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Numerous studies show that a house that is well polished on the surface and staged properly will appeal to more buyers, sell faster, and most importantly for more money. You may not be able to improve the market value of your house, but you can improve its marketability. Remember: first impressions count the most. Home Staging is the art of decorating a home to sell fast and for the highest amount. Home stage experts and consultants get thousands of dollars to do what you can easily do inexpensively, with little or no money. Keep in mind this important fact: the way you live in your home and the way you market it for sale are two very different things. In this groundbreaking new book you will learn how small color changes will increase your home s value, minor repairs and de-cluttering tricks, how to rearrange your furniture and art work, decorating tips and ideas, how to look at your house from the buyer's viewpoint, how to add minor accessories, which items stay and what must go, which minor changes will bring you the greatest return, how to bring out a home's best features, table settings, candles, what photos must go and which ones stay, how to minimize problem areas, how to position your house for the marketplace, what music to play, what scents to spray, how to use design psychology techniques, lighting techniques, landscaping secrets, what to do with garages, basements and attics, what color you should never use, how to ensure a positive traffic flow through rooms, how to use mirrors and natural light, and much more. This brand new exhaustively researched book is the ultimate resource for novices and pros alike; it will guide you through every step of the process with hundreds of innovative ideas that you can put to use right away. This book gives you the proven strategies and innovative ideas used by the expert s everyday that you can easily do your self. The book also includes a full-color insert packed with photos of before and after shots!
Customer Reviews:
A Must Have For EVERY Homeowner.......2007-10-23
Teri B. Clark shares her expert tips on how to make your house look like a model home to showcase its potential to prospective buyers. Each page is filled with tricks of the trade and advice from professionals, and each chapter is summarized with a numbered tip list for easy reference. The book also includes before and after photos, as well as true stories of houses that sold for more than the asking price.
I recommend this book to everyone, regardless of whether they have a house to sell. Who doesn't want their house to look like a model home? Or, at the very least, sparkling clean, less cluttered, and more stylish? Teri B. Clark has written a do-it-yourself, fix-it-up, reorganization, cleaning, and decorating manual all rolled into one! The best part about her cleaning tips is that all of her methods entail using natural products such as orange oil and baking soda--very Earth and wallet friendly. There is an entire chapter on how to stage your home on a shoestring budget, which is ideal, especially in the current marketplace. She has ingenious ideas, and she demonstrates with data that a small investment can bring a large return. This is a tremendously useful book for all homeowners.
Excellent advice........2007-06-10
This book is full of helpful advice when undertaking the tremendous task of selling and moving out of your house. Some of the advice is common sense, but they offer great ideas.
From do-it-yourself enhancement projects to inexpensive solutions.......2007-06-10
Dozens of color photos of 'before' and 'after' examples illustrate staging step-by-step, offering homeowners and their agents key tips to understanding how a property presents itself and what enhances its salability. From do-it-yourself enhancement projects to inexpensive solutions for potentially expensive problems, 301 SIMPLE THINGS is the guide homeowners should consult first before even listing a property - and any public library lending collection will find it an excellent reference.
Solid Guide to Staging Your House for a Successful Sale.......2007-04-11
Selling a home can be a time-consuming and stressful time, especially if the home doesn't sell right away, or doesn't even get serious bites from potential buyers. There are a lot of reasons buyers might not be interested in a house - the location, for example - that are out of the seller's control. However, there are also a lot of things sellers can do to actually sell their house to the buyer, primarily by making the house a more attractive and compelling purchase. Teri B. Clark's book on house staging, the not-so-succinctly titled 301 Simple Things You Can Do to Sell Your Home NOW and For More Money Than You Thought, lays out how to effectively stage your house to maximize both the number of interested buyers, and the selling price.
