Over the years, we've shared a lot about the idea of detachment. We’re also frequently asked about the difference between detachment and disengagement. Veteran Sales trainers Bill Caskey and Bryan Neale will share the importance of this distinction. If you practice a healthy sense of detachment, you and your prospects will both feel the difference in your interactions. In this episode of the Advanced Selling Podcast, Bill and Bryan will highlight the differences between the two, provide insights...
May 25, 2015•12 min
We spend a lot of time talking about getting a "no" from a prospect. What do you do when it flips? How do you say "no" to a prospect? In this episode of the Advanced Selling Podcast, Bill and Bryan discuss some of the fears we have when it comes to saying "no." From there they cover the words and phrasing needed to say "no" and still be helpful and resourceful for your prospect. Veteran Sales trainers Bill Caskey and Bryan Neale offer the insights and tools needed to keep your prospect relations...
May 18, 2015•14 min
Bad sales presentations are the worst. Don't ruin your chances of sales success with a lousy presentation. Veteran Sales trainers Bill Caskey and Bryan Neale will give you the tools you need to deliver the best sales presentations every single time. Whether you are just starting to make sales presentations or you've been doing this for a long time, these insights can amplify your influence. In this episode of the Advanced Selling Podcast, Bill and Bryan share mental and tactical best practices t...
May 11, 2015•16 min
What are the most critical actions required for a successful sales call? Veteran Sales trainers Bill Caskey and Bryan Neale break down the typical sales call and create a framework for achieving success when speaking with a prospect. While there are hundreds of questions you can ask a prospect and many statements you can make about your company, there are only a handful that actually matter. In this episode of the Advanced Selling Podcast, Bill and Bryan reveal three questions and three statemen...
May 04, 2015•13 min
How do you book a meeting when a client or prospect isn't ready to buy? In this episode of the Advanced Selling Podcast, Bill and Bryan share some clever ideas to generate interest today. Whether you want to book the meeting today or want a way to stay in touch, you'll have insights into methods that can turn a "no thanks" into something better. Veteran Sales trainers Bill Caskey and Bryan Neale will help you position your language and expertise to become a valuable asset to your clients. Want m...
Apr 27, 2015•13 min
How do you grow and develop as a sales professional when you don't have the internal support? Veteran Sales trainers Bill Caskey and Bryan Neale guide you through a process for creating your own sales training plan. When you find yourself in a situation where you don't report directly to a sales manager, your company doesn't invest in sales training or you are worried you might plateau in your career, following these suggestions can make a huge difference. In this episode of the Advanced Selling...
Apr 20, 2015•12 min
What do you do when someone you have to work with has a totally different approach to sales? In this episode of the Advanced Selling Podcast, Bill and Bryan share advice on dealing with colleagues, managers or partners who don't share the same sales philosophy. How do you prevent someone from sabotaging your sales call and how do you remedy the situation when it happens? Veteran Sales trainers Bill Caskey and Bryan Neale outline the steps you can take to establish the sales plan prior to a meeti...
Apr 13, 2015•11 min
What do you do when someone asks for customer references? Whether you have a ton of satisfied customers or are just getting started, your answer can make a big impact. Veteran Sales trainers Bill Caskey and Bryan Neale provide a framework for making your referrals consistent and authentic. Your strategy in how you respond is critical. In this episode of the Advanced Selling Podcast, Bill and Bryan also share the ways you can handle references when you only have a few or none at all. Regardless o...
Apr 06, 2015•12 min
Your customers know why you are valuable. How do you get prospects to see your value before they buy? In this episode of the Advanced Selling Podcast, Bill and Bryan share tips and ideas for communicating your value to prospects. It's not just about selling to the pain, it's about telling a prospect why their experience will be better with you. Veteran Sales trainers Bill Caskey and Bryan Neale provide strategies for telling your story and pointing out what makes you unique. It's about giving pr...
Mar 30, 2015•14 min
How do you find success or add value when your market is highly competitive? Veteran Sales trainers Bill Caskey and Bryan Neale reach into their mailbag to answer one of their most common questions. It's all about adding extra value and expanding your advantage. In this episode of the Advanced Selling Podcast, Bill and Bryan encourage listeners not to rely on their marketing teams for talking points or give into the idea that there's no hope in their market. Finding the answers and solutions can...
