42 Rules to Increase Sales Effectiveness (2nd Edition): A Practical Guidebook for Sales Reps, Sales Managers and Anyone Looking to Improve their Selling Skills - Softcover

Griego, Michael

Softcover

ISBN 10: 160773107X ISBN 13: 9781607731078

Publisher: Super Star Press, 2013

Synopsis

If you are a professional salesperson, sales manager or director, VP of sales, CEO, any role in marketing, or anyone supporting selling efforts, this book is for you. It will teach you updated tools, language and tactics of selling in today's market. Michael Griego, a professional sales consultant and trainer to Fortune 500 firms and leading Silicon Valley technology firms, has reduced the keys to sales effectiveness to 42 rules. These rules have been road tested over 28 years of personal sales and management experience and close observation of many salespeople and sales organizations. These rules apply to all selling efforts, from high-tech enterprise sales to non-technology sales.

Sales isn't rocket science, but it's not ABC simple either. While selling is often either over-engineered or over-simplified, today even the professionals are caught off-guard in a changing world and marketplace. "Old school" is out; new school is in, but with a twist. There are key sales fundamentals that never go out of style but still need a refresh. This book, 42 Rules to Increase Sales Effectiveness (2nd Edition), upgrades and adjusts foundational rules for today's business environment to increase the overall sales effectiveness of individuals or teams.

In '42 Rules to Increase Sales Effectiveness (2nd Edition),' you will learn:

• The Effective Sales Perspective
• The Effective Sales Process
• The effective Salesperson
• Effective Territory Management
• Effective Sales Communication
• The Effective Sales Meeting
• Effective Sales Closing

This book will challenge standard conventions while reinforcing best practices that have gotten lost in the recent advancement of new technologies and modern tools. It's a great read for any professional to confirm that their own "salesmanship" is still on target and appropriately current. Use this as your own handbook to reset on key best-practices for the new day or teach a new generation 42 nuggets and practical applications of this fascinating activity called Sales.

About this title

From the Publisher

"Mike Griego has written one of the most straight-forward and practical books on increasing sales effectiveness," said Laura Lowell, Founder and Executive Editor of the 42 Rules series. 42 Rules to Increase Sales Effectiveness is a must-read for anyone with responsibility to sell. We at 42 Rules are proud to add Mike's experience to our list of expert authors in the field of sales and marketing."

About the Author

Michael Griego is president and founder of MXL Partners, a sales consulting firm providing sales training, consulting and management services. Michael has over 28 years of high-technology sales and management experience at companies ranging from IBM, XL/Datacomp, StorageTek, Gartner Group, Zona Research, Active Decisions and Workshare. A popular sales trainer for companies worldwide, and instructor/lecturer and keynote speaker at CEO summits and leading business schools, Michael has been an advisor and consultant for numerous organizations and trained hundreds of teams and salespeople. He has a BA degree from Occidental College and an MBA from Stanford University.

Edition details

• Publisher: Super Star Press
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 160773107X
• ISBN 13: 9781607731078
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 128