For those unfamiliar with the concept, staging is essentially arranging and decorating your house in a way that makes it appealing to virtually anyone who enters it. Think of a window display in a store, or a floor model of a bedroom set, and you will get the idea: the objective is to make the house an eye-catching product that buyers are excited about purchasing. 301 Simple Things...covers the entire process of staging in great detail, from simple do-it-yourself tasks like cutting down on clutter, patching drywall, and thoroughly - and I mean thoroughly - cleaning your kitchen, bathroom, and windows, to more complex tasks that could require professional help, like putting in a new toilet. The overall point that the book drives home is that staging is not the same as remodeling, and should not require installation of expensive appliances or amenities, or major changes to the house itself. Staging is about doing a variety of small, things: painting cabinets, rearranging furniture, cleaning, opening curtains, etc. to make the house more presentable to buyers.
Though the book at times serves as an advertisement for some of the professional house stagers it features in its case studies, the content is actually based around a do-it-yourself type of attitude. It walks you through all the tasks and principles behind staging your house, and gives specific, step-by-step instructions on all the tasks it recommends. If you have never put up wallpaper or painted a concrete basement floor, for example, Clark walks you through all of the details of those processes. A simple carpentry book might be a good companion piece if you decide to stage your house yourself, but the information in 301 Simple Things... is detailed enough that you will probably only have to consult the carpentry book if you run into a problem. Speaking of problems: aside from guiding you through what to do, 301 Simple Things... also covers what not to do, describing problems and pitfalls that turn off potential buyers.
The great thing about 301 Simple Things You Can Do to Sell Your Home NOW and For More Money Than You Thought is that the vast majority of the book is useable content, without a lot of fluff. Case studies, which are essentially anecdotes from real estate professionals, serve to reinforce the importance of whatever topic the book is covering, and its illustrations (photographs) do a great job of showing, visually, how staging can change the look and feel of a house. If you are considering selling your home, 301 Simple Things...is a great read. It provides plenty of useable ideas for making your house a product that potential buyers will get excited about purchasing, and living in. Whether you decide to use the services of a professional, or make improvements yourself using its step-by-step guides, 301 Simple Things...can be a huge asset in your quest to sell your home.
Simply Fantastic!.......2007-04-05
I love this book! Teri Clark has created a gem that is full of fantastic ideas to help you easily transform your house from a home into a product that others will want to buy. If you are selling your house, you need this book. No matter what your budget, you will find suggestions that will bring you thousands of dollars in profits and help your home sell faster.
As a home buyer, I have always felt much more inclined to try to get a bargain when making an offer for a house that wasn't loved than when walking through a house that was presentation ready. Don't sell your cherished home to bargain hunters when you can sell to home buyers who want to move up in the world to something better than they had before! "301 Simple Things" helps you create a living space that exceeds their expectations and ensures that you close the sale at a price that's right for you.
"301 Simple Things" is also great for people who simply want to live well. With a few simple tasks, you can create a beautiful environment that is a both a haven and a place to entertain and enjoy. Don't settle for good, read the book and see how easily you can make your house a great place to live.
Book Description
Joe Girard, the bestselling author of How toSell Anything toAnybody, reveals important everyday sales secrets for everyday life. Every imaginable facet of life involves selling oneself. In HOW TO SELL YOURSELF, Joe Girard reveals his sales secrets for self-improvement and explains how to develop the fundamental skills and winning character traits that make other people take notice. Readers will learn how to: boost self-worth and demonstrate it to others; turn a job interview into a platform for success; become a master of the fine art of listening and use it to get ahead in the workplace; raise their self-confidence and 'success quotient;' and much more. Written for anyone looking to improve themselves, HOW TO SELL YOURSELF helps readers put an end to procrastination and develop strategies for getting to the top.
Customer Reviews:
Joe Girard takes the cake.......2006-07-24
He's literally the World's Greatest Salesman, who has actually been in the field and achieved great accomplishments in sales himself, vs other gurus who simply do great at selling their books & audiobooks. He's the best, period, and he shares his knowledge with you in this book.
"Eye of the beholder".......2006-04-27
Whether you think you can or can't, you're right. Likewise, whether or not you think this book will help you or not, you're right...
This is a follow-up to Joe's wildly successful "How to Sell Anything." In so many ways, it's much more of what most would call a self-help, not sales, book. I think we can all agree that carrying oneself with a confident, assured, and positive attitude is imperative in sales. It also happens to help in the rest of life, which, when we think about it, requires us to become self-made men and women (silver-spooners excepted). So, in that light, maybe it is a "sales" book after all. That's Joe's point.
