Peter Hannah and Paul James consider themselves, first and foremost, Sales Professionals. Between them, they have 30+ years of successful, international sales experience for Fortune 500 companies like American Express, France Telecom, Starwood Hotels, QinetiQ, Merrill Lynch and The Mirror Group. As consultants they have deployed their skills everywhere from London to continental Europe, the Middle East, the USA and the Far East, making them truly global experts. If people need it, Peter and Paul have sold it and in this book they share with you the fundamentals that exist within any sales environment. OPEN FOR CLOSING illustrates universal truths found throughout the world of Sales and seeks to catalyze the sales process of those just starting out through to the most seasoned veteran. The aim? To help sales forces everywhere analyse and evaluate how they work and illustrate how they can work smarter, which ultimately leads to why we all do this in the first place, being successful!