Selling at the Executive Level – Outside Sales Talk with Steve Bistritz
Steve Bistritz is the creator of SellXL, the leading research-based sales training solution for salespeople selling to C-Suite executives. He has over 40 years of high-tech sales and sales training experience and recently co-authored the 2nd edition of the bestselling sales book, “Selling to the C-Suite”.
In this episode, Steve explains the main differences between selling at the executive level and at other levels and shares the best way to get a face-to-face meeting with executives.
Here are some topics covered in this episode:
- What you should do before even attempting to get a meeting with an executive
- How you can identify the right executive within a company to target
- What you need to do to be perceived as a trusted advisor by a senior executive
- Go-to methods for creating compelling value propositions that drive your client to action
More From the Guest:
Selling to the C-Suite: https://www.amazon.com/Selling-C-Suite-Second-Executive-Successfully-dp-1260116425/dp/1260116425/ref=dp_ob_title_bk
Watch his 2-minute video to find your right executive: www.sellxl.com
Email: teveb@sellxl.com
Phone: 404-256-1801
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevebistritz
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Accelerating Your Sales Process with Video – Outside Sales Talk with Collin Mitchell
Collin Mitchell is a 4X founder, sales leader, and the Sales Transformation Podcast host. With more than 10 years in the industry, he started his career as a sales representative at 22, was later promoted to VP of sales at 24, and then decided to found his own business at 25. Collin is also the CRO and co-founder at Sales Cast, where he helps people start managing and growing their podcast. He is passionate about sales, entrepreneurship and podcasting.
In this episode, Collin encourages salespeople to leverage video to up their sales game, and he shares specific tools and strategies to accomplish their goals.
Here are some topics covered in this episode:
- The best tools and strategies to create video content
- The importance of turning your camera on when speaking with a prospect
- Using video as a tool for account management and maintaining customer relationships
- Ways to approach Zoom fatigue and make video meetings fun
More From the Guest:
Sales Hustle Podcast: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5zaW1wbGVjYXN0LmNvbS9FOWo0V2JNSA?
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/collin-saleshustle
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Multiply Your Deals with Sales Referrals – Outside Sales Talk with Tamara Bunte
Tamara Bunte is a leading sales coach, trainer, and speaker who has worked with Fortune 500 companies, sales professionals, executives, and even success coaches to maximize their goals.
She is the founder of The Institute for Advanced Results, LLC- Tamara Bunte Inc and The Christian Business Chamber. Additionally, she is the author of, “Proverbs for Selling: Mastering Sales Through Prospecting, Referrals & Discipline.”
In this episode, Tamara discusses the importance behind getting sales referrals. She shares how having a plan and being persistent can greatly impact your deals.
Here are some of the topics covered in this episode:
- The secret behind the perfect voicemail with a 100% call back rate
- Building business from those who already know and love you
- The importance behind being prepared with your 6 “ors”
- Making your referees look good
About the Guest:
Tamara Bunte is America’s #1 Sales Coach for a reason. For the past 20 years, Tamara has helped countless sales professionals, teams, and companies better their own selling habits and become better versions of their professional selves. Tamara has influenced hundreds of thousands of people through her keynote sales speaker presentations, CDs, podcast, training programs, and her innovative sales book, Proverbs for Selling. She has also gained numerous credentials during her career for her impact on the sales industry.
Website: https://www.tamarabunte.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tamarabunteinc/
Email: info@tamarabunte.com or call at 704-247-8333
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Qualifying Prospects with the MEDDIC Sales Method – Outside Sales Talk with Darius Lahoutifard
Darius Lahoutifard is a coach, trainer, and mentor of sales teams, leaders, and executives. He is the founder of MEDDIC Academy, and an expert in MEDDIC Sales Methodology, as well as other similar successful sales methodologies. Additionally, he is the author of the Amazon best-selling book, “Always Be Qualifying—MEDDIC.”
In this episode, Darius discusses the key elements of the MEDDIC Sales Methodology, as well as explains the importance of qualifying prospects in every stage of the sales cycle, as it can positively impact your win-rate.
Here are some of the topics covered in this episode:
- Key elements of qualification
- Why you need to qualify to improve your win-rate
- Understanding the difference between MEDDIC and MEDDPICC
- How to utilize your own skills and other sales methodologies alongside MEDDIC
About the Guest:
Darius Lahoutifard is a serial entrepreneur and a former executive at PTC and Oracle among other software companies. After moving to sales, Darius had outstanding performances and was quickly successful in climbing the corporate ladder. Darius then joined PTC where he took his business unit from $4M to $27M in three years. While at PTC, MEDDIC was invented and as an early executive, he contributed to the definition and the execution of what became a renowned sales methodology: MEDDIC. His passion for sales goes beyond selling, and now trains through his company, MEDDIC Academy where he hosts workshops, certification courses, and more.
Website: https://meddic.academy/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/meddic/
Email: darius@meddic.academy
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Selling With A Story – Outside Sales Talk with Paul Andrew Smith
Paul Andrew Smith is a world-leading expert on organizational storytelling and one of Inc. Magazine’s Top 100 Leadership Speakers of 2018. He is a national bestselling author of several books that revolve around storytelling – his work has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Time Magazine, Forbes, and more.
In this episode, Paul discusses the importance of storytelling in the sales process and how stories can get people’s attention, build trust, and close a sale.
Here are some of the topics covered in this episode:
- Making a ‘wish list’ of the stories you need to solve different issues
- Answering specific questions to create a great story
- Structuring a story and utilizing the right type of emotional engagement
- Building trust through authentic stories
About the Guest:
Before becoming a storytelling coach, Paul was an executive at Procter & Gamble for 20 years. Paul held leadership positions in both research and finance functions, and most recently served as director of consumer and communications research. Fast forward to today, he has written multiple bestselling books including The 10 Stories Great Leaders Tell, Lead with a Story, Sell with a Story, and Parenting with a Story. His keynote speaking and training clients include international giants like Google, Hewlett Packard, Bayer Medical, Walmart, Kaiser Permanente, Ford Motor Company, Luxottica, and Procter & Gamble among dozens of others.
Website: leadwithastory.com
Email: paul@leadwithastory.com
Twitter: @LeadWithAStory
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/smithpa9
Facebook: www.facebook.com/leadwithastory
Instagram: www.instagram.com/leadwithastory
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Restoring Your Win Rate – Outside Sales Talk with Kendra Lee
Kendra Lee is the founder of KLA Group, a company that specializes in lead generation, sales prospecting, hiring, and onboarding. After starting her sales career with IBM, Kendra founded her company on the philosophy that sales is not an art, but a learned skill. Kendra is also a strategy expert, speaker, author of several books.
In this episode, Kendra shares her tips on how to restore your win rate by overcoming challenges and reflecting on past sales.
Here are some of the topics covered in this episode:
- Following through on each step of the sales process
- How to adapt for selling strategy to changing times
- Demonstrating your ROI to your prospects to get them to act
- Performing a win/loss analysis after each sale
More from the Guest:
https://www.klagroup.com/blog/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kendralee/
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