Episode #467: Skirting Compensation Conversation

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In this episode of The Advanced Selling Podcast, sales trainers Bill Caskey and Bryan Neale dive into the CoVideo mailbag once again and take a question from a listener.

The question had to do with how one brings up the topic of compensation with their manager.

Bill and Bryan take this in several directions as they process the compensation question, as well as the avoidance of important issues question. Everybody in their business life has some conversation that has remained unspoken.

It needs to be brought out and dealt with. In this episode, we’ll help you do just that.

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Are You Sure Your Message Is On Target?

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Without trying to be overly dramatic, that’s my question to you: Are you sure you’re communicating the proper message to your market?

Most aren’t.

Which is why I did this episode, where I give you several new ways to think about your target audience, and the messages that will get through.

Also, I prepared a Checklist for you. Just go to BillCaskey.com/50download to get your freebie!

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Episode #466: Stalled Deals

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In this episode of The Advanced Selling Podcast, veteran sales trainers Bill Caskey and Bryan Neale address the ever important and common issue of what to do when a deal stalls.

But instead of telling you what to do, they have some suggestions of things you can do to avoid the problem in the first place, which is always an easier way to problem-solve.

Get your pen and paper out for the top seven things you can do starting today to avoid stalled deals!

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Is it a Strategy or a Tactic?

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If I had a dollar for everytime that topic came up – Strategy or Tactic -I’d be a rich man.

In this episode of the 2X Podcast, Bill emphasizes the power of a good sales tactic, regardless of your strategy. He also suggests that people look down at tactics, preferring to sound high-minded by babbling on about strategy.

Nothing happens in sales until you have a tactic that is delivered properly.

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Personal Brand Makeover #4 – Rebranding Sherri

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In this episode of The Advanced Selling Podcast, veteran sales trainers Bill Caskey and Bryan Neale continue the August Branding Makeover episodes. By the way, if you don’t have the Personal Brand Makeover Checklist yet, go to advancedsellingpodcast.com/makeover to download it.

Sherri is a Business English Trainer in Berlin Germany who is making the transition away from agencies and starting her own practice. With this new adventure comes new challenges and she is having some difficulty finding new clients. Bill and Bryan give her some tips on improving her online presence and how to get her story to be more compelling.

Have a question? Send it to us at [email protected]. Want to jump to the front of the line? Do it in a voice memo and send it on.

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Finding The Compelling Reason For Change

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We so love to get to the features and benefits of what we sell, that we RARELY take the time to find out what’s really going on in the prospect’s life. But, how can you match your solution to their problem – if you don’t know their problem in the first place?

Ready for the answer? YOU CAN’T.

Is it possible that’s why the closing percentage in B2B orgs. is less than 10%? I think so. Listen in and see if you can tell where you drop the ball.

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Personal Brand Makeover #3 – Rebranding Sasha

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In this episode of The Advanced Selling Podcast, veteran sales trainers Bill Caskey and Bryan Neale continue the August Branding Makeover episodes. By the way, if you don’t have the Personal Brand Makeover Checklist yet, go to advancedsellingpodcast.com/makeover to download it.

Sasha is a Dental Practice Marketing Consultant who is looking for more speaking engagements with the end goal of taking on more clients. Sasha’s biggest challenge is how to best convey her story to prospects. Bill and Bryan give her some advice on how to improve her message and how to make that message clear in her online channels.

Have a question? Send it to us at [email protected]. Want to jump to the front of the line? Do it in a voice memo and send it on.

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Personal Brand Makeover #2 – Rebranding Michael

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In this episode of The Advanced Selling Podcast, Bill Caskey and Bryan Neale on on the second August Branding Makeover episodes. By the way, if you don’t have the Personal Brand Makeover Checklist yet, go to advancedsellingpodcast.com/makeover to download it.

Michael is an upcoming college graduate who has ambitions of being a business owner. The challenge for him is that there isn’t a clear path for him to entrepreneurship. Bill and Bryan give him some tips on how he can improve his digital presence and some advice on how to get started on creating his own path.

Have a question? Send it to us at [email protected]. Want to jump to the front of the line? Do it in a voice memo and send it on.

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What’s The Big Idea?

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The process of creating and documenting ideas is elusive, isn’t it?

Do I keep it in a journal? Do I keep it on my phone? Do I write a quick article about it to keep it fresh?

And what about the BIG IDEAS? How do you “work them out”? Do you even get them?

In this episode of The 2X Podcast, Bill addresses a BIG IDEA around your customer – and how to develop it so it’s usable.

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