Episode #530: How Soon Should I Reach Out?

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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Motivation, Energy & Time

Bill recently had a coaching client reach out to discuss an issue she was having. She has consistently been at the top of her sales team and just had her best year ever in 2018. The issue she is having is that she can’t seem to get back her motivation or energy to make 2019 even better.

After talking with her, Bill realized that there was a deeper level issue going on and he needed to uncover what was really going on.

On this 2X Podcast, Bill gives you some ways you can regain your Motivation, Energy and rethink how you spend your Time.

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

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Episode #529: Managing Your Manager

What should you do when your Sales Manager doesn’t do things the way you would do them? 

In this first episode of 2019, Bill Caskey and Bryan Neale address a question from the CoVideo mail bag from a listener, who brings up how his manager makes demands on him, referring to a very specific scenario.

Bill and Bryan take this question a little bit broader to the notion of how do you manage your manager, if that’s even possible?

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Are You Journey Minded?

On this episode of The 2X Podcast, Bill gives some ideas on how you can become Journey Minded in the sales process. This is how you take your prospect from here (where they are) to there (where they want to be).

In a world where prospects are demanding more and different, it’s really easy to become obscure and irrelevant as a sales professional. That’s why it’s so important to constantly be adapting to change.

One of the biggest areas people struggle in is how they see themselves in the customer journey.

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

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Selling System VS. Philosophy

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?

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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The Street Savvy Sales Leader with Mark Welch

On this episode of The 2X Podcast, Bill sits down with Mark Welch, author of The Street Savvy Sales Leader, a guide to building team that consistently win new business.

Mark has years of experience in leading sales teams, from 5 to over 70 people. He is a fully certified sales skills and business coach. He brings some very unique and interesting ideas to the podcast on how you and your team can win.

If you want to learn more about Mark and his book, go to https://www.streetsavvysalesleadership.com.

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Episode #525: Can You Summon the Courage When You Need It?

In this week’s episode of The Advanced Selling Podcast, sales trainers Bill Caskey and Bryan Neale address the notion of courage.

They play a clip of Brené Brown, who was interviewed by Michael Gervais, on the Finding Mastery Podcast. Brené talks about the number one attribute that people are looking to leaders for, but we think the same thing applies to sales professionals, you have to have courage.

Bill and Bryan give you six areas that they believe courage can come in.

Also, if you haven’t enrolled in our live masterclass on December 13th, go to www.winningthebuyersbrain.com to learn more and to register!

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Are You Willing To Change Your Identity?

Bill met with a VP of Sales recently who was working with a business coach. The VP felt pretty happy overall and even noticed some movement with him and his team, but he is considering taking a break from the coach. He told Bill, “the coach focuses a lot on issues inside the team and it always seems to get better for a while but goes back to the way it was.

All good Coaches should be working on two areas, Issues but more importantly, Identity. Not your Identity as in your name and race, but how you see yourself and your potential. When we change our identity, that is when real growth occurs.

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