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Episode #373: Auto Sales: Lessons from the Car Lot

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advancedsellinpodcastgraphicbootIt’s more than just a cliché— selling cars is big business. In today’s episode, veteran sales trainers Bill Caskey and Bryan Neale explore what we all can learn from the world of auto sales.

What strategies can you use to help your buyer feel like they actually WANT your help?

Are you exerting pressure on your buyer without realizing it?

In this episode of The Advanced Selling Podcast, Bill and Bryan share real life lessons from buying and selling cars (Bryan really did his research and spent time a local auto dealer to learn this stuff). If you have elements of your sales process— credit apps, evaluations, qualifications— that may make your buyer uncomfortable, this is a must-listen episode for you.

You’ll learn how to evaluate your process and modify to create a better experience for your customers and prospects. Then we all win, right?

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Episode #372: Pain Selling… Still the Best Approach?

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advancedsellinpodcastgraphicbootPain-finding is one of the oldest sales techniques in the book. Are you still selling that way?

In today’s Mailbag Monday episode, veteran sales trainers Bill Caskey and Bryan Neale respond to a question from a listener about selling opportunity vs. selling pain.

Do you quiz your prospects with questions to identify where they’re struggling the most?

Are you looking for things in their answers that will lead you to a deal?

In this episode of The Advanced Selling Podcast, Bill and Bryan focus on the new school way of selling— asking questions to determine if you and your prospect should work together. A whole new approach to a very old tactic can help you focus on what your prospect is moving toward, instead of what they’re running from. Do you think pain-finding is on the outs? We’d love to hear what you think too.

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Episode #371: Master Your Messaging

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advancedsellinpodcastgraphicbootStorytelling isn’t a new idea. But have you truly mastered your messaging? In today’s episode, veteran sales trainers Bill Caskey and Bryan Neale help you learn to blend your company’s story with your own to create your personal messaging.

How do you know what things to say and not say when sharing your story?

What elements of your story will help your customer better understand what you do?

In this episode of The Advanced Selling Podcast, Bill and Bryan walk you through how to improve your messaging around the edges by using their storytelling formula. Your story and your messaging can work for you or against you— listen in today to learn how mastering your messaging will allow you to stand out and differentiate yourself against your competition.

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Episode #370: How to Handle a Closing Slump

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advancedsellinpodcastgraphicbootIn today’s episode, sales coaches Bill Caskey and Bryan Neale take a question from a listener who just went 0-7 in the last week.

Her question underscored the element of ‘upstream actions.’ In other words, what happens in the beginning of the sales process (upstream), determines what happens at the end. If you’re 0-7, you’re doing something wrong upfront.

Listen as Bill and Bryan walk through how they might remedy a serious slump, both mechanically, and mentally.

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Hot Tip Thursday Episode #1 – How To Close A Sales Call

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Hot Tip Thursday Episode #1In the first episode of Hot Tip Thursday, Bill Caskey teaches a couple ways to close a Sales Call and ask the right questions before ending the conversation. Don’t miss this episode or the next, free of charge to all users.

 

 

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