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Integrity Selling for the 21st Century: How to Sell the Way People Want to Buy [Paperback]

Ron Willingham (Author)
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January 2005
“I have observed several hundred salespeople who were taught to use deceptive practices like ‘bait and switch’ and encouraged to play negotiation games with customers. They were so stressed by this behavior that they suffered from a high incidence of alcohol and substance abuse, divorce, job-jumping, and low productivity. In the same industry, I have observed countless people who had been taught to sell with high integrity. Ironically, their customer satisfaction, profit margins, and salesperson retention were significantly higher.” — Ron Willingham

If you’ve tried manipulative, self-focused selling techniques that demean you and your customer, if you’ve ever wondered if selling could be more than just talking people into buying, then Integrity Selling for the 21st Century is the book for you. Its concept is simple: Only by getting to know your customers and their needs — and believing that you can meet those needs — will you enjoy relationships with customers built on trust. And only then, when you bring more value to your customers than you receive in payment, will you begin to reap the rewards of high sales.

Since the publication of Ron Willingham’s enormously successful first book, Integrity Selling, his sales program has been adopted by dozens of Fortune 500 companies, such as Johnson & Johnson and IBM, as well as the American Red Cross and the New York Times. In his new book, Integrity Selling for the 21st Century, Willingham explains how his selling system relates to today’s business climate — when the need for integrity is greater than ever before.

Integrity Selling for the 21st Century teaches a process of self-evaluation to help you become a stellar salesperson in any business climate. Once you’ve established your own goals and personality traits, you’ll be able to evaluate them in your customers and adapt your styles to create a more trusting, productive relationship.

Drawing upon Willingham’s years of experience and success stories from sales forces of the more than 2,000 companies that have adopted the Integrity Selling system, Ron Willingham has created a blueprint for achieving success in sales while staying true to your values.


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Editorial Reviews

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“Powerful, insightful, and practical. Integrity Selling for the 21st Century dispels outdated methods and techniques and replaces them with a dynamic six-step process for success… A must-read for any sales professional.”
—Alex Perriello, president and CEO, Coldwell Banker Real Estate Corporation

“Integrity Selling® is a wonderful tool that analyzes what makes people buy, and breaks down the process into simple and usable bites.”
—Dennis Manning, president and CEO, Guardian Life Insurance Company of America

“Ron Willingham’s new book helps salespeople realize that customers are not persuaded so much by what they say but by who they are and how they relate to others. It’s a refreshing book that peels back the artificial layers of traditional selling and exposes the true essence of sales success.” —Gerhard Gschwandtner, founder and publisher, Selling Power

“The Integrity Selling® program reminds us there is more to sales than being customer-focused. It’s going the extra mile to solve needs, not fill wants. It’s making the conscious decision to do things right for people because it’s the right thing to do. Now, more than ever, those who believe in ethics, trust, honesty, responsibility, and integrity succeed. Those who don’t, do not.”
—Barry Griswell, chairman, president, and CEO, Principal Financial Group


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From the Inside Flap

"I have observed several hundred salespeople who were taught to use deceptive practices like 'bait and switch' and encouraged to play negotiation games with customers. They were so stressed by this behavior that they suffered from a high incidence of alcohol and substance abuse, divorce, job-jumping, and low productivity. In the same industry, I have observed countless people who had been taught to sell with high integrity. Ironically, their customer satisfaction, profit margins, and salesperson retention were significantly higher." — Ron Willingham

If you've tried manipulative, self-focused selling techniques that demean you and your customer, if you've ever wondered if selling could be more than just talking people into buying, then Integrity Selling for the 21st Century is the book for you. Its concept is simple: Only by getting to know your customers and their needs — and believing that you can meet those needs — will you enjoy relationships with customers built on trust. And only then, when you bring more value to your customers than you receive in payment, will you begin to reap the rewards of high sales.

Since the publication of Ron Willingham's enormously successful first book, Integrity Selling, his sales program has been adopted by dozens of Fortune 500 companies, such as Johnson & Johnson and IBM, as well as the American Red Cross and the New York Times. In his new book, Integrity Selling for the 21st Century, Willingham explains how his selling system relates to today's business climate — when the need for integrity is greater than ever before.

Integrity Selling for the 21st Century teaches a process of self-evaluation to help you become a stellar salesperson in any business climate. Once you've established your own goals and personality traits, you'll be able to evaluate them in your customers and adapt your styles to create a more trusting, productive relationship.

Drawing upon Willingham's years of experience and success stories from sales forces of the more than 2,000 companies that have adopted the Integrity Selling system, Ron Willingham has created a blueprint for achieving success in sales while staying true to your values.

From the Hardcover edition.


Product Details

  • Paperback: 240 pages
  • Publisher: Doubleday Business (January 2005)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0767914988
  • ISBN-13: 978-0767914987
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (32 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,202,064 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Ron Willingham is founder and CEO of Integrity Systems, Inc., an international training and development company with more than 1.5 million graduates in 80 nations. His organization is the leader in helping organizations succeed with ethical, values-driven people-development strategies. Integrity Systems's client list reads like a Who's Who of business: Johnson & Johnson, American Red Cross, IBM, The Guardian Life Insurance Company, Principal Financial Group, Franklin Templeton, and more than 2,000 others. He is the author of Integrity Service and Integrity Selling for the 21st Century. Willingham lives in Phoenix, Arizona.

 

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Corporate Standard, April 15, 2005
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After reading and studying this book, I have made it the standard for our company. It has the right answers presented in a clear, concise and easy to follow manner. If a person follows the process in this book, he/she will be successful in selling, no matter what the product. It is particularly valuable in taching how to sell high-dollar and multi-sales-call products/services.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Rookies or Experienced Pros, Eureka, You Have Found IT!, June 22, 2003
Willingham has helped organizations and individuals around the world increase their sales, which means his work produces RESULTS. That is one reason to read it, RESULTS!
You can search along time and read all kinds of stuff on selling without RESULTS personally.This book is the definitive work on selling and I have been studying sales and selling for over thirty four years. All kinds of good ideas and information are available and yet Willingham has captured the critical issus to success in sales. Study the book, do not just read it, it can change your life and produce the RESULTS your looking for as a salesperson, CEO or VP of Sales. The four habits of successful salepeople is brilliant.
I believe this book can change your life and your companies sales culture! When I read his first book on selling it changed my life, increased my sales and provided financial security for my family. I am certain this new publication can provide the same RESULTS for others. Study it, do not read it!
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A Winner of a Book about Sales, June 5, 2008
Integrity Selling for the 21st Century: How to Sell the Way People Want to Buy is a useful book based on a customer needs-focused philosphy.

It teaches a six step program:

1. Approach
2. Interview
3. Demonstrate
4. Validate
5. Netotiate
6. Close

This easy-to-understand system can be applied to most selling challenges. This book is an interactive book with self-evaluation required.

It is useful not only for the people who consider selling part of their business, but also for almost everyone. We are all selling something.

The book is easy to read, and the headings are clear. It is a useful study tool.

I like the principle that states that the main challenge of selling is emotional control. Many of us need to work on negative feelings before we try to sell. If we can learn to manage our emotions, we can learn to manage our sales outcomes.

An excellent choice!



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