Sell Yourself First
The Most Critical Element in Every Sales Effort
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The Biggest Differentiator In A Competitive Marketplace Is You
The familiar adage that “It’s a jungle out there” applies to sellers and sales organizations now more than ever. Competitors are hungry for business; decision makers are wary of change; and the market is crowded with products and services that are barely distinguishable from one another. Meanwhile, the tried-and-true sales methods of the past are simply no longer effective in a world where customers aren’t sure whom to trust.
According to Thomas A. Freese, author of the contemporary sales methodology classic Secrets of Question Based Selling, the single most effective way to separate yourself and your offerings from all the noise in the marketplace is to sell yourself first. After all, you are the greatest asset your competition lacks. Freese has helped thousands of salespeople worldwide become more effective at penetrating new accounts, positioning a unique value proposition, and closing more business. In this audio book, he will show you how to leverage your own personal assets to win the confidence of customers by displaying a host of intangible attributes such as credibility, competence, confidence, integrity, creativity, attitude, and thought leadership. Ultimately, by maximizing your ability to convey a more impactful value proposition, you give yourself an unfair advantage over the competition to win more sales, using innovative strategies such as:
- Acknowledge the elephant in the room: Knowing that customers are naturally skeptical and standoffish toward vendors, sellers gain a significant competitive advantage by acknowledging the customer’s uncertainty right off the bat. Especially in competitive situations, customers want to know whom to trust, and your ability to earn credibility early might be the difference between winning the business or coming in second place.
- Treat every sales call like a job interview: The fact that everyone is familiar with a job interview scenario makes it the perfect metaphor for selling yourself first. Truth is, every job interview is also a sales situation, and every sale is a job interview. Thus, decision makers want to focus more on how you can help address their goals, rather than just hearing a sales pitch.
- Use mini-invitations to secure more mind share: Any experienced salesperson knows you can’t just barrage customers with features and benefits. Instead, the real skill is causing people to want to engage in a mutual dialogue about their needs and your value. Freese will show you how to lower a prospect’s natural defenses, and at the same time, make them more receptive to hearing your value proposition.
Written in a clear, conversational voice, Sell Yourself First is a must read for any salesperson who wants to have an unfair advantage over the competition.
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Practical and insightful
- By Locke on 08-27-15
By: Jill Konrath
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Sales EQ
- How Ultra High Performers Leverage Sales-Specific Emotional Intelligence to Close the Complex Deal
- By: Jeb Blount
- Narrated by: Jeb Blount
- Length: 9 hrs and 2 mins
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The sales profession is in the midst of a perfect storm. Buyers have more power - more information, more at stake, and more control over the sales process - than any time in history. Technology is bringing disruptive change at an ever-increasing pace, creating fear and uncertainty that leaves buyers clinging to the status quo.
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Effective Approach to EQ Sales Mastery
- By Joe on 07-20-17
By: Jeb Blount
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The Accidental Salesperson
- How to Take Control of Your Sales Career and Earn the Respect and Income You Deserve
- By: Chris Lytle
- Narrated by: Gregory Linington
- Length: 5 hrs and 46 mins
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Not all salespeople plan on a career in sales. Often, sales chooses them and suddenly they find themselves in a profession they aren't fully prepared for. The Accidental Salesperson is the answer, providing the advice and inspiration they need to master the essentials and hit the ground running. Fully updated to reflect the changes in the marketplace, the second edition provides a much-needed roadmap anyone can use to excel in sales.
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First Day Confidence
- By Leela Vox on 01-12-19
By: Chris Lytle
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Good in a Room
- How to Sell Yourself (and Your Ideas) and Win Over Any Audience
- By: Stephanie Palmer
- Narrated by: Judith Brackley
- Length: 6 hrs and 40 mins
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Business consultant and former MGM director of creative affairs Stephanie Palmer reveals the techniques used by Hollywood's top writers, producers, and directors to get financing for their projects and explains how you can apply these techniques to be more successful in your own high-stakes meetings.
As Palmer has found, the strategies used to sell yourself and your ideas in Hollywood not only work in other businesses, they often work better.
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Much Too General to Be Useful
- By Coldmountain on 05-22-15
By: Stephanie Palmer
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SPIN Selling
- By: Neil Rackham
- Narrated by: Eli Woods
- Length: 6 hrs and 12 mins
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Written by Neil Rackham, former president and founder of Huthwaite corporation, SPIN Selling is a must-listen for anyone involved in selling or managing a sales force. Unquestionably the best-documented account of sales success ever collected and the result of the Huthwaite corporation's massive 12-year, one-million-dollar research into effective sales performance, this groundbreaking resource details the revolutionary SPIN (Situation, Problem, Implication, Need-payoff) strategy.
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Sales and Science
- By Joe A Snyder III on 10-27-21
By: Neil Rackham
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Strategize to WIN
- The New Way to Start out, Step up, or Start Over in Your Career
- By: Carla A. Harris
- Narrated by: Carla A. Harris
- Length: 8 hrs and 3 mins
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The Wall Street powerhouse and author of Expect to Win offers a new way to conceptualize career strategies and gives us proven tools for successful change. Whether we're starting out, striving toward a promotion, or looking for a new opportunity, the working world isn’t what it used to be. Wall Street veteran Carla Harris knows this, and in Strategize to Win she gives listeners the tools they need to get started.
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The advice gets stronger with each chapter!!
