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Summary: A good quick read on selling, but not really for pros
Review: This is not a book for seasoned sales veterans. I would recommend it to people just getting started in sales. For them it offers good practical advice on how to think, act and work with clients.If you are a sales pro and need a pick-me-up, then give it a try, otherwise you'll be disappointed.
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Summary: A Fairly Good Book on Selling, Not About Rainmaking At All
Review: I would give this book 4 stars except the title is so misleading. Perhaps I am jaundiced on this point, knowing many of the top rainmakers in the world in investment banking, advertising, law, and consulting as I do. NONE of them would have become rainmakers if they had followed the advice of this book. They might have become fairly effective salespeople instead. Rainmakers find ways to connect with people well beyond anything considered in this book. In fact, since no research is cited by the author, I wonder if any research was done to write this book. It has the feeling of being a memoir of what the author has found works for him. The only part of the advice that I thought was wrong was the insistence on using canned questions to move the prospect along. Sophisticated customers spot these a mile away, and run in the opposite direction. You will simply be manipulating people, and that's NOT the way to be a rainmaker. Having had my expectations falsely raised by the title, I still yearn for a good book on being a top rainmaker based on the best practices of what they actually do. Perhaps someone else will write that book. If you want a short book on selling that covers many of selling's important principles, this is a perfectly okay book. If you have been selling for more than 5 years, there's probably not much here to help you unless you totally lack emotional intelligence (in that case, read Daniel Goleman's excellent book, Emotional Intelligence).
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Summary: A Readable Book on Selling
Review: Great book. Lots of great ideas for professional salespeople and anyone else who sells (which is everyone at some point or another!). It is the first book on selling that I actually read from start to finish. Not another thick book on theory. Lots of action. And the ideas make good business sense. Enjoy.
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Summary: A worth-reading common sense book!
Review: A rainmaker, as defined by Fox, is a person who brings revenue from customers and donors into an organization, be it profit or not-for-profit. And rain refers to customers' money. It is good to use "rainmaker" as the metaphor since the book is about how to get and keep customers, which is directly related to the revenue of the organization. And people bringing revenue to the organization can really help it to survive, just like the importance of rain to life. However, some people may think that the use of "rainmaker" is not suitable. No matter it is suitable or not, it can, at least, arouse my interest to read it! How to become a rainmaker? The answer is to focus on customers. It is true that salespeople should put themselves in the customers' shoes. They need to tell the customers what economic benefits the product will give them and the consequences of not going with the recommended product, rather than how good their products are. It is also important to precall plan for every sales call, talk to customers who want your products, treat everybody you meet as a potential client, try to make the selling attempt¡K¡K Many ideas in the book seem to be common sense or quite minor. However, these ideas are really important that people are in general ignorant of. For examples, many salespeople neglect the importance of taking the best seat in a restaurant so as to reduce distractions and make the customers focus on them. They waste time on trying to "break the ice" in just a few minutes for sales. They forget the aim of the appointment: it is not a time to focus on eating lunch. To be a rainmaker, just read it and put it into practice!
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Summary: Getting one leg up on the pile
Review: Fun and interesting read, though those interested in making rain for agricultural or spiritual gains will be sorely disappointed.
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Summary: I have recommended this book to lots of friends and collegue
Review: If you're in sales, get this book. It contains everything that you knew you should do but forgot due to the daily grind. It is about a 2-3 hour read and when you're finished, you'll feel refreshed and motivated. Great for sales trainers - at my last job, they actually made a sales class out of it for sales beginners. Highly recommend.
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Summary: How simple and straight forward. No gems digging required
Review: I was dissapointed at first to see that I was paying more than $8 for a very short eBook. But, after reading it for a while I see the genius in Jeffrey Fox's work. His approach to "no BS" instruction on how to be an effective binez-person in general and for those who wants to be a Rainmaker is stunningly simple and straight forward. Easy to read and very easy to apply in real life situation.
I can remember each steps outlined in the book and I can apply them to my everyday life or when I am dealing with any "binez" people.
This book is my new bible to become a more effective global "binez-man".
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Summary: Not exactly ground breaking
Review: "Ask your customer questions."
"Don't keep a pen in your shirt pocket, it may leak."
"Don't drink coffee at a sales meeting, you might spill it."
If these seem like brilliant, grounbreaking revelations that will help you increase your sales, then this book is for you. Otherwise, you may want to look somewhere else. There is nothing new (or even interesting) here.
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Summary: How to Become a Rainmaker by Jerry Fox
Review: Read this book if you are a salesperson or desire to succeed
in private entrepreneurialship. The first and most important
rule is to give the customer what he/she wants. The authors
encourage readers to treat customers as we would want to
be treated- sort of a golden rule applied to sales. It is
important to discuss a specific appointment time and date in order to gain access. Salespeople should be attentive to
potential "buy signals". Lastly, "fish where the fish go".
The authors stress that successful sales require that we
socialize with the people who will be making the purchases.
The book is a good value for the price charged.
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Summary: Simple minded and trite
Review: I am sure that this book is handed out at many a company meeting. Too bad it does not have any substance to it. This book is merely a collection of stale and cliche ridden sales tips (though they have been changed enough to prevent any copyright lawsuits!). If you are looking for real sales tips, dont' buy this book. Rather, go to Google and search for sales tips. If you are a manager looking for a way to make your boss think you are motivating the troops, order this book. It might help your next review. This book is basically this year's "Who Moved my Cheese" or the fish throwing book.
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