Is Your Closing Percentage Too Low?

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In this episode, Bill reviews a tip or two on how you can up your game in the closing department.

Your conversion should be much higher than 12%, which as closely as we can tell, is the national B2B average.

This is part 1 of our 10 part series on “How Do You Know If You Need Help?” series. In the coming days, I’ll share 9 other warnings that self-improvement might in the cards for you.

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Building Your Lead Parthenon (Part 4 of 4)

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Mom: Don’t Put All Your Eggs In One Basket!

This is likely a piece of advice you got as a youngster. It must have its origins in our agriculture background. But the premise is as true today as when you were young.

Don’t rely on ONE avenue for generating leads! It is unscalable. In this episode of The Bill Caskey Podcast, Bill reviews a concept called The Parthenon, a Greek structure that was sturdy and built to last. Just like your marketing plan should be!

He outlines the 4-5 pillars you should put in place to help you build your business.

If you have not already watched my “Sales Pipeline Builder – Live Q&A Replay” go to my YouTube channel to watch it now https://billcaskey.com/mainwp/youtube

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Your Mission Affects Your Lead Flow (Part 3 of 4)

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As a sales coach I’m always looking for the hidden root cause of our problems. And, one of the biggest issues sales organizations have today is Lead Flow or Lead Generation.

In this episode of The Bill Caskey Podcast, I contend that the mission you are on or that you believe you are on has more to do with lead flow than anything else.

I’ll explain how you can best arrive at your personal mission as it relates to your customer focus.

If you have not subscribed to my YouTube channel go to https://billcaskey.com/mainwp/youtube. I’ll be doing a live broadcast later this week called “The Sales Pipeline Builder – Live Q&A.”

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How To Create a Lead Freebie (Part 2 of 4)

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Almost every sales person or organization struggles with one statistic that I think is important, Closing Ratio. I also believe that the root of this issue stems from the very start of the sales process. 

So the dilemma is, how do I begin the sales process In a way that removes the pressure that a prospect might feel?

Well, on this episode of The Bill Caskey Podcast, I’ll tell you exactly how to create a Lead Freebie, which is a tool you can use to attract the right prospect.

Also, if you do this correctly, this can position you much better in the mind and heart of the prospect, and maybe even in your own mind!

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Constructing Your Message To Generate Better Leads (Part 1 of 4)

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I asked the question to my clients, “between getting enough traffic in your pipeline and converting that traffic into sales, what’s the bigger issue?” And, without question, it’s generating traffic.

This issue is Lead Generation and there’s a lot of work to do there. Too often sales professionals default back to the old method of prospecting in a new world. But, the old way is not scalable.

We’d been given a gift, the gift of digital technology. Are you taking advantage of that? If you’re like most salespeople, you’re probably not.

On this week’s Bill Caskey Podcast, I’ll give you an exact recipe you can use to start generating more and better leads right away!

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Episode #530: How Soon Should I Reach Out?

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You just made a new connection on LinkedIn that would be a great prospect, is it too soon to reach out?

On this episode of The Advanced Selling Podcast, Bryan Neale and Bill Caskey take on that very listener question from Jean-Pierre in the Netherlands. Too soon and you could ruin a connection, too late and you could miss an opportunity.

Bill and Bryan give some thoughts on this situation and they give some indicators they’ve noticed when it’s the right time to reach out and when it’s time to let it be.

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Selling System VS. Philosophy

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On this episode of The 2X Podcast, I jump into having a selling system vs. having a sales philosophy. I discuss 5 Elements of a sales methodology and then give you a philosophic approach you can bring to that element.

Sandler, SPIN, Challenger, it doesn’t matter what selling methodology you go by, they all have their own flaws. While it’s great to have a system on how to usher your prospect through the sales process, I want to give you a substitute attitude and approach.

If you like this episode, be sure to share your comments on Twitter with the #2Xlessons

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Can Your Perspective Change Your Life?

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The #1 reason people reach out to me is because they are struggling with business development, prospecting, lead generation, whatever you’d like to call it they are struggling to get new leads. The reason they are not successful is because they have a faulty perspective.

On this episode of The 2X Podcast, I’ll give you a framework for you to change your perspective on what it means to generate a lead. All of the Top Performers in the sales world have mastered this and you can too.

If you can master this you can go anywhere!

If you like this episode, be sure to share your comments on Twitter with the #2Xlessons

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Episode #521: Standing Out From the Crowd

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Have you every wondered how you can differentiate yourself in the sales world?

In this episode of The Advanced Selling Podcast, Bill and Bryan talk with John Lefler, the outbound Sales Manager at cardsdirect.com. John gives some ideas on how you can use greeting cards to be unique in your market.

CardsDirect is a new partner with us and they have some very unique designs and approaches to helping you stand out from the crowd as you manage your clients and seek out new prospects. You can find out more at cardsdirect.com/ASP.

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