Based on Steve Martin's proven sales program, Heavy Hitter Selling shows readers how to improve their sales success using nothing more than their voices and their senses. The result of Martin's twenty-year career, including thousands of sales calls, this book presents practical solutions and proven tactics for better selling.

Introduction: Why Should You Read This Book? Part One: The Human Nature of Communication. Chapter 1: The Heavy Hitter. Chapter 2: How People Communicate. Chapter 3: How People Are Wired. Chapter 4: How People Think. Chapter 5: Finding the Truth. Part Two: Customer Sales Strategies. Chapter 6: Choosing Your Battles. Chapter 7: Building Customer Rapport. Chapter 8: Your Two Most Important Customers: Your Manager and You. Chapter 9: Finding Your Coach. Part Three: The Power of Persuasion. Chapter 10: The Deeper Meaning of Language. Chapter 11: Intuitive Persuasion. Chapter 12: Metaphors for the Mind. Epilogue. Notes. Bibliography. Glossary. Index. About the Author.

What separates ordinary salespeople from Heavy Hitters? The best salespeople are those "Heavy Hitters" who are able to use human nature, language, and intuition to build trusting relationships with customers and persuade them to buy. Based on his proven and effective sales program, author Steve Martin's Heavy Hitter Selling explains how you too can achieve and maintain that high level of sales success. Using real-world case studies, examples, and exercises, Martin provides the psychological, physical, and language-based tactics you need to turn yourself into a Heavy Hitter. Inside, you'll find proven guidance and expert tips on: Understanding how people think and communicateFinding the right words at the right timePredicting a customer's behavior and influencing his thoughtsBuilding customer rapport and understanding their motivationsPersuading both the customer's rational mind and his emotional subconscious side "Like other sales books published recently, this one stresses the importance of human behavior. But unlike the others, it puts an emphasis on language. Salespeople could well benefit by exploring scientific models of language. Practical exercises make the book useful for everyone." —Harvard Business School Review "This well-written, insightful book will give you ideas and strategies you can use to influence and persuade customers in any market." —Brian Tracy, author, Million Dollar Habits "Traditional selling focuses on product, price, and competition and misses the most important reason people buy—people and emotion. Heavy Hitter Selling offers a different perspective that is valuable in understanding how to win." —Jay Fulcher, President and COO, Agile Software "Heavy Hitter Selling is different—[a book that] will help you make lots of money." —Gerald D. Cohen, CEO, Information Builders, Inc.

Introduction: Why Should You Read This Book? PART I: THE HUMAN NATURE OF COMMUNICATION. 1. The Heavy Hitter. 2. How People Communicate. 3. How People Are "Wired". 4. How People Think. 5. Finding the Truth. PART II: CUSTOMER SALES STRATEGIES. 6. Choosing Your Battles. 7. Building Customer Rapport. 8. Your Two Most Important Customers: Your Manager and You. 9. Finding Your Coach. PART III: THE POWER OF PERSUASION. 10. The Deeper Meaning of Language. 11. Intuitive Persuasion. 12. Metaphors for the Mind. Epilogue. Notes. Bibliography. Glossary. Index. About the Author.