The Little Book of Selling by Jeffrey Gitomer: Summary and Key Takeaways

Are you a business owner?

Have you tried everything to boost your sales and still come up short?

We’ve got the answer to your dilemma, straight from the mouth of sales expert, Jeffrey Gitomer.

The Little Red Book of Selling will give you all the tips you need to transform your sales, and it will teach you how to focus on selling the most important thing: yourself.

To really reap from this book, Jeffrey encourages reading the book repeatedly, as frequently as possible.

Luckily, we’ve made it easier for you by summarising all the major teachings as well as giving you key takeaways!

Achieving success in sales is a product of your motivation as a salesperson.

It all begins and ends with you.

To be prosperous in the field of sales requires consistent determination, passion, and diligence.

Key Takeaways

To become a great salesperson, research and preparation is vital, especially when working with new clients.

You want to make sure you research everything about your client.

This will help you understand what you need to do to really convince them to consider your offer.

You want to read the company's annual report, talk to employees, competitors, and consumers, and check out their websites and sales pages.

Key Takeaways

First impressions are imperative.

Before you even meet a potential client in person, you must already make a great first impression.

If your name is searched on Google, what will come up?

Establish a compelling personal image as an expert — in terms of the service you offer and the industry in which you work.

Key Takeaways

When selling a product or service, you want to make the value of the product stand out more than the price you’re asking.

Clients will overlook steep prices if they’re presented with a great value proposition.

Develop a relationship with clients that goes beyond the order of business.

Clients need to feel appreciated for more than just their financial contribution.

Key Takeaways

Networking is one of the best ways to increase your fortune!

You want to attend events run by your local chamber of commerce as frequently as you can.

You also might want to consider joining high-profile charities & organizations like Entrepreneurs’ Organization that offer mentorship, online networks, and global networking opportunities.

Here are some additional ways to get networking.

Key Takeaways

Prioritize. Whatever client you’re dealing with, determine who the decision-maker is and make sure you make an appointment with them.

Also make sure you do this before you pitch any ideas or create any presentations.

This further applies to phone calls –– don’t waste time talking about your product.

Talk about that when you can meet!

Key Takeaways

How are you going to convince your client that what you can offer is the best compared to the rest of the offers out there?

Ask the right questions that give you an idea of what is important to the client and what they need most.

These questions must make the interested party stop and think.

Key Takeaways

According to Jeffrey, there are 3 major ways to use creativity to distinguish yourself from the competition:

Clients are naturally going to be apprehensive about spending money due to the risks that come with it.

Eliminate these obstacles to avoid (and determine) which risks may stand in your way of making the sale.

Put your client’s mind at ease by having them evaluate the risk vs. the reward that they gain by buying into your product.

Key Takeaways

Referrals are the most important tool to consider when you want to start generating leads.

Gitomer emphasizes the idea of getting your clients to help you gain more clients.

Seems pretty simple, but how do you do this?

Recording video testimonials of satisfied customers and then presenting those to potential customers is one way of doing it — they sometimes even work better than written testimonials!

Key Takeaways

To be successful as a salesperson it’s important to be ‘tuned in’ –– to be aware of new opportunities to promote your business.

Be conscious of your environment and always engage with whoever comes across your business path — this will help you to generate new prospective clients.

The best salespeople are always selling no matter where they find themselves!

Key Takeaways

The majority of people get too involved in others’ drama. Most of the time, it’s easier to give advice and solve each other’s problems than it is to address our own.

The problem with this is that you end up spending more time trying to solve external problems than you do tending to your business — this results in sales inefficiency and that is the last thing you want.

Key Takeaways