The Work Before the Work: The Hidden Habits Elite Sales Professionals Use to Outperform the Competition

The Work Before the Work: The Hidden Habits Elite Sales Professionals Use to Outperform the Competition
Author: Paul M. Caffrey
Publisher: Page Two Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2022-09-06
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9781774583005

Discover the 6 hidden habits of elite sales performers ​​Have you ever wondered why some sales professionals consistently win year after year, while others have peaks and valleys-or simply fail to ever reach their true potential? Sure, hard work, dedicated effort, product knowledge, and an attractive personality (and even knowing Exactly What to Say) can all help with success in sales. And almost anyone who's reached elite sales performance status has all of these-but it's not enough to explain how they do it. In The Work Before the Work, leading sales professionals Paul M. Caffrey and Phil M. Jones reveal the six hidden habits that set sales superstars apart, and how to unlock them in yourself. But be advised: You will find approximately zero "hacks," and not a single "trick" in these pages. And at no point will you discover a "hidden secret". Instead, you'll discover the meticulous thinking, questioning and preparation that the best of the best practice unconsciously, and learn how to ritualize your sales preparation so you, too, can join their ranks. Think of it as a roadmap that gives you a fair advantage in almost every selling situation-akin to the ability to start a soccer match with a three-goal advantage, a tennis match already a set up, or a marathon at the eight-mile marker. Whether you're prospecting, selling, or looking for your next promotion, you'll achieve it, and more, when you learn to do The Work Before the Work.

40 Rules Every Sales Pro Needs to Know

40 Rules Every Sales Pro Needs to Know
Author: Gregg Jackson
Publisher: Jaj Publishing
Total Pages: 80
Release: 2018-08
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9781532374814

Millions of sales professionals work to earn a living around the globe every day. But very few are actual Sales Pros. A sales professional is somebody who is paid to sell a product or service. Sales Pros are the best of the best. Not only do they earn a living in sales, but in most cases, the best of the best Sales Pros earn a handsome living! These are the upper echelonthe top 1% of consistent over-achievers who consistently outperform the competition and win all the prestigious awards year after year. So, are these Elite Sales Pros just blessed with an inherent know how? Did they just inherit the rare sales gene? I do believe that the most Elite Sales Pros do actually possess many personality and character traits that are common among the most successful sales people. However, based on my own 25-plus years in sales and sales management in consumer products, hi-tech and the medical device industry, Ive noticed that the most successful sales people with whom Ive worked, managed and been around also regularly incorporate a lot of the same techniques, practices and habits which enable them to achieve success on a consistent basis. Success that most of their colleagues and competitors rarely achieve. This book lists the top 40 that no matter what industry you work in you can incorporate and apply to make you more successful as well! Ive learned the techniques, practices and habits in this book through many successes and, yes, many failures too. Applying these vital learned lessons has enabled me to regularly over-achieve sales plans, receive numerous promotions to leadership positions, and win numerous Presidents Clubs Awards trips, MVPs, and Sales Rep of the Year awards. Knowledge is power. And the application of knowledge is wisdom. And knowing what the most Elite Sales Pros do on a regular basis is vital if you desire to become an Elite Sales Pro! I hope and pray that this little book helps to better inform, encourage, and inspire you to greater heights in your sales career and in every other area of your life where you are engaged in the fine art of relationship building and persuasion! So read it and DO it!

Critical Selling

Critical Selling
Author: Nick Kane
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 227
Release: 2015-09-27
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1119052572

