The 21 Irrefutable Rules for Selling in the 21St Century: And Why Your Business Survival Depends on It
By C. William Pollard and Joe Kirday
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During the years I served as a senior officer and then Chairman and CEO of ServiceMaster, I had the privilege and opportunity of working with Joe Kirday and seeing him grow as a manager, salesperson, and executive. He knows what it means to make the sale and to develop meaningful relationships of trust with customers. This book reflects the wisdom of someone who not only has the knowledge of selling, but also one who has made it happen. C. William Pollard Chairman and CEO (Ret) The ServiceMaster Company Over the past 25 years I have had the privilege to work with Joe Kirday. Joe has always been an executive within our ServiceMaster organization who can get results and make the sale. In this book, you will learn about the ways that Joes sells with his hands, head and heart. It is a great book that will give you an opportunity to learn some very powerful tools to make the sale. Mike Isakson President and COO ServiceMaster Franchise Group Even though I am not officially a sales person, still I learned a lot about the basic principles of selling through reading Joe's delightful book. I believe the principles he puts forward are irrefutable. Selflessness and a desire to meet the needs of others are basic for all jobs and professions. I heartily recommend this book to all who would like to improve their lives and their bottom line. Dr. David King (Th.D.) Pastor and Southern Baptist Missionary to Lebanon
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C. William Pollard
About the Author Joe immigrated to Canada from Lebanon in 1963 and to the United States in 1967. During his undergraduate studies Joe began working for Sears. In 1969 Joe was drafted into the U. S, Army and served as a Chaplain Assistant earning an Army Commendation Medal and a Bronze Star Medal for meritorious service. Joe also served a year in the Republic of Viet Nam. Joe was honorably discharged in 1972. Joe then returned to work for sears as he continued his undergraduate work on the GI Bill. In 1975 Joe joined Xerox in sales. After completing his undergraduate degree in 1977, Joe joined the ServiceMaster Company being assigned a number of sales and management positions. Joe has been involved in the sales and the sales management functions for over 40 years. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration, a Master of Divinity and a Doctor of Ministry Degrees. Joe is also a member of the ServiceMaster Ten Million Dollar Sales Club and is a graduate of the ServiceMaster Graduate Program. Joe has also conducted a numerous Sales Training Seminars in the United States, Canada and Europe. Joe is an ordained Southern Baptist Minister and is heavily involved in his local church. Joe has been married to his wife Debbie for 42 years and they have two grown married children and two grandchildren, Austin and Abbie. Joe and his family reside in the Atlanta area.
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The 21 Irrefutable Rules for Selling in the 21St Century - C. William Pollard
© 2011 Joe Kirday. All rights reserved.
No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted by any means without the written permission of the author.
First published by AuthorHouse 2/16/2011
ISBN: 978-1-4567-4652-0 (e)
ISBN: 978-1-4567-4653-7 (sc)
Library of Congress Control Number: 2011902929
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Contents
Foreword
Endorsements
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Rule One
If No
Bothers You—Quit!
Rule Two
If You Are Going to Sit, Sit Aggressively
Rule Three
Features Tell—Benefits Sell
Rule Four
Need-Based Selling Sells
Rule Five
Value Must Be Perceived for the Sale To Be Received
Rule Six
Sell to the Most Important Customer First—You!
Rule Seven
Learn from Types and Anti-Types
Rule Eight
Learn How To Tell Time
Rule Nine
Core Values Are Crucial
Rule Ten
Stop Whining
Rule Eleven
Sell Relationships—Not Things
Rule Twelve
Get Rid of Your Sales Office
Rule Thirteen
Sell Only on Days That End With a Y
Rule Fourteen
Name-Dropping Is Good
Rule Fifteen
Know Your Delusions about Communication
Rule Sixteen
Trust Is Not Unbreakable
Rule Seventeen
Caveat Venditor—Or—Know Who You Are Selling To
Rule Eighteen
Create Gaps Between the Customer’s Haves
and Wants’
Rule Nineteen
By All Means—Ask for the Sale
Rule Twenty
Don’t Assume the Sale Is Over When the Customer Buys
Rule Twenty One
There Are Always More Rules
Conclusion
About the Author
Foreword
In business, everything starts with the sale. The sale represents that first step of creating a meaningful relationship with a customer. Without customers, there is no business; there is only activity and a dream. Selling also plays an important role in the process of keeping customers and satisfying their changing and growing needs. Unless a business creates and keeps customers, it will not survive. Selling is all about building relationships of trust.
The lessons to be learned in selling, therefore, are not limited to business. They are also applicable to other areas of life, including developing and growing relationships of trust with our spouses, our children, our friends, and those we seek to serve in our community and in our places of worship.
During the years I served as a senior officer and then