A unique compilation of tactical appointment setting techniques, this resource discusses methods to prepare for scheduling qualified appointments, leveraging voicemail and e-mail as powerful appointment-setting tools, the metrics of sales, and doing the numbers for consistent sales results.

The first year of developing a new sales territory is a daunting task—especially in dog-eat-dog industries. The traditional advice is to train quickly on product, grab a customer list, start calling for appointments, discover opportunities, and close deals. In fact, almost every sales model out there is based on nothing more than "opportunity" management. But jumping straight to opportunity will have new salespeople—or veterans developing new territories—chasing their tails for the first year or two. As Sales Hunting: How to Develop New Territories and Major Accounts in Half the Time Using Trust as Your Weapon details, there is a significant problem you must overcome when opening up new accounts and territories. No matter what you are selling, your prospect already has a trusted relationship with an incumbent vendor and will continue to buy from that vendor even when you have the better solution. The playing field is not level—and you’re on the wrong side. So how can you compete to win? "Trust is the grease that makes business sales effortless," writes sales pro and trainer Dave Monty. Opportunity metrics are important, but trust—and a few sharp insider tactics Monty reveals—is the guidepost that leads to success. His sales model therefore incorporates metrics based on trust along with traditional sales measures. That is the fuel that helps you not just turn virgin territory into a consistent revenue generator, but helps you win over potential accounts that now use competitive products. Sales Hunting helps you start establishing trust before you step foot in a prospect’s door, and it shows you the tactics necessary to penetrate new accounts. Once you gain access, trust can be used as systematic way to build long-lasting relationships that pay dividends well beyond that first sale you make. Among other things, this book explains: Why most customers don’t want to buy from you . . . yetWhy trust-based relationships enable you to open up territories and bag the biggest customers quicklyHow to qualify and rank customers based on traitsHow to get in step with the customer’s buying cycleHow to establish trust-based and traditional sales metrics to guide your efforts With advice based on Monty’s twenty years of IT sales and sales management experience—along with principles confirmed by academic research—Sales Hunting is an easy-to-read book that is packed with real-life examples and prescriptions for achieving sales success. It will prove a lifesaver for any salesperson or sales manager developing a new territory or trying to penetrate new accounts. What you’ll learnWhy traditional sales models do not work for new account acquisition. Why long-term sales success is built on developing a trusted relationship with the customer.The best methods for achieving first meetings.The best solutions to lead with.How to qualify customer and opportunities. Where to best spend your time.How to measure and track your success.Who this book is for Salespeople and sales managers opening new territories or trying to penetrate new accounts. Table of ContentsHunting MisunderstoodIdentify the Silent Sales KillersThe Buyer ProcessThe Sales ProcessTrustTrust Sales CycleBuild Business RelationshipsUnderstand the Sales EquationPreplanning: Prepare YourselfNiche SellingRich Hunting GroundsWhere to Find CustomersCold CallingOn the Phone for the First TimePower in SalesSelling StrategiesQualify the CustomerBuilding Trust before OpportunityQualifying and Developing OpportunitiesAre You Winning or Losing?Wrapping UpSummary

The BDC in the digital age exists for staying in constant contact with prospects, communicating with and developing more business opportunities with past clients and the retention of loyal customers, increasing sales by driving traffic to the front door. Today the BDC concept is even more important than in the past. This is largely due to the impact of the Internet, social media, Smart-Phones, devices and the instant nature of communication in the digital age. Sales success in today's brave new digital world demands understanding of the place of the BDC in the Internet age and dealing with the needs of the information-based customer. Bernard Smalls, CPO HuMax Consulting Group

Build your own personal sales force--without spending any money! Sales guru Andrea Sittig-Rolf pushes referral marketing to the next level with her proven Ambassador Method. Power Referrals teaches her step-by-step process of winning over and deploying an army of referral-givers that go out and actually do the selling for you--freeing up the time you need to grow your business. You'll learn how to: Employ the ACT (Acquire, Cultivate, Teach) principle to build your Ambassador sales force Convince referral-givers that your gain is their gain Provide Ambassadors with the tools to promote and sell for you Leverage Ambassadors to close more business than you thought possible Comes with bonus online material for each chapter “Follow Andrea Sittig-Rolf's strategies and you'll soon find both your personal and business lives improving exponentially." -Tom Hopkins, sales trainer and author of How to Master the Art of Selling "Andrea Sittig-Rolf's new book will unquestionably help you win more Ambassadors, which will give you an edge on your competition and substantially increase your sales and profits." -Dr. Tony Alessandra, author of The Platinum Rule “Wow, Andrea nailed it! Her insights are relevant, practical, and so true in today's sales world. Power Referrals is the secret sauce to achieving your next level of sales success!” -Michael Norton, Chairman and Founder CanDoGo.com and president of Zig Ziglar Corporation "Don't just read this book...use this book to get Power Referrals to the next VITO in your sales territory!” -Anthony Parinello, author of Selling to VITO, the Very Important Top Officer

With this book series the Indonesian government, its people, and BRR wish to expres their deep gratitude for the many kind helping hands extended from all over the world following the December 26, 2004 earthquake and the tsunami in Aceh and the March 28, 2005 earthquake in the islands of Nias. ... within the pages of this book BRR would like to share those experiences and the lessons learned ... to building Aceh and Nias back better and safer. ...

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