Competitive Selling: Out-Plan, Out-Think, and Out-Sell to Win Every Time

Competitive Selling: Out-Plan, Out-Think, and Out-Sell to Win Every Time

Author: Landy Chase

Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional

Published: 2010-07-23

Total Pages: 273

ISBN-13: 007174228X

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Become a Dominant Predator in today’s dog-eat-dog sales environment There’s a hard fact that we all have to face: Buyers have evolved. They’ve become shopaholics. They almost never consider a single vendor when making a buying decision. Instead, they call you—and your competitors—and choose from multiple options. They know that pitting you against your competition always works to their benefit. In today’s sales environment, only the strongest and smartest live to sell another day. Master sales strategist Landy Chase calls these top performers dominant predators—salespeople who consistently win business, at higher prices, by crushing the competition at every turn. He knows exactly how they do it because he’s the one who teaches them how to do it. Now, it’s your turn. In Competitive Selling, Chase reveals the master strategy of the dominant predator, offering a proven, step-by-step process for entering the fray as a prepared and confident warrior. You’ll learn how to: Identify your competition before meeting with the buyer Open competitive selling opportunities Out-flank your competitors using the Client Needs Analysis Eliminate competitors without badmouthing them Stand out to the decision makers Win sales even as the higher-priced option It’s a jungle out there. The goal in today’s winner-take-all world of selling is to make every selling opportunity an unfair fight—in your favor. You have to adapt to your surroundings and take control of your environment. Be assured, your competitors are out there trying to do the same thing. Competitive Selling provides the techniques and skills for seizing the advantage before they even see you coming.


How Winners Sell

How Winners Sell

Author: Dave Stein

Publisher:

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13: 9781597341141

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How do salespeople transform themselves into savvy professionals who can be counted on to continue to win business even under these tough, seemingly insurmountable conditions? Author and sales consultant Dave Stein has helped thousands of CEOs, VPs, sales managers, marketing directors, and sales teams navigate the most complex opportunities with precision and speed, even during challenging economic times.


Sales Genius

Sales Genius

Author: Graham Jones

Publisher: John Murray Business

Published: 2015-07-30

Total Pages: 294

ISBN-13: 1473605377

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The fast-track MBA in sales Imagine having instant access to the world's smartest thinking on sales - and being shown exactly what to do to guarantee that you get your own selling right, every time. Sales Genius makes it easy to apply what researchers know about brilliant selling to the real world. 40 chapters based on hundreds of cutting-edge business and psychology research projects reveal what works and what doesn't work in sales. Each of the 40 chapters is a mini-masterclass in selling, explaining the research and showing you how to apply it for yourself. In Sales, conventional wisdom often says one thing while research says another. Sales Genius cuts through the noise to bring you proven research and techniques for applying it that will simply make you a better salesperson. Quick to read and intensely practical, this book will bring a little sales genius into your day. 'Fascinating insights that explode some of the myths around sales, sales management and sales strategy' Phil Jesson, Academy for Chief Executives 'What a great read... An insightful look at the world of sales' Anthony Stears, The Telephone Assassin 'As a sales specialist I'm impressed by the amount of detailed research which supports the information in each chapter' Andrew Docker, Andrew Docker Associates


How to Sell at Margins Higher Than Your Competitors

How to Sell at Margins Higher Than Your Competitors

Author: Lawrence L. Steinmetz

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2005-11-11

Total Pages: 278

ISBN-13: 0471744832

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Unternehmen in allen Branchen haben mit Billig-Konkurrenten zu kämpfen. Um jedoch eine wirtschaftlich verträgliche Gewinnspanne zu erhalten, können Unternehmen ihre Preise nicht endlos senken, sondern müssen einen Weg finden, ihr Produkt trotz des höheren Preises zu verkaufen. Dieses Buch ist ein praktischer Ratgeber, der Ihnen mit vielen cleveren Verkaufstaktiken zeigt, wie Sie Ihre Billig-Konkurrenten umsatzmäßig schlagen können. Er erklärt u.a., warum der Preis nicht das allein entscheidende Kriterium für einen Kunden ist, ein bestimmtes Produkt zu kaufen; wie man ein gutes Customer Service Programm aufbaut; wie man die Argumente von Kunden entkräftet, die sich für Billig-Produkte entscheiden und wie man einen angemessenen Preis für das jeweilige Produkt festsetzt. Mit einer Vielzahl von Beispielen und Situationen aus der Praxis, die Verkäufern anschaulich zeigen, wie sie jedes Produkt - unabhängig vom Preis - erfolgreich verkaufen können.


