Episode #368: Mailbag Monday: Stories We Tell Ourselves

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advancedsellinpodcastgraphicbootAre you eager to find more ways to offer the next product to your client?

Do you have a generation gap in your company?

Do you have customers who take your relationship for granted?

In today’s episode, veteran sales trainers Bill Caskey and Bryan Neale magnify Mailbag Monday by three. You will hear strategies to get out of a “product mentality” mindset. You will learn how to break down stereotypes about generations before and after you. You will learn to examine the movie you’re playing in your head and what to do about it.

In this episode of The Advanced Selling Podcast, you will walk away with answers to questions most sales people have been challenged by for years. Take advantage of this opportunity to learn from fellow listeners and dive into coaching from Bill and Bryan on how to improve your sales game.

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Episode #367: Increasing Prospect Conversations

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advancedsellinpodcastgraphicbootAre you looking for ways to increase the number of prospects you talk to? Are you struggling with gatekeepers who prevent you from reaching the right person?

In today’s episode, veteran sales trainers Bill Caskey and Bryan Neale field a question from Blake to help him rethink an approach to getting in front of more prospects.

Do you feel like the front desk person’s job is to fend you off?

Does it frustrate you to know your product or service is better than a competitor and you can’t get more meetings?

In this episode of The Advanced Selling Podcast, Bill and Bryan break down elements of the Thinking bucket to help you master this challenge. By examining your inner game, you will be able to determine how your energy and language are helping — or hurting — your success and what you can do to change your approach.

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Episode #366: Getting Ahead in Sales

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Looking for ways to get ahead of your sales competition?

In today’s Mailbag Monday edition, veteran sales trainers Bill Caskey and Bryan Neale respond to David’s question with advice about tactical things you can do to improve your effectiveness as a sales person.

How do you plan and prepare for your day, your week, your quarter?

Do you dig in head-first or do you methodically map out your time?

In this episode of The Advanced Selling Podcast, Bill and Bryan give you techniques you can use to seed your day to make it more productive and profitable. They’ll even share a secret about where to find the best sales people on a Friday afternoon… and be careful, their list just may surprise you.

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Episode #365: Blind as a Bat

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advancedsellinpodcastgraphicbootDo you struggle with creating a plan and sticking to it? How do you balance hyper-competitive DNA with the inner game principles?

In today’s episode, veteran sales trainers Bill Caskey and Bryan Neale try to stump each other with “blind” questions (no pun intended on Bill’s eye!). They pose a question to the other person with no prep or filter, and you won’t believe the techniques they come up with when put on the spot.

In this episode of The Advanced Selling Podcast, Bryan gives you specific, actionable steps to take to develop your skills if you’re not a planner and want to improve. Bill shares his philosophy and step-by-step approach for coaching someone who is struggling with the balance between being highly-competitive and a healthy sense of detachment.

If you’re a fan of Bryan and Bill’s quick-thinking approach to tough questions, you’re going to love this episode.

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Episode #364: Mental Myths in the Sales Process

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advancedsellinpodcastgraphicbootThere’s only truly one thing you can control in the sales process— yourself. In today’s Mailbag Monday episode, veteran sales trainers Bill Caskey and Bryan Neale dive into a question from Rocky about how to show up and be helpful in the sales process.

Do you regularly check in with yourself to think about your inner game?

Do you truly have pure intent when talking with clients and prospects?

What myths do you have in your mind that aren’t actually real at all?

In this episode of The Advanced Selling Podcast, Bill and Bryan share strategies for inserting yourself into the sales process while maintaining clean intent. They give you language-based tools to help you know the words to use to truly be intentionally helpful to your prospects. After all, you can’t control other people or what they think… you can only control you. Show up as your best self every single time and watch the world shift around you.

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Episode #363: Margin: Secrets Of The Pro’s

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advancedsellinpodcastgraphicbootHave you noticed that some sales people just seem like they “get it” more than others?  In today’s episode, veteran sales trainers Bill Caskey and Bryan Neale explore what the top 5% do that make them stand out and have greater success than their peers.

What are they doing differently than everyone else?

Why are people afraid to ask those at the top for their advice?

In this episode of The Advanced Selling Podcast, Bill and Bryan dive into ways you can up your selling game, including tips for the tiny tweaks that make a big impact. The great news: the differences aren’t major. True sales pros know the growth is at the margin.

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Episode #362: Sales Assets – More Than Just Numbers

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advancedsellinpodcastgraphicbootAre you utilizing all of your assets in your sales process? In today’s Mailbag Monday episode, veteran sales trainers Bill Caskey and Bryan Neale explore a question from Chelsea about how to use your talents to strengthen your impact when opening doors in sales.

Do you have characteristics of your personality that you ignore when working your sales process?

Do you utilize your personal interests, skills and things you love to do to help you connect with others?

In this episode of The Advanced Selling Podcast, Bill and Bryan give you techniques you can use to insert more human elements into your process. They help you focus on the things you love to do outside of sales and put them into use in your sales career. If you’ve ever thought to yourself “What if they don’t like the real me?”, this episode is for you. The world needs more of the “real” person in every sales situation, and Bill and Bryan will tell you just how to do it in this episode.

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Does Your Story Make YOU Cry?

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Sentimental.

Untold-Story

Something that most who know me will say I have none of. But, I get emotional when I do an exercise in my training and coaching when I ask people to tell me their story.

Most people are uncomfortable with their own story. They avoid it. They dodge the details. And, most of all, they run from the emotions of it. Read more

Coaching The Presidential Candidates

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As of yesterday at 5:00PM, not one candidate has called me from any presidential campaign. Hmmm. Guess that’s not unusual. THEY NEVER DO!

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But let’s pretend that one did call asking for help on debate prep, speech prep or just how to communicate better with the American people. I would lead with the three-headed problem to be followed by the 10-point fix:

The Problem

1. People are hungry for a candidate that people feel understands them. Most candidates are awful at establishing ‘remote rapport.’ (Rapport is easier when you’re face-to-face, but more difficult to establish at a distance, or in media). Reagan and Clinton were very good at this. Read more