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Sales Magic: Revolutionary New Techniques That Will Double Your Sales in 21 Days

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Kerry Johnson reveals the hidden and subliminal techniques that top sales professionals unconsciously use and how you can master these simple but profound techniques by using NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming), a series of powerful discoveries about behavior, communication and trust. You will learn how to speak the language of how your prospect thinks.

The book will show you to increase your closing ratios by gaining trust in only a few minutes. You can then communicate with your clients on deeper, ever more subtle, levels. Using both verbal and physical skills, you will learn how to pace your sales calls. You will learn how to establish rapport with ease and assurance, listen to clients more effectively, turn objections into approval, and discover a client's buying strategy in minutes.

Sales Magic also contains charts, diagrams and quizzes, as well as a special twenty-one-day program which guarantees that you will be able to successfully use Dr. Johnson's techniques immediately.

Kerry Johnson, MBA, Ph.D. is in constant demand as a speaker. He presents around the world to audience from Halifax to Hongkong and from Stockholm to San Diego.

He is the author of 9 book that have helped hundreds of thousands increase their sales. In the 1970's he was a professional tennis player on the International Grand Prix Circuit. He is in contact demand, as a speaker and motivator, to demonstrate and explain the new technology of selling which he has developed, the technology you will learn to apply in Sales Magic.

216 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 1992

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Kerry L. Johnson

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Kerry L. Johnson, MBA, Ph.D. is an internationally known author and speaker who presents at least 12 programs a month to audiences from Hong Kong to Halifax, and from New Zealand to New York. Traveling 8,000 miles each week, he speaks on such topics as "How To Read Your Customer's Mind," "Management Magic: The new technology of leadership," and "Mastering the Art of Business Relationships."

He has been featured on CNN, and CNBC. Dr. Johnson has also lectured at Harvard, Oxford, Purdue and the University of San Diego.

In addition to speaking, Kerry currently writes monthly for fifteen national trade and management magazines whose editors have dubbed him "The Nation's Business Psychologist." He is the author of six books including, MASTERING THE GAME (Louis & Ford), PEAK PERFORMANCE: HOW TO INCREASE YOUR BUSINESS BY 80% IN 8 WEEKS (Prentice-Hall), WILLPOWER: The Secrets of Self-Discipline and his newest book, BEHAVIORAL INVESTING: Why Smart People Make Dumb Mistakes With Their Money. His quarterly newsletter THE WINNING EDGE, is read by nearly 100,000 professionals around the globe.

In the 1970's, Kerry spent two years competing on the International Grand Prix Tennis Tour. He played both singles and doubles matches against some of the world's top tennis players. In 1984, Kerry was recognized by the U.S. Jaycees as one of the Most Outstanding Men in America.

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August 28, 2010
I found myself putting into question a lot of the concepts that are taught here. Mainly disagreeing as the author ties commonly used words and phrases used by a prospect to determine his/her learning/personality style. You then decide your sales strategy, for instance if the client says “I see what you are saying” then you know he is a “visual” learner because he said “I see” then you go ahead and draw pictures for him, etc.
I think that was a bit too generic and simplistic.

You will also learn to distinguish if your prospect is lying to you, or if he is thinking about the past, remembering something, or the future, visualizing something. You will accomplish this by looking at his/her eyes and how he/she moves her eyeballs. If client is looking down and to the right, he is telling a lie. You then use this info to accordingly apply the appropriate sales pitch.

You will find a little of the same old same old like mirroring your client to gain rapport, a lot of hot wash and a couple of really good concepts. Successfully applying most of these concepts with a prospect during an actual sale it would truly be “sales magic”
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January 9, 2008
Some REALLY great tips about how to be a better salesperson. A lot of the book is focused on picking up non-verbal and verbal cues from your customer. A lot of the stuff, like non-verbal mirroring, doesn't sound too 'break-through' but it really works. I really can't say except for you to pick this book up if you are in sales. A very very worthwhile read.
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