The Secrets of Closing the Sale

Let me start out with the negative first because there just isn't much. Some parts it was a little dull and outdated(at least IMO) but then again a lot of the old closes still work today. Some people may be turned off because a lot of this book is common sense but it is always good to be reminded an......more

I'm in sales and I never thought that I'd read this book. I simply had no interest to really hear out and learn from the old school "sales gurus." When I first started my sales gig, I bought the CD set of Brian Tracy's Psychology of Selling from B&N; I thought that surely would be enough 20th centur......more

Below are key excerpts from the book that I found particularly insightful: 1- "If, in your heart, you really feel the sales process is something you do t0 the prospect, then you are a manipulator. The dictionary defines manipulate: "To control the action of, by management; also, to manage artfully or......more

Yikes - I almost feel sacrilegious in rating this lower than a 4 star, but bear with me on this. First - the good. Zig was one of the fathers of sales. When in that context, you can't help but give this guy amazing props for his groundbreaking (at the time) ability to get to the nut of the sales pro......more

Super entertaining and fun book to read plus Zig is a genius at sales. The biggest idea I took from this book is having the belief and being proud of your product, there's also tons of other cool stuff but when Zig Ziglar talked about belief it felt really powerful. Really cool book if you're into s......more