Tom Hopkins

Your guide to the most up-to-date selling strategies and techniques No matter your skill level, this new edition of Selling For Dummies helps you lay the foundation for sales success with the latest information on how to research your prospects, break down the steps of the sales process, follow up with customers, and so much more. Selling, when done right, is more than a job—it's an art. With the help of Selling For Dummies, you'll discover how to stand head-and-shoulders above the crowd by...

Being a successful salesperson isn’t only useful in a traditional sales role. Whether you want to sell a new product to a business, an idea to an investor, or yourself in an interview, this book provides you with all the tips and techniques you need to stand out from the crowd. This straight-talking guide helps you develop the sales, communication, and negotiating skills you need to deliver successful presentations, win and retain customers, maintain your confidence, and get the results you...

Hate prospecting? Wish you could build a business without ever having to do it again? When you master the strategies of prospecting like a pro, you’ll build a pipeline of leads and be happy to make prospecting a part of your everyday business. Doing well with any aspect of business requires a solid understanding of it and a little creativity. What makes people want to buy from you? Is your product something they replace on a regular basis? If so, what’s their cycle and how are you contacting...

The fun part of selling yourself, a product or a service is the demonstration or presentation. But the aspect of selling that makes you successful is having the ability to close the sale, get the decision made in your favor, get the check, credit card, purchase order or a signature on an agreement. Closing the sale is where most people balk, feel uncomfortable or even stall. They just can't bring themselves to ask someone for money – even when the person will receive incredible benefits in...

Studies show that about 90% of all small businesses fold in five years. All too often, business owners focus too heavily on products, facilities, and everything but the sales and marketing process. Yet, your ability to advertise, generate leads and close a high ratio of those leads is the engine that drives growth. Ten thousand companies rely on Tom Hopkins to teach them how to avoid sales and marketing mistakes and how to explode profits and create exponential growth. Now you can get in on...

The most powerful desire of human beings is the desire to be comfortable. Other strong desires include security, achievement, recognition, money, and love but they all boil down to the fact that people want comfort more than anything else. When discussing your network marketing or direct selling opportunity with people, your number one objective should be to determine what their current comfort level is with their jobs and their lives in general. Once you know what they really want out of life,...

Having a well-trained sales team is like having insurance for your advertising dollars. Your marketing efforts capture the attention of buyers. The sales team converts those efforts into closed sales and satisfied clients. They are where the rubber truly meets the road in the auto industry. Implement the six tips in this e-book and watch as the confidence level of your team increases right along with your revenues. A few of the areas covered in this e-book include: How to plan activities that...

A typical Sales Associate job description is all about getting results – with very few hints about how to get them! As a new Sales Associate, the job of mastering the art of selling involves much more than simply answering to the description and showing up for work. There is a step-by-step recipe for sales success, and applying it takes both skill and finesse. So the questions is, how do you start? No one knows the answer better than the legendary Tom Hopkins , who earned more than one million...

Career salesmanship means keeping the mental edge, staying one step ahead of your prospects and customers. It means anticipating their objections and knowing ahead of time what they want from you. There are 5 specific traps that lead to rejection in sales – every time, no exceptions. Knowing these traps and how to avoid them will give you the mental edge in every selling situation. When you know the step-by-step system, it becomes possible to quickly and easily lead your prospect from skeptic...

ATTENTION SALES REPS: What's that beautiful sound you hear? Is it the babbling of a clear, cold brook? Is it the laughter of an innocent child? Is it the tender refrain of a meadowlark? No! It's the sweet sound of «YES» – the sweetest sound in Sales! Learn how to smoothly create an abundance of closing opportunities and get more Yesses than ever before. The hallmark of every master closer is knowing several ways to close deals. Now you can know just when to act, when to hold back,...

In sales, filling a sales pipeline with qualified leads is the magic behind predictable income and massive commission checks. In Fill Your Funnel , get step-by-step instructions on using social media platforms like Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and Twitter to generate qualified leads and fill your sales funnel. Learn what experts Tom Hopkins and Dan Portik know about social media strategies to generate leads. This book contains social media posts and email templates from successful...

"If you are a salesperson, you will find yourself in this book. Treat it like your road map to success and you will be a professional salesperson." – Willis Turner, CSE President, Sales and Marketing Executives International, Inc. «This action-oriented book covers the best practices of top sales performers in all critical areas. The lessons are easy to learn and they will help you forge more rewarding customer relationships, a higher income, and a richer career satisfaction. A must-read for any...

Whether you’re a financial services expert or novice, you understand the business. You’ve worked hard to gain your product knowledge. You watch industry trends. But, do you know how to talk to clients so they’ll listen? The Art of Selling Financial Services depends upon the collaboration of listing and understandably communicating to clients. Learning how to quickly gain the trust of others, get them to like you, take your advice, and become long-term clients is the foundation for every...