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The Only Sales Guide You'll Ever Need by Anthony Iannarino

The Only Sales Guide You'll Ever Need by Anthony Iannarino presents a sales framework built around mindset and practical skills. It covers self-discipline, accountability, competition, resourcefulness, storytelling and diagnosing customer needs, with the aim of helping sellers adapt tactics to their customers and products.

At a glance

Explores mindset and skills including accountability, resourcefulness and disciplined selling.
Includes approaches to storytelling and diagnosing customer challenges and needs.
Described for sellers working with large or small companies and individual consumers.

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Pros and cons

Pros

Combines mindset topics with practical selling skills rather than focusing only on product-specific tactics.
Customer feedback describes the advice as helpful and practical, and the writing as concise and clear.

Technical specifications

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Publication details
Publisher	Portfolio
Publication date	Oct. 11 2016
Language	English
Print length	240 pages
ISBN-10	0735211671
ISBN-13	978-0735211674

Dimensions and installation
Weight listed	414 g
Dimensions	15.7 x 2.3 x 23.6 cm

What to know before buying

The book offers broad sales strategies. The listing says that applying them to a particular product and customer group requires learning the relevant tactics.

Who is it for?

A good fit for

Sales professionals seeking a general framework for mindset and sales skills.
Readers interested in strategic selling, customer discovery and storytelling.

Less suited to

Readers looking specifically for a narrow, product-specific sales playbook or a guaranteed quick read, as customer views on readability are mixed.

Customer reviews on Amazon

4.6 / 5 · 623 ratings

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4 stars18%18%
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2 stars1%1%
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Customer feedback highlights practical advice, a strong focus on mindset and concise, clear language, with some readers describing the book as useful beyond sales alone. This fits the listing's broad mix of selling skills and strategic themes. Readability opinions are mixed, so buyers who prefer an especially engaging or easy read may have a different experience.

Positive themes

Readers describe the advice as practical and helpful.
Feedback appreciates the book's mindset emphasis and concise, clear language.

Mixed feedback

Opinions on readability differ, with some finding it easy to read and others describing it as boring.

Frequently asked questions

What topics does the book cover?

The listing describes sections on self-discipline, accountability, competitiveness, resourcefulness, storytelling and diagnosing customer needs.

Is it aimed at a particular industry?

The listing presents it as relevant to sellers in different settings, including large and small companies and individual consumers. It describes the strategies as a foundation for developing tactics for specific products and customers.

How do readers describe the book?

Customer feedback highlights practical advice, mindset and clear, concise language. Readability opinions are mixed, with some finding it easy to read and others finding it boring.