The Contrarian Effect

Why It Pays (Big) to Take Typical Sales Advice and Do the Opposite
1. Auflage 2008
ISBN: 978-0-470-23790-8
Verlag: Wiley

Buch, Englisch, 176 Seiten, Format (B × H): 145 mm x 222 mm, Gewicht: 362 g

Take the traditional sales model, which is outdated and needs a serious makeover, and turn it on its head by applying the advice in The Contrarian Effect: Why It Pays (Big) to Take Typical Sales Advice and Do the Opposite. Find an entirely sound approach to building better client relationships and closing more sales by doing the exact opposite that conventional sales advice dictates. Re-examine the most well-worn sales tactics in the business and discover specific and actionable strategies and principles that will help you close more sales today.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Port, Michael

Marshall, Elizabeth

Fachgebiete

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

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgments vii

Introduction

From the Old World to the New 1

Section 1: Two Left Feet

Typical Tactics Are Out of Sync with the Market 25

Section 2: Center of the Universe

Typical Tactics Are Focused on the Wrong Person 55

Section 3: One-Night Stand

Typical Tactics Damage Relationships and Long-Term Potential 87

Section 4: May Cause Headaches, Dizziness, and Internal Bleeding

Typical Tactics Harm Reputations and Create Unintended Consequences 111

Contrarian Primer 137

Pendulum Swing 145

References 151

About the Authors 155

Index 157

Über Autor(innen)

MICHAEL PORT is the author of the Wiley titles Book Yourself Solid and Beyond Booked Solid. He has been called a "marketing guru" by the Wall Street Journal and is one of the best professional speakers around. For more information, please visit www.MichaelPort.com.

ELIZABETH MARSHALL is Director of Sales for Michael Port Companies. While working at the nationally recognized firm of Merritt Hawkins and Associates, she was awarded Research Recruiter of the Month five times. Also, she is founder of AuthorTeleseminars.com, which hosts interviews with top business authors such as Seth Godin, Tim Ferriss, Keith Ferrazzi, and others. For more information, please visit www.highenergycoach.com.