In order to succeed in the new business environment, workers must learn how to influence people over whom they have no direct control. In this book, an experienced organizational consultant shows readers how to build alliances and persuade peers, not just boss them around. He uses case studies and anecdotes from his own practice to illustrate specific tactics that can be used in any work situation.

Are your sales presentations stuck in the 20th century? Sales Presentations For Dummies rises to the challenge of guiding you through the process of engaging and persuading busy buyers in a world that's constantly bombarding them with sales pitches. Motivating today's buyers to pull the trigger on a new deal requires a certain set of skills, and this straightforward text guides you through what you need to know to create and deliver... more...

Apples, Insights and Mad Inventors is a collection of timeless, thought-provoking observations on a range of marketing issues from one of the industry’s best-known names – Jeremy Bullmore. Most of the pieces originally appeared in the annual reports of WPP, while others were the basis for conference keynote addresses. With topics ranging from client management and brand management to strategy and product development, and sources of inspiration as... more...

The new way to transform a sales culture with clarity, authenticity, and emotional intelligence. Too often, the sales process is all about fear. Customers are afraid that they will be talked into making a mistake; salespeople dread being unable to close the deal and make their quotas. No one is happy. Mahan Khalsa and Randy Illig offer a better way. Salespeople, they argue, do best when they focus 100 percent on helping clients succeed. When... more...

"Stephanie Palmer delivers clear, useful advice on how to successfully move the good idea in your head into the other heads in the room. It is hard to think of a more valuable skill." --Peter Kaufman, CEO, Glenair Inc. Former MGM Director of Creative Affairs Stephanie Palmer reveals the techniques used by Hollywood’s top writers, directors and producers to get financing for their projects and explains how you can apply these techniques to be more... more...

When you can position yourself as a leader, as a real expert, your prospects will actually want to talk to you. But using traditional methods can be expensive and time-consuming. You don’t have the luxury of spending thousands or taking the next couple years to position yourself as a market leader. You need it now. Booked is a 5-step process that helps you quickly position yourself as an expert in your industry, directly connect... more...

Any organization's key accounts are its lifeblood. Key Account Management puts forward a unique yet straightforward planning methodology for identifying, obtaining, retaining and developing key customers.  Key account management focuses on the long-term investment of resources -- both in terms of product quality and account managers -- into a customer that can offer an exceptional return on resources.  But which are the... more...

Patrick Henry Hansen's Power Prospecting draws on some of history's most compelling moments to teach modern prospecting principles--Aristotle's banishment from Plato's Academy, Robert Bruce's victory at the battle of Bannockburn, mountain man John Colter's miraculous escape from Blackfeet Indians, and more. Beginning each chapter with a captivating historical event, Power Prospecting both informs and entertains. Build a B2B pipeline, improve... more...

"If you need more traffic, leads and sales, you need The Conversion Code." Neil Patel co-founder Crazy Egg "We've helped 11,000+ businesses generate more than 31 million leads and consider The Conversion Code a must read." Oli Gardner co-founder Unbounce "We'd been closing 55% of our qualified appointments. We increased that to 76% as a direct result of implementing The Conversion Code." Dan Stewart CEO Happy Grasshopper "The strategies in The... more...

Sales-Side Negotiation - What does it take to be a successful negotiator? What can we learn from history's most powerful negotiators? Patrick Henry Hansen's Sales-Side Negotiation draws on history's most compelling moments to teach modern negotiation principles--Ho Chi Min's tactics at the Paris Peace Talks, Sir Francis Drake's counter tactics against the Spanish Armada, Michelangelo's defiance of Pope Julius I, and more. Beginning each chapter with a... more...