The Sales Pro delivers advanced, highly effective techniques in a format that is innovative, original and powerful in its ability to be quickly andeasily understood. Interactive review exercises can be tailored to your own sales cycle and market and reveal the proven sales techniques of the highest-paid professionals. These include establishing results-based objectives for every call and using open-ended questions to move the sale forward. Exercises reinforce how a sales pro: - Focuses on the law of numbers - Completes customized and dynamic winning presentations - Maneuvers customer objections - Creates a platform that naturally leads to closing the sale - Establishes differentiation to eliminate competition - Positions customer buying criteria to close the sale - Identifies major players, influencers and decision makers - Develops new business opportunities These proven strategies willtransform you into a pro in no time!

The Sales Pro delivers advanced, highly effective techniques in a format that is innovative, original and powerful in its ability to be quickly and easily understood. Interactive review exercises can be tailored to your own sales cycle and market and reveal the proven sales techniques of the highest-paid professionals. These include establishing results-based objectives for every call and using open-ended questions to move the sale forward. Exercises reinforce how a sales pro: --Focuses on the law of numbers --Completes customized and dynamic winning presentations --Maneuvers customer objections --Creates a platform that naturally leads to closing the sale --Establishes differentiation to eliminate competition --Positions customer buying criteria to close the sale --Identifies major players, influencers and decision makers --Develops new business opportunities These proven strategies will transform you into a pro in no time!

Act Like a Sales Pro was a finalist for TOP SALES AND MARKETING BOOK OF 2011 and featured on the cover of Ken Blanchard's Sales and Service Excellence Magazine and her articles have appeared across the globe. "In Act Like A Sales Pro, Julie Hansen challenges the reader to examine themselves honestly first, (strengths and weaknesses) then provides numerous methods on how to proceed with passion. Her writing style offers sage advice and smart nuances for those who will use it. Specifically, her insight on closing sales should not be missed. This is important work." --Mitchell Tilstra, Business Development Manager, Bunger Steel Acting is the ultimate form of persuasion. Now you can learn the methods that great actors use to engage and inspire clients and win more sales than you dreamed possible! Act Like a Sales Pro shows you how acting and improv skills can enhance your own selling style, make you stand out in an increasingly competitive marketplace, and create a memorable buying experience. Easy-to-follow steps, exercises, and real-world coaching sessions help you move confidently from cold-calling to closing by applying techniques that have produced some of Hollywood's most compelling stars. A breakthrough approach to delivering the sales performance of your life!

Forget the rest. Learn to sell like the best. Better leads, solid presentations, and a more versatile closing strategy are all great for boosting B2B sales. But truly successful salespeople-the ones who seem invincible when everyone else is struggling-possess more than foundational skills. They are proactive, entrepreneurial, and find solutions for their clients. They highlight their personal value and actively manage their careers. They're hyperfocused on cultivating relationships with customers and colleagues. The Ultimate Sales Pro shows everyone how to elevate their game. Drawing on the author's vast experience training salespeople for top organizations, the book explains how to: Be your own mentor * Problem-solve with peers * Manage any boss * Identify your ideal clients * Research industry trends * Share knowledge to foster trust * Craft a powerful Unique Value Statement * Script emails and voicemails that earn attention * Uncover customer needs * Position yourself as an expert * Create customized solutions * Motivate customers to commit * Set goals * And more Whether you're new to sales or seeking to escape a career plateau, The Ultimate Sales Pro helps you finesse skills, build expertise, and create a personal brand that will set you apart.

Become a more confident and effective salesperson Create partnerships with your customers Meet the challenges of today's marketplace More people earn more than $50,000 a year in sales than in any other field. To achieve such high career and salary goals, the new sales rep needs the right skills and knowledge to be confident and effective.This guide leads the reader through the selling process, from cold calling to closing a sale, with a special emphasis on establishing a professional relationship with the customer. Includes the six trust factors that help you close larger sales in a shorter time, the seven key questions you need answered before you make your sales presentation, and the six steps to answering clients' objections.

