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Episode #453: “I’ll Just Take The Brochure”

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In this episode, veteran sales trainers Bill Caskey and Bryan Neale take a CoVideo Mailbag questions from Brian in Colorado. Brian’s question is about how to handle the dreaded, “I’ll just take a brochure, and call you back” objection when he thought he was about to close the appointment.

Do you ever feel like your prospect is not taking action when you know they are ready?

Bill and Bryan turn the mirror back on Brian and question his mindset and how he is approaching the deal.

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Using Inside Out Marketing

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You might have heard of this concept before. While it’s nothing new, it’s still rarely used to its full potential.

On this episode of The 2X Podcast, Bill reviews 4 assets you own that MUST be part of your personal marketing plan.

As we coach and train sales performers everywhere, we find “lead generation” still to be the most difficult area of skill. And this podcast will help you reframe the problem.

The 2X Quick Start course is now Live! Join the course now and get your first video today! billcaskey.com/quickstart.

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A New Strategy For Lead Generation

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Everyone wants more leads, don’t they?

Well, in this episode, Bill shares with you a strategy of how you can generate more leads using thought leadership– and do so in a way that distinguishes you from the masses (of average sales people out there:).

He gives you 5 things you can do RIGHT NOW to advance your thought leadership position in your market.

Be one of the first to get notified when the 2X Quick Start course is released. Get on the waitlist today! billcaskey.com/quickstart.

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The MOST Overused Term in Business Today

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This is the fifth in a series of seven articles outlining the need for NEW RULES in your selling efforts. In this article, we’ll look at the Dynamic of Value.

Anyone else get annoyed when a company drones on and on about their “value”? You’ve heard all the iterations of this: Value Add. Value Proposition. Value Statement. 

Usually it means something like this, “We bring value – and if we talk enough about how much value we bring, then it’s likely you’ll begin to believe it.” 

Well, that’s not good enough today.

I’ll share a new way to look at “value” so you can change the rules of the selling game. As I’ve done in each article in this series (click here to read the other articles), my sole aim is to help you change the entire dynamic of the buyer/seller process.

If you do it right, you’ll be the prize that others will seek. Wouldn’t that be nice? Well, it’s possible, if you read this series and begin to ACT. Read more

Stop Trying to Get Customers to Make a Decision

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This is the third in a series of seven articles outlining the need for NEW RULES in your selling efforts. In this article, we’ll look at the Dynamic of Decisions.

Remember the good ole’ days when you were trained to ask the customer, “Who makes the buying decision on this?” (Or, some version of that.)

Well, that implied something very obvious – but wrong.

That implied that it was THEM (or someone at their company) making the decision, not you.

We also used elaborate metaphors like the Fox, the Champion, the Sponsor, the Hen (OK, maybe not the hen).

Then we would pull out the org chart and have them tell us who would be involved in the decision. And we’d get lied to. (You forgot that part, didn’t you?)

This process must change.

Today, you must alter the “Dynamic of Decision.” Changing this dynamic enables you to reap enormous rewards and stop wasting time with non-qualified prospects. Read more

Episode #357: Sales Training for Non-Sales People

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advancedsellinpodcastgraphicbootWelcome to Mailbag Monday… Thursday edition. Todays’s question is too good to wait until Monday.  It’s a big one: Was anyone really, truly born to be a salesperson? Veteran sales trainers Bill Caskey and Bryan Neale explore how to implement ASP training with the non-sales people on your team.

How do you and your team define “sales?

Do you think it’s a dirty word and shy away from using it?

In this episode of The Advanced Selling Podcast, Bill and Bryan work through how to reframe the definition of the sales role in your company. You’ll learn how to help non-sales people on your team handle rejections and resistance. You’ll pick up a few good tips about how to create a system that works, regardless of your title and place on the team. Whether you’re a sales person or in ops/customer service/marketing/field technician, you can successfully utilize the principles from The Advanced Selling Podcast every day.

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Episode #356: How To Be Your Own Marketing Department

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advancedsellinpodcastgraphicbootDoes your marketing department actually help you generate leads? Veteran sales trainers Bill Caskey and Bryan Neale take on the challenge of lead generation… whether you have a full marketing department or none at all.

What do you do when you’re a high-level sales pro without a marketing department?

Does your marketing department spend most of their time doing promos and not really generating any actual leads for you?

In today’s episode of The Advanced Selling Podcast, Bill and Bryan walk you through building your own marketing plan— even if you DO have a marketing department to support you. They teach you what it means to “think inbound” and how to establish your own Voice of a Customer series. If you’ve been frustrated by marketing support (or lack thereof), be ready to take notes and brush up on your mad marketing skills.

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Building Your Platform To Make Selling Easy(ier)

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Last week, I got called by a CPA firm who wanted training for their people. This you must know: CPAs are not very good at selling. It’s not that they don’t have the expertise. That’s not it at all.

It’s that selling spooks them. It’s not in their comfort zone.

So, when I get a call from a professional services firm (or any company), I always start with one simple question: Do you have a platform?

Platform

After the weird looks they give me, I go on to educate them to what a “Platform” is.

Platform: definition, A position in the market that you occupy where people look to you for expertise.

Physical Platform

Just as you would speak at a conference from a podium (platform) the same thing applies here. In the physical world, it is you speaking from the stage, on a topic that you have some degree of expertise in, where all eyes are on you.

There, you don’t have to fight for attention. You ARE the show.

In the sales & marketing world, your platform could be a variety of things. LinkedIN is a platform. Any kind of social media could be a platform (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram). Your email list is a platform. A podcast is a platform.

Simply, it is a place where you command attention of the people you’re trying to reach.

Your platform is a positioning tool that raises you above the din of competition and market confusion.

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