“Five years ago, Katie Mullen was referred to me by a VP of Marketing who had worked closely with Katie at a major medical device company. I was looking for someone to work with our sales team on improving their selling skills. Katie listened to me, was friendly, seemed to understand my concerns and had a genuine interest in my needs. After a brief conversation with Katie, I knew she was the right person for our team. Year after year the sales team asked Katie to come back to deliver more training. They loved her training!
Katies’ new book, The Sales Tightrope delivers such a simple message, sales is not rocket science, there is an art to it, and it all comes down to being interested in the customer. Ask the customer what they think. Be friendly. The book focuses on simple direct ways to be successful by communicating with customers in short, succinct language. The Wedge Questioning process Katie discusses in her book helped our sales team shorten the sales cycle by getting to the customers’ pain points quickly to move the sales forward.
We have practiced the sales process Katie has written about in her new book for the past five years with great sales success. I would highly recommend reading this insightful and enlightening sales book if you want to improve your selling experience and results.
- Pamela Jerdee, Senior Training & Education Manager of Fresenius Medical Care North America