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Selling by Phone How to Reach and Sell to Customers in the Nineties

Selling by Phone How to Reach and Sell to Customers in the Nineties

Most salespeople spend half their working lives on the phone. This comprehensive guide helps them maximize that time for two key results–dramatically higher sales and stronger customer relationships–regardless of the product or service being sold. Linda Richardson, a pioneer in consultative selling, demonstrates how to use the phone to establish rapport; determine customer needs; get appointments; close sales; and much more. Includes worksheets to help readers test their skills and hone their teleselling techniques for all types of clients and sales situations.

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1 Star For Beginners
If you’re a commissioned sales rep calling outbound biz to biz, this book is NOT for you. Nothing new or original here. I suggest you read books by Art Sobczak, Bly or one of the best books ever written on the subject. Telesales Tips From The Trenches by Joe Catal

5 Stars Gets beyond chit chat
It’s obvious that the reader with “nothing new here” comment did not read the book, it doesent stress chit chat at all, read this book, apply it, and become respected in the art of selling, not in the art of telling.

4 Stars Richardson spares the Boiler Room bravado.
There is no better tool for a sales coach than the Richardson series. I am not fond of Guru books in general, but I have used Richardson’s books to coach sales teams, and gotten results. Salespeople at every level fail to integrate skills like checking into their presentations, but most think they do. Too much “telling” happens during presentations, e.g. most salespeople see an interruption by a client as rudeness rather than an opportunity, and respond accordingly. Richardson’s tools help coaches manage even the most seasoned sales pros to their potentials. If you are looking for motivation, this series is not the ticket; the success stories focus on the sales process, not results. However, I have seen salespeople become better personal communicators after attending Richardson’s seminars, while achieving better sales results; I do not think this was just a coincidence.

1 Star Nothing new here
For anyone selling high ticket items business to business, this book will get you get killed. It’s obvious she must sell to consumers. You start out a call with the “how ya doing” routine, and you’ll be classified as the typical bimbo headed telemarketer. Top executives don’t waste time on chit chat nonsense. when I finished reading this book, I threw it away.

4 Stars An excellent introduction to sales and phone sales.
I first read this book when I entered the tele-sales field in 1995 and consider myself quite fortunate for it. Not only does the book address telephone sales, but it is really geared towards consultative sales. The treatment of sales content and phone techniques is very rudimentary, so it is definitely a lot more appropriate for entry level sales reps. I am sure this book contributed to my own success and I that is why I am recommending it be used as a training guide now that I am in sales management.

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