What do winners of major sales do differently than the sellers who almost won but ultimately came in second place? Mike Schultz & John Doerr bestselling authors & world-renowned sales experts set out to find the answer They studied more than 700 business-to-business purchases made by buyers who represented a total of 31 billion in annual purchasing power When they compared the winners to the second-place finishers they found surprising results Not only do sales winners sell differently they sell radically differently than the second-place finishers In recent years buyers have increasingly seen products & services as replaceable You might think this would mean that the sale goes to the lowest bidder Not true! A new breed of seller the insight seller is winning the sale with strong prices & margins even in the face of increasing competition & commoditization In Insight Selling Schultz & Doerr share the surprising results of their research on what sales winners do differently & outline exactly what you need to do to transform yourself & your team into insight sellers They introduce a simple three-level model based on what buyers say tip the scales in favor of the winners Level 1 " Connect" Winners connect the dots between customer needs & company solutions while also connecting with buyers as people Level 2 " Convince" Winners convince buyers that they can achieve maximum return that the risks are acceptable & that the seller is the best choice among all options Level 3 " Collaborate" Winners collaborate with buyers by bringing new ideas to the table delivering new ideas & insights & working with buyers as a team They also found that much of the popular & current advice given to sellers can damage sales results Insight Selling is both a strategic & tactical guide that will separate the good advice from the bad & teach you how to put the three levels of selling to work to inspire buyers influence their agendas & maximize value If you want to find yourself & your team in the winner's circle more often this book is a must-read