Sales Secrets

Most people think they are great but they are not. There are top performers in every industry and segment who are truly pushing the boundaries and achieving new heights. Who are these people and what are they doing to be so successful? In this episode, Brad Jung, talks about how to 3x your sales results by following how the top 10% say on top.

There is something we all do in sales and I'm not sure it really works but because everybody does it, we think we should do it. It's this idea that if we call somebody up, we should ask them twenty questions and then push them towards a demo or a discovery call. The problem with this is, we expect to get before we give and it's not working yet we keep trying it. In this episode, I take you through the powerful principle of giving before you get in sales.

Scaling a business is never easy but technology can help. In order for technology to be successful, process have to be in place. Technology makes bad processes worse and good processes better. In this episode Christopher Fago talks about his experience growing a sales team and using technology to do it.

Sometimes it's hard to win when you sell to small business. They grow and then they shrink. Other parts of the business may be more profitable, such as your enterprise or large business unit. Managing a profitable house account strategy can be difficult and at times may not seem to be worth your time and effort. In this episode, Jen Tadin, talks about why it's important to have a house account strategy and how you can win doing so.

We have the www.salesdevelopmentsummit.com coming up on Dec 12th and 13th and it's going to be an awesome event. We're expecting more than 5,000 people to attend for the what will be the largest event ever for sales development reps and managers. A lot of people ask me, what is a virtual event and why did we pioneer them? The answer is easy, pipeline. These virtual summits are one of our best pipeline gen tools that we do all year. Sadly, most marketing and sales orgs don't know what a virtual event is and how they can do one. That needs to change so in this episode, I jump into the details as to what is a virtual event and how your company can start doing one to help you build pipeline.

Coaching is the one of the most important things managers and leaders can to for their teams. The problem is most managers and leaders don't know how to coach and they've never been given to tools to do so. In this episode, Jason Smith lays out his philosophy on coaching and discusses how others can be successful doing so.

Strengths is an important word in selling. Sales people can't be the best at everything but great managers find what they are good at and they ensure they do more of that. In this episode, Paul Allen, CEO of Soar talks about the strengths-based selling movement and how strengths can and should play a role in every sales organization.

Sales enablement is here to stay but do you know enough about it. In this episode, two titans of sales enablement, Tamara Schenk @CSO Insights & Scott Santucci @Growth Enablement Ecosystems, discuss what sales enablement is and how companies can succeed with this emerging function in sales.

Everything requires data right? Well, the sales process isn't any different. Most leaders know they need data but they don't know how to structure or really use it. In this episode, Justin Jarus, talks about data and how you can improve the sales process through reporting an analytics. In This Episode You'll Learn: How do you get started? Picking KPIs and Supporting Metrics/Reports, Crawl; Walk; Run What do you measure? What behaviors matter, how those impact KPIs, and reporting How do you find insights? Measuring, benchmarking, validating, conversations with top performers to better understand why/how they are doing things the way they are, talking to poor performers What pitfalls are there? Paralysis by analysis. Data Quality/Governance(Garbage in Garbage out). Lack of Data. Reportable Data. Boiling the Ocean.

Most people recognize that one of the biggest problems in sales is leads. If you give sales reps more leads, often times they figure out how to close those leads. But the problem is not often more leads, it's ringing the value out of your current leads. In this episode, founder of KPI Analytics, C.J. Hauptmeier, talks about his perspective on leads and how companies can start focusing on not wasting the leads they are already have.

Getting a company to grow is not easy but it can be done. Startups have a lot to figure out to make sure their message is heard and their product is then purchased. There is no secret to success to but there are principles that have led different companies to be successful. In this episode, Sean Higgins, Entrepreneur in Residence at Techstars talks about his experience working with startups to make them successful. Links and Resources Mentioned in This Episode: Sean's LinkedIn Why Plays Are Better Than Cadences Subscribe to Gabe's Content In This Episode You'll Learn: The three questions you need to nail to win in your market: Why anything Why us Why

Plays are a tricky thing but they can make all the difference in sales. Sadly, most sales reps don't use plays to win in sales, they simply rely on gut and intuition and so instead of having a repeatable process, sales is often a game of luck. The Brevet group is out to change that. In this episode, two partners at the Brevet Group, Ralph and Brian talk about the importance of plays and how reps can change the way they do sales with them. Links and Resources Mentioned in This Episode: Brevet Group Why Plays Are Better Than Cadences Subscribe to Gabe's Content In This Episode You'll Learn: What is a sales play When you should use a play Tips to creating optimal sales plays

Most people focus on weaknesses to help people be stronger and and better. Many people think if you focus on what you are not good at, you can become a more-well balanced person. Although there is some truth in that, great leaders focus on what is best with their sales people and try to make that huge rather than focusing on what they are not good at. This approach is called a strengths-based approach and it's the model that Bojana Bowermon has used to create a successful career in sales leadership. In this episode, Bonjana talks through her principles and how focusing on strengths has led to more successful sales teams.

Empathy is something most sales reps know about but not many sales people are good at. Empathy is the ability to put yourself in the situation of your prospect. With empathy you can listen better and consult better because of the understanding you have. In this episode, speaker and author, Daryl Fletcher talks about how to better improve your sales conversation mastering this concept of empathy. In This Episode You'll Learn: How to improve sales conversation Techniques to build rapport quickly How to implement new strategies that increase connection, performances and profits How to increase account longevity and increase client retention.

People often talk about how to get more leads which is important but what about the leads you already have? What can you do with those? Are you even thinking about them? Madeleine has dedicated her career to helping companies see the power of doing what with what you have rather than always looking for something new and better. In this episode, you'll learn how Madeleine has helped hundreds of companies make more money with the leads they have.

A lot of sales people have a sports background. You might even say, it's a stereotype to assume a salesperson was an athlete at some point in their life. Even if that were true, not many sales people ever reached professional levels in their careers. It is a rare occasion to meet someone who has advanced to a level of 'professional' but that's exactly where Kevin Gergel found himself in his not so recent past. Kevin was a professional baseball player and although he didn't have a long career he stayed long enough to experience and learn many lessons that not only helped him in life but also helped him sell better. In this episode, Kevin dives into his sports background and shares lessons he learned playing baseball but perfect in sales. Links and Resources Mentioned in This Episode: Kevin's LinkedIn InsideSales.com Subscribe to Gabe's Content In This Episode You'll Learn: Why baseball is like sales Lessons learned from Kevin's experience in baseball How to be a great sales person

The days of running your business off gut and intuition are gone. Sales leaders now must look for competitive advantages using data and science to sell more. In this episode, Michael Coscetta from Square talks about the need for a scientific approach to sales and what organizations can do right now to move in the right direction.

Some people consider employee engagement as a soft strategy that doesn't really move the needle in sales. Ryan Joswick, VP of sales at Heartland Payment Systems is not one of those people. In this episode, Ryan talks about why employee engagement matters, what it means to coach on strengths, and how hiring the right people can make all the difference between winning and losing.

Everybody does sales training but not everybody does improv but maybe they should. Robert M. Peterson is a professor of sales at the University of Northern Illinois and he has used improv as an effective method to training his students to become experts in sales. In this episode, Dr Peterson discusses improv and gives real tips on how companies can use this method to improve sales.

Do you ever feel like you're a small fish in a big pond? Well, a lot of inside sales people feel that way because outside sales, in many organizations, still dominates. Inside sales is sometimes looked down upon or treated differently than the field organization and that can hurt. In this episode we discuss how to be successful with inside sales in a field sales dominated organization.