Ford Harding has carved out a deserved reputation as one of the most highly regarded authors, trainers and consultants on sales in professional services. His books began with RAINMAKING in 1994, followed by CREATING RAINMAKERS in 1998, and then CROSS-SELLING SUCCESS in 2002.
Now he has issued a second edition of RAINMAKING, revised and updated. Here's his chapter list:
- Writing and Publishing Your article
- Finding a Podium
- Marketing by Mail
- Organising Seminars and Conferences
- Getting Publicity
- A Few words on the Web
- Eliminating the Dread of Cold-Calling
- Networking: The alternative to Cold Calling
- Special Rules for Special Networks: Trade associations, Formal Networking Groups and Internal Newtorks
- Increasing Network Quality
- How Markets Structure Networks
- From Networks to Leads
- Building Client Relationships that Last
- The Sales Meeting: The First Five Minutes
- The Sales Meeting: Questioning and Listening
- The Sales meeting: Offering Your Solution
- The Sales meeting; Formal Presentations
- The Sales meeting: Handling questions and Concerns
- Team Selling
- Shortening the Sales Cycle
- Writing a proposal
- Quoting a Fee
- Turning Down Small Work
- When You Lose a Sale
- The Logic of a Sales Strategy
- Simple Strategies that can Help You Now
- Self-Marketing: Experts Make Themselves
- Market-Based Strategies
- Conclusion: Becoming a Rainmaker
Even if you know Ford's first edition, this second edition is a must-read!
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