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Any recommendation? Is sale a process to deliver comfort which is declared in the book "E-myth revisited"?

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Can you give us a little more information on what you are selling and who your target customer is? Is it an established market or are you breaking new ground? Strategies for selling to Fortune 500 companies are a lot different than those for selling to small businesses. – Karl Krantz Dec 19 '10 at 21:39
I am a business interpreter and purchasing agent in China. So you will know who my target customer is. – Steven Dec 21 '10 at 15:29

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Assuming you're talking about B2B, the best sales book I ever read is hands down Jill Conrath's Selling to Big Companies.

You can get your motivational guys like the little Red Book of Sales, etc....but really if you need to know how to sell read Conrath, even if your clients are big companies.

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Just read Konrath's "Snap Selling" <-- also very good – Emile Dec 30 '10 at 7:12

I am not an expert, but I read and really liked SPIN Selling by Neil Rackham for his take on the psychology and process of making big sales

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+1 for "SPIN Selling". The title is unfortunate (because it's not the common use of the word "spin"), but it's definitely a worthwhile read. – dharmesh Jul 22 '10 at 3:00

Book Yourself Solid by Michael Port is a great book for developing a personal brand and marketing a service.

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Just finished Delivering Happiness by Tony Hsieh (Zappos.com) -- it is a great read!

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Brian Tracy - The Psychology of Selling - read it over 4 years ago and still remember it :)

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2nd Book Yourself Solid.

Jeffrey Gitomer's little black book of connections : 6.5 assets for networking your way to rich relationships.

Duct tape marketing : the world's most practical small business marketing guide

The referral engine : teaching your business how to market itself Jantsch, John

Also, lot's of good blogs by these and other authors.

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How I Raised Myself from Failure to Success in Selling - Frank Bettger

http://www.amazon.com/Raised-Myself-Failure-Success-Selling/dp/067179437X

"The most helpful and inspiring book on salsemanship that I have ever read." - Dale Carnegie

My favorite as well.

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Greatest Salesman in the World

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In addition of the Emilie suggestion which is one of the top choice, please consider Solution Selling. The most powerful sales technique I know.

It works with any type of customer. The technique is described here.

What I like in the technique is that it focus its efforts on solving a customer problem.

Solution selling is a special approach to sales. Rather than just promoting an existing product, the salesperson focuses on the customer's pain(s) and addresses the issue with his or her offerings (product and services). The resolution of the pain is what constitutes a true "solution". A limitation of this approach is that not all customers buy to address a "pain", not every need is a problem needing a solution.

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If your are selling a very new product in a new market, I suggest your this book in addition of the other suggestion. The concepts are similar, but here it focuses you on the attributes of your product: it's new & unknown.

Why Killer Products Don't Sell more info on the book here.

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