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In addition to teaching listeners how to turn their ideas into marketable products that companies will want to license, key expands upon his cuttingedge product development, sales, and negotiation strategies, making note of the new opportunities and technologies. Selling to big companies, kaplan publishing, 2005 250 pages. The news aligns with similarly high audiobook sales and revenue numbers across the publishing industry. Posting your book on acx means that if and when your book is made into an audiobook, the finished audiobook will be available to consumers on all of audibles retail channels, currently, and itunes. Its time to stop making endless cold calls or waiting for the phone to ring.
Jills awardprofitable first book, selling to big companies, has been an amazon prime 25 gross sales book since 2006. Audiobooks are officially the publishing industrys. Listen on the go anywhere with the free kobo app adjust listening speed, set a sleep. Selling to big companies by best selling sales author jill konrath. Selling to big companies by jill konrath goodreads. This is a list of book distributors, companies that act as distributors for book publishers, selling primarily to the book trade. Fanatical prospecting gives salespeople, sales leaders, entrepreneurs, and executives a practical, eyeopening guide that clearly explains the why and how behind the most important activity in sales and business development. The unique sales system proven successful by the worlds best companies ebook written by robert b.
Generate six figures by selling and licensing your intellectual assets to big companies audible audiobook original recording mitch axelrod author, narrator, speakernet news publisher see all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. There are other companies that will help produce your audiobook, but their job ends with that they dont guide you through the complexities of formatting, technical compliance, uploading to the various. Oct 10, 2014 how to record, edit and sell your own audiobook. The brutal fact is that the number one reason for failure in sales is an empty pipe, and the root cause of an empty pipeline is the failure to consistently. This is another highly tactical sales book for reps who want an edge in selling. Jul 10, 2012 even contacting big businesses to consider your small company as a possible vendor is difficult. Even contacting big businesses to consider your small company as a possible vendor is difficult. While major publishing companies typically have their own internal departments to handle audiobooks. Google is a bit late to join the audiobook contest since it didnt set foot in audiobook selling field until january 2018. Selling to big companies by best selling sales author jill.
More than a how to business book, gross deception is a story of finding a problem in the reliance on gross profit and the trials to create a solution. Users can listen online or through an app on their phone. With an overdrive account, you can save your favorite libraries for ataglance information about availability. Selling to big companies has been an amazon top 100 sales book since 2006. Top 17 quotes from selling to big companies free book notes. Founded in 1975 by olympic rower duvall hecht, it was one of the pioneering companies in supplying unabridged audiobooks to consumers in cassette form. Shes a frequent speaker at sales conferences and kickoff.
Brian jud is the author of the book, how to make real money selling books, the executive director of the association of publishers for special sales, and the administrator of book selling university. If you drive to work, then reading isnt an option, so listen to audio books instead. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. The list includes defunct and mergedacquired companies, and distributors whose. And for leveling up your sales skills, nothing beats a good sales book. Selling to big companies excerpt linkedin slideshare. I love and i am all in with my fiction there, but im also a podcaster and after years of doing my own interviews and audio, i decided to read my own nonfiction audiobook, and sell it direct. In addition to teaching listeners how to turn their ideas into marketable.
Jun 04, 2012 grant cardone speaks at a seminar at cross channel mojo about the importance of dominating a market and the problems with obscurity. Jeffrey gitomer author of the little red book of selling. We interviewed jill konrath, author of the book selling to big companies and an. May it provide you with all the insights you need to achieve your goals. Selling to big companies is a production of leapfrog strategies. The audiobook is now selling more copies than his ebook. Her first book, selling to big companies, was praised by fortune as a mustread. Potential customers are under extreme pressure to do more with less money, less time, and fewer resources, and theyre wary of anyone who tries to get them to buy or change anything.
