Introduction | p. 13 |
My Sales Philosophy | p. 19 |
Know What You Want Before You Walk in the Door | p. 20 |
Prepare Questions Ahead of Time | p. 21 |
Ask Six Types of Questions | p. 23 |
Be Punctual | p. 27 |
Find Out What's Changed | p. 29 |
Use Fallbacks | p. 31 |
Don't Focus on Negatives | p. 33 |
Show Your Competitive Spirit | p. 35 |
Take Pride in Your Work | p. 37 |
Keep Up to Date | p. 39 |
Prospecting for Clients and Expanding your base | p. 41 |
Keep Prospecting at the Front of Your Activity | p. 42 |
New Leads Mean New Opportunities | p. 44 |
Listen, Learn, and Lead | p. 45 |
Read Industry Publications | p. 47 |
Make a New Plan for Each New Prospect | p. 48 |
Find a Compelling Opening Statement | p. 49 |
Listen to the Prospect | p. 51 |
Make Sure the Prospect Comes First | p. 53 |
Understand the Prospect's Viewpoint | p. 54 |
Make Fifteen Cold Calls a Day | p. 56 |
Look at Your Numbers | p. 58 |
Call from a Script | p. 59 |
Master Third-Party and Referral Calls | p. 60 |
Use Voice Mail Creatively | p. 64 |
Remember Why People Buy | p. 68 |
Anticipate Common Responses | p. 70 |
Show Enthusiasm | p. 74 |
Tell Others Who You Are | p. 76 |
Use Company Events to Move the Relationship Forward | p. 78 |
Get Prospects to Open Up to You | p. 80 |
Give Speeches to Civic and Business Groups | p. 82 |
Ask for Referrals | p. 84 |
Be a Messenger of Change | p. 86 |
Making the Sale | p. 89 |
Plan Your Day Efficiently | p. 90 |
Get Organized! | p. 92 |
Don't Product Dump | p. 93 |
Know Your Objective | p. 95 |
Master PIPA | p. 97 |
Communicate Trust | p. 101 |
Ask the Right Questions | p. 103 |
Give Credit to the Client's Intelligence | p. 106 |
Beware of Bad Assumptions | p. 108 |
Raise the Hard Issues Yourself | p. 110 |
Develop Conversations, Not Lectures | p. 112 |
Don't Rush | p. 114 |
Always Try to Move the Sale to the Next Step | p. 116 |
Sell Yourself on Yourself | p. 119 |
Know When to Retreat | p. 121 |
Know When to Ask for Help | p. 124 |
Follow Up the Next Day | p. 127 |
E-Mail Selling | p. 129 |
Setting E-Mail Sales Goals | p. 130 |
Craft the Perfect Message | p. 131 |
Break Up the Text | p. 133 |
Use the Subject Line | p. 135 |
Be Careful with Your Signature Line | p. 138 |
Develop a Brand with E-Mail | p. 140 |
Start an E-Mail Newsletter | p. 141 |
Use E-Mails to Spread Information about Your Company | p. 143 |
Build Your Website | p. 145 |
Start a Blog | p. 147 |
E-Mail Selling to Executives | p. 149 |
Five E-Mail Mistakes | p. 152 |
Closing The Deal | p. 157 |
Ask for the Sale | p. 158 |
An Objection Is an Opportunity | p. 161 |
Overcome the Money Objection | p. 164 |
Overcome "I'll Have to Think about It" | p. 166 |
Deal with an Outright "No" | p. 168 |
Keep the Closing Positive | p. 169 |
Know When to Stop Talking | p. 170 |
Be a Leader | p. 172 |
Write the Contract | p. 175 |
Always Come Back to the Table | p. 177 |
Don't Take It Personally | p. 180 |
Win Well, Lose Better | p. 182 |
Look Beyond the Close | p. 185 |
Conclusion | p. 187 |
Sample Cold Calling Scripts | p. 189 |
Nine Key Principles of Sales Success | p. 193 |
Ten Traits of Successful Salespeople | p. 199 |
Seven Questions You Should Be Able to Before You Try to Close the Deal | p. 203 |
The Five Stages of the Sales Career | p. 207 |
Index | p. 211 |
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