Rainmaking Conversations, Mike Schultz
Rainmaking Conversations, Mike Schultz
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Rainmaking Conversations
Influence, Persuade, and Sell in Any Situation

Author: Mike Schultz, John E. Doerr

Narrator: Paul Boehmer

Unabridged: 7 hr 38 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 06/30/2011


Synopsis

Conversations make or break everything in sales. Every conversation you have is an opportunity to find new prospects, win new customers, and increase sales. Rainmaking Conversations provides a proven system for leading masterful conversations that fill the pipeline, secure new deals, and maximize the potential of your account.

Rainmaking Conversations offers a research-based, field-tested, and practical selling approach that will help you master the art of the sales conversation. This proven system revolves around the acronym RAIN, which stands for Rapport, Aspirations, Afflictions, Impact, and New Reality. You'll learn how to ask your prospects and clients the right questions, and help them set the agenda for success.

Armed with the knowledge of the markets you serve, the common needs of prospects, and how your products and services can help, you can become a trusted advisor to your clients during and after the sale. With the RAIN system, you'll be able to:

—Build rapport and trust from the first contact

—Create conversations with prospects, referral sources, and clients using the telephone, email, and mail

—Uncover the real need behind client challenges

—Make the case for improved business impact and return on investment (ROI) for your prospects

—Understand and communicate your value proposition

—Apply the 16 principles of influence in sales

—Overcome and prevent all types of objections, including money

—Craft profitable solutions and close the deal

The world-class RAIN selling methodology has helped tens of thousands of people lead powerful sales conversations and achieve breakthrough sales performance. Start bridging the gap between "hello" and profitable relationships today.

About Mike Schultz

Mike Schultz is president of RAIN Group, a world-leading sales training company with nine offices globally. Mike and the team at RAIN Group have worked with organizations such as Toyota, Monitor-Deloitte, Harvard Business School, Oracle, Fidelity Investments, Ryder, Quintiles, UL, Navigant Consulting, Hitachi, Lee Hecht Harrison, Lowe's, and hundreds of others to unleash sales performance.


Reviews

Goodreads review by B. Mulenga on November 04, 2022

Great book to give show and teach how to become an effective salesperson. And not just in sales, in any other field, if the lessons in this book are applied, they will help you succeed at whatever it is that you do.......more

Goodreads review by Jason on December 26, 2017

Frameworks, and a little theory. Build rapport and then focus on the advantages of a particular product framed for your audience, essentially.......more

Goodreads review by Soundview on May 14, 2012

Rainmaking Conversations: Influence, Persuade, and Sell in Any Situation by Mike Schultz and John E. Doerr was chosen by Soundview Executive Book Summaries as one of the Top 30 Business Books of 2011. THE SOUNDVIEW REVIEW: There are probably as many books written about methods to increase one’s sales......more

Goodreads review by Jay on July 21, 2012

It seems like the sales/presentation classes that you see at work are like quick seminars on specific issues. This book is like a semester class covering many of the issues I've seen in sales and presentation classes over the past 10+ years. There are plenty of recommendations that really sound fami......more

Goodreads review by Kevin on October 28, 2020

As a business owner, responsible for many rainmaking conversations, this book struck a chord with me before I even opened it. Since this is an area I always want to improve in, I opened it with hopeful expectancy. At the same time, I have read many sales books and realized I could be disappointed or......more