Episode #410: Sales Pressure – Aspirational or Desperate?

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advancedsellinpodcastgraphicbootAre you feeling sales pressure? (Don’t worry, you’re not alone.)

In this episode, veteran sales trainers Bill Caskey and Bryan Neale help managers and salespeople identify the differences between aspirational and desperate pressure.

Are you stressed about sales and struggling to think objectively about your pipeline?

Are you looking at the long term view or just short term wins?

In today’s episode of The Advanced Selling Podcast, Bill and Bryan share techniques you can use to turn pressure into a motivating piece of your role in sales.  You’ll learn where to focus, how to brainstorm new ideas more effectively and avoid the desperate movie that plays in your head when sales are in a slump.

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Episode #396: Attributes of High Performing Sales People

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advancedsellinpodcastgraphicbootWhat are the attributes of a high performing sales person?

In this episode, veteran sales trainers Bill Caskey and Bryan Neale talk about developing a personal ethos that involves continuous self improvement.

To what degree do you carry a commitment to bettering yourself?

When things don’t go your way, do you look inward first or look around you to assess what others did wrong?

In today’s episode of The Advanced Selling Podcast, Bill and Bryan share questions to ask and ideas to consider as you’re evaluating your own commitment to self improvement. They give you a list of common obstacles that prevent people from succeeding and share strategies you can use to ensure you show up with the attributes of a high performing sales pro.

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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

Episode #384: Lessons from a New Listener

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advancedsellinpodcastgraphicbootA new set of eyes on anything can be valuable, even for the most seasoned pros.

In today’s episode, veteran sales trainers Bill Caskey and Bryan Neale capture best practices and strategies from a new listener to The Advanced Selling Podcast, Brittney Russo.

You’ll hear how Brittney has used Bill and Bryan’s training to close large deals, ramp up in her company faster and challenge her competitors.

In this episode of The Advanced Selling Podcast, Bill and Bryan share notes you can use right away to re-energize your sales game. If you’re new to sales and/or new to The Advanced Selling Podcast, this episode will be invaluable as you’re getting up to speed.  If you’re a loyal listener and have had Bill and Bryan riding along with you for years, you will love Brittney’s fresh approach to learning.

Everyone will find takeaways in this episode— old dogs can always learn new tricks, right?!

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Episode #383: Is Your Sales Bucket Leaking?

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advancedsellinpodcastgraphicbootDo you have leaks in your sales bucket? In today’s episode, veteran sales trainers Bill Caskey and Bryan Neale are fired up— not just about leaks in your bucket, but about discovering a leak in their own bucket too.

Do you prospect when sales are good or only when things start to slow down?

Do you run a well-organized sales process?

Are you leveraging your training and knowledge as much as you can?

In this episode of The Advanced Selling Podcast, Bill and Bryan fight to prevent their ego from getting the best of them— a rant of this magnitude not frequently heard on the show. Passed over for a local news story about successful podcasters, Bill and Bryan put together some of their best content yet to help you identify leaks in your bucket and what you can do about it when you find them. You won’t want to miss this one.

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Episode #382: Sales Coaching for a Celebrity

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advancedsellinpodcastgraphicbootDo movie stars make good salespeople? In today’s episode, veteran sales trainers Bill Caskey and Bryan Neale put celebrity status to the test as they break down a sales call by Hugh Jackman to place his fair trade coffee in grocery stores around the United States.

You will learn a lot from Hugh’s approach, including how to ask questions that demonstrate your intent and language you can use to identify if you and your prospect share common goals in the conversation.

In this episode of The Advanced Selling Podcast, Bill and Bryan examine self awareness, authenticity and ego through the lens of one of Hollywood’s most famous stars.

Do you think Hugh Jackman is an ASP listener?  He might just be!

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Episode #381: Mailbag Mashup: Triple Threat Thursday

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advancedsellinpodcastgraphicbootWhy take one question from a listener when we can take three? In today’s episode, sales trainers Bill Caskey and Bryan Neale respond to questions from listeners and give a shout out to US Military members around the world.

Are you looking for strategies on spec selling?

Have you considered paying for someone to develop content for you to use in developing your expert persona?

In this episode of The Advanced Selling Podcast, Bill and Bryan share techniques and strategies that will help you right away, even if someone else asked the question.  You’ll love Bryan’s “Love – Hate – Rock – Suck” framework. Bill weighs in on the good and bad of being a veteran in an industry.  Have your pen ready for this episode— wherever you are in the world as you listen, you’ll want to take notes.

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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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Are You a Dinosaur?

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We see them all around us. Maybe in our own office. Maybe in our family. Maybe in our vendors.

Or, maybe it’s us.

In this post, I will give you 5 areas that you can test yourself for dinosaur-ism. As I always say, this isn’t meant to shame…only to help. As a coach/consultant, I get asked to come into companies and help them grow, sometimes exponentially. And to do that, they MUST let go of old behaviors that prohibit that growth. I call it “dinosaurism.”

Example of Company Dinosaurism

I went in to a chiropractor’s office last week to order orthotics. Have been having some real foot problems and my chiro assured me that they have the best orthotics around. But what I found was ‘dinosaurism.’

1. When I got there during office hours, no one at the front desk to help. So I waited (20 minutes).

2. When someone finally arrived, I was told that she had no idea where the doctor was. Oh, that’s reassuring.

3. In 15 minutes, in he walks, no greeting. No acknowledgement for wait. Boy, do I feel good about this decision. Read more