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Book Description

Over the last decade, technology has dramatically changed the role of salespeople at companies of all sizes. But one crucial fact remains: Sales is the most vital function of every business.

In How to Sell More, the editors of Harvard Business Review have gathered advice from some of the world’s top business professors, consultants, trainers, and sales managers. In these collected essays, you’ll learn how to:

• Effectively recruit, train, manage, and support these key employees
• Use smart pricing, promotions, and incentives to make your sales team more successful
• Avoid the biggest mistakes entrepreneurs make when pursuing their first sales
• Master the daily challenges of selling, from planning a sales call to handling a potential customer’s toughest questions

More than most workers, salespeople perform in a field where success is easily measured: How much did you sell today, this week, this quarter? If you’re looking for ways to bump up those numbers, this book offers you valuable insights and practical tools.

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Table of Contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Table of Contents
  4. Copyright
  5. Introduction
  6. The Most Important Predictor of Sales Success
  7. To Build a Great Sales Team, You Need a Great Manager
  8. The (New) Skills You Need to Succeed in Sales
  9. Understanding Five Types of Sales Coaches
  10. The Game Buyers Play with Vendors
  11. The Best Sales Leaders Are Trend Hunters
  12. Turn a C-Level Customer into Your Most Valuable Reference
  13. Sell More with Smarter Trade Promotions
  14. The Best Sales Reps Avoid “Talkers”
  15. Entrepreneurs’ Biggest Sales Mistakes
  16. What’s Wrong with Your Sales Training Program
  17. How to Succeed at Key Account Management
  18. The Science of Building a Scalable Sales Team
  19. How to Turn a Relationship into a Sale
  20. Stimulate Your Customer’s Lizard Brain to Make a Sale
  21. Sales Reps Should Avoid Customers Who Are Ready to Buy
  22. Think Twice before Promoting Your Best Salesperson
  23. To Sell More, Focus on Existing Customers
  24. Is It Heresy to Make Salespeople Pay Their Expenses?
  25. Use Pricing Strategy to Boost Sales
  26. Make the Most of Your Sales Call
  27. Strategies for Answering Your Customers’ Toughest Questions
  28. Four Secrets to Selling More
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