Master these top-performing sales skills to dominate the marketplace Critical Selling is a dynamic and powerful guide for transforming your sales approach and outperforming your competition. This book is based on Janek Performance Group's, an award winning sales performance company, most popular sales training program, Critical Selling®. Let authors Justin Zappulla and Nick Kane, Managing Partners at Janek, lead you through their flagship sales training methodology to provide you with the strategies, skills and best practices you need to accelerate the sales process and close more deals. From the initial contact to closing the deal, this book details the winning strategies and skills that have supercharged the sales force of program alumni like OptumHealth, Santander Bank, Daimler Trucks, California Casualty, and many more. Concrete, actionable steps show you how to plan a productive sales call, identify customer needs, differentiate yourself from the competition, and wrap up the sale. You'll also learn proven techniques for building rapport, overcoming objections, dealing with price pressures, and handling the million little things that can derail an otherwise positive sales interaction. Sales are the lifeblood of your company. Are they meeting your expectations? What if you could exceed projected sales figures and blow your competition out of the water? This book provides the research-based framework to ignite your sales team and excite your customer base, for sustainable success in today's market. Let Critical Selling® show you how to: Connect with customers on a deeper level to build trust Present a persuasive and value-based solution tailored to your customer’s needs Handle pricing pressure, doubt, and objections with confidence Utilize proven methodologies that help you close the sale Sales is about so much more than exchanging goods or services for cash. It's about relationships, it's about outperforming the competition, it's about demonstrating real value, and it's about understanding and solving people's problems. Critical Selling shows you how to bring it all together, using proven techniques based on real sales performance research.

The 25 Sales Habits of Highly Successful Salespeople

The 25 Sales Habits of Highly Successful Salespeople
Author: Stephan Schiffman
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 128
Release: 2008-05-01
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1440501122

Now you can join the hundreds of thousands of salespeople who have followed Stephen Schiffman's advice and watch your performance soar. Schiffman lets you in on the industry's best-kept secrets. Learn how to convert leads to sales, motivate yourself and motivate others, give killer presentations, and keep your sense of humor. This new edition includes: New examples using the latest advances in sales presentation technology Up-to-date cases of these successful habits in action Five bonus habits showing readers how to overcome mistakes, set sales timetables, and reexamine processes to shore up weaknesses If you're a salesperson looking to succeed, this is the book for you!

Exactly Where to Start

Exactly Where to Start
Author: Phil M. Jones
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 181
Release: 2018-09-25
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1119484626

Get out of your own way and bring your ideas to life! Exactly Where to Start is a playbook for everyone with a great idea, everyone with a goal in mind, and everyone with a specific destination but no journey. We’ve been told all our lives that “good things come to those who wait”—but that’s a myth. Good things come to those who do. Too often, we get stuck in the “getting ready” stage: research, analysis, brainstorming, and more research; we feel like we need to know everything there is to know about what we want to do before we ever take the first steps. Meanwhile, the people who actually go out and do the thing are taking risks, learning lessons, and making strides toward their goals every single day. Isn’t it time you joined them? This book coaches you through the journey with precise, actionable steps that help you take that all-important first leap and keep the momentum going. Discard the distractions, break through the overwhelm, and get going for real with this real-world blueprint for turning your vision into reality. Snap yourself out of “analysis paralysis” Stop thinking you need to know everything before you even begin Make those big decisions and focus in on your goals Chart your journey’s path, and get up and get started today Many of us have fallen into a trap: we no longer believe that “anything is possible”, yet we are surrounded by proof that everything is possible! But we are distracted, harried, overwhelmed, and maybe a little intimidated. Our dreams remain forever in limbo, and we may go to our graves before we venture beyond the “planning stage”. Don’t let that happen—don’t you deserve to realize your goals? Exactly Where to Start gives you the kick in the pants and the practical plan you need to stand up, step up, and make it happen.

Make Winning a Habit: Five Keys to Making More Sales and Beating Your Competition

Make Winning a Habit: Five Keys to Making More Sales and Beating Your Competition
Author: Rick Page
Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional
Total Pages: 2
Release: 2008-07-08
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0071592938

The author of the national bestseller "Hope Is Not a Strategy" reveals 20 sales best practices from top sales organizations for achieving results and identifies five universal areas of sales effectiveness--Talent, Technique, Teamwork, Technology, and Trust.