- By A. G. on 05-05-17
By: Carla A. Harris
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High Trust Selling
- Make More Money in Less Time with Less Stress
- By: Todd Duncan
- Narrated by: Todd Duncan
- Length: 3 hrs and 57 mins
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A Wall Street Journal best seller! There is a major difference between being a salesperson in business and being in business as a salesperson. Being successful in sales has a lot to do with what's on the inside of a person, and the person's ability to establish and foster loyal relationships.
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The Core Foundation For Sales Success
- By Joe on 01-28-05
By: Todd Duncan
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The 25 Most Common Sales Mistakes and How to Avoid Them
- By: Stephan Schiffman
- Narrated by: Michael Ferreri
- Length: 1 hr and 47 mins
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Noted sales trainer Stephan Schiffman, the famous master of cold calls and sales techniques, provides bite-sized tips on correcting common sales problems, using the same nuggets-of-advice format as in many of his other books!
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Distilled value.
- By Steve on 09-15-17
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How to Master the Art of Selling Financial Services
- By: Tom Hopkins
- Narrated by: Tom Hopkins
- Length: 3 hrs and 48 mins
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Whether you're a financial services expert or novice, you understand the business. You've worked hard to gain your product knowledge. You study industry trends. But do you know how to talk to clients so they'll listen? The How to Master the Art of Selling Financial Services live audio seminar shows you how to gain the trust of others quickly and get them to like you, take your advice, and become long-term clients, which is the foundation for every successful business.
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better stuff for free on YouTube from
- By milos Vranic on 08-10-17
By: Tom Hopkins
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The Effortless Experience
- Conquering the New Battleground for Customer Loyalty
- By: Matthew Dixon, Nick Toman, Rick DeLisi
- Narrated by: Matthew Dixon, Nick Toman, Rick DeLisi
- Length: 6 hrs and 37 mins
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In their acclaimed best seller The Challenger Sale, Matthew Dixon and his colleagues at CEB busted many longstanding myths about sales. Now they've turned their research and analysis to a new vital business subject - customer loyalty - with a new book that turns the conventional wisdom on its head. The idea that companies must delight customers by exceeding service expectations is so entrenched that managers rarely even question it. They devote untold time, energy, and resources to trying to dazzle people and inspire their undying loyalty.
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If you are a CXer, you have to read/listen to it
- By Shirley Campbell on 05-26-23
By: Matthew Dixon, and others
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Bargaining for Advantage
- Negotiation Strategies for Reasonable People: 2nd Edition
- By: G. Richard Shell
- Narrated by: Sean Pratt
- Length: 11 hrs and 10 mins
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As director of the renowned Wharton Executive Negotiation Workshop, Professor G. Richard Shell has taught thousands of business leaders, administrators, and other professionals how to survive and thrive in the sometimes rough-and-tumble world of negotiation. His systematic, step-by-step approach comes to life in this book, which is available in over ten foreign editions and combines lively storytelling, proven tactics, and reliable insights gleaned from the latest negotiation research.
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Loaded with practical strategies, real scenarios
- By Tiasdolls on 10-10-17
By: G. Richard Shell
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Who
- The A Method for Hiring
- By: Geoff Smart, Randy Street
- Narrated by: Patrick Lawlor
- Length: 4 hrs and 47 mins
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Geoff Smart and Randy Street offer a simple, four-step method for hiring with confidence, designed for everyone from the CEO on down. Who shows you how to avoid the most common pitfalls of hiring, how to identify "A Players" - people who can perform their job better than 90 percent of the candidates in their field - and how to make sure the best candidate will be excited to join your organization.
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Great book but need PDF of Scorecard material
- By Nancy Walsh on 10-17-12
By: Geoff Smart, and others
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- Kris
- 02-14-12
Great tool for Sales Reps & Managers
Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
I would recommend, easy to understand techniques that will set you apart from other slaes reps calling on your customers
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- Glenn
- 10-08-12
Goes beyond standard sales book
Many sales audio’s are customer focused and say to ask questions, however the sections on what the buyer and seller are thinking at different stages of the sales cycle makes this a must listen to audio. He presents a way of asking questions that flows with the conversation instead of against it. There are a number of other great nuggets mixed in with the standard sales material. I liked this audio so much I will have to read his “Question Based Selling” book.
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- Wes
- 08-31-11
Best Sales Book of the New Business Era
This book is phenomenal. I have made it required reading for everyone in my company that interacts with our clients and potential clients. My sales staff is 100% in agreement that it is the best book we've ever studied and read.
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- Anonymous User
- 12-20-24
Worth The Time and The Dime!
I just finished listening to Sell Yourself First by Thomas A. Freese, and I have to say, it’s one of those standout sales resources that truly redefines the way you approach the entire process. Freese guides you through understanding that the key element in every sales interaction isn’t just the product or service—it’s you. By helping you identify your own strengths, value, and unique story, he flips the script and makes selling a much more authentic and personal exchange.
What really caught me off guard is how easy it was to stay engaged. Freese’s narration feels like a friendly conversation rather than a lecture, and by the time I was done, I felt genuinely more confident about both my sales strategy and my overall professional presence. It’s more than just tips and tricks; it’s a framework that can have a lasting impact on how you connect with clients and prospects.
If you find the insights in Sell Yourself First as impactful as I did, make sure to pick up Question Based Selling, another transformative work by Freese. It takes the next step, showing you how to lead with curiosity, empathy, and understanding, rather than sticking to some dull, one-size-fits-all script. Together, these books form a powerhouse duo, offering you a fresh, human-centered perspective on sales that can level up your game no matter what field you’re in.
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