Praise for Exceptional Selling "Thull's leading-edge thinking makes this book extraordinary. This straightforward guide to communicating across all cultures with credibility and respect will give you a significant competitive advantage in a complex and crowded global marketplace." Guenter Lauber, Vice President, Siemens Energy Rob Mancuso, Senior Vice President, Investors Financial Services Corp. "Thull has taken consultative and collaborative sales to new heights. The knowledge in this book is priceless. The trust and respect created by the diagnostic process is a must-have for success here in Asia and around the globe. It enables us to differentiate ourselves early and achieve long-lasting success." Tay Chong Siew, Major Customer Director, North Asia, BOC Gases "Having achieved exceptional success by working with Thull and implementing the strategy and process in his first two books, I'm astounded that his leading-edge thinking is captured in yet more detail in another brilliant book. The conversation examples of his powerful diagnostic approach will bring even greater success to our organization. Truly exceptional!" Alberto Chacin, Director of On Demand Services LAD, Oracle USA "Exceptional Selling is a dramatic departure from the vast majority of sales books. It scares me to see all the ways in which we can self-sabotage our sales opportunities-but that's only chapter one. Throughout the book, Thull describes compelling examples of how to succeed in a cluttered marketplace." Steven Rodriguez, Senior Vice President, Ceridian Corporation "Thull has again extended the concepts and thinking he developed in The Prime Solution and Mastering the Complex Sale. This is an essential read for anyone working to understand his customers in a complex world." Wayne Hutchinson, Vice President of SalesMarketing and Consulting, Shell Global Solutions International B.V.

From the bestselling author of Linchpin, Tribes, and The Dip comes an elegant little book that will inspire artists, writers, and entrepreneurs to stretch and commit to putting their best work out into the world. Creative work doesn't come with a guarantee. But there is a pattern to who succeeds and who doesn't. And engaging in the consistent practice of its pursuit is the best way forward. Based on the breakthrough Akimbo workshop pioneered by legendary author Seth Godin, The Practice will help you get unstuck and find the courage to make and share creative work. Godin insists that writer's block is a myth, that consistency is far more important than authenticity, and that experiencing the imposter syndrome is a sign that you're a well-adjusted human. Most of all, he shows you what it takes to turn your passion from a private distraction to a productive contribution, the one you've been seeking to share all along. With this book as your guide, you'll learn to dance with your fear. To take the risks worth taking. And to embrace the empathy required to make work that contributes with authenticity and joy.

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.

More than snakes, more than deep water, even more than death, people cite public speaking as their greatest fear. But with more than seventy percent of our jobs requiring the effective presentation of ideas to a group, you need to know “how to speak like a pro.” • Seven tips to control stage fright • How to select your subject, gather ideas, and present information • How to start, organize, and end your speech • The importance of practicing—and the dangers of over-practicing • How to seem spontaneous, yet be prepared • How to deal with distractions—from hecklers to crying babies • Eight easy-to-follow steps to preparing and presenting a speech and more With handy checklists after each chapter!

A book for learners of all ages containing the best and most updated advice on learning from neuroscience and cognitive psychology. Do you spend too much time learning with disappointing results? Do you find it difficult to remember what you read? Do you put off studying because it’s boring and you’re easily distracted? This book is for you. Dr. Barbara Oakley and Olav Schewe have both struggled in the past with their learning. But they have found techniques to help them master any material. Building on insights from neuroscience and cognitive psychology, they give you a crash course to improve your ability to learn, no matter what the subject is. Through their decades of writing, teaching, and research on learning, the authors have developed deep connections with experts from a vast array of disciplines. And it’s all honed with feedback from thousands of students who have themselves gone through the trenches of learning. Successful learners gradually add tools and techniques to their mental toolbox, and they think critically about their learning to determine when and how to best use their mental tools. That allows these learners to make the best use of their brains, whether those brains seem “naturally” geared toward learning or not. This book will teach you how you can do the same.