Mar 23, 2015•17 min
How do you take your sales training and do something with it? It seems like an easy question, but our clients struggle with it from time to time. In this episode of the Advanced Selling Podcast, Bill and Bryan deliver some tips for overcoming the mental blocks that keep you from executing your sales training. They'll share ideas for owning and documenting your sales process. Veteran Sales trainers Bill Caskey and Bryan Neale encourage you to use a step-by-step approach and evaluation to make you...
Mar 16, 2015•15 min
Is being good in sales just about being lucky? Veteran Sales trainers Bill Caskey and Bryan Neale make the case for bringing good karma into the sales process. It's not about luck, it’s about putting the right energy into your sales process. The karma you put out into the world comes back around almost every time. In this episode of the Advanced Selling Podcast, Bill and Bryan offer some unorthodox tips for accelerating your sales success. Whether it's cheering for your competition, embracing a ...
Mar 09, 2015•16 min
Every single salesperson on the planet wonders how they can be better at closing. While there's no magic formula, our sales mindset and mechanics can have a big impact on our success. In this episode of the Advanced Selling Podcast, Bill and Bryan offer sales training and coaching during a Q&A call with a podcast listener. As part of the conversation, they highlight some of the mistakes made in the sales process, how to keep deals moving forward and the best ways to communicate to prospects....
Mar 02, 2015•27 min
A lot of time is spent trying to keep young salespeople from crashing and burning early in their careers. In this episode of the Advanced Selling Podcast, Bill and Bryan talk about viewing youth as a gift rather than a curse. What lessons can you learn from young people? What principles can you apply in your own sales career? Veteran sales trainers Bill Caskey and Bryan Neale reveal some of their favorite gifts of youth. From overwhelming curiosity to fresh perspective, young people see the worl...
Feb 23, 2015•14 min
The dreaded sales ride along. No one wants to talk about it…and honestly, no one really enjoys it. In this episode of the Advanced Selling Podcast, Bill and Bryan discuss how valuable a good ride along can be. They'll share tips for salespeople and sales managers to make a ride along meaningful, not stressful. Veteran sales trainers Bill Caskey and Bryan Neale identify how salespeople should structure the ride along and leverage their manager to build rapport. They also provide insight into the ...
Feb 16, 2015•14 min
What does it take to extend your sales philosophy outside of your organization? Are there simple tactics you can use to influence your peers, prospects and customers? In this episode of the Advanced Selling Podcast, Bill and Bryan discuss ways you can infuse your sales philosophy into people around you. From leveraging resources to creating informal groups of like-minded people, veteran sales trainers Bill Caskey and Bryan Neale will help you spread the word beyond your own company. Want more sa...
Feb 09, 2015•12 min
Has your personal sales philosophy helped you grow and succeed? Are you having trouble getting others to embrace a different approach? Veteran sales trainers Bill Caskey and Bryan Neale share ideas for how to infuse your company with the ASP sales culture. If you are a regular listener, you understand the principles of abundance, detachment and mindset. Now it’s your turn to share how you think with others. In this episode of the Advanced Selling Podcast, Bill and Bryan will help you build momen...
Feb 02, 2015•14 min
Have you seen a salesperson come in and absolutely tank in their sales job? Veteran sales trainers Bill Caskey and Bryan Neale share the common traits of successful salespeople and reveal sure fire ways to underperform in your role. What are the differences between blowing out your sales expectations and blowing them up? It starts with philosophy, messaging and embracing your role. In this week's episode of the Advanced Selling Podcast, Bill and Bryan bring clarity to what is takes to be a high-...
Jan 26, 2015•15 min
Why do people leave their sales job? What's the difference between doing the minimum expected behaviors and exceeding quotas and expectations? In this episode of the Advanced Selling Podcast, Bill and Bryan share the reasons why fulfillment is the most important aspect in high-performance sales. As a salesperson, you'll learn how to motivate yourself and create your own fulfillment. As a sales manager, you'll hear tactics for keeping your entire team fulfilled. Veteran sales trainers Bill Caskey...
Jan 19, 2015•19 min
It's a new year, which means everyone is busy setting sales goals. Usually we think about clients in terms of their numeric value. In this episode of the Advanced Selling Podcast, Bill and Bryan ask listeners to start thinking about their clients in terms of relationship value. It's the technique high-performing salespeople use to turn clients into raving fans. Veteran sales trainers Bill Caskey and Bryan Neale will share ideas you can implement to think about your client relationships at a high...
Jan 12, 2015•12 min
Happy New Year! What's the single greatest roadblock to your success in 2015? It's your sales mindset. Veteran sales trainers Bill Caskey and Bryan Neale share some quick tips and strategies to evaluate your current mindset, update your thinking and change your sales beliefs. As you shape your outlook for the new year, you'll need to think hard about your role as a sales professional. Get this wrong and everything else will be wrong too. In this week's episode of the Advanced Selling Podcast, Bi...
