Stop Acting Like a Seller and Start Thinking Like a Buyer

Stop Acting Like a Seller and Start Thinking Like a Buyer
Author: Jerry Acuff
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 276
Release: 2010-12-28
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1118044835
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Praise for stop acting like a seller and Start Thinking Like a Buyer "Stop Acting Like a Seller and Start Thinking Like a Buyer is a book that teaches you emphatically that 'words matter.' If you want to set yourself apart from others, whether you're selling a product or a concept, this is a book to read. Not only will you learn how to prepare for sales success, you will learn how to be far more effective by thinking like a buyer." —Theresa Martinez, Brand Director, Roche Laboratories "This book shares a great commonsense approach to developing a new sales attitude and mindset that will work no matter what you're selling. Jerry has successfully articulated a powerful and unique formula for sales greatness." —Duggar Baucom, head basketball coach, Virginia Military Institute "This is a book for people who truly want to have incredible success in sales. Thinking like a buyer is the most powerful way to help customers and prospects think differently about you and your product. This book shows you exactly how to make that happen in a step-by-step way. If you want to learn how to guarantee your success in selling or influencing, this is a book you must read." —Dan C. Weilbaker, PhD, McKesson Professor of Sales, Northern Illinois University "A mind shift takes place when you read Acuff's book and realize 'it's all about them.' The book helps you understand human psychology and behavior and gives you the practical tips, encouragement, and examples to help you stand out and be valued by your customers regardless of what you're selling." —Charlene Prounis, Managing Partner, Flashpoint Medica

Selling Is a Mind Game

Selling Is a Mind Game
Author: Warren Schoening
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Total Pages: 124
Release: 2012-02
Genre:
ISBN: 1468545922
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Selling Is a Mind Game is a comprehensive guide for individuals entering the sales profession or for the veteran to reexamine basic sales fundamentals for successful selling. This book provides a straightforward presentation by addressing which skill sets are necessary to achieve success. An expansive approach provides each reader with the opportunity to apply individual product and industry knowledge for personal skill development. DECISION-MAKING IS A MENTAL PROCESS A favorable setting and relaxed atmosphere is desirable; however, buying decisions are not made on the golf course, in restaurants, or in offices, but instead in the buyer's mind. Sales conversations and presentation material must parallel how buyers mentally process information. DISCOVER THE DECISION-MAKING PROCESS Selling Is a Mind Game focuses on the buyer's decision-making process. This unique perspective provides an understanding of how buying decisions are made and demonstrates how to take advantage of that process via sales disciplines and techniques. IDENTIFY SELLING DISCIPLINES / TECHNIQUES THAT PARALLEL THE DECISION-MAKING PROCESS PLACING BUYER AND SELLER ON CORRESPONDING PATHS Each selling discipline/technique has a specific objective and is aligned with the buyer's mental process, which guides the sales conversation, and a proposal toward a positive buying decision. ADDITIONAL TOPICS THIS BOOK EXPLAINS AND TEACHES: THE ART OF PERSUASION Ability to influence others RULE OF "80" FUD FACTOR Fear-Uncertainty-Doubt SELLING LANDSCAPE Understand how the "game" is played FEATURES & BENEFITS Features Tell-Benefits Sell TAKING THE SALES STAGE Superstar vs. Average BUYING SIGNALS Know when to close WHY BUYERS PRESENT OBJECTIONS Learn why the no-sale sign goes up

The Psychology of Selling

The Psychology of Selling
Author: Brian Tracy
Publisher: Thomas Nelson Inc
Total Pages: 240
Release: 2006-06-20
Genre: Selling
ISBN: 0785288066
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Double and triple your sales--in any market. The purpose of this book is to give you a series of ideas, methods, strategies, and techniques that you can use immediately to make more sales, faster and easier than ever before. It's a promise of prosperity that sales guru Brian Tracy has seen fulfilled again and again. More sales people have become millionaires as a result of listening to and applying his ideas than from any other sales training process ever developed.

The Science of Selling

The Science of Selling
Author: David Hoffeld
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 289
Release: 2022-02-08
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0143129333
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The Revolutionary Sales Approach Scientifically Proven to Dramatically Improve Your Sales and Business Success Blending cutting-edge research in social psychology, neuroscience, and behavioral economics, The Science of Selling shows you how to align the way you sell with how our brains naturally form buying decisions, dramatically increasing your ability to earn more sales. Unlike other sales books, which primarily rely on anecdotal evidence and unproven advice, Hoffeld’s evidence-based approach connects the dots between science and situations salespeople and business leaders face every day to help you consistently succeed, including proven ways to: - Engage buyers’ emotions to increase their receptiveness to you and your ideas - Ask questions that line up with how the brain discloses information - Lock in the incremental commitments that lead to a sale - Create positive influence and reduce the sway of competitors - Discover the underlying causes of objections and neutralize them - Guide buyers through the necessary mental steps to make purchasing decisions Packed with advice and anecdotes, The Science of Selling is an essential resource for anyone looking to succeed in today's cutthroat selling environment, advance their business goals, or boost their ability to influence others. **Named one of The 20 Most Highly-Rated Sales Books of All Time by HubSpot