Red-Hot Selling

Red-Hot Selling

Author: Paul S. GOLDNER

Publisher: AMACOM Div American Mgmt Assn

Published: 2010-06-30

Total Pages: 238

ISBN-13: 0814410286

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No matter what, where, and to whom you sell, everything you do fits into one of three phases of the sales process: Planning, Execution, and Closing. True red-hot sellers know exactly what each phase encompasses, and the rest of us can learn in the time it takes to read this ultra-practical book. Red-Hot Selling presents a simple, start-to-finish sales process for new sales professionals and veterans alike that shows how to: Eliminate the peaks and valleys in your sales cycle • Manage your time for optimum results • Ask your customers and prospects the six most powerful questions • Find and penetrate the best accounts • Create and deliver dynamic sales presentations and winning proposals • Beat back objections • And much more Red-Hot Selling also includes the author’s powerful three-tiered planning process, proprietary tools including the Meeting Management WorksheetTM, and the best closing techniques in the business—plus can’t-miss secrets for distinguishing your product or service in a competitive market. Selling may be tough, but it’s not complicated. With this one-of-a-kind guide, you can streamline your job, kick-start your career, and send your earnings sky-high!


Sell Different!

Sell Different!

Author: Lee B. Salz

Publisher: HarperCollins Leadership

Published: 2021-09-14

Total Pages: 208

ISBN-13: 1400222516

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Game-changing new strategies to outsmart, outmaneuver, and outsell your competition! Salespeople face fierce competition in their pursuit of winning deals. Differences in product features and functions get smaller by the minute and are not always meaningful to buyers. How do you stand out from the pack and not just land the account, but win deals at the prices you want? Lee B. Salz’s previous ground-breaking, bestselling book, Sales Differentiation, armed salespeople with strategies to differentiate both what they sell and how they sell it. Sell Different! provides a new component of Sales Differentiation strategy to help you outsmart, outmaneuver, and outsell the competition to win more deals at the prices you want. This book provides you with the tools you need to land new accounts and grow existing ones. The practical, proven strategies presented in Sell Different! include: How to defeat your toughest competitor (hint: it’s not who you think it is) An actionable 16-phase plan to reach and engage elusive prospects Finding more of your best clients (it’s easier than you think) Acquiring more referrals than you ever dreamed possible Virtual selling and how to harness its potential Neutralizing the fear of change that paralyzes buyers and kills deals Structuring pilot programs that advance your deals Identifying the critical person needed to win more deals at the prices you want Solving closing problems and fixing the real issue limiting your success Dissecting and resolving the most challenging sales objection — price! What 99.999% of salespeople don’t do, but should Expanding account relationships to explode revenue and lock out the competition How to address a major flaw when comparing salespeople with professional athletes And much, much more! If you are a salesperson, executive, or business owner who desires to win more deals at the prices you want, then this book is for you.


High-Profit Selling

High-Profit Selling

Author: Mark HUNTER

Publisher: AMACOM Div American Mgmt Assn

Published: 2012-02-14

Total Pages: 289

ISBN-13: 0814420095

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In the high-pressure quest to make a sale, acquire a contract, and beat out other bidders, sales professionals frequently resort to cutting prices, offering discounts, or making other concessions that cut into their operating marginsùshort-term strategies that are destructive to the long-term sustainability of their business. High-Profit Selling helps readers understand that their sales goal shouldn't simply be to sell more, but to sell more at a higher priceàand that success comes only to those focused on ôprofitable sales.ö This eye-opening book shows readers how to: Avoid negotiating ò Actively listen to customers ò Match the benefits of their product or service with the customer's needs and pains ò Confidently communicate value ò Successfully execute a price increase with existing customers ò Ensure prospects are serious and not shopping for price Too many salespeople believe that a sale at any price is better than no sale at all. This powerful guide helps move readers toward a profit-centered approach that will strength en their relationships and increase their bottom line.


