society of Financial Analysts (LASFA).

Download or read book Stop Selling Start Helping written by Matt White and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-04-14 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: TRADITIONAL SELLING DOESN'T WORK ANY MORE! Did you know that more than 70 percentof the buying decision takes place BEFORE you even know a prospect exists? That's why the traditional sales process doesn't work. In this book, you'll learn: - Why traditional selling doesn't work any more... - The new way consumers (both B2B and B2C) are buying... - Why NO ONE CARES about your product... - How to build credibility and trust in this new world of buying & selling... - And much, much more!"

Download or read book Stop Selling and Start Caring written by Michael S. Miller and published by E-Booktime, LLC. This book was released on 2011-06-01 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If I had to choose a word that describes this book, it would be CHANGE. About 80% of deals are lost over the phone. Of those prospects who do walk through our doors, we are losing 70-75% of them. The industry needs a transformation, and we need it now. People buy on emotions, yet the majority of us sell to the logic. The solution is to stop worrying about the ¿money¿ side of the sell and focus on the prospect. If you genuinely care about helping the prospect, the ¿sell¿ will take care of itself.As a sequel to ¿Selling at Combat Speed,¿ Mike takes the same concepts and applies them specifically to the senior living industry. In ¿Stop Selling and Start Caring,¿ you will be introduced to new concepts and skills that will require you to change your current habits and ways of thinking. The stories and statistics are real. The results are real. The challenging yet rewarding journey is real. The transformation of the industry starts with a personal commitment to change. It will not be easy. You will fail along the way. Few will reach their full potential. Those who learn how to fail and accept failure as a natural stepping stone to success will be victorious. The choice is yours and yours alone. Today is the day. Right now is the time. Be bold. Be different. Choose to stop selling and start caring.

Download or read book How to Sell Anything to Anybody written by Joe Girard and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2006-02-07 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Joe Girard was an example of a young man with perseverance and determination. Joe began his working career as a shoeshine boy. He moved on to be a newsboy for the Detroit Free Press at nine years old, then a dishwasher, a delivery boy, stove assembler, and home building contractor. He was thrown out of high school, fired from more than forty jobs, and lasted only ninety-seven days in the U.S. Army. Some said that Joe was doomed for failure. He proved them wrong. When Joe started his job as a salesman with a Chevrolet agency in Eastpointe, Michigan, he finally found his niche. Before leaving Chevrolet, Joe sold enough cars to put him in the Guinness Book of World Records as 'the world's greatest salesman' for twelve consecutive years. Here, he shares his winning techniques in this step-by-step book, including how to: o Read a customer like a book and keep that customer for life o Convince people reluctant to buy by selling them the right way o Develop priceless information from a two-minute phone call o Make word-of-mouth your most successful tool Informative, entertaining, and inspiring, HOW TO SELL ANYTHING TO ANYBODY is a timeless classic and an indispensable tool for anyone new to the sales market.

Download or read book A Quick Start Guide to Online Selling written by Cresta Norris and published by Kogan Page Publishers. This book was released on 2010-10-03 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Anyone with access to a broadband connection can make money online. Unlike 'bricks and mortar' businesses, the online world has low entry costs; all you need to know is what to do. A Quick Start Guide to Online Selling has all the secrets of success. It explains what the best selling things online are, how to find your niche and how to get going. This easy to follow guide also teaches you the practical aspects, such as, how to set up an online shop, how to organize PayPal, search engine optimization, pay-per-click advertising, distance selling and online trading, fulfilling customer orders and planning for e-commerce. Also with essential legal requirements and case studies including how to sell on i-tunes and Amazon, as well as pitfalls to avoid, this Quick Start Guide is ideal for anyone who wants to make money online. From people with something to sell to entrepreneurs and small business, this book provides the vital practical and sales related information you need to succeed.

