In addition to the brief table of contents that follows, the book's full table of contents is available in Acrobat PDF format (requiring the free Acrobat Reader application).
| Part One |
| SELLING AS A PROFESSION |
|   | 1. The Life, Times, and Career of the Professional Salesperson |
| 2. Social, Ethical, and Legal Issues Awareness |
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| Part Two |
| PREPARATION FOR RELATIONSHIP SELLING |
| 3. The Psychology of Selling: Why People Buy, What People Buy |
| 4. Communication for Successful Selling: How to Build Relationships |
| 5. Sales Knowledge: Customers, Products, Technologies |
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| Part Three |
| THE RELATIONSHIP SELLING PROCESS |
| 6. Prospecting—The Lifeblood of Selling |
| 7. The Preapproach—Planning Your Sales Call and Presentation |
| 8. The Approach—Begin Your Presentation Strategically |
| 9. The Presentation—Elements of Effective Persuasion |
| 10. Objections—Address Your Prospect's Concerns |
| 11. Closing—The Beginning of a New Relationship |
| 12. Follow-up—Maintain and Strengthen the Relationship |
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| Part Four |
| KEYS TO A SUCCESSFUL SELLING CAREER |
| 13. Time, Territory, and Self-Management |
| 14. Retail, Business, Services, and Nonprofit Selling |