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Selling to Zebras
Author
  • Jeff Koser
  • Chad Koser
LanguageEnglish
PublisherGreenleaf Book Group
Publication date
October 1, 2008
Media type
  • Print (hardcover)
  • e-book
Pages240
ISBNISBN:1929774575

Selling to Zebras: How to Close 90% of the Business You Pursue Faster, More Easily, and More Profitably is a sales book written by Jeff Koser.[1]

In the book's methodology, every sales prospect is quantified by scoring seven traits.[2][3] The book won USA Book News' "Best Book" in the Business:Sales category.[4] The book is featured in chapter one of "The Sales Gurus: Lessons from the Best Sales Books of All Time".[5]

With the help of his son, Koser wrote the book based on experience as a sales rep, sales manager and sales executive. The book was published in 2009 by Greenleaf Book Group Press.[6]

"Jeff Koser wrote a book that I consider one of the best sales books I have read in the last decade. What made this book interesting was their methodology and process for identifying a company's best prospects. They developed a very scientific analytical model that can be used by any company." -Marc Kramer, quoted from an article in The Entrepreneur.

References

  1. Kramer, Marc (March 5, 2009). “Selling to ‘Zebras’ to Overcome Tough Times.” The Street. http://www.thestreet.com/story/10467695/1/selling-to-zebras-to-overcome-tough-times.html
  2. Shold, Clayton (April, 2009). “Selling to Zebras Podcast” Salesopedia. http://www.salesopedia.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1911
  3. Fisher, Margie Zable (July 10, 2010). “Find Your Zebra: Watch Your Sales Skyrocket” Small Business Trends. http://smallbiztrends.com/2010/07/find-your-zebra-watch-your-sales-skyrocket.html
  4. (2008). “THE USA “BEST BOOKS 2008” AWARDS”(p.22). USA Book News. http://www.usabooknews.com/images/BBresults2008.pdf
  5. Clancy, Andrew and the Editors of Soundview Executive Book Summaries (2010). The Sales Guru. Penguin Group. ISBN:9781591843382. https://www.amazon.com/The-Sales-Gurus-Lessons-Books/dp/1591845939
  6. Koser, Jeff (2009). Selling to Zebras. Greenleaf Book Group. ISBN:978-1929774579. https://www.amazon.com/Selling-Zebras-Business-Pursue-Profitably/dp/1929774575