I recently read an article on how Steve Kerr, head coach of the Warriors basketball team, has instilled a system that’s built around 4 core values: competition, mindfulness, compassion and joy. In this episode, Bridget and I unpack these 4 core values in the context of selling and sales performance.
Jul 15, 2016•26 min•Ep. 201
David Brunner is the founder and CEO of ModuleQ, the technology behind Rev, which is a mobile-first, sales enablement app that brings the power of Personal Data Fusion to the world of sales. In this episode, David and I discuss what Personal Data Fusion is, why it is important to sales reps and how ModuleQ is employing it to help salespeople increase their personal sales productivity. Be sure to listen now! MORE ABOUT DAVID BRUNNER What’s your most powerful sales attribute? Listening. Who is you...
Jul 14, 2016•40 min•Ep. 200
Brad Zupp is a world-class memory expert and co-captain of the U.S.A. Memory Team. In sales, having instant and accurate recall of all of the details about your clients, their needs and objectives and the deals that you are working on gives you a distinct competitive edge. In this episode, Brad shares some easy-to-use tips on how to improve your memory skills, and improve your sales!
Jul 13, 2016•39 min•Ep. 199
Mark Williams is the founder and managing director of ETN LinkedIn Training, and the UK’s leading LinkedIn and social selling expert (also known as “Mr. LinkedIn” on Twitter.) LinkedIn has become an indispensable tool for finding new prospects and decision-makers when developing new sales. In this episode, Mark describes his 5C system for becoming more active and engaged on LinkedIn.
Jul 12, 2016•37 min•Ep. 198
Kevin Eikenberry is Chief Potential Officer at the Kevin Eikenberry Group, a world-renowned leadership expert, a two-time bestselling author, speaker, consultant, trainer, and coach. Is this episode our discussion is centered around the leadership component of sales management. You’ll learn why you need to lead, inspire and motivate the buyer to take action. And, why too few sales reps ever seem to consider their role to be that of a leader. Tune in to hear Kevin and I talk about the intersectio...
Jul 11, 2016•34 min•Ep. 197
Tony Delmercado is COO of Hawke Media and the founder of 1099.me, a tax management service for entrepreneurs. Tony believes in people over processes and has helped generate millions of dollars in revenue for numerous companies through leadership roles in business development, marketing and operations. In this episode, Tony and I have a discussion about what companies can do to dramatically grow their revenues by to perfecting the alignment of their marketing and sales efforts.
Jul 09, 2016•37 min•Ep. 196
My regular guest on Front Line Friday is Bridget Gleason, VP of Corporate Sales for SumoLogic. In this episode, Bridget and I have a conversation around the idea of whether sales reps are making sales more complicated than it needs to be.
Jul 08, 2016•23 min•Ep. 195
Brandon Redlinger is head of growth at PersistIQ, which makes outbound sales more effective by bringing the human element back to sales. In this episode, Brandon and I talk about how effective sales development is based on balancing personalization with automation. Be sure to listen in as we discuss what should be in your sales stack in order to improve your sales productivity.
Jul 07, 2016•39 min•Ep. 194
Donald Kelly, also known as The Sales Evangelist, is the host of The Sales Evangelist podcast and founder of TSE Sales Training and Coaching. In today's episode, Donald tells me he believes anyone can sell if they possess 3 traits: the desire, the hustle factor and proper training.
Jul 06, 2016•34 min•Ep. 193
Jason VanOrden is an entrepreneur, author, speaker, podcast host and co-founder of Internet Business Mastery. Jason helps thousands of entrepreneurs realize their vision of pursuing their passions, being their own boss, creating their own schedule and living a lifestyle they truly desire. In this episode, Jason and I discuss how to get unstuck in life and business.
Jul 05, 2016•39 min•Ep. 192
Tim Templeton is an entrepreneur, consultant, speaker and bestselling author of several books, including The Referral of a Lifetime. In today’s episode, Tim shares his strategies for how to build a strong book of business based solely on referrals.
Jul 04, 2016•39 min•Ep. 191
My regular guest on Front Line Friday is Bridget Gleason, VP of Corporate Sales for SumoLogic. In this episode, Bridget interviews me, asking questions ranging from how to hire the right salespeople to how you can deliver the value that helps prospects make the decision to buy from you.
Jul 01, 2016•25 min•Ep. 190
Bestselling author of Selling Your Story in 60 Seconds, Michael Hauge, is a story and script consultant, author, lecturer, and coach who works with writers, producers, directors and prominent stars to sell their ideas in the cut-throat competitive world of Hollywood. In today’s episode, Michael shares how sales reps can use emotion as the best tool to create the compelling first impressions that capture a prospect’s attention.