Check out Joe's discussion of the two most powerful words: faith and fear (pp. 45-57). He gives examples from his life and an insightful one involving George Eastman and a brownie. Norman Vincent Peale also offers his thoughts. Fascinating stuff.
Other tidbits I found very interesting included Joe's discussion of the importance of using "move-forward" words (p. 106) and the need to use short words, citing none other than Winston Churchill (p. 110).
In the end, you have to do whatever it takes to create and use that confidence and attitude that it takes to sell yourself. That's what matters. The tips and inspiration from this book will no doubt help a lot of people, and that's why I recommend this book.
Say it ain't so Joe (Disappointing).......2006-03-17
March 17, 2006 Amazon Review
Say it ain't so Joe (Disappointing)
"Chances are you have seen and read a lot of other books, books that promise to give you the 'secrets,' the magic, the inspiration. You probably know a lot about how to hype yourself by looking in the mirror every morning and repeating certain phrases to yourself... and some other magical-power expressions and attitude builders...But let's face it. What you want to know is how to sell real products and services now. And most of those authors never sold much in their lives except their books." The above quote is from the first page of Joe Girard's book "How to Sell Anything to Anybody". The impression you get is that Joe is a straight shooter and he's going to tell you about real strategies that will really help you sell, not some touchy-feely self-help garbage, and he comes through. However, the same cannot be said of "How to Sell Yourself".
Now remember the quip about looking in the mirror, he doesn't explicitly ridicule the practice, but it's implied, and it's almost like a joke between you and Joe where he's saying "Yes that's all fine and good for them, but we know better". So, imagine my surprise when he advocates in his "How to Sell Yourself Book" that you "Put up a little card where you can see it every day, a card that says I am Number One. Look in the mirror every morning and tell yourself I am my own best salesperson" (pg. 26). Say it ain't so Joe. Tell me you didn't just say that. Tell me you didn't just suggest such a pathetic and ridiculous thing. Needless to say, I stopped reading the book right there. If that's the sort of advice you are looking for then maybe this is the book for you, but I was looking for something that wasn't psycho-babble self-help garbage. Why did I buy the book then? Because I read Joe's "How to Sell Anything to Anybody" and was sold on his straight shooting, practical advice. I thought his next book might have some more interesting or valuable things to say; however, I was disappointed. It comes across as ungenuine. The impression is that someone offered Joe a truckload of cash to write another book, and even though he didn't have much else to say after his first book, he agreed and this book is the result.
So, I'd definitely recommend Joe's "How to Sell Anything Book" but I can't recommend this book.
Book Description
Learn how to communicate through a memorable and passionate pitch that will make you and your story a winner. A terrific book for anyone interested in how showbiz works.
Customer Reviews:
So painfully bad..........2004-12-06
I only managed to finish this book by convincing myself that it must have at least one nugget of wisdom to impart. One technique that is actually practical. One tip that is not flat out ridiculous.
Unfortunately I was wrong. What Mr. Rotcop offers up here is a blend of the absurdly obvious ("Don't bring a 96-ounced drink to the executive's desk. It will leave a wet ring." Page 44. & "Never be late for an appointment" Page 45.) with the just plain absurd (Use action figures to act out your pitch. Or dress up as a superhero to give your pitch. Page 27.)
This book is absolutely useless.
Perfectly Uninformative.......2004-07-04
I'm not particularly religious. But this book inspired me to research all Gods, long buried or still alive, so I might beseech them to give me the two hours back that I decimated reading this book.
It might give you the inkling of the environment of the pitch, but otherwise the book doesn't help you develop, write, work on a physical or verbal pitch on any level worth taking to a meeting. I've seen professional writers (eg. working writers) talk about pitching, and what's offered here is, at best, passing opinions. That, linked with the constant dropping of the Rotcop?s accomplishments like ?pitchmart?, buries this book?s credibility, and seals it with an iron lid.
