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  • The must-read summary of Adrian C. Ott's book: "The 24-Hour Customer: New Rules for Winning in a Time-Starved, Always-Connected Economy".This complete summary of the ideas from Adrian C. Ott's book "The 24-Hour Economy" shows that "time is money" is an outdated concept. In his book, the author explains that time is now far more important when consumers make decisions. People...
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  • The must-read summary of Andy Sernovitz's book: "Word of Mouth Marketing: How Smart Companies Get People Talking".This complete summary of the ideas from Andy Sernovitz's book "Word of Mouth Marketing" shows how this type of marketing isn't really about the marketers, or even marketing itself. It's all about creating happy customers and making them your best advertisers. In his book,...
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  • The must-read summary of Barry Farber and Joyce Wycoff's book: "Breakthrough Selling: Customer-Building Strategies from the Best in the Business".This complete summary of the ideas from Barry Farber and Jocye Wycoff's book "Breakthrough Selling" shows that many people sell products, but not all of them are good at selling. In their book, the authors explain how some of the best...
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  • The must-read summary of Bernd Schmitt's book: "Experiential Marketing: How To Get Customers To Sense, Feel, Think, Act and Relate To Your Company and Brands".This complete summary of the ideas from Bernd Schmitt's book "Experiential Marketing" offers a new way to look at the goal of marketing. In fact, traditional marketing is benefits-oriented – that is, consumers are assumed to...
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  • The must-read summary of Bertrand Cesvet, Tony Babinski and Eric Alper's book: "Conversational Capital: How to Create Stuff People Love to Talk About".This complete summary of the ideas from Bertrand Cesvet, Tony Babinski and Eric Alper's book "Conversational Capital" shows the importance of injecting intensity into ordinary products and services to turn them into experiences that consumers love and will...
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  • The must-read summary of Bill Price and David Jaffe's book: "The Best Service Is No Service: How to Liberate Your Customers from Customer Service, Keep Them Happy & Control Costs".This complete summary of the ideas from Bill Price and David Jaffe's book "The Best Service Is No Service" shows that customers don't want a "relationship" with a company - they...
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  • The must-read summary of Bill Stinnett's book: "Think Like Your Customer: A Winning Strategy to Maximize Sales by Understanding How and Why Your Customers Buy".This complete summary of the ideas from Bill Stinnett's book "Think Like Your Customer" shows that in order to sell more of your products and services, you need to step into your customers' shoes and learn...
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  • The must-read summary of Brian Halligan and Dharmesh Shah's book: "Inbound Marketing: Get Found Using Google, Social Media, and Blogs". This complete summary of the ideas from Brian Halligan and Dharmesh Shah's book "Inbound Marketing" shows that customers today are getting far better at ignoring outbound marketing aimed at them. They have spam folders, recording devices to fast-forward through adverts...
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  • The must-read summary of Brian Tracy's book: "Advanced Selling Strategies: The Proven System of Sales Ideas, Methods and Techniques Used by Top Salespeople Everywhere".This complete summary of the ideas from Brian Tracy's book "Advanced Selling Strategies" shows how the best way of improving your sales strategy is to learn from the best. The author highlights the key steps for developing...
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  • The must-read summary of C. Richard Weylman's book: "The Power of Why: Breaking Out in a Competitive Marketplace".This complete summary of the ideas from C. Richard Weylman's book "The Power of Why" shows that the conventional approach to selling was developing a Unique Selling Proposition. In this book, the author suggests that a better idea would be to develop a...
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  • The must-read summary of Chet Holmes' book: "The Ultimate Sales Machine: Turbocharge Your Business with Relentless Focus on 12 Key Strategies". This complete summary of the ideas from Chet Holme's book "The Ultimate Sales Machine" shows that you only have to focus on twelve core competencies to turn your business into the "Ultimate Sales Machine". In fact, success comes from...
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  • The must-read summary of Christine Harvey's book: "Secrets of the World's Top Sales Performers: Boost Your Performance with Winning Techniques". This complete summary of the ideas from Christine Harvey's book "Secrets of the World's Top Sales Performers" shows that sales is a unique profession: no other job provides an opportunity to use one's own personality to create financial success. In...
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  • The must-read summary of Craig Stull, Phil Meyers and David Meerman Scott's book: "Tuned In: Uncover the Extraordinary Opportunities that Lead to Business Breakthroughs".This complete summary of the ideas from Craig Stull, Phil Meyers and David Meerman Scott's book "Tuned In" shows that there's no use developing new products in isolation and hoping they will sell. A better idea is...
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  • The must-read summary of Dan Kennedy's book: "The Ultimate Marketing Plan: Find Your Most Promotable Competitive Edge, Turn It Into a Powerful Marketing Message and Deliver It to the Right Prospects".This complete summary of the ideas from Dan Kennedy's book "The Ultimate Competitive Advantage" shows that the true essence of marketing is simple: getting the right message to the right...
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  • The must-read summary of Dan Olsen's book: "The Lean Product Playbook: How to Innovate With Minimum Viable Products and Rapid Customer Feedback".This complete summary of the ideas from Dan Olsen's book "The Lean Product Playbook" explains how you can make products that customers love and rave about. By using the "Lean Product Process", in which you repeatedly ask for consumer...
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  • The must-read summary of Daniel Pink's book: "To Sell is Human: The Surprising Truth About Persuading, Convincing and Influencing Others".This complete summary of the ideas from Daniel Pink's book "To Sell is Human" explains how we sell to people every single day, whether we know it or not, by persuading others to do things. The author shows how you can...
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