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Sales Gravy: Jeb Blount

Jeb Blountredcircle.com

From the author of Fanatical Prospecting and the company that rewrote the rules of modern selling, the Sales Gravy Podcast helps you sell more, win more, and earn more.

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Episodes

Social Proof: A Powerful Technique for Getting Past Objections

The Social Proof Heuristic is a powerful way to minimize fear. On this podcast, you’ll learn how to leverage it to make it easy for your buyer to move forward. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Dec 18, 20196 min

Activating the Self Disclosure Loop

When prospects put up emotional walls and smoke screens that impede discovery, this technique can get them to open up and tell you everything. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Dec 18, 20195 min

How to Build Your Pipeline With Referrals

Referrals are higher quality leads, easier to close, and shorten the sales cycle. And, most salespeople never ask for them. In this podcast with Joanne Black, you learn how to build your pipeline with referrals. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Dec 18, 201940 min

Do Not Allow Losers and Haters to Keep You From Your Dreams

Whenever you have a dream or goal there will always be someone there to steal your joy or put up road blocks. It is crucial that you learn to use these losers and haters as fuel and never allow them to get in your way. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Dec 18, 20195 min

Selling to the Invisible Stranger

On this podcast, Jeb Blount and Chris Beall (CEO of ConnectAndSell) discuss why salespeople are afraid of the phone and how to sell to the invisible stranger. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Dec 18, 201916 min

Shed Your Wishbone and Grow a Backbone

The reason salespeople fail to get what they want is they fail to ask. Instead of asking they beat around the bush and passively wait for their prospect to do the work for them. Asking is the most important discipline in sales and failing to ask means you fail. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Dec 18, 20199 min

Pick Up the Damn Phone

In one of our most intense podcast episodes ever, Jeb Blount and Alex Goldfayn discuss why salespeople who want to make more money must re-learn how to use the phone. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Dec 17, 201941 min

Crushing Your Quota in Q4

The fourth quarter is prime time for sales teams. Manage Q4 well and you’ll make your number and more. Manage it poorly and you’ll pay for your mistake well into the new year. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Dec 17, 201941 min

In Leadership Trust is Built One Brick at a Time

For leaders, nothing is more important or critical than trust. If people do not trust you, they will not follow you. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Dec 17, 20196 min

Leading and Coaching Ultra-High Performing Sales Teams

On this podcast episode learn the keys to leading and coaching ultra-high performance from respected sales thought leaders, Jeb Blount and Alice Heiman. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Dec 17, 201941 min

The 3 Words You Should Never Use in Sales

If you are using these three words you need to stop. They add no value, trigger reflex buyer scripts, and stall your deals in the pipe. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Dec 17, 20198 min

Challenges and Roadblocks of Modern Sales Management

On this podcast episode, Jeb Blount and sales leadership guru, Ken Thoreson, discuss how and why modern sales management has changed and where sales leaders need to place their focus to be successful. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Dec 17, 201920 min

The Only Question that Really Matters

When it comes right down to it, there is only one question that matters in life. On this podcast episode Jeb Blount tells the story of how a rag-tag, under-dog football team learned this lesson and how to apply it to your life. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Dec 17, 201910 min

How to Gain Control of the Sales Process and Avoid Becoming a Puppet

In sales, its easy to become the buyer’s little puppet – they pull the strings and you dance. On this podcast episode you will learn how to use engagement tests, take aways , and emotional detachment to flip the script and gain control of the sales process. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...

Dec 09, 20197 min

Emotional Engagement Matters

When buyers are not engaged at the emotional level your deal will stall. This is why ultra-high performers are constantly focused on building emotional connections with stakeholders. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Dec 09, 20198 min

Jeb Blount and Tom Hopkins Discuss When Buyers Say No

For many salespeople, the fear of getting a no is real and holds them back. In part four of Jeb Blount’s interview with Tom Hopkins, they discuss sales objections and what to do when buyers say no. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Dec 06, 20199 min

Jeb Blount and Tom Hopkins on the Power of Follow Up

In part three of Jeb Blount’s conversation with the legendary Tom Hopkins, they discuss the power of follow up and why you need to prospect so that you no longer need to prospect. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Dec 06, 20198 min

Jeb Blount and Tom Hopkins on Why You Should Never Give Up on Your Dreams

In part two of Jeb Blount’s interview with the legendary Tom Hopkins, the two discuss the power of setting and writing down goals and, why you should never give up on your dreams. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Dec 06, 20199 min

Jeb Blount and Tom Hopkins on the Fear of Rejection

Jeb Blount and Tom Hopkins discuss leveraging the Yes Strategy for getting past the fear of rejection. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Dec 06, 201911 min

How to Avoid Wasting Time on Bad Deals

Each working day salespeople are surprised to find out, after investing blood, sweat, and tears, and of course promises to the boss, the account they have been working on will not close. But, walking away from a bad deal is one of the hardest things to do in sales. On this podcast episode Jeb Blount explores the pitfalls of poor qualifying and throwing good money after bad. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...

Dec 06, 20197 min

Making the Shift From Sales Rep to Sales Leader

As individual contributors top Sales Professionals have the luxury of only thinking about themselves. They can selfishly protect their own interests, act as lone wolves, and win at the expense of others. But as Sales Managers the words I and me no longer work. On this podcast episode, Jeb Blount author of People Follow You , discusses how new sales manager must make the shift from sales rep to leader. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.co...

Dec 06, 20196 min

How To Get The Most Out Of The Modern CRM

On this podcast episode Jeb Blount and Brandon Bruce, COO of Cirrus Insight, discuss how to get the most out of the modern CRM. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Dec 05, 201931 min

Let’s Play 21 Questions

Despite all of the bright, new, shiny apps and digital tools that promise to make sales easier, a failure to focus on and embrace the basics and fundamentals is a sure path to mediocrity and eventual failure. On this podcast Jeb Blount challenges you to answer 21 questions that lead to sales success. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...

Dec 05, 20197 min

Is Your CRM a Trashcan or a Goldmine

Your CRM can either be your most valuable sales tool or your greatest waste of time. It depends on how you treat it and your mindset about it. On this podcast episode Jeb Blount explores why salespeople choose not to leverage the CRM and why this is a big mistake. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Dec 05, 201913 min

Competitors Make You Better, Faster, and Stronger

It often feels like life would be better without competitors. But more often than not, our hated competitors make us better, stronger, faster, and more agile. Change your mindset . Change your game. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Dec 05, 20197 min

The Real Secret to Leveraging Social Media in Sales

On this podcast episode, Sales Gravy’s Jeb Blount discusses the key to blending social media into your sales day to keep the pipe full and close more deals. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Dec 05, 201912 min

Bad Sales Habits Die Hard

Many salespeople become so comfortable with bad habits that they continue to repeat these behaviors even when faced with overwhelming evidence that a habit is causing them to fail. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Dec 05, 20198 min

How Ultra-High Performers Bend the Odds in their Favor

Ultra-High Sales Performers are masters at levering sales specific emotional intelligence to bend win probability in their favor and gain a decisive competitive advantage . Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...

Dec 05, 20198 min

The One Question Ultra-High Performers Never Ask

You have done it. I have done it. And most of us will do it again. We ask this question without considering the consequences – which almost always turn out badly. On this podcast episode, Jeb Blount discusses the one question ultra-high performing sales professionals never ask. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Dec 04, 20197 min
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