Walk the Sales Plank

Walk the Sales Plank
Author: Larry Young
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2019-08-27
Genre:
ISBN: 9781733495301

Every day, sales professionals lose deals to price, can't secure enough prospect appointments, and struggle trying to figure out how to follow up on leads. In the days when pirates ruled the seas, there was no fate worse than being forced to walk the plank-and in the new era of selling, average sales professionals know the feeling all too well.Elite sales professionals take back control of this process and force their competitors to walk the plank, not them. In Walk the Sales Plank, B2B sales strategist Larry Young offers battle-tested insights on how to dominate the most-overlooked part of the business development process: from the first call to presenting an opportunity. Today, with buyers exercising more power over the process, Young shows how to enter the buying cycle before your competition, take control of the value-added follow-up process, and close the deal before your competition even knows about it.Above all, you will learn how to create immense value by building connections that open doors, how to obtain expertise your competition can't, and how to conduct a meeting so powerful that your customers would gladly pay you for the time.So let's get ready to conquer the sales process and seize your competitors' prize clients!

The 6 Sales Habits

The 6 Sales Habits
Author: Joe Connelly
Publisher: CreateSpace
Total Pages: 198
Release: 2014-07-28
Genre:
ISBN: 9781500501747

So what makes this book different from the rest? I don't talk about sales theory or things I have not tried personally and had success with. This is a book aimed at doer's not talkers! Sales is getting tougher, targets getting higher and profits getting lower, all putting commissions under threat. Yet the top 1% of sales professionals continue to overachieve. This elite group has figured out the necessary sales habits for long-term success. Whether you are new to sales or have many years of experience under your belt, this book contains enough nuggets of sales wisdom to take your performance to the next level. Sales skills implemented consistently become habit-forming. 'The 6 Sales Habits' will rapidly accelerate your earnings potential, and get you consistently in the Top 1% of all sales professionals.

How to Sell a Pen - Really

How to Sell a Pen - Really
Author: Paul Democritou
Publisher: Independently Published
Total Pages: 128
Release: 2018-10-13
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9781728685182

"Sell me this pen." Whether it's in a job interview, sales training, or just down the pub with your mates, if you're in sales, you'll hear the "Sell me this pen," challenge eventually. How you handle it can land you the job, skyrocket your career, and make you the superhero of your circle - or leave you looking like an idiot. Of course, it's a trick question. In How to Sell a Pen - Really international sales trainer Paul Democritou shows you how to handle being put on the spot, and in the process provides a simple, solid, and sure-fire sales process that anyone can use to master the art of selling anything to anyone. In it, you will learn: The very first thing you should do when challenged to "Sell me this pen." Why the sale isn't about the product or service on offer, and what is really at stake How to bypass objections and rejections once and for all What your customer wants from you, and how to deliver it every time without fail How to cement yourself in your customer's mind as the only supplier for whatever you sell How to keep your motivation high when sales are down With Paul as your mentor, you'll never shy away from a sales challenge again, secure in the knowledge you can seduce any audience into anything using psychology. Get your copy of what is sure to become one of the sales training classics of this century today.

9 Winning Habits of Successful Software Sales Professionals: How to strategically close sales deals in a fierce competitive market

9 Winning Habits of Successful Software Sales Professionals: How to strategically close sales deals in a fierce competitive market
Author: Dr. Raghu Korrapati
Publisher: Diamond Pocket Books Pvt Ltd
Total Pages: 86
Release: 2019-12-01
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 9352969782

It is often said that salespeople would rather sell than spend a day learning how to do it. They think time is money and every hour spent in training is money lost and time wasted. But what they fail to understand is that learning how to do sales effectively is actually a catalyst for great sales results for the organization and excellent sales performance for the individual. It is worth noting that while sales is one of the easiest careers to get into, it is not as easy to sustain and spend a life in. So to put it in simpler words, “Everyone can be a sales person, but not everyone can be a successful sales person” To be a successful salesperson it is important to have a deep understanding of the industry you cater to. While the general skill set remains the same, it is the deeper and niche understanding that has the power to differentiate the best from the rest. In the market, there are numerous books and articles on various sales techniques available. In this book, I am discussing the 'Nine habits of highly effective software sales professionals'. The title gives you a broad idea of what this book is all about, but more than nine habits, it is packed with 30 years of my personal and professional experience in the software industry and managing clients. I provided more emphasis on how successful sales professionals; sales leaders and their companies organize themselves with short-term and long-term planning and adopt disciplined execution on those plans.