Whether you are a CEO or a senior executive or someone in sales, the discipline of self-reliance is critical to your productivity and success. In this episode, John Jantsch explains the importance of self-reliance and how to develop the habit of becoming self-reliant. You'll also hear an excerpt from John’s new book, The Self-Reliant Entrepreneur,...
In this episode, I talk about the best approach to use during that initial contact with someone. It could be with an inbound inquiry, an outbound call with a potential client, or someone you're connecting with via networking opportunity. I share how to avoid the biggest mistake that is incredibly common during initial contact situations...
We’re joined by a repeat guest, Marcus Sheridan. Marcus is a guru when it comes to marketing and sales communication. In this episode, we focus specifically on video communication in the world of sales. Video content is a powerful tool that is often overlooked or even avoided. Marcus shares how video can help shorten sales...
Scott Ingram is quota carrying B2B sales professional with a $3 million quota. In his spare time, Scott hosts two sales podcasts where he interviews and deconstructs world-class sales performers to uncover their favorite sales books, habits, routines, strategies and tips. Scott believes we can learn the most from people who are the best and...
Christina Daves, the DIY (Do-It-Yourself) PR strategist joins us to share a ton of tips and pointers that can help with public relations and getting free publicity for your business. Having no resources for advertising or hiring a PR firm, Christina taught herself everything she could about generating her own publicity. She has appeared in...
As soon as you start trying to convince someone, you sound like a stereotypical salesperson and you don’t want to fall into that trap. On this episode discover how to shift your focus away from convincing clients and prospects. Instead, you want your prospect to convince YOU they have a problem that's worth solving. This...
Every day we entrust some of our most important messages to a form of communication that doesn't build trust, provide differentiation, or communicate clearly enough. Ethan Beute explains how to dramatically improve relationships and results with your customers, prospects, and team by adding personal videos to emails, text messages, and social messages. Ethan is the...
It’s not possible (or smart) for sales to give a product demo to every potential customer. Technology has changed the buying and selling process. Companies have invested hundreds of millions of dollars to help transform the customer engagement experience during the buyer’s journey. Despite this investment, many companies still have parts of their customers’ journey...
You know the scenario... you've been working with a client or potential client for awhile. You maybe even had a meeting with them, you may have sent them a detailed proposal about all the things that you can offer them in response to what they told you was important. And now they just go silent....
Tom Williams shares how companies and individuals can overcome some of the most common deal-killing obstacles sellers encounter in the sales process that can kill an opportunity. Tom is the Chairman & Founder at Strategic Dynamics Inc. a firm that helps organizations accelerate revenue generation. In our discussion, Tom shares concepts from his new book...