Spend your money on one of the other books on pitching. Though I haven't read them, they have to be better. Or buy a book about storytelling. Or spend the money buying your friends coffee and pitch them to get practice. Or dig a hole and throw your money in that.
Marginal at Best.......2004-04-26
This book doesn't deliver what you're looking for. First of all, Mr. Rotcop says he was head of four studios. When I hear "studio" I'm thinking UNIVERSAL, PARAMOUNT, MGM...not small production companies that own studio eqpt and lot space...that turn out B pictures straight to video or third rate cable TV.
Secondly, the book doesn't seem to be much more than an advertisement for his workshop. I hope that his workshop is good--however, the book leaves quite a bit to be desired. It is odd to me that he has trouble giving "evidence" of success stories based on his own Pitchmart other than a few stories of B/straight to video pieces. In a word I was UNDERWHELMED.
Definitive!.......2003-08-16
Anyone entering the murky waters of trying to market a screenplay to Hollywood will be well-served by this primer. THE PERFECT PITCH explains the system to the neophyte, and then it goes on to give constructive advice as to how to work within the system to achieve that elusive goal of selling one's script.
Anyone who has written a screenplay--or anyone who is considering writing a screenplay--will be well-served by the abundance of information provided here. Author Ken Rotcop is one of the best respected of that legion of experts who participate in servicing the Hollywood newcomer, and his work here has been nicely assisted by the organizational skills provided by his editor, James K. Shea.
THE PERFECT PITCH clearly is the best of its class of primers and manuals. It's the real deal, the definitive book on the tricky art of pitching one's story.
Pitching your Script!.......2003-08-10
"The PERFECT PITCH is the perfect book to read before you pitch your script to any Hollywood Agent or Producer. it will not get you into the room, but it will increase your chances of getting the player behind the desk to read your screenplay." -- RMS
Book Description
How many people do you know who have a knack for connecting with others? Very few of us are born with it. The rest of us need to learn it. This book explains in clear, simple, easy-to-understand, common sense terms the skills you need to develop to get your message across in any speaking situation.
The secret of winning communication is "likeability". Some people call it warmth. Some call it charm or charisma. Whatever name you give it, likeability can be learned. If you know how to use it to communicate effectively, it will improve your chances for success in every aspect of your life.
Arch Lustberg, an acclaimed speaker, teacher and coach has filled this book with practical skills. He demonstrates how you can sell yourself, your ideas and your organization. This book is about how to use your mind, your face, your body, and your voice to win, because in the end likeability wins.
Customer Reviews:
A must buy if you need to confidently communicate w/people.......2004-12-25
Arch gives much detailed advice on clever techniques in delivering your message by selling yourself and dealing with people (especially difficult ones). I bought the book to prepare for a int'l pageant interview, but the book offers much more than that (most people probably bought this book for more business reasons; just goes to show how versatile the information from this book is). I especially liked the part where he teaches you how to deal with the media and their relentless questioning. Other areas he focuses on are job interviews, sales, presentations in the classroom or in front of a large audience, giving testimony, leading meetings, and making negotiations. He demonstrates specific steps to help you become more likeable, appear more competent and confident, and convincing your audience of your message. These are things you can't learn from college or socialization. Overall a very smart book and an easy read filled with goodies! I recommend this book to anyone who wants to become a polished communicator.
Great primer on the basics.......2002-04-22
Arch Lustberg's book "Hot to Sell Yourself" is a basic text of the most important factors in selling yourself, your ideas, your products or whatever else you need to sell to others. The guidance is solid and the writing style is easy to read. These are the basic ground rules that everyone should know. With sections that cover selling yourself as a speaker, in the classroom, in the job interview, as a product salesperson or even selling yourself in a confrontation or media interview situation, it covers pretty much all the bases.
