Exceptional Selling

How the Best Connect and Win in High Stakes Sales
1. Auflage 2006
ISBN: 978-0-470-03728-7
Verlag: Wiley

Buch, Englisch, 272 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 551 g

Praise for Exceptional Selling
"Thull's leading-edge thinking makes this book extraordinary. This straightforward guide to communicating across all cultures with credibility and respect will give you a significant competitive advantage in a complex and crowded global marketplace."
—Guenter Lauber, Vice President, Siemens Energy & Automation, Inc., EA Systems

"Exceptional Selling may be one of the most important books written on sales and marketing communications for high stakes sales. It shows you how to stand apart from your competition, communicate with great clarity, and position your solution as the most compelling choice for the long term."
—Rob Mancuso, Senior Vice President, Investors Financial Services Corp.

"Thull has taken consultative and collaborative sales to new heights. The knowledge in this book is priceless. The trust and respect created by the diagnostic process is a must-have for success here in Asia and around the globe. It enables us to differentiate ourselves early and achieve long-lasting success."
—Tay Chong Siew, Major Customer Director, North Asia, BOC Gases

"Having achieved exceptional success by working with Thull and implementing the strategy and process in his first two books, I'm astounded that his leading-edge thinking is captured in yet more detail in another brilliant book. The conversation examples of his powerful diagnostic approach will bring even greater success to our organization. Truly exceptional!"
—Alberto Chacin, Director of On Demand Services LAD, Oracle USA

"Exceptional Selling is a dramatic departure from the vast majority of sales books. It scares me to see all the ways in which we can self-sabotage our sales opportunities-but that's only chapter one. Throughout the book, Thull describes compelling examples of how to succeed in a cluttered marketplace."
—Steven Rodriguez, Senior Vice President, Ceridian Corporation

"Thull has again extended the concepts and thinking he developed in The Prime Solution and Mastering the Complex Sale. This is an essential read for anyone working to understand his customers in a complex world."
—Wayne Hutchinson, Vice President of SalesMarketing and Consulting, Shell Global Solutions International B.V.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Thull, Jeff

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Bereichsspezifisches Management Marketing
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Bereichsspezifisches Management Außenhandel
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Bereichsspezifisches Management Vertrieb

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword xi

Preface xix

Acknowledgments xxix

Part I: “What We Got Here Is a Failure to Communicate”

1 The More You Sweat, the Less You Sell 9

2 Nobody Buys a Value Proposition 31

3 You’ve Got to Get Your Mind Right 53

Part II: Taking It to the Street

4 Earning the Keys to the Elevator 83

5 Diagnosis Trumps Presentation Every Time 107

6 Cutting Through the Smoke and Mirrors 131

7 It Doesn’t Pay to Surprise a Corporation 159

Part III: Breaking Away with Exceptional Credibility

8 “Show Me the Money” 187

9 Connecting at the Level of Power and Decision 209
Epilogue 229
Index 231

Über Autor(innen)

JEFF THULL is a leading-edge strategist and valued advisor for executive teams worldwide. As President and CEO of Prime Resource Group, he has designed and implemented business transformation programs for companies such as Shell Global Solutions, 3M, Microsoft, Siemens, Citicorp, IBM, Raymond James, and Georgia-Pacific, as well as many fast-track start-up companies. He has gained a reputation as a leader in the area of sales and marketing strategies for companies involved in complex sales. He is an in-demand public speaker who has delivered more than 2,500 speeches and seminars. Thull is also the author of The Prime Solution and the Wiley title, Mastering the Complex Sale.

For more information, please visit www.primeresource.com.