18 books like Crossing the Chasm

What to read after Crossing the Chasm — books similar to it, matched on shared themes.

Selling to Big Companies Jill Konrath · 2005 · 250p · ≈ 8h · Moderate • Selected by Fortune Magazine as 1 of 8 "must read" sales books • Gold Medal Winner in Sales Book Awards • 20 Best Sales Books winner, Sales HQ Reviews: Jill’s book came to life with her real life experience and success. She had instant credibility with our field staff. Her messages of how to access and service decision-makers inside companies resonated with everyone in the room. The result is… Shares: Selling, Marketing

Key Account Management Peter Cheverton · 1999 · 379p · ≈ 12h · Moderate Any organization’s key accounts are its lifeblood. This highly practical book puts forward a unique yet simple planning methodology for identifying, obtaining, retaining and developing key customers. Completely updated and revised with lots of new material to reflect the latest best practice, this edition will reinforce its standing as the premier book on the subject. This is one of very few… Shares: Selling, Marketing, Business

Integrity Selling for the 21st Century Ron Willingham · 2003 · ★ 3.9 · 225p · ≈ 7h · Moderate "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… Shares: Selling, Business

Sell It Like Serhant Ryan Serhant · 2018 · ★ 4.3 · 240p · ≈ 8h · Moderate This national bestseller is a lively and practical guide on how to sell anything and achieve long-term success in business. Ryan Serhant was a shy, jobless hand model when he entered the real estate business in 2008 at a time the country was on the verge of economic collapse. Just nine years later, he has emerged as one of the top realtors in the world and an authority on the art of selling. Sell… Shares: Selling, Business

The Art of Closing the Sale Brian Tracy · 2007 · 224p · ≈ 7h · Moderate Do you want to learn the keys to sales success? Confidence and self-esteem are just a few factors that separates successful salespeople from unsuccessful ones. Let Brian Tracy help you master the art of closing the deal.As one of the top salespeople in the world, Brian Tracy knows the ability to close the sale is the key skill required by all top sales professionals. Fortunately, closing the sale… Shares: Selling, Business

Selling For Dummies Tom Hopkins · 1995 · 362p · ≈ 12h · Moderate Your hands-on guide to the most up-to-date selling strategies and techniques Are you looking to enter the world of sales, or are you already a salesperson who's looking for new tips and tactics to expand your business? No matter your level of skill, this guide will help you lay a foundation for sales success, with the latest information on how to research your prospects, break down the steps of… Shares: Selling, Business

The Art of the Sale Philip Delves Broughton · 2012 · ★ 3.5 · 291p · ≈ 9h · Moderate A revelatory examination of the alchemy of successful selling and its essential role in just about every aspect of human experience.When Philip Delves Broughton went to Harvard Business School, an experience he wrote about in his New York Times bestseller Ahead of the Curve, he was baffled to find that sales was not on the curriculum.  Why not, he wondered?  Sales plays a part in… Shares: Selling, Business

Sales Management. Simplified. Mike Weinberg · 2015 · ★ 4.4 · 243p · ≈ 8h · Moderate Packed with case studies, Sales Management. Simplified. offers a proven formula for prospecting, developing, and closing deals—in your time, on your terms.Why do sales organizations fall short? Every day, expert consultants like Mike Weinberg are called on by companies to find the answer - and it's one that may surprise you. Typically, the issue lies not with the sales team but with how… Shares: Selling, Business

The Lost Art of Closing Anthony Iannarino · 2017 · ★ 3.9 · 240p · ≈ 8h · Moderate “Always be closing!” —Glengarry Glen Ross, 1992 “Never Be Closing!” —a sales book title, 2014 “?????” —salespeople everywhere, 2017For decades, sales managers, coaches, and authors talked about closing as the most essential, most difficult phase of selling. They invented pushy tricks for the final ask, from the “take delivery” close to the “now or never” close.   But these tactics often… Shares: Selling, Business

