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Tom Hopkins

About me
"Hopkins carries the standard as a master sales trainer and is recognized as the world's leading authority on selling techniques and salesmanship. Over 4 million people on five continents have attended Tom's high-energy live seminars. Tom Hopkins' books include How to Master the Art of Selling, which has sold over 1.6 million copies worldwide. This mega-selling book is considered a must-have reference guide for top selling producers in every field of sales. His talent of teaching in a creative and entertaining style has brought him a tremendous following, as well as constant demand for appearances at regional and national conventions each year. One of America's most successful and dynamic businessmen, Hopkins did not find success easily. He quit college after only three months. At 19 years of age, married and with a baby on the way, he took a job in construction. It wasn't too long before he decided that this was not the way he wanted to spend the rest of his life, so he quit the construction job and took a job he thought would be easier -- selling real estate. Six months into his real estate career, Hopkins' income was just $42 a month. He wasn't earning a living, but had fallen in love with the real estate business. After discovering that all the top producers had extensive sales training, Tom set out to learn everything he could about professional selling methods. Armed with drive, determination and knowledge, Hopkins built his sales volume to over $14 million within five years. Word of his record-breaking sales success soon brought repeated requests to conduct sales training seminars across the country. In 1976, he founded Tom Hopkins International, Inc., and dedicated his life and his company to teaching and inspiring others through his seminars, books, audio and video training programs. Today, over 35,000 corporations and millions of professional salespeople through the world utilize his professional sales training materials."
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Your Final Closing Question
From: thopkins-cdg | Date: 9/7/2011  | Views: 6

"Succinct Closer Might Work Best You should develop your own, what we call final closing question. Here's an example: You might smile, turn the... ...  more>>

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Saying Yes to the Benefits
From: thopkins-cdg | Date: 9/7/2011  | Views: 7

"The Answer is Bigger Than the Salesman "Isn't it true that the only time you've ever really benefited from anything in your life has been when you... ...  more>>

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"Work Smarter, Not Harder"
From: thopkins-cdg | Date: 9/7/2011  | Views: 15

"If you are a salesperson wanting to increase your income, please understand that you don't have to devote more hours to selling to increase your... ...  more>>

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Working the Warm Market
From: thopkins-cdg | Date: 9/7/2011  | Views: 15

"Introduce Your Career to Those You Know I'd like to talk about some types of prospecting that we really haven't discussed before. And that is, first  ...  more>>

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Why Do We Master Questioning?
From: thopkins-cdg | Date: 9/7/2011  | Views: 7

"Eight Reasons Why Skilled Questioning Is Important: To gain control. If I'm asking you the right question, I'm getting what I need to know.... ...  more>>

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Why Are People Afraid of Buying?
From: thopkins-cdg | Date: 9/7/2011  | Views: 7

"They are afraid of you. Although the selling industry is critical to the American system of free enterprise, the average American is afraid of... ...  more>>

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What Really Happens When You Close a Sale
From: thopkins-cdg | Date: 9/7/2011  | Views: 5

"Four Things That Occur at the Close: You help clients rationalize a decision they want to make.You help clients head off procrastination.You help... ...  more>>

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Visual Buying Signs
From: thopkins-cdg | Date: 9/7/2011  | Views: 4

"People do things both verbally and physically/visually. Here are the visual buying signs:They slow down.They touch their faces and look around the... ...  more>>

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Verbal Buying Signs
From: thopkins-cdg | Date: 9/7/2011  | Views: 7

"Know if They're Interested Based on Audible Signals [People do things both verbally and physically/visually.] Let's start with the verbal buying... ...  more>>

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Verbal and Visual Buying Signs
From: thopkins-cdg | Date: 9/7/2011  | Views: 27

"Signals Lead to "Test Close" The term "trial close" or "test close" can be used interchangeably today. And I like the word test, because a test... ...  more>>

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Using Their Desire to Own the Benefits of a Product
From: thopkins-cdg | Date: 9/7/2011  | Views: 8

"Strength Comes from Sincere Belief in Product I call closing the sale: professionally using a person's desire to own the benefits of your product,... ...  more>>

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Use Turnaround Statements to Isolate Concerns
From: thopkins-cdg | Date: 9/7/2011  | Views: 6

"How to Deal Effectively with Client Issues When isolating the concern, use turnaround statements:I understand how you feel. These are five of the... ...  more>>

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Use the NEADS Formula
From: thopkins-cdg | Date: 9/7/2011  | Views: 78

"Qualifying Made Easy Qualifying -- now here is where we would use our NEADS formula. NEADS, is how we establish just what their qualification needs... ...  more>>

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How to Address a Real Estate Down Cycle
From: thopkins-cdg | Date: 9/7/2011  | Views: 12

"When selling real estate gets tough, the weak get moving ... out of the business that is ... leaving the industry to the true professionals. So,... ...  more>>

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Type of Contact can Lower Sales Resistance
From: thopkins-cdg | Date: 9/7/2011  | Views: 14

"Referrals, Buyer-Initiated Contacts are Best The average person starts every sales situation with a high degree of sales resistance. It depends on... ...  more>>

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