Jun 30, 2016•41 min•Ep. 189
Drew McLellan is the owner of Agency Management Institute, co-founder and CEO of McLellan Marketing Group, author, speaker, and a widely read blogger for small businesses and entrepreneurs. In today’s episode, Drew tells us what sales reps can do to differentiate themselves in competitive markets and how to connect and engage in a meaningful way with potential buyers.
Jun 29, 2016•36 min•Ep. 188
Art Sobczak is the founder of Business by Phone Inc. and bestselling author of Smart Calling: Eliminate the Fear, Failure, and Rejection from Cold Calling. In today’s episode, Art and I talk about cold calling. And, what every seller can do to master it.
Jun 28, 2016•39 min•Ep. 187
Jason Swenk is a self-proclaimed defender of truth, justice, and effective business practices. Jason helps small business owners develop the right systems to create winning proposals that drive the growth of their businesses. . In today’s episode, Jason shares his key steps to writing a winning proposal.
Jun 27, 2016•36 min•Ep. 186
My regular guest on Front Line Friday is Bridget Gleason, VP of Corporate Sales for SumoLogic. In this episode, Bridget and I share interesting stories from our sales careers and the lessons we have learned along the way.
Jun 24, 2016•31 min•Ep. 185
John Livesay, is known as the ‘Pitch Whisperer,’ and he is the author of The 7 Most Powerful Selling Secrets. He shows startup companies the keys to becoming irresistible to potential investors. In today’s episode, John discusses his 5 C’s of investor presentations. Be sure to listen to learn the important differences between a sales presentation and an investor presentation. And, why passion and empathy are the keys to connecting with your audience.
Jun 23, 2016•37 min•Ep. 184
Drew Neisser is founder and CEO of Renegade, the NYC-based marketing and social media agency that helps B2B and B2C clients cut through all the nonsense to deliver genuine business growth, and author of The CMO’s Periodic Table: A Renegade Guide to Marketing. In this episode, Drew discusses Marketing as Service and how to change the focus of your customer communications, in both marketing and sales, from being a message pusher to a value provider.
Jun 22, 2016•43 min•Ep. 183
In today’s episode, John (author of five books including Awesomely Simple and Letters to a C.E.O.) and I discuss why every sales professional must make a commitment to continuous self-education.
Jun 21, 2016•35 min•Ep. 182
Lynn Hidy, the founder of UpYourTeleSales.com, is an expert at creating profitable inside sales teams. In today’s episode, Lynn and I discuss how companies can use insides sales to grow revenues in competitive markets.
Jun 20, 2016•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 181
This is a special episode about Microsoft’s proposed acquisition of LinkedIn. I asked three leading experts on LinkedIn to share their perspectives about what this proposed acquisition will mean for sales reps and sales leaders.
Jun 19, 2016•43 min
In this episode, Bridget and I talk about how paying attention to the details matters for sales success.
Jun 17, 2016•28 min•Ep. 180
In today’s episode, Matthew Bellows (founder and CEO of Yesware) and I discuss how to help the end user salesperson be more successful, getting access to their stream of data, and creating more and more benefits to growing businesses top-line.
Jun 16, 2016•35 min•Ep. 179
In today’s episode, Peter Strohkorb, author of a new book called The OneTEAM Method: How Sales + Marketing Collaboration Boosts Big Business, shares the importance of sales and marketing collaborating together to ensure they get the sale and make their customer happy.
Jun 15, 2016•47 min•Ep. 178
In today’s episode, Ardath discusses marketing and sales alignment, starting the conversation with prospects, and why random acts of content marketing do not prevail.
Jun 14, 2016•34 min•Ep. 177
In today’s episode, I talk with former CEO of Prudential California Realty, Steve Rodgers, about the 3 phases of life and business: transition, transform and evolve.
Jun 13, 2016•36 min•Ep. 175
In this episode, Bridget and I talk about what sales reps, and managers, can do to maintain high levels of personal motivation.
Jun 10, 2016•28 min•Ep. 175
In this episode, Dave and I talk about retaining customers, up-selling, and minimizing the churn among subscribers by enabling Customer Success Teams to achieve their mission.
Jun 09, 2016•39 min•Ep. 174
Tune into this episode to hear John Smibert (co-founder and CEO of Strategic Selling Group) and I talk about how the potential risk of too much automation in sales and to learn an efficient approach sales managers should use to train their team
Jun 08, 2016•42 min•Ep. 173