Heavy Hitter Sales Wisdom: Proven Sales Warfare Strategies, Secrets of Persuasion, and Common-Sense Tips for Success

Part One Sales Warfare Strategies.

CHAPTER 1 The Grand Strategy of War.

The Changing Nature of Sales.

The Indirect Strategy.

The Seven Principles of the Indirect Strategy.

The Indirect Strategy in Sales.

Closing Thoughts.

CHAPTER 2 Battlefield Tactics.

Grand Strategy, Battles, and Battlefield Maneuvers.

Charting Your Position.

Battlefield Tactics Based on Position.

Individual Battlefield Tactic Case Study.

Company Battlefield Tactic Case Study.

Closing Thoughts.

CHAPTER 3 The Five Steps to Victory.

Step 1—Set the Tempo.

Step 2—Focus on Human Nature (Winning Hearts and Minds).

Step 3—Enlist Spies.

Step 4—Understand How the Objective Is Organized.

Step 5—Go After the Leaders.

Conclusion.

Part Two Secrets of Persuasion.

CHAPTER 4 Real Persuasion.

Decision Making 101.

Speak to Each Person Individually.

Speak with Compassion.

Speak with Congruence.

Connect with the Senses.

Tell Stories to Illustrate Complex Ideas.

Conclusion.

CHAPTER 5 Meeting of the Minds.

Connecting with Minds.

Why George Bush Won the 2004 Presidential Election.

Balanced Communicators.

The Subconscious Decision Maker.

The Different Types of Persuasion.

The Persuasive Corporate Sales Presentation.

Organizing the Presentation.

Conclusion.

Part Three Common-Sense Tips.

CHAPTER 6 Common-Sense Selling.

Cesspool.

Who Are You?

Price.

Seven Reasons Why Indy Race Car Driving Is Like Sales.

Don’t Panic.

Peer Pressure.

Lessons Learned.

The Fantasy of Spam.

Cliffs Notes.

Exaggerators, Sandbaggers, and Heavy Hitters.

The Seven Deadly Sins of Salespeople.

Go, Fight, Win!

Five Questions to Ask after a Loss.

Are You Contagious?

Always Follow Your Intuition.

Boy, Were They Wrong!

Warning Signs.

Test Your Selling Style.

Conclusion.

CHAPTER 7 The Life of a Salesperson.

Long Lunch.

The 19.5 Reasons You Will Fail.

Keep Perspective.

Ask the Experts.

Why Does My Sales Manager Dislike Me?

Six Comments.

Self-Perception.

Freedom.

Sharpshooter.

Fatal Faux Pas..

Facing the End.

Keep Your Goals to Yourself.

Preconceived Ideas.

Hey, Hey, We’re the Monkeys.

Monday-Morning Quarterbacks.

So You Want to Be a Manager.

Lost Cause.

Missing History.

You’re Already Rich.

Final Advice.

Epilogue.

Notes.

Index.

About the Author.