Insight Selling

Selling value to B2B buyers today can feel like trying to stop a freight train that's hurtling towards the sales graveyard of commoditization and discounting. Today's empowered buyer has done research, has a clear idea of his or her firm's needs, and knows how much the firm is willing to pay.

You have a vital mission as a sales professional: to generate revenue for your company and ensure its continued success. But in today’s selling landscape, buyers are more educated than ever. You need a way to cut through the noise and navigate new complexities.

This book draws from John’s unparalleled experiences, offering insights that resonate deeply with senior executives, seasoned marketers, and retail veterans. It goes beyond the mechanics of product launches and dives into leadership, adaptability, and the critical lessons learned from successes and failures alike.

Experienced sales professionals and those new to the game agree: selling can be tough. And today, it’s as challenging as ever. In recent years, there’s been an explosion in new products and services. Prospects and customers are inundated with offers, pitches, and proposals, and changes in the economy have made buyers more sophisticated, cautious, and deliberate in their purchases.

Unleash the power of words to sell.It's easier to attract potential customers and persuade them to buy when you understand your audience and respect the nuances of language. Discover how to select tone, details, imagery, numbers, facts, verb tenses, punctuation, pronouns and more to create rapport and inspire an opt-in, an inquiry or a sale.

Happily create customers for keeps.If marketing is the art of creating a customer, smart marketing creates customers who want to stick around and who match the values and approach of the business owner or organization. Discover the assumptions and actions underpinning the ability to build a solid base of customers you enjoy doing business with.