The driver in the driverless car Vivek Wadhwa · 2017 · ★ 2.5 · 240p · ≈ 8h · Moderate Technology is advancing faster than ever--but for better or for worse? On the one hand, astonishing technology developments such as personalized genomics, self-driving cars, drones, and artificial intelligence could make our lives healthier, safer, and easier. On the other hand, these very same technologies could raise the specter of a frightening and alienating future--eugenics, a jobless… Shares: Technological innovations, Technology

Inside the Tornado Geoffrey A. Moore · 1995 · 244p · ≈ 8h · Moderate Inside the Tornado is the bestselling guide to the high-stakes world of high tech. Extending his investigation (in Crossing the Chasm) of the life cycle of new technology-based products, Geoffrey A. Moore provides useful guidelines for moving products beyond early adopters and into the lucrative mainstream market. Shares: Marketing, Business

How Brands Grow Byron Sharp · 2010 · 284p · ≈ 9h · Moderate This book provides evidence-based answers to the key questions asked by marketers every day. Tackling issues such as how brands grow, how advertising really works, what price promotions really do, how consumers behave and how loyalty programs really affect loyalty. How Brands Grow presents decades of research in a style that is written for marketing professionals to grow their brands. Hundreds of… Shares: Marketing, Business

This Is Marketing Seth Godin · 2018 · ★ 3.9 · 267p · ≈ 8h · Moderate 1 Wall Street Journal BestsellerInstant New York Times BestsellerA game-changing approach to marketing, sales, and advertising. Seth Godin has taught and inspired millions of entrepreneurs, marketers, leaders, and fans from all walks of life, via his blog, online courses, lectures, and bestselling books. He is the inventor of countless ideas that have made their way into mainstream business… Shares: Marketing, Business

How to Write Copy That Sells Ray Edwards · 2016 · 186p · ≈ 6h · Moderate Communicate with potential customers—and persuade them to buy: "The best copywriting teacher I know." —Michael Hyatt, New York Times–bestselling author of Your Best Year Ever This book is for everyone who needs to write copy that sells—including copywriters, freelancers, and entrepreneurs. Writing copy that sells without seeming "salesy" can be tough, but is an essential skill. How to Write Copy… Shares: Marketing, Business

Advanced Marketing Management Dr Nikolaos Dimitriadis, Neda Jovanovic Dimitriadis & Dr Jillian Ney · 2018 · 320p · ≈ 10h · Moderate Marketing as a practice is facing unprecedented challenges: a changing media landscape, an increasingly complex customer journey, innovative technologies, start-ups which disrupt traditional channels and a new generation of tech-savvy clients. How should students and practitioners adapt to this shifting landscape and address the skills gap that many of today's marketers face? Advanced Marketing… Shares: Marketing, Business

Eat Your Greens Wiemer Snijders · 2018 · 300p · ≈ 10h · Moderate How can we sell more, to more people, and for more money? The marketing world is awash with myths, misconceptions, dubious metrics and tactics that bear little relation to our actual buying behaviour. Eat Your Greens is inspired by the genuine advances in marketing science. It challenges us to change the way we think, by taking the huge body of knowledge gained from data and technology and… Shares: Marketing, Business

Ice to the Eskimos Jon Spoelstra · 1997 · ★ 4.5 · 275p · ≈ 9h · Moderate You.That's Right. YOU.You've got a problem.You've got a product that's not first in its class.It's not even second.You've got to find a way to market that product.What Are You Going To Do?You're going to read this book, that's what.Let's face it. There comes a time in the life of every business when a product or service does not sell up to expectations.Maybe your product is outmoded. Or hasn't… Shares: Marketing, Business

Marketing Strategy & Management Diane M. Phillips · 2023 Marketing Strategy & Management provides students with a thorough, step-by-step exploration and grounding in marketing strategy concepts, processes, and models. Topics covered include: marketing planning, research and analysis; decision-making; the marketing mix; the management of customer relationships; monitoring/reporting of the strategy; and the crucial role of leadership. The text takes a… Shares: Marketing, Business

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