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Anthony Iannarino

The Lost Art of Closing

Gain the confidence to close more deals by mastering a modern sales approach built on trust, value, and timely commitments.
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What's You Learn?
Great salespeople guide buyers through necessary commitments, not manipulate them into yes – The Lost Art of Closing by Anthony Iannarino proves modern selling requires collaboration over coercion. This comprehensive Lost Art of Closing summary and key takeaways reveal: • Ten Commitments Framework - Guide buyers through micro-agreements from time to discovery to decision • Trading Value for Commitments - Earn the right to advance by creating insights worth your prospect's time • Consensus Building - Navigate complex stakeholder dynamics in modern B2B purchasing committees • Fear-Based Objections - Address underlying concerns about change rather than surface-level resistance What most summaries miss: Iannarino's "commitment ratio" shows why 57% of deals stall—sellers skip crucial middle commitments. Transform your Click.Apply.Grow™ approach: Map your buyer's journey tomorrow. Identify which commitments you typically skip. Practice asking for time before pitching solutions. Sales professionals using this methodology close deals 43% faster with higher win rates. Help them buy. Don't sell.

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About the Author

Anthony Iannarino is the B2B sales authority who teaches winning complex, competitive enterprise deals.

Author of Eat Their Lunch, The Only Sales Guide You'll Ever Need, Leading Growth (combined 200,000+ copies sold). Speaker, blogger reaching 50,000+ sales professionals daily. Built and sold multiple staffing companies.

2025 relevance: His Level 4 Value Creation framework addresses the shift from transactional to strategic B2B selling.

Sales teams implementing Iannarino's methodologies achieve 45% higher win rates in competitive displacements.

Teaching salespeople to eat their lunch.

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