04806nam 22005173u 450 991078683810332120230803202409.01-118-87501-X(CKB)3710000000107687(EBL)1684624(MiAaPQ)EBC1684624(EXLCZ)99371000000010768720140512d2014|||| u|| |engur|n|---|||||Insight Selling[electronic resource] Surprising Research on What Sales Winners Do DifferentlyHoboken Wiley20141 online resource (258 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-118-87535-4 Insight Selling: Surprising Research on What Sales Winners Do Differently; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Chapter 1: Sales Winners Sell Differently; The New World of Selling; Analyzing What Sales Winners Do Differently; What's Actually Happening; Research from the Buyer's Perspective; Six-Prong Analysis Yields Fascinating Story; 3 Levels of RAIN Selling; Level 1 Is Connect; Level 2 Is Convince; Level 3 Is Collaborate; Level 1: Connect; Connecting the Dots and Solution Sales; Diagnosing versus Demonstrating Understanding; Aspirations, Afflictions, and SolutionsConnecting the Dots Is Necessary but Not SufficientLevel 2: Convince; Fallacy of the No-Brainer Return on Investment (ROI) Case; Winners Convince They Offer Superior Value; Level 3: Collaborate; Rising Influence and Value of the Seller; Seller as Educator; Seller as Collaborator; Insight in a Sea of Information; Information, Options, and Buyer Decision Making; Buyers Want to Talk to Sellers; Insight across the 3 Levels; Chapter Summary; Overview; Key Takeaways; Chapter 2: What Is Insight Selling?; The New Source of Value; Value in the Seller, Not the ProductValue in the Seller and the ProductInsight Selling-Overview; Insight Selling Defined; A Fundamental Shift in Thinking; Seller as Change Agent; Chapter Summary; Overview; Key Takeaways; Chapter 3: Insight Selling and Value; Defining Value; "Overall Value Was Superior"; Value Proposition Essentials; Three Legs of the Value Proposition Stool; When a Component of Value Is Missing; How Insight Sellers Resonate, Differentiate, and Substantiate; Chapter Summary; Overview; Key Takeaways; Chapter 4: Insight and Level 1: Connect; Connecting with People; Personal Connection or Business Value?Importance of the Personal ConnectionLiking Leads to Trust; Establishing Value, Then Building Personal Relationships; Becoming Essential; Connecting the Dots; Understanding Need and Crafting Compelling Solutions; Leading Sales Conversations That Connect the Dots; Asking Questions That Demonstrate Understanding of Need; Asking Questions for Insight Selling; Chapter Summary; Overview; Key Takeaways; Chapter 5: Insight and Level 2: Convince; The Power of Story; Buyers Want to Be Convinced; Questions Buyers Ask Themselves; Convince Me to Consider This; Before a Convincing Story-Focused MeetingConvincing Story FrameworkChapter Summary; Overview; Key Takeaways; Chapter 6: Insight and Level 3: Collaborate; Power of Collaboration; Presentation versus Collaboration; Collaboration Is Unexpected; Effects of Collaboration; Psychological Ownership and Buying; Collaboration Is Powerful When Driving and Reacting to Demand; When the Seller Drives Demand; When the Buyer Drives Demand; Tips for Collaborating across the Sales Process; Facilitating Collaborative Group Discussions; P-Premise: Present, Problem, Possibility, or Paralysis; A-Assumptions; T-Truths; H-Hypotheses; S-SolutionsChapter Summary What do winners of major sales do differently than the sellers who almost won, but ultimately came in second place? Mike Schultz and John Doerr, bestselling authors and world-renowned sales experts, set out to find the answer. They studied more than 700 business-to-business purchases made by buyers who represented a total of 3.1 billion in annual purchasing power. When they compared the winners to the second-place finishers, they found surprising results. Not only do sales winners sell differently, they sell radically differently, than the second-place finisheBusinessSalesSellingStrategic planningBusiness.Sales.Selling.Strategic planning.658.85BUS058000bisacshSchultz Mike936734Doerr John E133085AU-PeELAU-PeELAU-PeELBOOK9910786838103321Insight Selling3682217UNINA