Scientific selling: creating high performance sales teams through applied psychology and testing

A truly scientific approach to measuring and improving sales performanceScientific Selling shows how statistically valid measurement can improve every element of the sales environment€”from management to coaching to training to creating long-term sustainable sales results. Sales organizations that embrace applied psychology and testing become more competitive because they don€™t waste resources on irrelevant or counterproductive activities. Managers can better assess the reasons behind individual and group performance and predictably improve sales results, while fostering a sales culture that attracts and retains personnel who have the drive and motivation to be successful.Scientific Sellingincludes more than a dozen specific stories demonstrating how scientific measurement improved overall sales performance through easily understood graphics, charts, and descriptions. It details how those teams were measured and how those metrics changed as the result of better hiring practices and better targetedcoaching and sales training. Through these detailed case studies, Scientific Selling illustrates the importance of measurement for steering the success of your company. The book:Describes how the Clark-Mortenson Agency used scientifically proven data-based assessment tools to provide individual sales professionals with a very specific overview to determine their current strengths and areas of growthExamines Meadowbrook Golf€™s program to manage for individual success€ by using scientific testing and measurement to help its top managers understand what motivated their employeesDetails how Yankee Candle used scientific measurement to identify the right people to hire, and then used customer case studies and role-playing to focus on leveraging each individual€™s natural behavior to sell, thereby creating increases of 40 percent in sales revenue for trained individualsScientific testing and measurement can leverage current strengths, identify areas for growth, and increase revenue. Chart your company€™s course through the power of Scientific Selling. INDICE: Acknowledgments viiForeword Geoffrey James xiiiPreface xviiChapter1 The Science of Selling 1Chapter 2 The Science of Behavioral Assessment 17Chapter 3 The Science of Sales Skills Assessment 35Chapter 4 The Science of Hiring Sales Talent 49Chapter 5 The Science of Sales Training 71Chapter 6 The Science of Sales Coaching 93Chapter 7 The Science of Sales Management 115Chapter 8The Science of Sales Process 147Chapter 9 How Scientific Is It? 181Chapter 10The Future of Scientific Selling 199Index 211

• ISBN: 978-1-118-16797-7
• Editorial: John Wiley & Sons
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 240
• Fecha Publicación: 25/04/2012
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés