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How to Master your Sales Presentations – Outside Sales Talk with Victor Antonio

January 2, 2019 sonia Closing, Objections, Pitching, Sales Hacks 0 Comments

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Victor Antonio is an author of 13 books on sales and motivation and recently launched the Sales Mastery Academy learning platform with 300+ videos. He has shared the stage with top business speakers: Zig Ziglar, Daymond John (Shark Tank),  Rudy Giuliani, Paul Otellini (CEO of Intel), and John May (CEO of FedEx Kinkos). In this episode, Victor shares tactics for sales presentations that actually close.

Here are some of the topics covered in this episode:

  • Understand the entire sales presentation process
  • How to get in front of any objection
  • The Hero Story & how to gain the confidence of your prospect
  • Why salespeople are value merchants
  • Close from the start

 

You can listen to this episode on iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify, Google Play or wherever you get your favorite podcast!

About the Guest: Victor Antonio earned a B.S. in Electrical Engineering and then an MBA, leading him to build a 20 year career as a top sales executive and becoming President of Global Sales and Marketing for a $420Million company. As Vice President of International Sales in a Fortune 500 $3B corporation at the time, he was selected from over 500 sales managers to join the President’s Advisory Council for excellence in sales and management.

Victor is an expert on giving talks about sales and has written many books on sales tactics and motivation.  He recently published his new book, “Sales Ex Machina: How Artificial Intelligence is Changing the World of Selling”.

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/salesinfluence/featured

Website: Victorantonio.com – Sales Mastery Academy

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How Emotional Intelligence Affects Your Sales – Outside Sales Talk with Colleen Stanley

October 24, 2018 sonia Career Growth, Objections, Sales Management 0 Comments

Colleen Stanley is the Founder and Chief Selling Officer at Sales Leadership, Inc. She is well known for creating Ei Selling®, a unique and powerful sales training program that integrates emotional intelligence skills with consultative selling skills. As a successful sales keynote speaker, trainer and author, Colleen shares her knowledge and advice about how you can leverage the power of emotional intelligence to win more sales and drastically increase revenue!

Here are some of the topics covered in this episode:

  • How emotional intelligence (EI) affects prospecting, how you handle objections and other areas of sales
  • Daily exercises to improve specific EI skills such as emotional self-awareness
  • How to emotionally connect with prospect and create bigger conversations
  • How to hire and build an emotionally intelligent sales team: soft skills to screen for with example interview questions

 

Emotions have a big impact on sales decision making. Learn what you can do to trigger the right feelings for each prospect and communicate your value more effectively!

You can listen to this episode on iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify, Google Play or wherever you get your favorite podcast!

About the Guest: Colleen’s passion for sales started over 25 years ago where she started as a ‘bag carrying’ rep and eventually became a VP of Sales, leading a national sales team of more than 100 reps at Varsity Spirit Corporation. During her 10 years at Varsity, sales increased from 8M to 90M and the business was named by Forbes Magazine as one of the 200 fastest growing companies in the United States.

Colleen is currently the Founder and President of SalesLeadership, Inc. She is the creator of the Ei Selling® System, a unique and powerful sales program that integrates emotional intelligence skills with consultative selling skills. Colleen is the author of two books, ‘Emotional Intelligence For Sales Success’, now published in six languages, and ‘Growing Great Sales Teams’.

Colleen is also a recipient of many awards for her work in sales development and thought leadership and Salesforce recently named Colleen one of the most influential sales figures in the 21st century.

Website: http://www.salesleadershipdevelopment.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/colleenstanleysli

Twitter: @EiSelling

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How to Master Sales Follow-Ups – Outside Sales Talk with Steve Benson

October 17, 2018 sonia Closing, Objections, Sales Hacks 0 Comments

Host Steve Benson shares his proven strategies about how to follow-up effectively after sales meetings in this special episode. So many outside sales reps are losing deals that they’re already 80% of the way to closing because they’re not doing follow-ups right. Deals are going dark on them and they lose traction after the first meeting. Learn how to master follow-ups and move deals faster and more successfully through the sales cycle!

Here are some of the topics covered in this episode:

  • What to say in a follow-up via email vs. over the phone
  • The best times to follow-up
  • Steve’s 3 follow-up tricks
  • Follow-up do’s and don’ts

 

For more tips about how to follow-up after sales meetings, check out Steve’s video and blog post here!

You can listen to this episode on iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify, Google Play or wherever you get your favorite podcast!

About: Steve is the host of the Outside Sales Talk Podcast, and Founder and CEO of Badger Maps, the #1 route planner for field salespeople. After receiving his MBA from Stanford, Steve’s career has been in field sales with companies like IBM, Autonomy, and Google – becoming Google Enterprise’s Top Performing Salesperson in the World in 2009.

In 2012 Steve founded Badger Maps to help field salespeople be more successful. He has been named one of the Top 40 Most Inspiring Leaders in Sales Lead Management.

Website: https://www.badgermapping.com

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevenbenson

Twitter: @SteveBenson, @BadgerMaps

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/badgermaps

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/BadgerMapping

Instagram: @stevebensonsf

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Tactics that Win The Complex Sale – Outside Sales Talk with Alice Heiman

September 19, 2018 sonia Closing, Objections, Popular, Prospecting, Sales Hacks 0 Comments

Alice Heiman is a nationally recognized sales expert and trainer who brings profound changes to her clients’ business and sales practices. She’s the founder and Chief Sales Officer at ‘Alice Heiman, LLC’ and a sales keynote speaker. On this episode, Alice shares the biggest challenges salespeople face when dealing with complex B2B sales and how you can overcome them. Conquer the complex sale with her proven strategies and hands-on tips!

Here are some of the topics covered in this episode:

  • The 8 elements of the complex B2B sale
  • Tactics to conquer the complex sale – from prospecting to closing
  • How to deal with multiple decision makers and gatekeepers
  • Ways to shorten the sales cycle for complex sales
  • How you need to position yourself to close the deal

 

Dealing with price objections is one of the biggest challenges salespeople face. Watch this video to learn some actionable strategies that will help you overcome this objection and win more sales!

You can listen to this episode on iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify, Google Play or wherever you get your favorite podcast!

About the Guest: Alice Heiman is a sales strategist, coach and keynote speaker with over 20 years of experience. She started her sales career in her family business, the ‘Miller Heiman Group’, as Director and Sales Trainer. In that role, Alice worked with clients including Coca Cola, John Deere, Hewlett Packard, and other Fortune 500 companies. When the ‘Miller Heiman Group’ was sold, she started her own sales consulting firm to bring the knowledge she gained to smaller, high-growth companies.

‘Alice Heiman, LLC’ is sales consultancy that provides strategy and tactics for companies dealing with complex B2B sales to accelerate business growth. Alice’s innovative sales leadership programs, coupled with her top-down approach to creating long-term change, set up sales leaders and sales-managing business owners to get consistent and sustainable growth.

Alice demonstrates how sales performance is directly related to a leader’s mindset. When sales leaders change the way they work with sales teams, results are immediate and dramatic.

The ‘Alice Heiman, LLC’ team helps SMB companies drive sales growth by incorporating the newest research and the best practices.

Website: http://aliceheiman.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aliceheiman

Twitter: @aliceheiman

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High-Profit Prospecting Strategies – Outside Sales Talk with Mark Hunter

August 22, 2018 sonia Career Growth, Objections, Prospecting, Sales Hacks 0 Comments

Mark Hunter, known as the “Sales Hunter”, is a keynote speaker, sales trainer, consultant and the author of the best-selling book “High-Profit Prospecting: Powerful Strategies to Find the Best Leads and Drive Breakthrough Sales Results”. With over 30 years of sales leadership experience, Mark helps salespeople develop successful prospecting strategies and close more deals. In this episode, Mark uncovers the biggest prospecting myths and shares his powerful tactics that will help you get the best leads and drive revenue.

Here are some of the topics covered in this episode:

  • High-profit prospecting strategies: insights from Mark’s best-selling book
  • Writing cold emails that get your prospect’s attention
  • Prospecting myths and pitfalls
  • Prospecting role play with Mark and Steve
  • The best trick to actually start prospecting

 

To make the most out of your time with prospects, it’s important to communicate the value of your product and map your solution to their needs. Learn how to deliver the perfect sales pitch and close more deals!

You can listen to this episode on iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify, Google Play or wherever you get your favorite podcast!

About the Guest: Mark Hunter, CSP, “The Sales Hunter,” is recognized as one of the top 50 most influential sales and marketing leaders in the world. He is author of the two best-selling books “High-Profit Prospecting” and “High-Profit Selling: Win the Sale Without Compromising on Price.”

Mark helps companies identify better prospects, close more sales and profitably build more long-term customer relationships. Since 1998, Mark has conducted thousands of training programs and keynotes on sales. He is best known for his ability to motivate and move an organization through his high-energy presentations.

He has received the Certified Speaking Professional (CSP) designation from the National Speakers Association, a designation that requires strict criteria and is given to a small percentage of NSA speakers.

Mark spent more than 18 years in the sales and marketing divisions of three Fortune 200 companies. During his career, he led many projects, including the creation of a new 200-member sales force responsible for volume in excess of $700 million. Mark has held sales management roles in teams ranging in size from 20 to 900 members. This level of experience is at the core of every program he delivers to thousands of people each year in the areas of sales, prospecting, negotiating, pricing, communication and leadership. Clients appreciate his specific strategies that yield measurable outcomes.

Not only does Mark have expertise in sales, but also knows how to communicate it to others. This is seen by the 50+ speaking events he does each year throughout the U.S. and Canada and around the world.

Website: https://thesaleshunter.com/

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/markhunter/

Twitter: @TheSalesHunter

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/TheSalesHunter

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Best Ways to Deal with Competition in Sales – Outside Sales Talk with Anthony Iannarino

August 1, 2018 sonia Career Growth, Closing, Objections, Popular, Sales Hacks 0 Comments

 

Anthony Iannarino is a highly respected international speaker, bestselling author, entrepreneur, and sales leader, joining us today to discuss competitiveness in Field Sales. One key thing that high-performing and successful salespeople share regardless of their industry, is that they embrace their competition, rather than let it intimidate them. In this episode, Anthony talks about how you can differentiate yourself in Field Sales and outperform your competitors.

Here are some of the topics covered in this episode:

  • Why competition is important in sales
  • Key skills that will set you apart from the competition
  • The mindset you need to outsell your competitors
  • A secret productivity hack and best books to read for salespeople
  • Sales trends and how to stay competitive in the future

 

Learn how you can differentiate yourself and outsell your competition with this killer territory plan!

You can listen to this episode on iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify, Google Play or wherever you get your favorite podcast.

About the Guest: Anthony Iannarino is a founder and managing partner of two closely-held, family-owned businesses in the staffing industry, leading both entities in strategic planning while growing sales. Anthony is best known for his work at The Sales Blog, which has helped him gain recognition as a top thought leader in sales strategy. He is also the designer of Level 4 Value Creation™ and Building Consensus, methodologies that help sales organizations achieve transformational, breakthrough results.

In each business, Anthony is focused on helping professionals reach their full potential. In 2007, while growing the sales force of his second staffing firm, he discovered a knack for coaching, and realized that he could make enduring contributions to a company’s sales culture. He began blogging about complex selling processes, and gravitated toward B2B companies facing challenges in sales force management and performance. His transition to professional speaking, consulting, and workshop facilitation led to the development of a trademarked methodology that has proven instrumental in helping sales organizations achieve revenue goals.

Throughout his career, Anthony has helped people in a wide variety of industries and markets think through and overcome their biggest business challenges. His greatest strength is in getting others to build consensus around what must change, and identify the resources within themselves that will drive positive results. Be it through the delivery of staffing solutions or sales strategies, Anthony is a trust builder who focuses on leading transformational conversations, those that create and sustain relationships of value. He is a natural mentor who brings the business acumen, situational knowledge, and experience to each engagement, and lays a solid foundation for future growth.

Anthony is the author of ‘The Lost Art of Closing: Winning the Ten Commitments That Drive Sales’ and ‘The Only Sales Guide You’ll Ever Need’. He’s also hosting the ‘In the Arena Podcast’ where he interviews top sales leaders about B2B and B2C sales strategies.

Stay tuned for Anthony’s new book ‘Eat Their Lunch: Winning Customers Away from Your Competition’, releasing October 16th!

Sales Blog: http://www.thesalesblog.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/iannarino

Twitter: @iannarino

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