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Stop Telling, Start Selling
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Stop Telling, Start Selling

How to Use Customer-Focused Dialogue to Close Sales

McGraw-Hill, 1998 mais...


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7

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Recommendation

Today’s sales methods demand an emphasis on a high-level, consultative partnering process. This approach calls for real dialogue with customers about the product or service solutions that best meet their needs. In this solid book, sales training expert Linda Richardson teaches salespeople how to stop being vexatious product promoters and become trusted colleagues instead. getAbstract recommends Richardson’s practical “dialogue selling” approach and her superior knowledge about what works. Though the suggestions she sees as brand-new may strike you as classic sales wisdom, that’s no reason not to pay attention. If you want to stop pitching and start partnering, listen up.

Take-Aways

  • Most salespeople want to be their customers’ trusted, consultative adviser.
  • Sadly, many salespeople still simply pitch their products and services.
  • Today’s customers view most products and services as interchangeable, so features-and-benefits pitches can be irrelevant.

About the Author

Linda Richardson founded and heads The Richardson Company, a sales training and management organization. She also wrote Winning Group Sales.


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    7 years ago
    This is an excellent summary
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    M. H. 1 decade ago
    the summary looks more realistic and prctical for the changing selling evironments and the pactical solutions for partnership building

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