Download or read book Stop Whining Start Selling written by Jeff Blackman and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2003-12-18 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you want real-world solutions to drive monstrous results, like a 25—50% increase or more in revenue and earnings, Stop Whining! Start Selling! is for you! As a business leader, salesperson, CEO, manager, executive, or entrepreneur, get ready to grow your business, enhance your profits, boost your earnings, and improve your life. Quickly, ethically, and dramatically! This book gives you an almost unfair competitive advantage. It’s loaded with powerful insights and how-to success strategies on: Ethics Sales Marketing Negotiations And more! Order your copy today!

Download or read book Virtual Selling written by Jeb Blount and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2020-07-28 with total page 407 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: And just like that, everything changed . . . A global pandemic. Panic. Social distancing. Working from home. In a heartbeat, we went from happy hours to virtual happy hours. From conferences to virtual conferences. From selling to virtual selling. To remain competitive, sales and business professionals were required to shift the way they engaged prospects and customers. Overnight, virtual selling became the new normal. Now, it is here to stay. Virtual selling can be challenging. It's more difficult to make human to human connections. It's natural to feel intimidated by technology and digital tools. Few of us haven't felt the wave of insecurity the instant a video camera is pointed in our direction. Yet, virtual selling is powerful because it allows you to engage more prospects and customers, in less time, at a lower cost, while reducing the sales cycle. Virtual Selling is the definitive guide to leveraging video-based technology and virtual communication channels to engage prospects, advance pipeline opportunities, and seal the deal. You'll learn a complete system for blending video, phone, text, live chat, social media, and direct messaging into your sales process to increase productivity and reduce sales cycles. Jeb Blount, one of the most celebrated sales trainers of our generation, teaches you: How to leverage human psychology to gain more influence on video calls The seven technical elements of impactful video sales calls The five human elements of highly effective video sales calls How to overcome your fear of the camera and always be video ready How to deliver engaging and impactful virtual demos and presentations Powerful video messaging strategies for engaging hard to reach stakeholders The Four-Step Video Prospecting Framework The Five-Step Telephone Prospecting Framework The LDA Method for handling telephone prospecting objections Advanced email prospecting strategies and frameworks How to leverage text messaging for prospecting and down pipeline communication The law of familiarity and how it takes the friction out of virtual selling The 5C's of Social Selling Why it is imperative to become proficient with reactive and proactive chat Strategies for direct messaging – the "Swiss Army Knife" of virtual selling How to leverage a blended virtual/physical selling approach to close deals faster As you dive into these powerful insights, and with each new chapter, you'll gain greater and greater confidence in your ability to effectively engage prospects and customers through virtual communication channels. And, with this newfound confidence, your success and income will soar. Following in the footsteps of his blockbuster bestsellers People Buy You, Fanatical Prospecting, Sales EQ, Objections, and Inked, Jeb Blount's Virtual Selling puts the same strategies employed by his clients—a who's who of the world's most prestigious organizations—right into your hands.

Download or read book Selling Sucks written by Frank J. Rumbauskas, Jr. and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2007-08-17 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Praise for Selling Sucks "Whew! A terrific new book that blows the lid off the old-school methods of selling-which don't work anymore-and shows you how to make sales almost like magic! I love this book!" —Joe Vitale, author of The Attractor Factor and many other books "I love to buy, so I'm going to give every salesperson I know a copy of this book. Maybe they'll finally stop the old-school, hard-sell shtick that compels me (and everyone else) not to buy." —Michael Port, bestselling author of Book Yourself Solid "Selling sucks, but making sales doesn't. Read Frank's book to learn the crucial difference that will almost certainly mean success or failure for your business in the new era of commerce." —Mark Joyner, bestselling author of Simpleologywww.simpleology.com "Ready to join the ranks of the top sales pros? Buy Selling Sucks. Apply its lessons. Then watch your results go through the roof." —Randy Pennington, author of Results Rule! "Rumbauskas has the ability to overcome the obvious and allow his readers to look at sales in a new dimension. While many people focus on sales tricks, Rumbauskas shows, in great detail, how to get your prospects to buy because they come to you informed and trustful of you before you even say 'hello.' He's one of those guys I listen to every time he speaks. He speaks out of tested methods and not opinion. Prior to marketing online, I spent fourteen years running some of the largest automobile dealerships in the USA. This is one book I would make recommended reading for every person who wants to become an elite sales professional. Selling Sucks is a money-making winner." —Mike Filsaime, MikeFLive.com "Selling Sucks is a must-read for any entrepreneur who wants to run a high-profit, high-integrity business. Rumbauskas's advice is inspiring, clear, and more importantly, easy to implement. It's honestly one of the best how-to self-marketing books on the market. Get this book now if you're serious about exploding your sales and making more money." —Marie Forleo, author and Fox News Online Life Coach www.thegoodlife-inc.com "Rumbauskas has written an indispensable guide to moving from an average salesperson to a top sales pro. This is a must-read for anyone serious about their sales career." —Paul McCord, author of Creating a Million-Dollar-a-Year Sales Income

