The 2008 Sales Book Awards Announces Winners Print E-mail

 The results are in. The judges have spoken. The Sales Book Awards recognize books, authors, and publishers whose work advances sales as a profession. Ten categories were open to publishers and authors whose books had publication dates between January 1, 2005 and December 31, 2008. 
 

Here are the best Sales Books of 2008:  
 
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Category 1 | General Sales
Gold Medal: Perfect Selling by Linda Richardson
Silver Medals: The Sales Operator by Brian Bieler; Building Trust, Growing Sales by Daniel Adams
 
Category 2 | Sales Leadership
Gold Medal: Coaching Salespeople Into Sales Champions by Keith Rosen
Silver Medals: The Sales Manager's Mentor by Jeff Lehman; Sales Coaching by Linda Richardson
 
Category 3 | Sales Motivation
Gold Medal: The All Star Sales Book by Billy Cox
Silver Medals: Soar Despite Your Dodo Sales Manager by Lee Salz; How To Be A Sales Super Star by Mark Tewart 
 
Category 4 | Sales Methodology/ Process
Gold Medal: Reality Sells by Bill Guertin and Andrew Corbus
Silver Medals: Selling Against The Goal by Kendra Lee; Selling to Big Companies by Jill Konrath
 
Category 5 | Prospecting
Gold Medal: The Real Secrets of the Top 20% by Mike Brooks
Silver Medals: Take the Cold Out of Cold Calling by Sam Richter; 42 Rules of Cold Calling Executives by Mari Anne Vanella
 
Category 6 | Presenting
Gold Medal: Presentations That Change Minds by Josh Gordon
Silver Medals: Value Selling by Julie Thomas; The Selling Gap by Harlan Goerger and Greg Deal
 
Category 7 | Industry Specific
Gold Medal: Salesopedia by Clayton Shold
Siver Medal: Selling to Big Companies by Jill Konrath
 
Category 8 | Sales Audio Programs
Gold Medal: Nano Sales Books by Linda Richardson
Silver Medals: Getting Into Big Companies by Jill Konrath; Sales Superstar by Tim Mulcahy
 
Category 9 | Classic Sales Books
Gold Medal: Selling to Big Companies by Jill Konrath
Silver Medals: Sell Like A Girl by Jeanne Worrick; Growing Great Sales Teams by Colleen Stanely
 
Category 10 | eBooks
Gold Medal: 200 Sales Hunting Tips by Mark Hunter
Silver Medal: Coffee's For Closers by SalesRoundup.com; The Staircase Principle by Terri Dunevant
 
The Landslide Sales Book of the Year
 
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The 2009 Sales Book Awards will open to entries in April 2009. Congratulations to all of our winners and a special thank you to sponsor Landslide, our judges, and all of the amazing authors who entered their books in this year's competition.