Episode #428: How To Declutter Your Sales Life

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advancedsellinpodcastgraphicbootAre you feeling the year-end overwhelm?

Does your sales life feel crowded, chaotic or unintentional?

In today’s episode, veteran sales trainers Bill Caskey and Bryan Neale give you strategies to de-clutter and re-focus for 2017.

Are you cold calling just because you think you’re supposed to? Are you aimlessly prospecting without a true strategy behind it?

In this episode of The Advanced Selling Podcast, Bill and Bryan share best practices and advice to help you engage in the best ways possible as you move into the new year.

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Episode #427: Using Promotional Products in Sales

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Promotional products aren’t just cheap toys or plastic desk accessories… they can also be part of your sales strategy.

In today’s episode, veteran sales trainers Bill Caskey and Bryan Neale talk to promotional products expert August Wittenberg about tools you can use to get noticed and get in the door with your prospects.

Do you know what’s relevant to your recipients and their industries?

Are you using terminology to communicate with them that you know “speaks their language?”

In this episode of The Advanced Selling Podcast, you will learn how to use promotional products to increase your close rates and calculate your ROI. And don’t miss August sharing the biggest mistakes salespeople use when trying to use promotional products… he lets you in on a few secrets.

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Episode #426: Decision Day – Are You All In?

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advancedsellinpodcastgraphicbootHas it happened to you? That moment when you decide you’re tired of doors slamming in your face, picking up the cold phone or feeling beat up on price.

In today’s episode, veteran sales trainers Bill Caskey and Bryan Neale help you realize and accept that there is a better way to do things than what you may be doing now.

Are you ready for today to be “The Day” when you stop hanging on to feelings and emotions that aren’t working for you in your sales career?

In this episode of The Advanced Selling Podcast, Bill and Bryan will coach you through how to recognize what’s happening and what you can do about it. They also issue the Epiphany Challenge: what’s yours?

If you’re ready to come alive and truly own your sales success, this episode is for you.

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Episode #425: End of Year Deal Strategies

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advancedsellinpodcastgraphicbootAre you nervously watching the days tick by to the end of the calendar year and wondering what in your funnel will close before the holidays? If this is you, today is your lucky day.

In today’s episode, veteran sales trainers Bill Caskey and Bryan Neale help you stop worrying and start taking action to close out deals before year end.

Are you honestly assessing what is realistic and what’s not?

Do you have a plan for how you’ll move opportunities to a Y or N?

In this episode of The Advanced Selling Podcast, Bill and Bryan help you amp-up your calendar based language with prospects and develop a system to know which deals to focus on more than others. Don’t wait until December for this one— the race to the end of the year is here.

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The Hidden Power of a Sales Mastermind Group

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In his book, Think & Grow Rich, Napoleon Hill describes what a mastermind group is:

Nice, isn’t it? “A friendly alliance.” “Plan and purpose.”

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The Truth Emerged

Last month, in the mastermind group that I’m in, a guy broke down into tears. He was struggling. His business was not doing well. And, this was the first time he actually admitted it to another human being.

While it was awkward, I’ve never seen 9 people jump into service so quickly. Isn’t it interesting that when the truth comes out – when we become “real,” people are always there to help?

Later, he emailed the group, sharing what a massive relief it was to know he had people on his ‘team’ that were in total support. You could feel the relief in his tone.

Below, I’ve listed 5 reasons that you MUST consider joining a mastermind group if you’re truly serious about your professional growth. Read more

Episode #412: Sales Lessons from the Olympics

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advancedsellinpodcastgraphicbootAre you staying up late every night mesmerized by the Olympics?

In this episode, veteran sales trainers Bill Caskey and Bryan Neale look to lessons sales people can learn from athletes competing at the top of their game.

How do you prepare yourself when something doesn’t go as planned in a sales call?

How can you detach from things around you that you can’t control?

In today’s episode of The Advanced Selling Podcast, Bill and Bryan give you specific techniques to take your sales game all the way to Rio.

Are you ready to compete with the best of the best from around the world? Listen in today to find out.

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Episode #411: Mindset Tips from a PGA Golfer

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advancedsellinpodcastgraphicbootWhat do golf pros know about sales training? You may be surprised by the overlaps in mindset principles.

In this episode, veteran sales trainers Bill Caskey and Bryan Neale reflect on Donald Miller’s Storybrand podcast and an interview with Ben Crane, a PGA golf pro.

Do you struggle to avoid your subconscious taking over your mindset?

Are you practicing reps to help get your mind right?

In today’s episode of The Advanced Selling Podcast, Bill and Bryan share tips to help you focus on mindfulness in the sales process.  You will learn how to quiet your mind, set your own expectations and focus on your prospects instead of yourself.

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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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