Googles play store is making a bigger push into selling audiobooks, the company announced tuesday, putting it in more direct competition. Pages in category audiobook companies and organizations the following 25 pages are in this category, out of 25 total. Even if they are, is your job to be jovial, point it out, and assume that it is a simple oversight. Heiman, tad tuleja new strategic selling 1995 teaches you how to close sales in the most positive, beneficial way for both you and your buyer. Jill konraths book will provide you with bothso that you can go out to the big boss of the big company and come back with the big order. How to make an audiobook everything you need to know to. Selling to big companies, book by jill konrath paperback. The list includes defunct and mergedacquired companies, and distributors whose primary business is not books, such as comic books. There are other companies that will help produce your audiobook, but their job ends with that they dont guide you through the complexities of formatting, technical compliance, uploading to the various sellers like amazon and apple, obtaining isbn numbers so that your audiobook listing matchesup with your print or ebook edition online, promotion and royalty collection and management.
The reality of the situation is that people in big companies really do have an unrealistic workload. Your online resource for sales techniques, sales strategies, sales tips and sales training for selling products and marketing services. One simple idea, revised and expanded edition has been revised and updated to reflect current trends and practices in the industry. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The advantage to a private company is that they typically will do any book length even very short. These three leading digital retailers reach the vast majority of audiobook buyers.
Jill konraths book will provide you with bothso that you can go out to the big boss of the big company and come back with the big. Selling books online to book buyback companies can be a great way to make extra money if you know which buyback companies to sell your books to the problem is new sellers dont always know which. The secret to selling to big companies entrepreneur. The unique sales system proven successful by the worlds best companies the new strategic selling by robert b. Jill konrath audio books, best sellers, author bio. Sellers who are successful today know that customers can go online and find out all that stuff in seconds. Many companies including my company gutenberg reloaded also specialize in audiobook production. The same can be said about why you should be selling into big companies they have the money. Librivox has a huge selection of free audio books that are recordings of volunteers who have read chapters from books that are in the public domain. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the new strategic selling. Buy the paperback book selling to big companies by jill konrath at indigo. Dec 18, 2015 global audiobook trends and statistics for 2016. Owned by another of the big five, random house, this imprint specialises in complete, unabridged audiobook recordings for schools and libraries. You can find a free audio book by searching by title.
Selling to big companies kindle edition by konrath, jill. Audible also has an exchange guarantee anytime users dont like a book they bought. C h a p t e r 3 1 why nobody calls you back selling to big companies is tough. Throughout the process, it is important to stay professional and pleasant. I love and i am all in with my fiction there, but im also a podcaster and after years of doing my own interviews and audio, i decided to read my own nonfiction audiobook, and sell it direct heres how.
Potential customers are under extreme pressure to do more with less money, less time, and fewer resources. Google play is selling audiobooks, and kobo is even a major hidden player in the audiobook industry. You can find a free audio book by searching by title, author, genresubject, or language. You can also get big discounts on audiobook purchases if you have audible membership.
She writes a popular blog and newsletter at and lives in st. The best american humorous short stories by alexander jessup. For your reference, we provided these selling to big companies quotes with page numbers using the following version of the book. Everyday you meet people who could use your products or services or who know others who could benefit from what you do. Jeffrey gitomer, author of the little red book of selling this is some of the best advice i have heard.
Dont expect anyone to stick out his or her neck for you. Selling to big companies by jill konrath, paperback barnes. Jill konrath is a sales strategist whose clients include ibm, microsoft, accenture, staples, hilton, and numerous midmarket firms. Selling to big companies debunks many of sales myths, especially those loved by outoftouch managers who want more results but are clueless about how to get them. Buy selling to big companies by konrath, jill isbn. Dec 01, 2005 buy selling to big companies by konrath, jill isbn. The rising popularity of audiobooks highlights the. Answer it incorrectly and you stay on the outside, envious of those who managed to get in. The best books for modern sales professionals and how to read. Many companies are trying to establish relationships with big companies. Selling to big companies by jill konrath overdrive. Sales training selling to big business sales training. Audible sells audio versions of books, newspapers, magazines, tv programs, and radio.
You can also browse all the titles in the catalog, view only the most recent audio books, and subscribe to. If the decisionmakers at the company smell risk, theyll. Grant cardone speaks at a seminar at cross channel mojo about the importance of dominating a market and the problems with obscurity. One of the biggest mistakes in the business world is assuming that all companies are alike and therefore should.
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