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    Killer Sales Solutions
    Killer Sales Solutions
    Killer Sales Solutions
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    Killer Sales Solutions

    By Tony Navarra

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    This book explores how you can use behavioral science to sell in today's market. It shows you 12 principles you can use today to attract more prospects, pitch your product or service, and close more sales.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTony Navarra
    Release dateJun 6, 2023
    ISBN9798985306019
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      Book preview

      Killer Sales Solutions - Tony Navarra

      Killer Sales Solutions

      12 Knock‘em Dead Ways to Prepare, Present, and Close the Sale

      Tony Navarra

      Tony Navarra

      Copyright © ²⁰²³ Tony Navarra

      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means, including information storage and retrieval systems, without permission in writing from the publisher, except as permitted by U.S. copyright law.

      To request permission, contact Tony Navarra at [email protected]

      This publication is designed to provide accurate and authoritative information in regard to the subject matter covered. It is sold with the understanding that neither the author nor the publisher is engaged in rendering legal, investment, accounting, medical, or other professional services. While the publisher and author have used their best efforts in preparing this book, they make no representations or warranties with respect to the accuracy or completeness of the contents of this book and specifically disclaim any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. No warranty may be created or extended by sales representatives or written sales materials. The advice and strategies contained herein may not be suitable for your situation. You should consult with a professional when appropriate. Neither the publisher nor the author shall be liable for any loss of profit or any other commercial damages, including but not limited to special, incidental, consequential, personal, or other damages.

      ISBN 979-8-9853060-2-6 (hardback)

      ISBN ⁹⁷⁹-⁸-⁹⁸⁵³⁰⁶⁰-⁰-² (paperback)

      ISBN 979-8-9853060-1-9 (e-book)

      Library of Congress Control Number: 2023905585

      Illustrated by: Milos Zaric

      Edited by: Madeline Parise, Ita de Groot

      Book Design by: Tony Navarra

      Printed in the United States of America

      Published by Tony Navarra

      [email protected]

      Visit www.tonynavarra.com

      Contents

      Dedication

      Acknowledgements

      Why Read This Book

      1.Introduction

      2.The Skills Are Within You (Do You Have What It Takes?)

      3.Elements of Killer Sales Solutions

      4.Physical Environment

      5.Body Language and Paralanguage

      6.Elicitation

      7.Asking Questions

      8.Rhetoric

      9.Leadership

      10.Authority

      11.Making and Breaking Trances

      12.Cognitive Dissonance as a Sales Device

      13.Meaning-Making

      14.Categories (or Where to Find the Money!)

      15.Post-Close: Persuasion, Manipulation, and Inoculation

      16.A Sale Is Going to Be Made

      17.Go Forth and Prosper

      18.Resources

      About the Author

      Dedicated to Andy Conn

      You believed in me before I believed in myself. Thanks Andy.

      Acknowledgements

      Writing a book is a collaborative effort. Even though I am the author and the one who put my thoughts and experiences into words, I could not have done it without the help and support of many people. I apologize in advance if I forget to mention anyone who deserves recognition; I have been fortunate to learn from and work with so many amazing people in the fields of sales, persuasion, and motivation.

      I would like to express my sincere gratitude to the following people for their contributions to my inspiration and knowledge and other help in creating this book:

      To my wife, Toni. You are my rock and my best friend. Thank you for your love and support.

      To my children, Mia and Marcus. You are my pride and joy. Thank you for your curiosity and your feedback.

      My editors, Madeline Parise and Ita de Groot. You are the ones who made this book possible. Thank you for your guidance and your patience.

      I want to thank Marie O'Neal. You were the one who encouraged me to write a book. Thank you for your confidence and your enthusiasm.

      Thanks to Michael Robertori and Theresa Deere. You were some of my first sales mentors and inspirations. Thank you for your wisdom and your generosity.

      Thanks to Richard Nongard for showing me how to write my first book. You were the one who gave me the tools and the process. Thank you for your expertise and your support.

      Thanks to my illustrator, Milos Zaric. You were the one who made my book visually appealing. Thank you for your creativity and your professionalism.

