Selling Today

Part I: Developing a Personal Selling Philosophy

1. Personal Selling and the Marketing Concepts

2. Personal Selling Opportunities in the Age of Information



Part II: Developing a Relationship Strategy

3. Creating Value with a Relationship Strategy

4. Communication Styles: Managing Selling Relationships

5. Ethics: The Foundation for Relationships in Selling



Part III: Developing a Product Strategy

6. Creating Product Solutions

7. Product-Selling Strategies that Add Value



Part IV: Developing a Customer Strategy

8. The Buying Proecess and Buying Behavior

9. Developing and Qualifying a Prospect Base



Part V: Developing a Presentation Strategy

10. Approaching the Customer

11. Creating the Consultative Sales Presentation

12. Creating Value with the Sales Demonstration

13. Negotiating Buyer Concerns

14. Closing the Sale and Confirming the Partnership

15. Servicing the Sale and Building the Partnership



Part VI: Management of Self and Others

16. Opportunity Management: The Key to Greater Sales Productivity

17. Management of the Sales Force



Appendix 1: Finding Employment: A Personalized Marketing Plan for the Age of Information

Appendix 2: Use of Customer Relationship Managment (CRM) Software (ACT!)

Appendix 3: Partnership Selling: A Role-Play/Simulation for Selling Today



Endnotes

Glossary

Credits

Name Index

Subject Index