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Authors: William "Skip" Miller, Ron Zemke
ISBN-13: 9780814472859, ISBN-10: 0814472850
Format: Paperback
Publisher: AMACOM
Date Published: June 2005
Edition: (Non-applicable)

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Author Biography: William "Skip" Miller

William "Skip" Miller is President of M3 Learning, a sales training firm established in 1996. He is the author of ProActive Selling and ProActive Sales Management. Mr. Miller lives in Los Gatos, California. Ron Zemke was a coauthor of Knock Your Socks Off Selling, as well as the coauthor of all the books in the Knock Your Socks Off Service series and of the customer service classic Service America!

Book Synopsis

This guide helps salespeople develop the skill and judgment to know when to pursue a prospect all the way to customer status, and when to cut their losses and move on. The author suggests approaches for preparing to succeed at cold calling, and outlines techniques to try at each stage of the cold call process. Annotation ©2005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Table of Contents

Introduction : the art of prospecting
1Gee, Ma, do I have to?3
2Make money easier7
3It's all about them11
4Turn strangers into customers15
5The ol' numbers game21
6A winning formula27
7Time management I : the ProActive sales matrix33
8Time management II : the PowerHour41
9Speak the customer's language45
10Sell to their values, not yours53
11Don't sell stuff, sell solutions59
12You sell change65
13Execution : the true art of the sale69
14Your thirty-second speech75
15Thirty-second variations : the opening83
16Thirty-second variations : WIIFM?87
17Summary and flip91
18Leaving a message95
19The buying process99
20Who's driving?103
21Transfer of ownership109
22It's about time115
23Summarize, bridge, pull121
24Handling "no!" : which "no" is that?129
25Call #2 : second thirty-second speech137
26TripTik143
27Two paths : value vs. solution149
28Putting the CART before the horse153
29It's all about you157

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