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Ask HN: Consumer/sales psychology – any good recommendations?
I would like to get more into the topic of sales psychology and get a better connection with my clients but have no idea which books/sources are worth it and which to choose first. Do you have any recommendations? Particularly I'm looking for books but any other sources will be appreciated :)
- warrenm 5y agoPresuasion by Cialdini - https://smile.amazon.com/Pre-Suasion-Robert-Cialdini-Ph-D-audiobook/dp/B01JAYK6HI/ https://smile.amazon.com/Pre-Suasion-Robert-Cialdini-Ph-D-au...
- sigmaprimus 5y agoHow to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/How_to_Win_Friends_and_Influence_People https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/How_to_Win_Friends_and_Influen...
- mrt000 5y agoThank you :)
- Minor49er 5y agoI'd try shadowing your clients. Have discussions/sessions with them on occasion where you investigate their goals, what benefits your service brings to them, and any frustrations that they have generally in hitting their goals. "The Customer-Driven Playbook: Converting Customer Feedback Into Successful Products" by Travis Lowdermilk and Jessica Rich might be a good option for what you're trying to accomplish
- mrt000 5y agoThank you, I will note that and definitely implement.
- warrenm 5y agoNever Split the Difference by Voss - https://smile.amazon.com/Never-Split-Difference-Negotiating-Depended/dp/0062407805/ https://smile.amazon.com/Never-Split-Difference-Negotiating-...
- warrenm 5y agoI've also written a couple short somewhat related blog posts: - https://antipaucity.com/2013/10/22/unsales/#.Yd8TeixOlAc https://antipaucity.com/2013/10/22/unsales/#.Yd8TeixOlAc - https://antipaucity.com/2013/10/25/what-should-a-professional-services-groups-goals-be/#.Yd8TeyxOlAc https://antipaucity.com/2013/10/25/what-should-a-professiona... - https://antipaucity.com/2012/08/10/the-failure-of-technical-sales-cycle-in-enterprise-software/#.Yd8TrixOlAd https://antipaucity.com/2012/08/10/the-failure-of-technical-...
- jkristobans 5y agoYou might like (or maybe love) this newsletter https://customercamp.co/newsletter/ https://customercamp.co/newsletter/.
- mrt000 5y agoSigned up! Thanks :)
- DeanWormer 5y agoThe only sales book I really liked was How You Make the Sale by Frank McNair https://www.amazon.com/How-Make-Sale-Frank-McNair/dp/1402204353 https://www.amazon.com/How-Make-Sale-Frank-McNair/dp/1402204... A lot of sales books teach Jedi mind tricks and "tricks to close" and crap like that. This is much more practical. It walks you through a customer's buying process and shows how you can map that to your sales process. I find that making a better connection with my clients comes from putting their best interest first and being a good person. No need for psychology or tricks. Once you understand the buying process, and you understand the products/services you're selling, you're good to go.
- mrt000 5y agoThank you for the advice, will also note that. I think that's my problem as well, making a true connection with my clients.. Thanks for the book recommendation :)
- kandruszkow 5y agoBesides all of the already listed options I liked this one: "Decoding the New Consumer Mind: How and Why We Shop and Buy" by Kit Yarrow https://www.amazon.pl/Decoding-New-Consumer-Mind-Shop/dp/1118647688 https://www.amazon.pl/Decoding-New-Consumer-Mind-Shop/dp/111...
- mrt000 5y agoThank you!