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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#354: Mailbag Monday – Competitive Selling Edition

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advancedsellinpodcastgraphicbootIt’s another Mailbag Monday edition of The Advanced Selling Podcast. Veteran sales trainers Bill Caskey and Bryan Neale take a question from Matt, the owner of an IT company in Fort Wayne, IN.

Matt is looking for strategies to encourage customer loyalty and ways differentiate himself in the crowded technology marketplace. Do you have competitors nipping at your existing clients? Do you wake up in the middle of the night concerned about maintaining market share?

In today’s episode of The Advanced Selling Podcast, Bill and Bryan help you deal with competitors who offer similar services. They will show you how to identify if you’re making decisions for your customer or for your competitor and if you are really clear on what you want in a customer relationship. Learn to use competition to your advantage by stamping your personality onto what you sell.

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3 Videos That Will Radically Shift Your Client Positioning and Results

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As you begin to think about 2016, I want you to consider three things to commit to next year.

I want you to create…yes I said “create”…3 videos for the expressed purpose of landing new clients.

How can videos help me land clients? Well….are you ever in for a surprise! Let me start with a blanket statement. OK, it’s my opinion….but a statement it is.

Video will help you tell your story, compel people to seek you out, and help you position yourself properly prior to client contact. 

VIDEO 1

Last week, I was in a coaching session with two sales leaders and their lead generation person. In the conversation, I found that they’re asking prospects to fill out a form on the web, then hit SUBMIT. Then, their lead person emails them back to set up a call. Read more

Are You UNSTOPPABLE?

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I must admit. Sometimes I just don’t feel it. I get bored. I get tired. I get overwhelmed with all the sh** that needs to get done, but never have the time to do. Yep, I get in the proverbial “rut.” You, too?

As I sink into those places, I have to catch myself and right the ship. Here are some of my favorite “go-to” strategies for getting back to “Unstoppable.”

Is it in my mind or in my motion?

That’s really the question, isn’t it? Is it just a “thinking” problem or a “mechanics” problem?

In other words, am I thinking about my life and my mission all wrong? Or, do I just not have the actions right? Read more

Marissa Is At The Top Of Her Game. So How Does She Do It?

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I met Marissa last month at an event I was asked to speak at. She was 27 years old and, while attractive, she didn’t turn heads when she walked in the room.

And, she was assertive, but in a serene, comfortable way.

SYSTEM-THE-ROAD-TO-THE-GOAL.

As high achievers usually do, she approached me after my speech and wanted to ask me a few questions about my topic-“How To Be A High Sales Achiever In An Ultra-Competitive Market.”

She asked the question, and scribbled down some of my input. But I could tell something was different about her. So, I asked her how she had climbed to be the top ranked sales person at her software company (a company that has over 100 sales people.)

Here was her formula of how she rose to the top:

1. “I have a web page that offers a free download of a checklist I wrote about how you know if you’re ready for software.” She maintained this was THE thing that was the difference maker. Now, when she’s networking, all she does is meet people, collect their card, and send them a nice email that links to her web page.

NOTE: She spent her own money on the site, the email software behind it, and paid to have the checklist written. This total cost was about $500/year, a pittance when you see her earnings. Read more

Becoming Your Best By Avoiding The Misses

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I am blessed to be able to interview top-notched authors and experts in the area of leadership as we launch The Sales Leadership Academy.

Steve Shallenberger

I spoke to a veteran of leadership coaching, Steve Shallenberger, last week. Steve has worked with Fortune 100 companies for the last 30 years and has a great pulse on the mistakes he sees leaders make. He’s also author of “Becoming Your Best.”

One of those has to do with “Vision.” The lesson is that just because your company has no declared vision, doesn’t mean you shouldn’t.

But the fact is that if you have a division…a team…a group…you MUST have a compelling, inspiring vision for your them or they’ll wander around with little focus, and little inspiration.

Here is an excerpt from a longer interview I did with Steve where he shared his thoughts.

Enjoy!

If you’re interested in learning more about The Sales Leadership Academy…and how it can help you create this type of inspiration in your team, go here. A little knowledge here could make a huge revenue difference in your team. It might be worth looking at.

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Are You Using An Ancient Leadership Method?

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How tedious has it been in the last 20 years to try to keep up with all of the leadership theories and maxims put forth by experts? Leaves us all kind of confused, doesn’t it?

Alan Cutler

Alan Cutler has done an excellent job of sifting through all of the theories and get to what works. In this interview excerpt, I ask Alan some of those questions about the psychology of leadership, a topic on which he has written, “The Psychology of Leadership.” (Click Here To Learn More)

Enjoy the interview with Alan. Let me know your thoughts.

If you’re interested in learning more about The Sales Leadership Academy…and how it can help you create this type of inspiration in your team, go here. A little knowledge here could make a huge revenue difference in your team. It might be worth looking at.

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What Percentage Of Your Team Is Truly Committed?

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In the lead up to the launch of The Sales Leadership Academy, I have the luxury of interviewing experts in the field of motivation, most specifically, “sales team motivation.”

DrJoeFolkman

As in, “What role does the leader play in the inspiration and motivation of their teams?”

It’s really easy to say (and I’ve said it, too), “Well, it’s not up to anyone to motivate the producer. They have to come to the table with their own motivation.”

That may be true. But does that mean you play no role at all in that? Of course not.

Dr. Folkman’s Take on Inspiring from a Leadership Position:

I had the privilege of speaking with an author, Dr. Joe Folkman. He’s written several books, most notably, The Inspiring Leader. In it, he reveals multiple studies of leaders and what makes them inspirational.

I sat down with Joe this week and I thought you’d be interested in a specific audio clip from that interview. In this clip, he addresses the idea of “commitment” and how you, yes YOU, have a role in creating commitment on your team.

If you’re interested in learning more about The Sales Leadership Academy…and how it can help you create this type of inspiration in your team, go here. A little knowledge here could make a huge revenue difference in your team. It might be worth looking at.

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