Episode #424: Owning Your Content Platform

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advancedsellinpodcastgraphicbootHave you thought about what’s possible when you own your own platform?

In today’s episode, veteran sales trainers Bill Caskey and Bryan Neale focus on helping you own the platform from which you tell your story.

Are you producing your own content?

Or are you holding yourself back from putting something out in a blog or on LinkedIn because you’re afraid of failure or looking stupid?

In this episode of The Advanced Selling Podcast, Bill and Bryan help you understand what you can do to own the platform you’re using and how to make it worth your efforts. If you’ve ever wanted to be in a position where people call you instead of you calling them, you won’t want to miss this episode.

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Episode #423: Old School Sales Language

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advancedsellinpodcastgraphicbootBudget. Prospect. Rapport. Value-add. Pain points.

Tired of the same words that may be contributing to old school thinking in the sales process?

In today’s episode, veteran sales trainers Bill Caskey and Bryan Neale dive into how the labels and words we use in sales may be negatively impacting the outcomes we achieve.

Are you still asking your prospects about their pain points?

Do people tell you your product/service doesn’t fit into their budget?

In this episode of The Advanced Selling Podcast, Bill and Bryan give you new alternatives to the same, tired language. They will help you modernize what you say and give you strategies to avoid using words that are overused and misunderstood. Learn how to update your sales language starting right now.

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How To Get a Job, Grow Your Business, or Improve Personal Positioning

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The numbers of Unemployment are staggering….over 9,000,000 working age Americans. Most are choosing to opt out of the labor force, (which I fail to grasp).

And Underemployment is also staggering…as high as 7,000,000 by some estimates. The definition of underemployment: Workers that are highly skilled but working in low-paying, low-skilled jobs or part time workers that would like to be full time.

Consequently, this article is design to solve a bit of this problem. I can hear your reaction: “Bill, you’re nuts. You can’t solve this in a blog post.” Oh yeah? Watch me.

Caveats. This will be apolitical so you trolls step back. This is about personal responsibility of the worker. And I consider that politically neutral.  This also is not about macro-economic trends. I’ll leave that to people smarter than moi.

In order to get a job, you have to have a System.

And that’s what I will teach you here: A systematic approach to job improvement is essential. If you have no system, you’ll be at the whims of the market. You will lose control. You will be powerless.

If you’re OK with powerlessness, stop reading this IMMEDIATELY. This will not help. Get to therapy now, where you can lay on the couch and discover your self-imposed limitations.

But for others, here we go. Read more

Attention Presidential Candidates: Give Me Some Sexy Process

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A non-process guy like me rarely gets excited about the sexy topic of “process.”

But just once, I’d love it if I heard a candidate forget the lazy platitudes and opinions and get into some lovely process talk.

Process

Here’s what I mean:

Almost every candidate running for President loves the promises, platitudes and opinions. They love to tell you how they’re going to Make America Great, or how they’ll guarantee free college for all, or how they’ll stop illegal immigration, or my favorite, how they’ll create 7 million jobs.

I don’t want to hear them say they’ll “fight for me.” They won’t.

I want to hear HOW you solve problems.

Not how you’ll accomplish the goal from a policy or strategy standpoint.

There’s no disagreement that the country faces many problems. Therefore, I want to hear HOW you solve problems. 

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Episode #375: Balance in the Sales Process

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advancedsellinpodcastgraphicbootHow do you know when to be assertive and when to sit back? In today’s Mailbag Monday: Thursday edition, veteran sales trainers Bill Caskey and Bryan Neale answer a question from Jason about finding the right balance in a deal.

Are you violating the principles of abundance and detachment if you are assertive with your prospects?

How do you monitor your own self awareness each step of the way to keep yourself in check?

In this episode of The Advanced Selling Podcast, Bill and Bryan will help you ask the right questions to better understand your buying groups. Only then will you be able to know when to push forward or pull back, giving you the best chance to build a true relationship with your prospect.

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Episode #374: Preventing the “Hijacked” Sales Call

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advancedsellinpodcastgraphicbootHow do you avoid the awkwardness of a lopsided meeting?  We’ve all been there— you and three people from your team show up to meet with one buyer. The vibe at the table feels clunky and unbalanced.

In today’s episode, veteran sales trainers Bill Caskey and Bryan Neale help you structure a successful “three-headed meeting.”

What roles do you, the VP of Sales and anyone else play to help the meeting go smoothly?

How do you avoid losing control of your own sales call to technical jargon or poorly-timed data?

In this episode of The Advanced Selling Podcast, Bill and Bryan will teach you how to maintain your status as the ringleader. You’ll learn language to help everyone at the table know and communicate their role. Best of all, they will share best practices around using technicians in your sales call to your advantage. Don’t lose control of your meeting— this episode can help.

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