There are more detailed books on persuasion and influence and using them to sell yourself, but this is arguably the best introductory text to the basics of selling yourself that I have read. If you are new to selling yourself or the need to present yourself as credible in a classroom, court, or other situation then this is the book that you should start with. Most of the books on persuasion and influence start a level above this one and assume that you already know this stuff. Start here if you are trying to change your image or learning to deal effectively with customers, friends, relatives, co-workers or any other group. Then graduate to one of the influence and persuasion books. Even if you are experienced at selling yourself there is probably something here that can help you. For me that would be the detailed section on facial expressions, something that I have not seen covered so well in any other text. If you need to start with the basics to build a strong foundation or need to review the basics, then pick up a copy of this book. You won't regret it.
Book Description
The Savvy Screenwriter demystifies the film industry and reveals what screenwriters really want and need to know: Finding and working with agents and attorneys Instructive tools and samples for queries, synopses, treatments, loglines, beatsheets, and outlines How to prepare a pitch Getting inside the heads of story analysts and movie executives Understanding option agreements and development deals Information about online script registries, script competitions, and pitch festivals Learning film lingo, discovering extensive resources And much, much more! While other books tell you how to craft a screenplay, Kouguell teaches you to successfully sell your work.
Customer Reviews:
Suspect Publicity.......2006-12-26
Wonder why all reviews are done within a week of each other Oct-November 2000?
The Savvy Screenwriter is more than just "SAVVY...!".......2000-11-10
How about everything you ever wanted to know about selling your screenplay in one fantastic book. Sound too good to be true? It IS too good to be true and it exists! THE SAVVY SCREENWRITER is clear, concise, helpful, engaging, and *humourous. Throughout, Kouguell recounts her own adventures during her novice days in the business. Biblical in its wisdom, reading the THE SAVVY SCREENWRITER is akin to having someone in the biz reaching out, taking your hand, and leading you through what can seem like (and IS) a daunting process. Daunting no more, enigmatic no more, Susan Kouguell demystifies the scary endeavor of breaking into the business by providing the tools, savvy, and "know how" necessary to succeed. Thank God for this resource. I can't recommend it enough.
Teaches difficult lessons in a gentle way.......2000-11-08
Susan Kouguell's book is a superb resource! In rich detail, she leads the reader through the process of marketing one's work, mapping out the tasks and the people involved. Her book is wonderfully balanced with empathy for the writer's vulnerabilities and clarity about the industry's expectations. Ms. Kouguell teaches difficult lessons in a gentle way, leaving the reader to feel hopeful and informed. I unequivocally recommend this book to any writer who is taking that brave step of putting his or her work out into the world.
Thomas Moore Winner, Edward Albee Foundation, Blue Mountain Foundation
Got a screenplay? Buy this book now!.......2000-11-05
This is a how-to book that is as informative as it is entertaining. There are bookshelves full of screenwriting how-to books, but this rare volume tells you how to market and sell yours. It's an insider guide to Hollywood and off-Hollywood that will save you the pain of years of trial and error. Kouguell, an experienced screenwriter and script doctor, has drawn on her own experience, as well as the expertise of players from Miramax to Paramount, to show you how to polish your submission, write a killer query letter, hone your synopsis and pitch, pitch, pitch. Screenwriters: Read this book before you write another word!
The Savvy Screenwriter: A Student's Review.......2000-11-01
I was fortunate enough to take one of Susan's screenwriting classes. Although I would've liked to handcuff her to my computer so as to solve all my screenwriting problems, I couldn't. Enter the SAVVY SCREENWRITER. Now Susan is constantly with me, to answer questions on everything to do with the screenwriting business. Some books focus on the screenplay alone, others on getting into the business. However, very few combine both in an efficient way, and share personal anecdotes. These are especially important if you are an industry virgin, and haven't a clue about what's going on. This book warns you about the perils of the business, and also tells you how to navigate its seas. The SAVVY SCREENWRITER is also an enjoyable read. It is witty, humorous and never sleep-inducing. I would recommend it highly for all screenwriters, whether amateurs or veterans. It is a versatile book that will appeal to both, and both will learn much from it.
Book Description
Actors must think of themselves as products to be sold because show business is about making money: art is extra. For beginning and veteran actors in big cities or small towns, this new, expanded 5th Edition offers organized nuts and bolts information vital to success: * how to make yourself more saleable to casting people, agents, producers and directors * how to take your career in your own hands with courage and vision * how to get a realistic perspective on the business * how to keep your humor and your sanity * and new thoughts on the wisdom of having a manager, internet job resources, showbiz internships and international job possibilities and study.
