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The contrarian effect : why it pays (big) to take typical sales advice and do the opposite / Michael Port and Elizabeth Marshall.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Port, Michael, 1970-
Contributor:
Marshall, Elizabeth, 1975-
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Selling.
Sales management.
Marketing.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (177 p.)
Edition:
1st ed.
Place of Publication:
Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons, c2008.
Language Note:
English
Summary:
Take the traditional sales model, which is outdated and needs a serious makeover, and turn it on its head by applying the advice in The Contrarian Effect: Why It Pays (Big) to Take Typical Sales Advice and Do the Opposite. Find an entirely sound approach to building better client relationships and closing more sales by doing the exact opposite that conventional sales advice dictates. Re-examine the most well-worn sales tactics in the business and discover specific and actionable strategies and principles that will help you close more sales today.
Contents:
From the Old World to the New
Typical tactics are out of sync with the market
Typical tactics are focused on the wrong person
Typical tactics damage relationships and long-term potential
Typical tactical harm reputations and create unintended consequences
Contrarian primer
Pendulum swing.
Notes:
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [151]-153) and index.
Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.
ISBN:
9786612367892
9780470435236
0470435232
9781282367890
1282367897
9780470399354
047039935X
OCLC:
647764535

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