Download or read book Ninja Selling written by Larry Kendall and published by Greenleaf Book Group. This book was released on 2017-01-03 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 2018 Axiom Business Book Award Winner, Gold Medal Stop Selling! Start Solving! In Ninja Selling, author Larry Kendall transforms the way readers think about selling. He points out the problems with traditional selling methods and instead offers a science-based selling system that gives predictable results regardless of personality type. Ninja Selling teaches readers how to shift their approach from chasing clients to attracting clients. Readers will learn how to stop selling and start solving by asking the right questions and listening to their clients. ​Ninja Selling is an invaluable step-by-step guide that shows readers how to be more effective in their sales careers and increase their income-per-hour, so that they can lead full lives. Ninja Selling is both a sales platform and a path to personal mastery and life purpose. Followers of the Ninja Selling system say it not only improved their business and their client relationships; it also improved the quality of their lives.

Download or read book Stop Worrying Start Selling written by Sarah R Painter and published by Siskin Press Ltd . This book was released on with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do you want to sell more books? Terrified at the prospect of marketing and ‘self promo’? Confused by author branding? Are you wondering whether it’s worth all the time and heartache? Bestselling novelist and host of the Worried Writer podcast, Sarah Painter, felt exactly the same way… Until she changed her mindset around marketing, money and selling her work. From worried debut novelist with a traditional publisher to happy and empowered hybrid author, earning a healthy income and connecting with her readers, Sarah shares the tips, strategies, and attitude changes which have helped her to succeed. Sarah will show you how to: · Treat your writing career as a business · Value your creative work and earn more money from it · Find the type of marketing which suits you and learn to embrace it · Understand author branding Plus much more! Packed with Sarah’s trademark honesty, this is your practical and supportive guide to taking control of your success as an author and building your readership. Don't give into the starving artist myth: Stop Worrying and Start Selling today!

Download or read book Accelerate the Sale Kick Start Your Personal Selling Style to Close More Sales Faster written by Mark Rodgers and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 2011-07-01 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Open the throttle on your sales potential—and leave your competitors in the dust! Selling today can be brutal. You need to rev it up if you want to close more deals. Accelerate the Sale shows how to: Qualify Buyers Using Just Two Well-Selected Words Develop Your Marketplace Superiority Acquire unparalleled persuasive language techniques Whether you sell B2B or B2C, use Accelerate the Sale to power your sales success from 0 to 60 in no time flat. Praise for Accelerate the Sale: “I drive exotic cars, and it’s an interesting coincidence that Mark talks about speed, acceleration, and roaring to the finish line. This book is not a theoretical guide but rather a practical companion. It’s a high-performance learning vehicle.” —Alan Weiss , author of Million Dollar Consulting “Great book! It’s loaded with ‘golden nuggets’ throughout each chapter. Add the ‘Street Smarts’ and ‘Accsellerators’ sections and you have the new A-to-Z quick reference for sales success!” —Greg Heichelbech, CEO, Triumph North America “Any serious student of sales and sales leadership would do well to reflect on the wisdom Mark Rodgers has packed into this book!” —Bob Althoff, President of the world’s oldest Harley-Davidson dealership, A.D. Farrow Harley-Davidson “This powerful, practical book, based on proven, real-life experience, shows you how to make the sale, faster and easier than ever before!” —Brian Tracy, author of The Psychology of Selling

