The Contrarian Effect: Why It Pays (Big) to Take Typical Sales Advice and Do the Opposite
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Selling is the number one function of a business. However, the traditional sales model, including the typical jargon and tactics, is outdated and in need of a serious makeover. This work instructs readers how to stop blindly following the traditional sales model and start leveraging the power of collaboration.
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Book Information
| Publisher: | Wiley. |
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| Publish Date: | 08/01/2008 |
| Pages: | 176 |
| ISBN-13: | 9780470237908 |
| ISBN-10: | 0470237902 |
| Language: | English |
What We're Saying
The books on our 2008 shortlist for the Sales Category are: The Contrarian Effect: Why It Pays (Big) to Take Typical Sales Advice and Do the Opposite by Michael Port and Elizabeth Marshall (Wiley, August 2008) Elizabeth and Michael show readers that times are changing in business, and that customers are being driven away by typical sales tactics. Filled with real life stories about companies and what works and what doesn't, The Contrarian Effect not only shows how the sales process is broken, but how to successfully build something to replace it. Making the Number: How to Use Sales Benchmarking to Drive Performance by Greg Alexander, Aaron Bartels,and Mike Drapeau (Portfolio, November 2008) Showing how to use data-driven methods to make decisions, the authors introduce metrics to determine the sales process and identify potential growth without relying on pure instinct. READ FULL DESCRIPTION
Amazon has posted its editors' picks for 2008. In the Business & Investing category, they chose: The Snowball: Warren Buffett and the Business of Life by Alice Schroeder, Bantam A Sense of Urgency by John P. Kotter, Harvard Business School Press (Jack Covert Selects) The Brand Bubble: The Looming Crisis in Brand Value and How to Avoid It by John Gerzema, Jossey-Bass The Momentum Effect: How to Ignite Exceptional Growth by J. READ FULL DESCRIPTION