Beating the Deal Killers: Overcoming Murphy's Law (and Other Sales Nightmares) - Paperback

by Stephen Giglio (Author)

Strategies for overcoming clock-watching clients, spilled coffee, and other sales nightmares­­and closing the sale

Selling is tough, and what can go wrong often will. Successful salespeople know they must prepare themselves for every potential deal-killer. Beating the Deal-Killers provides situation-specific advice for anticipating problems, handling them deftly, and returning everyone's attention to the matter at hand­­completing the sale.

More than just a valuable troubleshooting guide, however, this book by award-winning sales executive Stephen Giglio gives sales pros firsthand techniques they can put into action at their next sales meeting. Battleproven tips and pointers include:

• How to prepare for a relaxed yet take-charge sales call
• Techniques, actions, and phrases for motivating a prospect
• 10 effective ways to field objections

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Field-Proven Strategies for Overcoming Spilled Coffee and Clock-Watching Clients--and Still Making the Sale

Murphy's Law says that what can go wrong will go wrong. This is doubly true, and infinitely more costly, on a sales call. So how is it that top salespeople consistently overcome disasters and return meetings to what really matters--the client's problems, and how they can be solved?

Beating the Deal-Killers is a step-by-step roadmap for getting a sales meeting back on track when all hope seems to be lost. Filled with situation-specific tips and pointers from award-winning sales professional and trainer Stephen Giglio, it reveals:

• The 10 Rules of Reconnaissance for gathering valuable pre-meeting information
• One sure-fire trick guaranteed to establish solid trust from the start
• Strategies for setting the agenda--and seizing control from Murphy
• Murphy-busting techniques for cleaning up messes at every point in the meeting
• The 7 secret wants of virtually every client--and how to fulfill them
• 6 surefire tips and phrases for firing up a lackluster meeting
• Murphy-prone topics to be avoided at all costs
• Minute-by-minute success guidelines for 30-, 45-, and 60-minute meetings
• 10 effective ways for handling questions and objections
• Follow-up strategies for maintaining Murphy-proofed, long-lasting client relationships

Preparation is the key to successful sales, and the key to preparation is in knowing what could go wrong. Let Beating the Deal-Killers show you how to prepare yourself for success at your next sales meeting, by anticipating and overcoming common but deadly deal-killing disasters--and muzzling Murphy before he even has a chance to speak up.

Author Biography

Stephen Giglio is founder and president of the Giglio Company, a sales and executive coaching consultancy whose clients include American Express, Citibank, ESPN, and other high-profile corporations. An award-winning sales professional in his own right, Giglio and his firm have helped thousands of sales professionals around the globe hone their selling skills and instincts.