Thank You for Helping Rainmaking Conversations Become an Amazon Bestseller
By Mike Schultz & John Doerr

Earlier this week we announced the launch of our new book, Rainmaking Conversations and we’ve been absolutely thrilled with the response so far. The book has reached the #1 bestseller spot on Amazon in a number of categories...

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6 Questions to Prepare for the Biggest Sales Conversation of Your Life
By Mike Schultz & John Doerr

Look in the mirror, and ask yourself these 6 questions.

Imagine for a minute you’re a master carpenter. You’ve been building houses your whole life, trying your best to hone your craft and deliver the highest quality work every day that you possibly could.

Then one day, you’re presented with the opportunity to teach your craft – a craft you’ve been honing for 30 years – to someone else.

Let’s say for argument’s sake that this person has positively average talent! They have no better raw abilities than anyone else you might run into that barely knows the difference between a router and a miter saw.

But they’ve told themselves that they’re going to be the best carpenter that’s ever walked the face of the planet. They’re going to prove to themself, and in the process everybody else, that they will become a master craftsman, a craftsman with the skills that rival the best carpenters in the land.

Now imagine for a minute that they really mean it...

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New Book: Rainmaking Conversations – Special Bonus Gifts When You Buy Today
By Mike Schultz & John Doerr

new sales book rainmaking conversationsOur new book is finally here: Rainmaking Conversations: Influence, Persuade, and Sell in Any Situation. After close to a decade of research, training tens of thousands of people, and a year in the writing process, we’re thrilled with how it came out.

If you want a guide to leading masterful sales conversations this is it. We cover everything from generating initial discussions to uncovering needs to overcoming objections to winning the sale. We wanted to bring sales conversation to life, so each chapter is peppered liberally with examples, stories, and tips.

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New Book First Look: Rainmaking Conversations – Free Chapter
By Mike Schultz & John Doerr

new sales book rainmaking conversationsWe haven’t said much about the launch of our new book on this blog, and it’s certainly not for a lack of excitement about it. In fact, we’ve been incredibly busy since the beginning of this year preparing for the launch of the book, which will be next Tuesday, April 19, and in the midst of all the activity, we haven’t even mentioned it yet here on the blog.

The book just hit bookstores! Thus you can buy a copy now. But if you wait until next week, you will have the opportunity to access a ton of special bonus gifts we’re putting together for you from ourselves along with authors and experts including Jill Konrath, Jeffrey Gitomer, Dave Kahle, Art Sobczak, Tim Wackel, and many, many more.

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One Thing Top Sales People Get Right (and Why You Shouldn’t Talk with Your Mouth Full)
By John Doerr

An empty plate may tell you more about a sales call than you think.

Let’s face it. Salespeople talk too much.

And when sales people talk too much, they generate too few customers. So why do those of us trying to grow our pipelines constantly find ourselves in this position? Perhaps because, we do not understand why we talk too much. Let's start there.

 

Why Do You Talk Too Much?
  • I need to pitch my product or service: Of course you do. How else will the prospect know if you and your products are any good? However, prospects at first want to know whether you are a good fit for working with them as much as evaluating your level of technical competence. Remember, “no one cares how much you know until they know how much you care.”
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