
Real World Selling Strategies The Art Of The Selling Conversation
James Hayden
Adapt or be replaced.
Sales, as you know them, are disappearing right before your eyes.
Every rule that built your career—cold calls, pipeline reviews, “relationship selling”—is being rewritten by AI, automation, and partner ecosystems that did not exist a decade ago. While most sales books keep recycling yesterday’s techniques, this one is about what actually works in a market where buyers are digital-first, partners influence most of the revenue, and machines sit in on every deal.
Why this book now
If you keep selling the way you did even five years ago, you become the modern equivalent of the buggy-whip rep—still working hard, but no longer relevant. This book is about staying indispensable when the playbook, the players, and even the playing field are changing.
The promise to the reader
This is not a theory written from the sidelines. The material draws from years of advisory work with technology and services companies, hands-on experimentation with marketing automation, campaign management, and sales-tracking platforms, as well as daily use of AI to research accounts, prioritize opportunities, and orchestrate outreach.
Duration - 4h 21m.
Author - James Hayden.
Narrator - James Hayden.
Published Date - Saturday, 17 January 2026.
Copyright - © 2023 Kindle Direct ©.
Location:
United States
Description:
Adapt or be replaced. Sales, as you know them, are disappearing right before your eyes. Every rule that built your career—cold calls, pipeline reviews, “relationship selling”—is being rewritten by AI, automation, and partner ecosystems that did not exist a decade ago. While most sales books keep recycling yesterday’s techniques, this one is about what actually works in a market where buyers are digital-first, partners influence most of the revenue, and machines sit in on every deal. Why this book now If you keep selling the way you did even five years ago, you become the modern equivalent of the buggy-whip rep—still working hard, but no longer relevant. This book is about staying indispensable when the playbook, the players, and even the playing field are changing. The promise to the reader This is not a theory written from the sidelines. The material draws from years of advisory work with technology and services companies, hands-on experimentation with marketing automation, campaign management, and sales-tracking platforms, as well as daily use of AI to research accounts, prioritize opportunities, and orchestrate outreach. Duration - 4h 21m. Author - James Hayden. Narrator - James Hayden. Published Date - Saturday, 17 January 2026. Copyright - © 2023 Kindle Direct ©.
Language:
English
Opening Credits
Duration:00:01:14
Preface chapter preface
Duration:00:07:25
Chapter 1 introduction
Duration:00:24:48
Chapter 2 dynamic positioning statement
Duration:00:12:22
Chapter 3 meeting agenda
Duration:00:15:51
Chapter 4 emotional reasons for buying
Duration:00:18:58
Chapter 5 buying influencers
Duration:00:11:31
Chapter 6 resources
Duration:00:16:00
Chapter 7 prepresentation agreement
Duration:00:18:25
Chapter 8 the presentation
Duration:00:04:26
Chapter 9 confirmation
Duration:00:06:12
Chapter 10 technology and business development
Duration:00:46:25
Chapter 11 channel management 3
Duration:01:17:23
Closing chapter closing chapter
Duration:00:00:14
Ending Credits
Duration:00:00:14