Great Books About Selling
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You can never learn enough
I've always been an avid reader, and I've been in sales for over 20 years. By combining my 2 great interests, I have filled an entire bookcase with books about selling and sales management.
Reading ther materials are not enoughj; you have to put the ideas into practice.
And reading them once is not enough; unlike a murder mystery you gain new insight and perspective every time you read them. In fact, I recently started to re-read the ones I first read 10 or 15 years ago!
This is not a comprehensive list, but I'm starting with my favorites and adding gradually. I invite you to leave a comment about YOUR favorite sales books...or your experiences with the books listed.
Reading ther materials are not enoughj; you have to put the ideas into practice.
And reading them once is not enough; unlike a murder mystery you gain new insight and perspective every time you read them. In fact, I recently started to re-read the ones I first read 10 or 15 years ago!
This is not a comprehensive list, but I'm starting with my favorites and adding gradually. I invite you to leave a comment about YOUR favorite sales books...or your experiences with the books listed.
My personal favorites...
While I love 98% of the books I read on selling techniques and self improvement, these are the ones that I feel had the most impact on my career.
- Selling to VITO
- VITO is the Very Important Top Officer.
The minute you stop trying to impress the 'purchasing agent' and instead put your efforts into reaching the CEO or COO and making your proposal a company wide enterprise....you are on the road exponential sales growth! - 25 Habits of Highly Succcessful Sales People
- I have the Audio version of this book, and I listen to it all the time. The advice is pointed, easy to understand and makes a TON of sense.
- Million Dollar Habits
- It's very easy to get 'comfortable'...to proscrastinate...to rest on your laurels.
Brian Tracy's book...in fact MOST of his books...remind you of the 'little things' that seperate the mega successful from the mega average! - Think and Grow Rich
- It's not a pure 'selling' book, but it's written to speak to any sales person or entrepeneur. It's a classic that has been around since 1937 and is as valuable and relevant today as it was back them!
The Top 10
One of the Sales Groups I particiapted in took a poll of the best Sales Books out there. After about 100 people chimed in, the moderator looked at what the most common ones were and how they ranked on Amazon.
The Top 10 books, based on a cross section of our votes and Amazon's ratings, are:
733 - How to win friends and influence people, Dale Carnegie
2,246 - Never Eat Alone, Keith Ferrazzi
2,928 - The Ultimate Sales Machine, Chet Holmes
3,554 - The Power of Positive Thinking by Dr. Norman Vincent Peale.
3,577 - The Little Red Book of Selling by Jeff Gitomer
5,176 - Just Listen, Mark Goulston
5,801 - Spin Selling - by Neil Rackham.
6,386 - The Greatest Salesperson in the World, Og Mandino
366,600 - Selling Is Dead by Marc Miller
25,313 - How to Become a Rainmaker, by Jeffery Fox
The number before the name of the book is/was the Amazon rating at the time that the poll was taken.
The Top 10 books, based on a cross section of our votes and Amazon's ratings, are:
733 - How to win friends and influence people, Dale Carnegie
2,246 - Never Eat Alone, Keith Ferrazzi
2,928 - The Ultimate Sales Machine, Chet Holmes
3,554 - The Power of Positive Thinking by Dr. Norman Vincent Peale.
3,577 - The Little Red Book of Selling by Jeff Gitomer
5,176 - Just Listen, Mark Goulston
5,801 - Spin Selling - by Neil Rackham.
6,386 - The Greatest Salesperson in the World, Og Mandino
366,600 - Selling Is Dead by Marc Miller
25,313 - How to Become a Rainmaker, by Jeffery Fox
The number before the name of the book is/was the Amazon rating at the time that the poll was taken.
Authors You Should Know
Below is a list of Top sales books, but some qualify as One Hit Wonders.
Here are a list of Authors who have written SEVERAL intelligent books about selling:
1) Og Mandino
2) Brian Tracy
3) Jeffrey Gitomer
4) Napoleon Hill
It's also very tempting to add Donlad Trump to the list, but I'm looking for authors who write about selling in the Classic sense.
Trump is a great marketer and has sold many, many books...but not traditional textbooks about the sales profession.
Here are a list of Authors who have written SEVERAL intelligent books about selling:
1) Og Mandino
2) Brian Tracy
3) Jeffrey Gitomer
4) Napoleon Hill
It's also very tempting to add Donlad Trump to the list, but I'm looking for authors who write about selling in the Classic sense.
Trump is a great marketer and has sold many, many books...but not traditional textbooks about the sales profession.
Vote on YOUR Favorite Selling Books
The 25 Sales Habits of Highly Successful Salespeople by Stephan Schiffman
"Steve Schiffman is a great source of practical, more...1 point
The Ultimate Sales Machine: Turbocharge Your Business with Relentless Focus on 12 Key Strategies by Chet Holmes
Chet Holmes helps his clients blow away both the c more...0 points
The Sales Bible: The Ultimate Sales Resource, New Edition by Jeffrey Gitomer
Since its initial publication in 1994, Morrow's ha more...0 points
Little Red Book of Selling: 12.5 Principles of Sales Greatness by Jeffrey Gitomer
Sales master Jeffrey Gitomer has created a real-world, more...0 points
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