Sales Differentiation

19 Powerful Strategies to Win More Deals at the Prices You Want

By: Lee B. Salz, Jeb Blount - introduction

Narrated by: Van Tracy

"If we don't drop our price, we will lose the deal."

That's the desperate cry from salespeople as they try to win deals in competitive marketplaces. While the easy answer is to lower the price, the company sacrifices margin--oftentimes unnecessarily.

To win deals at the prices you want, the strategy needed is differentiation. Most executives think marketing is the sole source of differentiation. But what about the sales function of the company? This commonly neglected differentiation opportunity provides a multitude of ways to stand out from the competition. This groundbreaking augiobook teaches you how to develop those strategies.

In Sales Differentiation, sales management strategist, Lee B. Salz presents nineteen easy-to-implement concepts to help salespeople win deals while protecting margins. These concepts apply to any salesperson in any industry and are based on the foundation that "how you sell, not just what you sell, differentiates you."

The strategies are presented in easy-to-understand stories and can quickly be put into practice. Divided into two sections, the "what you sell" chapters help salespeople:

• Recognize that the expression "we are the best" causes differentiation to backfire.
• Avoid the introspective question that frustrates salespeople and ask the right question to fire them up.
• Understand what their true differentiators are and how to effectively position them with buyers.
• Find differentiators in every nook and cranny of the company using the six components of the "Sales Differentiation Universe."
• Create strategies to position differentiators so buyers see value in them.

The "how you sell" section teaches salespeople how to provide meaningful value to buyers and differentiate themselves in every stage of the sales process. This section helps salespeople:

• Develop strategies to engage buyers and turn buyer objections into sales differentiation opportunities.
• Shape buyer decision criteria around differentiators.
• Turn a commoditized Request for Proposal (RFP) process into a differentiation opportunity.
• Use a buyer request for references as a way to stand out from the competition.
• Leverage the irrefutable, most powerful differentiator...themselves.

Whether you've been selling for twenty years or are new to sales, the tools you learn in Sales Differentiation will help you knock-out the competition, build profitable new relationships, and win deals at the prices you want.

Accompanying charts are available in the audio book companion PDF download.

Awesome

Need to listen again. Outstanding! You will learn how to be different from competition and think differently as well.

Simple, yet effective

Short, simple and well explained strategies to apply on any business right away. The narration is also great.

A Must for Small Business

This book offers several ideas on how to differentiate you business to compete in markets that buyer perceive as commoditized. With real-life business examples, verbiage to use, and questions to ask, this book is an invaluable resource.

Great for any sales person at any age

I was introduced to Lee through a webinar during the Covid pandemic and was instantly drawn to his differentiated approach. After we exchanged a couple of pleasantries, I decided to buy and download his book. Needless to say, even after 14 years in professional sales, I was impressed at the material and delivery that Lee brought through his book. This is a book I will read at least once a year to stay sharp and to improve my sales game.

Must Read for Anyone in Biz Dev!

Great strategies to take you and your team to the next level! This will redirect and refocus your current strategies.