If you read any of the Sherlock Holmes stories, it will interest you in the quality of observation which the salesperson must cultivate. Sherlock Holmes had a remarkable ability for finding out what sort of people he was dealing with, through powers of close observation. The author, Conan Doyle, takes pains to explain in every story that Sherlock Holmes did nothing by chance, and did not rely upon any invisible, peculiar, or mystic power to aid him in making his deductions. He had simply cultivated a remarkable shrewdness of observation. …

There is an amazing number of people in the world who imagine that the law of selling (and business in general) is that one must make a profit by getting an advantage over other people. As a matter of fact, the very opposite is the case. It is an established truth that those companies that are operating most successfully are the ones that are benefiting their customers most; in short, the ones that recognize the fundamental proposition that a fair deal must benefit both sides.
Let me explain what I mean: …

How many of us have dreamt of being able to brag about our achievements, openly and honestly, showing off our trophies for all the world to see without the risk of being sidelined for lewd behavior? Well, with selling you absolutely can! If you have it, you get to flaunt it and let people know that you’re as good as you are – it’s important for your reputation. Remember, you’re going to invest an enormous amount of time and effort in your reputation because that is the vehicle that will …

This is one of those videos, that makes you think.

Years it took to reach a market audience of 50 million:

Radio — 38 years
TV — 13 years
Internet — 4 years
iPod — 3 years
Facebook — 2 years

It is estimated that a week’s worth of the New York Times contains more information than a person was likely to come across in a lifetime in the 18th century (I’ve used this info in my book “Trigger events” in 2007!)
There are 31 Billion searches on Google every month. In 2006, this number was 2.7 Billion. …

The secret of being successful is the ability to transmit your energy, enthusiasm, and emotions about your product or service to the mind of the customer. If you fail to do that, you will not sell.

Sex desire is the most powerful of all human desires.
If you can learn to transfer all the energy that you have for the pleasure of sex and transmit that into your sales efforts, the rewards will be unlike you have ever witnessed before!
This book will show you how to get a thrill out of selling; …