{"id":289,"date":"2008-08-22T00:41:34","date_gmt":"2008-08-22T00:41:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bensettle.com\/blog\/?p=289"},"modified":"2008-08-22T00:41:34","modified_gmt":"2008-08-22T00:41:34","slug":"why-sales-parlor-tricks-are-dorky","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bensettle.com\/blog\/why-sales-parlor-tricks-are-dorky\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Sales &#8220;Parlor Tricks&#8221; Are Dorky"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Just got off an extremely profitable &#8220;master mind&#8221; call with <strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ryanhealy.com\" rel=\"noopener\">Ryan Healy<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.johnangelcopywriting.com\" rel=\"noopener\">John Angel<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rayedwards.com\" rel=\"noopener\">Ray Edwards<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.daniellevis.com\" rel=\"noopener\">Daniel Levis<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>And while the stuff we talk about is mostly proprietary&#8230; I can reveal one hum-dinger of a resource we discussed anyone in business can use.<\/p>\n<p>Go to:<\/p>\n<p><center><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.HardToFindSeminars.com\" rel=\"noopener\">www.HardToFindSeminars.com<\/a><\/strong><\/center><\/p>\n<p>(You have to opt-in)<\/p>\n<p>Then go directly to the interview about negotiating (you&#8217;ll see it in the list).<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s an interview with a truly great negotiator named Jim Camp.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve listened to this interview multiple times over the past few weeks&#8230; and it&#8217;s one of the best teachings I&#8217;ve ever heard on the subject of selling, negotiating and sales psychology.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps (like me) you cut your teeth in sales reading books and listening to seminars by Zig Ziglar and other big name sales trainers.<\/p>\n<p>Which is totally fine.<\/p>\n<p>And I&#8217;d be the <em>last<\/em> person to &#8220;poo-poo&#8221; their teachings.<\/p>\n<p>But as you&#8217;ll see in Jim Camp&#8217;s interview, <em>none<\/em> of the sales &#8220;parlor tricks&#8221; those guys tend to push are necessary.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, in some cases (such as when you are dealing with people in the upper levels of the business world) their advice can backfire on you&#8230; and make you look like a <em>dork<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Anyway, this interview has had such a profound effect on the way I negotiate, persuade and write copy, I had to tell you about it.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s the link again:  <\/p>\n<p><center><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.HardToFindSeminars.com\" rel=\"noopener\">www.HardToFindSeminars.com<\/a><\/strong><\/center><\/p>\n<p>Go to the interview that says <strong>&#8220;Negotiating For Beginners.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Just got off an extremely profitable &#8220;master mind&#8221; call with Ryan Healy, John Angel, Ray Edwards and Daniel Levis. 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