Developing a Professional Sales Force (Hardcover)

David A. Stumm

ISBN 10: 0899301762 / ISBN 13: 9780899301761

Published by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, Westport, 1986

About this Item

Hardcover. Drawing on 25 years of experience as a salesman, sales manager, and training consultant, David Stumm provides a thoughtful analysis of the sales training process--where it succeeds, why it fails, and what is lacking in current practice--and presents field-tested techniques for creating an effective training program. The book is built around three concepts: reading what is happening in any sales situation; recognizing situational need areas as a common theme in all sale techniques development; and building sales strategies that blend selling techniques into an integrated effort. Each chapter explains the theory behind a different sales skill and translates it into specific sales applications. Drawing on 25 years of experience as a salesman, sales manager, and training consultant, David Stumm provides a thoughtful analysis of the sales training process--where it succeeds, why it fails, and what is lacking in current practice--and presents field-tested techniques for creating an effective training program. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Developing a Professional Sales Force (Hardcover)
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, Westport
• Publication Date: 1986
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0899301762
• ISBN 13: 9780899301761
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

Drawing on 25 years of experience as a salesman, sales manager, and training consultant, David Stumm provides a thoughtful analysis of the sales training process--where it succeeds, why it fails, and what is lacking in current practice--and presents field-tested techniques for creating an effective training program. The book is built around three concepts: reading what is happening in any sales situation; recognizing situational need areas as a common theme in all sale techniques development; and building sales strategies that blend selling techniques into an integrated effort. Each chapter explains the theory behind a different sales skill and translates it into specific sales applications.

About the Author

DAVID A. STUMM has 20 years of sales management experience and was instrumental in founding the sales consulting and training firm of Barnes McHugh Company.