Sales Mind

Sales Mind
Author: Helen Kensett
Publisher: Profile Books
Total Pages: 212
Release: 2016-02-04
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1782832459
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We're all selling something every day, whether at work or closer to home. But with advanced technology and mass competition, it's never been harder to capture people's attention. That's why we need to develop our sales mind: mastering our innate selling skills will help us cut through the noise in any situation. Drawing on the wisdom of psychology, mindfulness and cultural history, as well as a lifetime in sales, Helen Kensett has created 48 beautifully illustrated tools to help you: - become more focused, and develop a more mindful approach - gather crucial knowledge about your buyer, market and what you're selling - identify and communicate clearly the key aspects of your pitch - up your creativity, generate the best ideas and close the deal. From quick tricks for getting focused to simple skills like writing killer emails, Sales Mind is full of practical tools, real world tips and psychological insights to help you improve your selling at every step.

The Buying Brain

The Buying Brain
Author: A. K. Pradeep
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 38
Release: 2010-07-16
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0470646845
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If You Understand Brain Basics, You'll Sell More As much as 95% of our decisions are made by the subconscious mind. As a result, the world's largest and most sophisticated companies are applying the latest advances in neuroscience to create brands, products, package designs, marketing campaigns, store environments, and much more, that are designed to appeal directly and powerfully to our brains. The Buying Brain offers an in-depth exploration of how cutting-edge neuroscience is having an impact on how we make, buy, sell, and enjoy everything, and also probes deeper questions on how this new knowledge can enhance customers' lives. The Buying Brain gives you the key to • Brain-friendly product concepts, design, prototypes, and formulation • Highly effective packaging, pricing, advertising, and in-store marketing • Building stronger brands that attract deeper consumer loyalty A highly readable guide to some of today's most amazing scientific findings, The Buying Brain is your guide to the ultimate business frontier - the human brain.

Sell the Way You Buy

Sell the Way You Buy
Author: David Priemer
Publisher: Page Two
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2020-04-07
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1989603203
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While a Vice President at Salesforce, David Priemer had an epiphany during one of the company's high-pressure selling periods: the very sales tactics they were using were not working on him. Yes, the numbers still showed results, but through brute force rather than elegance and efficiency. Priemer also discovered that his sales colleagues were spending far more time on leads that did not convert to sales than on those that did. His company--and his entire profession--was acting with more than enough gusto, but without enough awareness and empathy. They were not selling the way they buy. Sell the Way You Buy is about much more than putting yourself in the customer's shoes. Customers don't always know what they want or need, or they may be seeking a solution for something that isn't their core problem. They suffer from status quo bias, from recency bias, from confirmation bias. And meanwhile, the state of overwhelming choice has most products and solution providers adrift in the "Sea of Sameness." In today's world, almost everyone is in sales, but as Priemer realized, we don't teach it. Sell the Way You Buy will show you how to ask questions, how to listen, how to tell a compelling brand story, and how to talk to customers (how to talk to people). Priemer reveals scientifically supported methods to understand the customer, identify their needs, and move them toward the right solution--all the while teaching you to avoid all the reasons why the average person doesn't like salespeople. In short, to sell the way you buy.

Buyer Personas

Buyer Personas
Author: Adele Revella
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 246
Release: 2015-02-24
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1118961668
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Named one of Fortune Magazine’s “5 Best Business Books” in 2015 See your offering through the buyer's eyes for more effective marketing Buyer Personas is the marketer's actionable guide to learning what your buyer wants and how they make decisions. Written by the world's leading authority on buyer personas, this book provides comprehensive coverage of a compelling new way to conduct buyer studies, plus practical advice on adopting the buyer persona approach to measurably improve marketing outcomes. Readers will learn how to segment their customer base, investigate each customer type, and apply a radically more relevant process of message selection, content creation, and distribution through the channels that earn the buyers' trust. Rather than relying on generic data or guesswork to determine what the buyer wants, the buyer persona approach allows companies to ask the buyer directly and obtain more precise and actionable guidance. Buyer personas are composite pictures of the people who buy solutions, services or products, crafted through a unique type of interview with the people the marketer wants to influence. This book provides step-by-step guidance toward implementing the buyer persona approach, with the advice of an internationally-respected expert. Learn who buys what, and why Understand your buyer's goals and how you can address them Tailor your marketing activities to your buyer's expectations See the purchase through the customer's eyes A recent services industry survey reports that 52 percent of their marketers have buyer personas, and another 28 percent expect to add them within the next two years – but only 14.6 percent know how to use them. To avoid letting such a valuable tool go to waste, access the expert perspective in Buyer Personas, and craft a more relevant marketing strategy.