About the Book
NEWLY REVISED AND UPDATED
The bestselling business playbook for turbocharging any organization, updated for modern audiences with new and never-before-seen material
Every single day 3,076 businesses shut their doors. But what if you could create the finest, most profitable and best-run version of your business without wasting precious dollars on a thousand different strategies? When The Ultimate Sales Machine first published in 2007, legendary sales expert Chet Holmes gave us the key to do just that. All you need is to focus on twelve key areas of improvement--and practice them over and over with pigheaded discipline.
Now, a decade later, Chet's daughter Amanda Holmes breathes new life into her father's classic advice. With updated language to match our ever-changing times and over fifty new pages of content, The Ultimate Sales Machine will help any modern listener transform their organization into a high-performing, moneymaking force. With practical tools, real-life examples, and proven strategies, this book will show you how to
teach your team to work smarter, not harder;
get more bang from your marketing for less;
perfect every sales interaction by working on sales, not just in sales; and
land your dream clients.
This revised edition expands on these proven concepts, with checklists to get faster ROIs, Core Story Frameworks to get your company to number one in your marketplace, and a bonus, never-before-revealed chapter from Chet, "How to Live a Rich and Full Life," that will put you in the best possible mindset to own your career.
For every CEO, manager, and business owner who wants to take their organization to the next level, The Ultimate Sales Machine will put you and your company on the path to success--and help you stay there!
About the Author :
Chet Holmes has worked with more than sixty of the Fortune 500 companies as a strategic consultant. Industry Week named him one of the top twenty change experts in the country. His client list includes Wells Fargo, Apple computer, Dean Whitter/Discover, Merrill Lynch, and many more.
Amanda Holmes leads the Chet Holmes International team as Chairman of the Board at CHI. With her new innovations, she has carried on Chet's legacy for the last decade, doubling their clients across divisions for multiple years in a row.
Amanda Holmes leads the Chet Holmes International team as Chairman of the Board at CHI. With her new innovations, she has carried on Chet's legacy for the last decade, doubling their clients across divisions for multiple years in a row.
Anthony Heald, an Audie Award-winning narrator, has earned Tony nominations and an Obie Award for his theater work; appeared in television's Law & Order, The X-Files, Miami Vice, and Boston Public; and starred as Dr. Frederick Chilton in the 1991 Oscar-winning film The Silence of the Lambs. Heald has also won numerous AudioFile Earphones Awards. He lives in Ashland, Oregon, with his family.
Jay Conrad Levinson, president of Guerrilla Marketing International, lectures around the world on guerrilla business techniques for major companies, professional organizations, and universities. He is the author or coauthor of over forty books in the Guerrilla Marketing series and writes the popular "Guerrilla Entrepreneur" column for Entrepreneur magazine. He currently lives in California.
George Newbern is an Earphones Award-winning narrator and a television and film actor best known for his roles as Brian MacKenzie in Father of the Bride and Father of the Bride Part II, as well as Danny in Friends. As a voice actor, he is notable for his role as Superman on the Cartoon Newtork series Static Shock, Justice League, and Justice League Unlimited. He has guest starred on many television series, including Scandal, The Mentalist, Private Practice, CSI: Miami, and Numb3rs. He holds a BA in theater arts from Northwestern University.
Review :
"The Ultimate Sales Machine is an amazing book that will powerfully change the way you do business. Chet Holmes is a one-of-a-kind talent, and this incredibly practical book is the embodiment of his highly successful approach."
-- "Stephen M. R. Covey, author of The Speed of Trust"
"The Ultimate Sales Machine [is] a book that puts it all together to help you dramatically increase your sales if you are wise enough to follow its advice."
-- "Michael Gerber, bestselling author of The E-Myth"
"Anthony Heald's pleasing voice and perfect diction are just the start of what he brings to this outstanding business lesson...Winner of the AudioFile Earphones Award."
-- "AudioFile"
"Chet has the best material I've seen for how to attract an army of top producers and how to get the most out of them once you get them."
-- "T. Harv Eker, bestselling author of Secrets of the Millionaire Mind"
"Chet not only knows more and better ways to grow sales than probably anyone, but even more important, he has the systems that make his concepts realistic and easy to implement. Most of the books I've read on business growth are interesting. But this man's material is out-of-the-park great."
-- "Loral Langemeier, author of The Millionaire Maker's Guide to Creating a Cash Machine for Life"
"Chet Holmes is one of the greatest teachers of marketing, sales, and business success in the world today. This incredible book will supercharge results in every part of your business."
-- "Brian Tracy, author of The Way to Wealth"
"No hype or theory here. Chet offers sound, yet simple, business advice to grow your business stronger than ever!"
-- "Tom Hopkins, author of How to Master the Art of Selling"
"Reading Chet Holmes' book can turn your business into a high-performing, massively profitable, superior money-making force in whatever field or market you compete in...It's essential reading for anyone craving business greatness and prosperity."
-- "Jay Abraham, author of Getting Everything You Can out of All You've Got"
"This book will be a classic for as long as businesses seek to improve their profits, their sales, and their futures."
-- "Jay Conrad Levinson, author of the Guerrilla Marketing series"
"This is by far the best sales book I have ever read, and I have read hundreds. As someone who runs [more than] fifteen companies and employs more than six hundred people, I can honestly say this is a book I will refer to for decades to come."
-- "A. Harrison Barnes, CEO of Juriscape"
