No One Said Selling Would Be Easy

Selling isn’t easy. In fact, it’s getting tougher all the time. The environment is more challenging, and much more is expected of us.

There are countless charlatans out there marketing the “magic bullet” that will allow you to produce better sales results faster and with less effort. But you know that the too-good-to-be-true remedies are just that. There are, however, some who are honest enough to tell you the truth about how to make selling simple (but not easy).

Recently my good friend, sales coach Mike Weinberg, published a new book entitled New Sales. Simplified. I was fortunate to have the opportunity to write the foreword to Mike’s book, and I wanted to write it because I strongly believe that this book will help salespeople improve their sales results and win new business.

Three big ideas are at the heart of Mike’s book. The first is Mike’s insistence that you choose your sales targets thoughtfully—and that you continue to pursue them. Readers of my blog will recognize this idea as something akin to my concept of the dream client. You need to know for which prospects you are able to create breathtaking, jaw-dropping, earth-shattering value and pursue them. Mike’s approach will help you draw up that list and pursue these prospects over the long haul.