Jan 05, 2015•18 min
In this week's episode of the Advanced Selling Podcast, Bill and Bryan revisit one of the top rated podcasts of all time (in Advanced Selling Podcast history, at least). Enjoy it as you’re traveling or celebrating the holidays with loved ones. Don’t forget to tell us what you think about it too— join the LinkedIn Group here http://advancedsellingpodcast.com/linkedin or call the rant line: 317.575.0057 ext. 10. Want more sales training like this? Visit www.advancedsellingpodcast.com for access to...
Dec 29, 2014•12 min
In this week's episode of the Advanced Selling Podcast, Bill and Bryan revisit one of the top rated podcasts of all time (in Advanced Selling Podcast history, at least). Enjoy it as you’re traveling or celebrating the holidays with loved ones. Don’t forget to tell us what you think about it too! Be sure to join the LinkedIn Group here http://advancedsellingpodcast.com/linkedin or call the rant line: 317.575.0057 ext. 10. Want more sales training like this? Visit www.advancedsellingpodcast.com fo...
Dec 22, 2014•12 min
There's nothing positive about cancelled appointments. Every salesperson has to deal with them. Veteran sales trainers Bill Caskey and Bryan Neale share super simple techniques you can use to prevent and manage cancelled appointments. How can you learn to trust your gut? Is it okay to push back? Does your time matter? In this week's episode of the Advanced Selling Podcast, Bill and Bryan discuss whether cancellations are more common in certain industries. They'll uncover the warning signs prospe...
Dec 15, 2014•14 min
Have you already had your annual sales review? Chances are you are being evaluated solely by your numbers. Your sales numbers are only part of the story. In this episode of the Advanced Selling Podcast, Bill and Bryan provide five self-assessments that can reveal your true sales performance. No matter your level of success this year, your ability to adequately self-assess will have a direct impact on your 2015 strategy. Veteran sales trainers Bill Caskey and Bryan Neale cover techniques for eval...
Dec 08, 2014•16 min
It's the most wonderful time of the year. Are you the type of sales person who uses the holidays to double down on your efforts? Do you use the holidays as an excuse to take a breather? Veteran sales trainers Bill Caskey and Bryan Neale share ideas for making the most of the holiday season. In this episode of the Advanced Selling Podcast, Bill and Bryan discuss planning strategies, deliver December's most important outbound sales technique, share the best sales gifts to give yourself and unveil ...
Dec 01, 2014•13 min
Everyone needs a good hard failure, right? In this week's episode of the Advanced Selling Podcast, Bill and Bryan focus exclusively on sales failures. No sales person wins 100% of the time. By sharing lessons learned from failure, veteran sales trainers Bill Caskey and Bryan Neale demonstrate the power in growing from your mistakes. It doesn't matter if it’s gimmicky sales tactics, overconfidence or just plain bad luck that causes the failure. What truly matters is embracing the negative situati...
Nov 24, 2014•17 min
Are you using precision selling to win with your prospects? This week, the Advanced Selling Podcast looks at the tactics precision sellers use to outperform their competition. In this episode, veteran sales trainers Bill Caskey and Bryan Neale share six examples of precision selling techniques. From planning and preparation to language and mindset, you'll learn what you need to reach your peak selling abilities. Want more sales training like this? Visit www.advancedsellingpodcast.com for access ...
Nov 17, 2014•16 min
In the latest episode of the Advanced Selling Podcast, Bill and Bryan take a deep dive into the dark underworld of limiting beliefs. What are the negative, self-doubting thoughts that creep around in your head and sneak up to scare away a perfectly good sale? Veteran sales trainers Bill Caskey and Bryan Neale shine the light on limiting beliefs. In this episode, you'll understand that everyone deals with their own set of limiting beliefs. You'll hear examples of some of the most common ones in s...
Nov 10, 2014•20 min
In this week's episode of the Advanced Selling Podcast, veteran sales trainers Bill Caskey and Bryan Neale go back in time to examine old school sales behavior. Feel like you are trapped in the past? Not getting the outcomes you desire? Modern sales behavior is all about quality over quantity. Bill and Bryan share the present-day tactics you need to reach new prospects. The end of the year is approaching. Don't mail it in. Use these modern sales behaviors to sprint to the end and leave your comp...
Nov 03, 2014•18 min
