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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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Episode #395: Mailbag Mash-up: Thursday Edition

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advancedsellinpodcastgraphicbootIs youth helpful or harmful for salespeople?

How can you best control your pieces of the sales process and let go of the rest?  In this episode, veteran sales trainers Bill Caskey and Bryan Neale take two mailbag questions from listeners— Ty in Texas and Shawn in Wisconsin.

Are you looking for ways to position yourself as an expert even when you’re young in age or new to your industry?

What can you do to see yourself as a solution provider and help your prospects see you that way as well?

In today’s episode of The Advanced Selling Podcast, Bill and Bryan give insights and answers to questions we know are the same questions our listeners have all over the globe. Are you among them? Let us know what you think!

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Episode #394: Keystone Habits of a Salesperson

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advancedsellinpodcastgraphicbootHow do you ensure eternal sales success?

In this episode, veteran sales trainers Bill Caskey and Bryan Neale use Charles Duhigg’s concept of Keystone Habits to determine what salespeople need to do to increase their success. (If you want more on this idea, check out Duhigg’s book, The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business.)

Bill and Bryan share some of their own keystone habits— a blend of mental, physical and emotional strategies that you can use to improve your sales game. After you hear theirs, we’d love to know yours. Shoot us a note at [email protected] to share some of your keystone habits with us. We might just talk about you on an upcoming episode!

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Episode #393: Is the Sales System Broken?

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advancedsellinpodcastgraphicbootCould the sales system be broken?

For both Buyers and Sellers, what if the process isn’t really working?  In this episode, veteran sales trainers Bill Caskey and Bryan Neale analyze both viewpoints and consider areas where the system can be improved on both sides of the selling process.

Is the Buyer too focused on paying the least amount of money, not getting the best outcome?

Is the Seller in “get the deal” mentality more than they are trying to provide a helpful solution for their prospect?

In today’s episode of The Advanced Selling Podcast, Bill and Bryan give you questions to ask and things to consider to analyze if your own sales system is broken.  The good news— if it is, they also provide strategies to help you make it better.

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Episode #392: Winning Complex Enterprise Sales

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advancedsellinpodcastgraphicbootHow is your process similar or different to the process for winning complex enterprise sales?

In this episode, veteran sales trainers Bill Caskey and Bryan Neale bring in an expert who has spent years winning big deals and teaching others how they can do it too.

Bud Suse spent 12 years with IBM before moving into sales management for a start-up, spending hours in well-known sales training programs along the way. He realized that the success in large deals comes from defining a process, testing it and repeating it.

How does your process stack up?

In today’s episode of The Advanced Selling Podcast, Bud shares the best practices from his second (and just released) book, Winning Complex Enterprise Sales. If you’re looking to improve your success with the big whales, this episode is for you.

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Episode #391: Stumping Your Sales Trainer

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advancedsellinpodcastgraphicbootWhat happens in a training session when Bill or Bryan doesn’t have the answer?

In a special episode of “Stumpology,” veteran sales trainers Bill Caskey and Bryan Neale bring their toughest client issues to each other to solve.

How do you handle it when the client can’t get away from selling features/functions?  How can you create the space with your sales team to be able to educate them?

In today’s episode of The Advanced Selling Podcast, the teachers become the students (of each other). They will help you look at your own process and messaging to determine if you’re communicating through your buyer’s eyes or your own, and how you can meaningfully influence those around you.

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Episode #390: How to Generate More Leads

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advancedsellinpodcastgraphicbootAre you looking for ways to generate more leads? (because who isn’t?)

In today’s episode, veteran sales trainers Bill Caskey and Bryan Neale respond to a specific request to provide four things sales people can do right now to generate leads.

Have you considered hosting a marketing event for your prospects (not a sales event, a marketing event)?

Are you using your current client’s words and testimonials to help you communicate what you do to your prospects?

In this episode of The Advanced Selling Podcast, Bill and Bryan give you four actionable things you can start working on immediately to help you increase your leads.

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Episode #389: Premium Pricing Revisited

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advancedsellinpodcastgraphicbootStanding out in a commoditized sales environment is tough. In today’s episode, veteran sales trainers Bill Caskey and Bryan Neale explore the world of landscapers and the B2C marketplace.

How do you sell a premium priced product, service or experience when everyone around you is selling for less?

Are you creating a vision for your customer or having them help paint the vision with you?

In today’s episode of The Advanced Selling Podcast, Bill and Bryan give you specific steps to take to help combat the issue of premium pricing, regardless of what you’re selling. You’ll learn how to teach your customer about the buying process and communicate the impact of your work without sounding “salesy.”

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Episode #388: Products or Services: Which is Easier to Sell?

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advancedsellinpodcastgraphicbootProducts or services— which do you think are easier to sell?

In today’s Mailbag Monday episode, veteran sales trainers Bill Caskey and Bryan Neale dive into a question from a listener in Sweden.

If you provide a service, how do you “productize” your service and make it something tangible?

If you sell a product, how can you “service-ize” your offering and not hide behind the item?

In this episode of The Advanced Selling Podcast, Bill and Bryan share their strategies to create powerful connections with what you’re selling through the story you tell. You’ll learn how to paint the picture of your service or product and help your prospect truly understand what you’re offering. We’d love to know which you think is easier and why— just post your thoughts in our LinkedIn Group or shoot us an email ([email protected]).

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