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Neil Rackham and John R. DeVincentis
Rethinking the Sales Force
Redefining Selling to Create and Capture Customer Value
McGraw-Hill, 1999
What's inside?
Changes that affected much of the business world years ago are now having an impact on sales. Adding customer value and selecting competitive channels have become just as critical as a great pitch and the ability to close.
Recommendation
In this new classic and hot-seller, Neil Rackham and John DeVincentis write convincingly about the need for sales forces to change with the rapidly changing times, and about how they can successfully adapt. Devoid of cutesy gimmicks, the book takes a solid look at what it takes to sell in today’s market (no matter what your product or service). It gives plenty of strategies and corporate examples, all focused on the new imperative of creating value, as opposed to just communicating it. getAbstract recommends this thorough, intelligent, and conversational book to executives, managers and everyone involved in sales and marketing.
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About the Authors
Neil Rackham is the founder and CEO of Huthwaite, Inc., a sales consulting, training, and research firm, and author of SPIN Selling, The SPIN Selling Fieldbook, Major Account Sales Strategy, and Getting Partnering Right. He has worked to bring research and analytical methods to the field of sales force management. John DeVincentis is a sales and marketing consultant. He was previously a partner at McKinsey & Co., where he led the firm’s Sales Force and Channel Management practice from 1986 to 1998.
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