Skill based system for anyone who works in sales.

The sales force is a company's main engine for driving revenue, one that often requires change to stay competitive and achieve desired results. To improve sales performance, many organizations seek out a 'Silver Bullet'. Transformation is not a one-time, check-the-box event, but a rigorous, ongoing process. Unfortunately, there is no one-off solution to the hard work of transformation. There is, however, a methodology derived from the authors' combined decades of work and their qualitative and quantitative research on sales force transformation. This book provides a practical approach to effect significant, measurable and sustainable transformation in your sales organization. 7 Steps to Sales Force Transformation will help readers determine if their sales organizations need a transformation and if so, how to assess their sales organization's readiness through the analysis of six 'levers' of successful sales transformations. It also guides readers through a series of tasks, analyses, and decisions that will lead to a successful transformation. In particular, the authors will show you how to clarify your sales transformation vision and sell it to upper management, detail methods on how to deploy your vision, offer advice on how to sustain transformation through leadership and communication, and outline current trends that will impact future sales transformation. This book is targeted at anyone who has control over a sales organization or who wants to transform a sales team, including sales managers, sales executives, CEOs, COOs, and others who advise or influence those stakeholders, such as associates at consulting and private equity firms. Through original quantitative research, the authors' own experiences transforming sales organizations, and the lessons learned by a host of sales professionals they interviewed, you will understand how to transform and modernize your sales force to achieve your desired sales results and provide your customers with better service and value.

If youre looking for a sales book by a management guru, then keep on searching. But if you want proven strategies from a humble, simple salesperson who worked his way up the ranks, then youve struck gold. Rajul Chaturvedi, a veteran salesman who has worked at some of the worlds most respected companies, including Gillette, Duracell, Henkel, and United Biscuit, walks you through the seven key components of sales calls: planning and preparation, observation, introduction, opening the call, presentation, objection handling, and closing the call. Drawing on his own experiences from thousands of sales calls, he shares simple steps to achieve success, including calling when you say you will, sticking to deadlines, and following a routine. He also outlines how salespeople are often the biggest barrier to their own success. Every word and action you take during a sales call leads to reactions and objections, and its imperative to take a structured, layered approach so you can maintain control over conversations and steer clear of problem areas. Boost your confidence and generate results with the lessons in The Seven Steps of an Effective Sales Call.

Increasing your sales revenue is really simple. It's just a matter of getting your wait staff to say the right things, in the right way, at the right time - every time! This book is the definitive guide to show you how.How would you like your worst performing waiter to sell like one of the best waiters in the world? They can with what you will learn in this book!Are you literally leaving money on the table?Does your wait staff cost you sales by acting as order takers and plate carriers?Would you like to have wait staff who are able to increase your bill size without coming across as robots or sleazy sales people?Running a restaurant is hard work. Selling at the Table makes it much, much easier. As your staff starts to implement the seven simple steps contained within this book, you will see your restaurant, café, hotel or bar's profits grow. Your staff will produce better sales revenue and life will become a whole lot easier for you. Because you have increased revenue, you will be able to recruit and retain great staff who will further increase your profits as they embrace Selling at the Table as the culture in your venue.Rest assured, you'll not be asking your staff to do anything more than they are doing already. You'll just be getting them to do it the right way - to say the right things, in the right way, at the right time - every time!

Real estate experts Donna and Shannon Freeman don’t pull any punches. Whether it’s on HGTV’s shows Designed to Sell and Secrets That Sell or with their own clients, this mother-daughter team’s straight-talking approach helps home sellers do what it takes to close a successful sale. Often hilarious and always honest, their advice results in multiple offers, higher profits, and happy sellers. Now, for the first time, this witty and wise duo brings the benefit of their experience to you, sharing their insider secrets and strategies in Seven Steps to Sold. To sell your home for top dollar, you have to play the real estate game—and realize that that means stepping outside of your lifestyle. From the moment you first consider selling until the day you move, Donna and Shannon’s simple seven-step plan covers everything you need to know, including how to: -Give your house a competitive edge, even in a tough market -Set your goals and price your house properly -Accentuate the strengths of your home and get inside buyers’ minds to attract the best offers -Close the sale on schedule, while avoiding the common mistakes that can drive you crazy and cost you a bundle Plus, Seven Steps to Sold includes many exclusive features, such as: -99 Simple Ways to Ensure a Successful Sale -Top Ten Questions to Ask Prospective Agents -Twelve Little Things That Can Make a Big Impression With their trademark wit and in-depth experience, Donna and Shannon will keep you laughing and learning as you sell your house the right way—for the most money and in the shortest time possible—in seven easy steps.

"This book provides a "how to" approach to mastering business analysis work. It will help build the skill sets of new analysts and all those currently doing analysis work, from project managers to project team members such as systems analysts, product managers and business development professionals, to the experienced business analyst. It also covers the tasks and knowledge areas for the new 2008 v.2 of The Guide to the Business Analysis Body of Knowledge (BABOK) and will help prepare business analysts for the HBA CBAP certification exam."--BOOK JACKET.