Customer Reviews:
A must have for every actor's library.......2005-01-16
As a talent agent, I've been lucky enough to speak with K Callan at several seminars and I've always been impressed by her concern for actors who are just starting out in the business. Her book is full of valuable information and I think every actor out there will benefit from reading it.
excellent book & resource for all career levels.......2003-06-10
okay...so maybe not ALL career levels. if you're julia roberts or deniro, i think you can pass up this book (but probably only because you're now rich enough to PAY someone to handle all this rigamarole for you, not b/c you couldn't learn anything from it). i have been an actor in nyc for the past 5 1/2 years, and when i picked up this book, i wrongly thought that it would be juvenile in tone and would offer me little that i didn't already know. not so. yes, the first few chapters deal with issues that many mid-career folks have already encountered, but the majority of the book is very informative and insightful even to hardened, old actors like myself - choosing an agent and/or manager, unions, protocol and etiquette, and my favorite, a chapter she calls 'getting a life.' she paints no pretty, glamorous picture of the biz, the info is updated and current, and it's a pleasant read. don't be a snobby actor...you've got something to learn; buy the book.
Super Book.......2003-02-26
This is a great book to guide an actor to the different aspects of chasing her/his dream. She gives advice in every possible thing an actor can face. Buy this book with your eyes closed.
I give it 5 stars despite the fact that I have a comment to the author. At the end of the book, she gives an advice that could detriment and help an actor not following this career. Because she writes that some well known actors, like Duchovny, after they reached the fame they have now, are not happy, and feel empty. I criticize her in this issue, because, she could have taken this information as an advantage to the actor, as an inspiration and not as a negative warning as she did, instead she could teach that sometimes actors chase this profession for the wrong reasons. She could have said that if an actor just want the money and fame, and is not interested also in the pleasure that acting brings, he or she will be disappointed, because once you get there, you will notice that you are the same person in the inside. She can use this information to show that the grade of frustration sometimes reached in this profession is not different from the one reached in other professions as well. I have a cousin who was in his 5th year of Medicine, and told me he was bored and tired, because he realized, medicine was not what he expected. That was 7 years ago. Today he is a radiologist, but he would rather be a full time Digital Photographer. So, there's no reason to disempower a future actor with a wrong interpretation of a fact. Because probably she will finish in another activity, that will bring even more dissatisfaction. And is well known that when we, actors, feel a little emptiness, is usually for a short time, while we recharge our batteries. On the other side, I have seen lots of other professionals, with years of frustration for not following their initial dream, but I have never seen a working actor frustrated because he wants to be a dentist or engineer.
Average customer rating:
- "Quotes"
- Very Informative
- K Callan rules
- So you wanna be a star, kid?
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How to Sell Yourself As an Actor
K Callan
Manufacturer: Sweden Pr
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Binding: Paperback
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ASIN: 1878355058 |
Book Description
This is still the only book written by a working actor about the ins and outs of the business. A necessity for the beginning actor as well as the trained veteran, this popular book addresses the age-old question of how to merchandise your craft after you have learned it.
Customer Reviews:
"Quotes".......2004-04-22
4/22/04 From "Quotes" on salaries in "the field" to "quotes" from "legends"(e.g. Actor Mr. Robert DeNiro on page 12)..this "4th Edition" which I purchased on a "used book shelf" would even be worth the "new" price" listed at amazon.com for the paperback .
Very Informative.......2002-06-22
This book was easy to read...I read it from cover to cover in one evening. K Callan gives excellent and realistic advice for anyone starting out in the business, as well as how you should be thinking about your future when you are no longer a "working" actor. If you are just starting out and looking for a "fun" book to read, this is the one. The only thing I didn't like was that she focused mainly on working in New York and LA, although she does talk a bit about finding work in smaller cities. However, the information can be applied anywhere. In this book she recommends getting "Audition", so that will be my next purchase.
