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    Cover of The sales bible

    The sales bible

    Jeffrey H. Gitomer, Jeffrey Gitomer · 1994

    With another favorite sales book, Jeffrey Gitomer’s The Sales Bible: The Ultimate Sales Resource, has been just that, the ultimate resource for thousands of sales professionals. This book answers almost all of the normal sales questions that many reps run into today – whether it’s about leads, pipeline management, pitching, you name it – this is a pretty good book to have. Reader Review “I’ve read them all. And as a sales trainer and speaker myself, I can say that this is the ultimate book for sales people in any industry no matter what skill level you are currently at.” View the Full Review Ratings Amazon: 4.5 stars Barnes and Nobles: 4 stars Purchase the Book Today About the Author Jeffrey Gitomer lives with his family in Charlotte, North Carolina. He is an American author, as well as a professional speaker and business trainer. Jeffrey enjoys writing and travels around the world for lectures on sales, customer loyalty, and personal development. Other Books by Jeffrey Gitomer The Very Little but Very Powerful Book on Closing: Ask the Right Questions, Transfer the Value, Create the Urgency, and Win the Sale Little Black Book of Connections: 6.5 Assets for Networking Your Way to Rich Relationship

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    60% recommend40% neutral

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    What Hacker News says

    1. stranded22Dec 2025
      When I first started new business sales, I used the sales bible by Jeffrey gitomer. He’s written quite a few books and I found them useful.
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    2. melvinramApr 2009
      * SPIN Selling by Rackman

      * The Sales Bible by Gitomer

      * Selling to VITO by Parinello

      * Lead Generation for the Complex Sale by Brian Carroll

      * http://www.marketingsherpa.com/

      * http://blog.startwithalead.com/weblog/

      * http://www.linkedin.com/groups?home=&gid=35771&trk=a... This one is a linekdin group that sends out a good email news letter

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    3. quellhorstMar 2009
      The best book for me was "The Sales Bible"
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    4. akg_67Sep 2023
      Reading your free trial pitch reminded me of Jeffrey Gitomer and his book Sales Bible that I read 20+ years ago. Your pitch has similar vibe. As someone else commented, today’s audience may consider the style cringy but very effective once you have the target audience.
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    5. stopachkaOct 2012
      Currently Reading -- Sales Bible By Gitomer
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