      Thanks to all my students, clients, and audiences. You were the ones who challenged me to make things clear and practical. Thank you for your questions and your testimonials.

      I want to thank all the people who said Yes. You were the ones who validated my ideas and my methods. Thank you for your trust and your business.

      Finally, I want to thank all the people who said No and Maybe. You were the ones who motivated me to improve and learn more. Thank you for your honesty and your feedback.

      Why Read This Book

      There is a joke about a Texas rancher. I don’t remember the setup, but the punchline has stuck with me for years: "The rancher didn’t want to own all the land, just the land next to his."

      It is the same for me in sales; I don’t need to make every sale, just the next one. I bet you do too.

      If you are a salesperson, you probably know the feeling of wanting to close the next deal. I know I am always looking for an edge in making the sale. After all, sales is a messy business. We never really know why the customer bought something. Sure, they told us some words about why they were buying, but are they true? Do the customers even know themselves why they bought? Wouldn’t it be nice to look inside their heads and find out for real?

      In this book, you will learn the sales psychology that will help you understand your customers better and influence their decisions. You will discover how to use proven techniques to create a compelling sales environment that your customers can't resist. An environment that demands the customer says, Yes!

      Chapter one

      Introduction

      Driving is a dangerous business. It is one of the most dangerous things we engage in— especially when you consider that over 30,000 people died in automobile accidents in the United States in 2021 alone, and many tens of thousands were severely injured during the same period.

      Those stats are scary—it’s true. But then again, that’s what excites me about driving. The stakes are high.

      I enjoy sales for the same reason. While I am unlikely to be killed, dismembered, or permanently injured for a poor sales day, there are still consequences that motivate me to go above and beyond.

      In sales, the stakes are simply my self-worth, my ability as a man to provide for my family, my sense of agency, and being able to create change in the world. My entire being is at stake. Every. Single. Day. It doesn’t matter how many sales I make that day; the next one is where I go all-in to win.

      Is this healthy? Probably not. To stake my soul on the whims of another person is probably the least healthy thing a person could do. But oh, how exciting it is to roll those dice.

      Like most headstrong people, I am intent on getting my way. I cannot let a simple No stand in my way, so I engage in some delusions—or what I refer to as useful delusions.

      I tell myself statements like It’s just a numbers game, or If I talk to more people, I’m bound to make a sale, or That rejection doesn’t mean anything; water off a duck’s back.

      Or, more commonly: I don’t care what other people think of me!

      I don’t know about you, but I care deeply about what people think about me. I am a total and utter people-pleaser at heart. So I engage in self-delusion to maintain my capacity to act in the world.

      The funny thing is that your customers do the same thing. They lie to themselves; they distort their perceptions of the world in order to maintain their beliefs; they change their beliefs, and then they make up a story as to why they always believed that way. They edit their memories to keep their sense of self intact, engaging in the most bizarre mental gymnastics to protect their sense of self.

      Once you—the persuader—understand the tangled mess that is all of our realities, reading the minds of others and working with their internal world becomes easy.

      We have all attended sales training or read articles on the internet that give us a sales system to follow. There is a multitude of systems out there to choose from, and some will serve you better than others. You can also find advice like Follow These Seven Steps to Success! or Figure Out Your Personality Type!

      More important than the system, though, is understanding the emotions and motivations of the customer. By understanding those, you’ll know exactly what to plug into the system to get results.

      Let me tell you about my very first sales training. I was nineteen or twenty. I was in college and, like most college students, in need of money. So I answered an ad for telemarketing. They gave me a job right away. That should have been a sign right there, but I was young.

      And so I rocked up for my first day on the job. The place was a boiler room—I learned the true definition of boiler room that day, as there were probably ten people packed into one stuffy office. We were all on the phone at the same time; dialing, talking, hanging up, dialing, talking, and being hung up on.

      Aside from the room, it was a great setup they had going for themselves. They gave everyone a little strip of paper with phone numbers incremented by 3. The last four digits would start with -0000, then -0003, then -0006, and so on and so forth all the way through. We would just dial these numbers methodically.

      You didn't know what you were going to get. You didn't know if you would get a home or a

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