Well written and an enjoyable read for a sales "manual" however the author has no practical experience in sales as a career and bases his system on interviews and "ride alongs" with several successful Salesman. That said, there are some "Gold Nuggets" contained in this book that are useful. I say this as a Professional salesman with 30years experience selling, earning 6 figures average. I have sold both tangibles priced up to 250k per sale and intangibles priced up 500k per sale
I am in financial sales and the concepts advanced in this book are right on target. It takes more than merely reading this book to put the concept to use, but this book lays it all out clearly. I highly recommend this read for anyone working in "big" sales.
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This book was great!! I'm an undergraduate studying marketing and I'm a marketing intern on campus. My boss told me to read this book before my sales class in the summer. Although this might be a good book to start out with if you're new to selling so you learn how to sell the right way instead of learning bad techniques first, I think you should have experience in sales before you read this book. You will not understand a lot of this if you don't. I had a sales job a couple summers ago and it really helped me to understand what Rackham was talking about in terms of closing, handling objections, explaining features early, etc. I recommend this book to anyone in sales- small or large. It's important to understand that there is a big difference between different sales of different sizes. Even if you are strictly involved in one type of sales, knowing these differences will make you a better salesperson. I really admire how determined Rackham is, even when his research LOOKS extremely positive, he still questions and argues that the research was influenced by other factors. Since he is so quick to question his own research, the research he has done with Huthwaite is that much more credible. Read the Appendix at the end. It's a short book with a lot of valuable information. Please take the time to read it.Read full review
The best book on selling, skills if used from the book not only in your professional life but also can be applied in your personal life. A must read Thanks
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Excellent reading for a sales professional - superb tactics and methods. There have been many classes being held for salesman all over to enable them to use the numerous tools of the trade being featured. These principles have been extensively tested in the sales arena and have been found to be quite effective. The tools featured use ethical approaches to working with a prospective client to enduce them into a buying mode. One can read this book over and over from cover to cover and absorb a new concept each time.
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