Episode #483: Start, Stop & Continue 2018

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The definition of Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. A salesperson must constantly be evolving. The same actions will get you the same results.

As you look forward on 2018, you need to evaluate the things you need to Start Doing, Stop Doing and Continue Doing to accomplish your goals.

On this episode of The Advanced Selling Podcast, veteran sales trainers Bill Caskey and Bryan Neale offer their opinion on some things to immediately stop doing and start doing. This technique is based on an old framework that’s still extremely valuable today.

Contact us at [email protected]. Send a clever question in and if we play it, we’ll send you a treat. Make sure you put your mailing address in your email.

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Episode #476: Listener Spotlight – Mike Black CEO Inciting Marketing

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In this episode of the Advanced Selling Podcast, Bill Caskey and Bryan Neale interview a power listener, Mike Black, CEO of Inciting Marketing. The guys ask him what he has taken from his many years of listening to the podcast and how he has grown his business as a result.

Mike was involved in social work and psychotherapy and realized that if he was going to generate income in business, he was going to have to learn how to sell. That’s when he found the Advanced Selling Podcast.

If you’d like to be in our Spotlight series, send us an email to [email protected] and in the subject line write, “Spotlight,” and we’ll be back in touch to get you on the show. We’ll be doing this about once a month for the next few months.

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Is it Time For a Cool Change?

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Probably shouldn’t make any 70’s yacht rock references (“Cool Change” by Little River Band), but this episode is all about change. And the main question is: Given what’s occurring in the world around you, do you need to change?

Bill gives 5 insights on how to look at yourself and rate where the change should happen.

Good episode if you’re in the “planning phase” for 2018.

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How Are Your Relationships?

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Dr. Brookh Lyons, author of “The Envelope System,” joins me today to talk about business relationships – and what we can do to improve them.

The fact is that if we want to 2X anything in our life, it likely gets down to the *quality* of our relationships – with propsects, clients, internal team, family etc.,

Dr. Lyons is a powerful speaker and coach who works with high achievers in their pursuit of better relationships in their lives.

Learn more about Dr. Lyons’s book at http://a.co/6bu8rHn

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Episode #467: Skirting Compensation Conversation

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In this episode of The Advanced Selling Podcast, sales trainers Bill Caskey and Bryan Neale dive into the CoVideo mailbag once again and take a question from a listener.

The question had to do with how one brings up the topic of compensation with their manager.

Bill and Bryan take this in several directions as they process the compensation question, as well as the avoidance of important issues question. Everybody in their business life has some conversation that has remained unspoken.

It needs to be brought out and dealt with. In this episode, we’ll help you do just that.

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What’s The Evidence You’re Successful?

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People love “evidence” don’t they? And we should all love it, too.

It’s evidence that leaves clues as to whether you’re on your way to your goals. Or, evidence also helps as you are in the sales process.

In this episode of The 2X Podcast, Bill Caskey discusses the various faces of evidence and gives you some ideas on how you can better use your evidence.

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What Buyer Criteria Should You Know About?

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Aristotle first came up with the concept of Modes of Persuasion (furnished by the spoken word.)

In this episode of The 2X Podcast, Bill Caskey takes this and modernizes it a bit to help you see the criteria you are being judged on. That might be nice to know, huh? There are four parts to it.

Suggestion: Have your notebook and pencil out so you can get full value of this episode.

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The Prerequisites For 2X Growth

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On this episode of The 2X Podcast, Bill addresses a very common mistake that most salespeople make when they decide to try and drastically improve their results, they JUMP.

They jump to making more calls, working more hours and desperately making more connections on LinkedIn. Those are all great things, but if you don’t do the prerequisites first, you’ll never get to where you want to be.

Bill gives you 6 prerequisites you can start on today, before you begin your journey to 2X!

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The Extreme Value in Being Seen As A Thought Leader

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In this episode of The 2X Podcast, Michael Pici, Director of Sales at Hubspot (www.hubspot.com) shares his story of how he became a thought leader in his market – and how you can too.

Michael provides simple instructions to get started and what it can mean to you and your career (and your income).

Learn more about Hubspot at hubspot.com.

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