Competitive Selling

Competitive Selling

Author: Stacia Skinner

Publisher:

Published: 2019-04-30

Total Pages: 180

ISBN-13: 9781733853101

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Competitive Selling: The Guidebook to Proactive Calling in a Reactive World is about the toughness and edge you need to be successful in the highly competitive world of professional sales. But it doesn't just give you theories . . . it gives you tried and true techniques to follow to be a proactive caller, in very practical terms. If you ever struggle with the actual words to say when you are prospecting, Competitive Selling will give you a solid foundation in the words to say and how to approach the call with confidence. Selling is filled with rejection, but if you expect the "No"s--and even welcome hearing them--you can be the one in control and work on turning around even the toughest potential clients. The louder the environment is for prospects and customers, the more highly skilled you need to be at quickly capturing their attention and following a set roadmap to the close of the sale. Dive into Competitive Selling and become better than the competition at starting high in an organization, following up, leaving an intriguing voicemail message that results in a return call, gaining a critical "next set time," and using email as an effective touch point. Prospecting for new business is not glamorous, but if you have a solid plan and the drive to follow through on your goals, you will be successful. Marisa Pensa and Stacia Skinner will help you attain that success.


Outthink the Competition

Outthink the Competition

Author: Kaihan Krippendorff

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2011-11-16

Total Pages: 256

ISBN-13: 1118163850

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A Fast Company blogger and former McKinsey consultant profiles the next generation business strategists: the "Outthinkers" "Outthinkers" are entrepreneurs and corporate leaders with a new playbook. They see opportunities others ignore, challenge dogma others accept as truth, rally resources others cannot influence, and unleash new strategies that disrupt their markets. Outthink the Competition proves that business competition is undergoing a fundamental paradigm shift and that during such revolutions, outthinkers beat traditionalists. Outthink the Competition presents stories of breakthrough companies like Apple, Google, Vistaprint, and Rosetta Stone whose stunning performances defy traditional explanation and will inspire readers to outthink the competition. Core concepts in the book include: Discover the Eight Dimensions of Disruption Learn to play by the Outthinker Playbook Develop the Five Habits of the Outthinker Implement the Outthinker Process It's time to buck tradition in order to stay ahead. Outthink the competition and uncover opportunities hiding in plain sight.


Eliminate Your Competition

Eliminate Your Competition

Author: Sean O'Shaughnessey

Publisher:

Published: 2018-05-14

Total Pages: 298

ISBN-13: 9780692111925

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Most salespeople lose the deal before they ever get started! It isn't uncommon for the customer to have already made a decision before most salespeople even learn of the opportunity. Most salespeople have to beat the preferred competitor by a significant margin just to be considered equivalent. Don't you wish that you could be the preferred vendor in all of your opportunities? Selling is a difficult career in which to make a living; it is not uncommon to have the commission check denied before the salesperson even gets a chance to win. Analysis of thousands of sales situations has made it phenomenally obvious that most salespeople begin their sales campaign so late in the decision-making process that they are virtually guaranteed to lose the order. To make matters worse, when they do start the campaign early enough, most salespeople do not know how to control the prospect adequately so that they can guarantee their victory. Typical turnover for a sales department is 10-20%. Many companies see turnover that approaches 40-60%! This turnover costs them 50% of their revenue-generating capability. In any organization that exceeds 25% turnover, the loss of trust with the customer can be astounding as the new salesperson tries to rebuild the entire relationship. In any given quarter dozens or hundreds of companies do not make their forecasted numbers and are dramatically punished by Wall Street. This book will provide the management of a company with a framework to teach their salespeople how to attain their quotas with higher profits. It will also allow salespeople to rise to the top of their organization and be the super-achievers who win awards, trips, bonuses, and respect. In this book, I will show you how to eliminate your competition and maximize your commission.