K Callan rules.......2002-04-24
I will never forget K's performance in Lois & Clark. She was amazing. And so is her book!!
So you wanna be a star, kid?.......2001-08-25
K Callan starts off by giving you a no-b.s. look into the way that show biz works that is so dauntingly realistic, you may have to fight the impulse to run screaming to the nearest business school, trade school or college, vowing never to dream of becoming an actor ever again. Then she proceeds to give you valuable tips, tricks of the trade and common sense strategies to help you achieve success, no matter how high the deck is stacked against you. Of course, not everybody will make it no matter how hard they try, but along with guts, talent, looks and "luck," this book will definitely give you an edge. I would've given it five stars, but it appears this edition is due for an update.
Very Informative.......2000-12-14
I found this book to be much better than its' counterpart How to be a Working Actor. It is more informative and on the money for actors starting out in the business. It also presents the information in a fun way.
Average customer rating:
- different from other selling yourself books
- A Good Read!
- Very effective
- The techniques work
- Learn to Pitch Yourself
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The Perfect Pitch: How to Sell Yourself for Todays Job Market
David Andrusia
Manufacturer: Grand Central Publishing
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Binding: Paperback
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Customer Reviews:
different from other selling yourself books.......2002-04-30
The Perfect Pitch really gives you the right mindset you need to sell yourself to companies and other people. Sometimes the sample cover letters in this book seem a bit to casual for conservative industries, nonetheless, the attitude is what is important. Well-written style keeps you interested. What I like most is that Andrusia will not BS you, he gets down to what you have got to do. I especially liked his advice on networking, how it is an important thing to do, but not something to be relied upon to find a job.
A Good Read!.......2001-06-01
David Andrusia draws on his varied experiences - in marketing, as an executive, and as a career consultant - to teach you to create and deliver the perfect pitch, in person or on paper. Cleverly and clearly written, this book provides plenty of winning pitches from real-life employees and prospective employees. It includes ample insights into getting your next job, winning a promotion, or obtaining approval for your idea. It shows you how to get what you want by meeting the needs of those hearing your pitch. We [...] highly recommend this book to people in business at every level. After all, everybody has to pitch something to someone nearly every day.
Very effective.......2000-11-05
David Andrusia provides a very unique yet upbeat approach to job-hunting. I used his techniques to land interviews and a nice job with a fantastic company. The best thing about the book is that it provides tools to perfect your delivery and obtain results by marketing yourself effectively. Not only does it emphasize on what to say but how to say it. My resumes, cover letters, and follow up letters used to be bland, uninformative and trite. Now, I am more concise, elegant and upbeat when looking for a job or promoting my credentials.
The book itself paid off by helping me land a position with a compensation of 50K per year and is now helping me land another job with a salary of 65K per year. Another good thing about the perfect pitch is that it is not just intended to high caliber professionals but for everybody be him/her a white collar executive or a blue collar worker.
I can't thank David enough for such a fantastic book
The techniques work.......1999-08-10
One of my friends used the techniques in this book and "pitched" herself into a new and better job in three weeks. And it's summer, usually a dead season for job hunting. The techniques work.
Learn to Pitch Yourself.......1999-03-01
Were it not for this book I would never have gotten the dream job I now have. I have been a capable researcher for years but underemployed due to my distaste for "marketing" myself, based largely on my complete inability to market myself. This book provided the "Eureka!" I needed to understand how to pitch myself. The author is a friendly, offbeat guide to the world of ethical self-promotion. I recommend it to anyone who freezes in job interviews and to whom selling oneself does not come naturally.
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The Woman's New Selling Game: How to Sell Yourself-And Anything Else
Carole Hyatt
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From the bestselling author of When Smart People Fail comes this wake-up-call for every woman who wants to sharpen her sales skills, so she can more effectively sell products, services, ideas-and achieve success in every endeavor. Based on the author's classic bestseller The Woman's Selling Guide, this totally updated edition will help readers master the art of selling. Detailing the experiences of real business-women, it reveals how women can overcome stereotypes and restrictive taboos and master the art of the sale, while plugging into new technologies that enhance their sales prowess.
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