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Rainmaking Conversations
Influence, Persuade, and Sell in Any Situation

Mike Schultz (Author), John E. Doerr (Author)

9780470922231, Wiley

Hardback, published 5 April 2011

288 pages
23.1 x 15.5 x 3 cm, 0.454 kg

Conversations make or break everything in sales. Every conversation you have is an opportunity to find new prospects, win new customers, and increase sales. Rainmaking Conversations provides a proven system for leading masterful conversations that fill the pipeline, secure new deals, and maximize the potential of your account.

Rainmaking Conversations offers a research-based, field-tested, and practical selling approach that will help you master the art of the sales conversation. This proven system revolves around the acronym RAIN, which stands for Rapport, Aspirations and Afflictions, Impact, and New Reality. You'll learn how to ask your prospects and clients the right questions, and help them set the agenda for success.

Armed with the knowledge of the markets you serve, the common needs of prospects, and how your products and services can help, you can become a trusted advisor to your clients during and after the sale. With the RAIN system, you'll be able to:

  • Build rapport and trust from the first contact
  • Create conversations with prospects, referral sources, and clients using the telephone, email, and mail
  • Uncover the real need behind client challenges
  • Make the case for improved business impact and return on investment (ROI) for your prospects
  • Understand and communicate your value proposition
  • Apply the 16 principles of influence in sales
  • Overcome and prevent all types of objections, including money
  • Craft profitable solutions and close the deal

The world-class RAIN SellingSM methodology has helped tens of thousands of people lead powerful sales conversations and achieve breakthrough sales performance. Start bridging the gap between "hello" and profitable relationships today.

Acknowledgments ix

Part One Getting Ready to Make RAIN 1

1 Introduction 3

2 The Most Important Conversation You’ll Ever Have 19

3 Goal and Action Planning: Making the Most Rain 27

4 Understanding and Communicating Your Value Proposition 35

Part Two RAIN Selling Key Concepts 49

5 Rapport 51

6 Aspirations and Afflictions 59

7 Impact 71

8 New Reality 85

9 Balancing Advocacy and Inquiry 95

10 Digging Deep into Needs: The Five Whys 107

11 16 Principles of Influence in Sales 115

12 Tips for Leading Rainmaking Conversations 135

Part Three Maximizing Your RAIN Selling Success 153

13 Prospecting by Phone: Creating Rainmaking Conversations 155

14 Handling Objections 181

15 Closing Opportunities, Opening Relationships 195

16 What You Need to Know to Sell 205

17 Planning Each Rainmaking Conversation 215

18 How to Kill a Sales Conversation 221

19 Putting RAIN in Your Forecast 237

Appendix and Online Resources 239

About RAIN Group 257

About RainToday.com 258

RainToday.com Membership 259

About the Authors 260

Index 262

Subject Areas: Business & management [KJ]
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