Download or read book Start Selling Real Estate written by Valerie Thorne and published by Festina Lente Press. This book was released on 2022-12-27 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eager to pass that state exam and jump into a lucrative new career as a realtor? Want the street-smart advice no one else will give you? Sidestep beginner mistakes from the start with these insider tips. Do you want to avoid becoming one of the eighty percent of novice agents who quit? Are you worried about surviving your crucial, make-or-break first year? Wondering what type of real estate agency is the optimal fit for your needs and lifestyle? Feeling unprepared to help homebuyers and sellers navigate contracts? With a decade of invaluable real-life practice learning all the industry’s best-kept, and sometimes dirty little secrets, skilled real estate agent Valerie Thorne has left rookie errors in the dust. And now she’s here to take you under her wing and share how you can skip the missteps, bypass time and money-wasting blunders, and earn faster. Start Selling Real Estate: The Empowering, Street-Smart Survival Guide for New Agents is a must-have manual for anyone interested in beating the odds and lasting in the field of real estate sales. Using down-to-earth advice, expert knowledge, and step-by-step breakdowns about the licensing process and how to choose your first office, Thorne walks newcomers through the details they never knew they’d overlooked. And by following her methods, you’ll bypass the frustrating downsides of being a novice realtor and reap the rewards of her hard-won experience. In Start Selling Real Estate, you’ll discover: - Why so many people fail, how to guarantee you’re not one of them, and ensure success - A breakdown of the pros and cons of every type of office, prevent constant office-hopping, and make the best choice from the get-go - How to identify hidden fees, agendas, and hierarchies in brokerages so you can dodge unnecessary spending requests, avoid being used as a pawn, and earn what you deserve - What the timeline and expenditure look like for the licensing process and how to plan accordingly - Ways to evade predatory employer demands, how to recognize the tell-all warnings about common pitfalls, cut-throat business practices, and much, much more! Start Selling Real Estate is a revised and updated welcome to the rough-and-tumble world of being an agent. If you like detailed information, conversational guidance, and in-depth discussions, then you’ll love Valerie Thorne’s priceless roadmap. Buy Start Selling Real Estate to arm yourself with critical survival skills today!

Download or read book Sell on Amazon written by Steve Weber and published by Stephen Weber. This book was released on 2008-08 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you are in business to sell consumer goods - or you want to be - you should be on Amazon.com. More than 90 million customers shop at Amazon. As its global business booms, Amazon is inviting all sorts of independent sellers - large and small businesses, individuals, and mom-and-pop shops - to sell their merchandise right on Amazon. Whether you're just starting or already in business, you can boost your sales and profits by showing your wares on Amazon, the world's biggest store. Everything you need to start converting your items into cash is in this book by Steve Weber, one of the most successful and highly rated sellers in Amazon history: - How to set up shop on Amazon and generate worldwide sales volume with no up-front cost, risk or advertising. - Run your Amazon store from home, a warehouse or a walk-in store-or outsource everything to Amazon's fulfillment center. - Find bargain inventory; target niche markets for big profits. - Get tax deductions and write-offs for business use of your home. - Use Amazon as a stand-alone business or a lead generator for an existing business. - Pay lower sales commissions on Amazon. - Sell your inventions, crafts or intellectual property on Amazon. - Guard against scammers and rip-off artists. - Automate your business with easy-to-use tools.

Download or read book SPIN Selling written by Neil Rackham and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2020-04-28 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: True or false? In selling high-value products or services: 'closing' increases your chance of success; it is essential to describe the benefits of your product or service to the customer; objection handling is an important skill; open questions are more effective than closed questions. All false, says this provocative book. Neil Rackham and his team studied more than 35,000 sales calls made by 10,000 sales people in 23 countries over 12 years. Their findings revealed that many of the methods developed for selling low-value goods just don‘t work for major sales. Rackham went on to introduce his SPIN-Selling method. SPIN describes the whole selling process: Situation questions Problem questions Implication questions Need-payoff questions SPIN-Selling provides you with a set of simple and practical techniques which have been tried in many of today‘s leading companies with dramatic improvements to their sales performance.