#67 - Building a network of referrals and references to close more deals (Scott Ingram, Founder of Sales Success Media)

The "Heard The Name Tossed Around Opener" - The first ever viral sales tactic I released is the opener that helped me book 1 in 3 cold calls. It's yours to steal now. RESOURCES DISCUSSED Join our weekly newsletter Things you can steal TIMESTAMPS (00:00) Intro (01:34) Traditional Openers (02:21) Intro Heard The Name Tossed Around Opener (02:38) Lead With Common Thread (03:05) Introduce Yourself (03:18) Have You Heard Our Name Tossed Around? (03:20) Talk Track (03:38) Breakdown (08:20) Recap

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FOUR ACTIONABLE LEADERSHIP TAKEAWAYS Have two one-on-ones in a week. One that talks deals and one focused on your rep as a person. Investing in a person always pays off with better deals. Practice breathwork at the beginning of your team meetings. It will help your team feel relaxed and engaged. Have one rep teach one mini skill builder for 5-10 minutes at the end of your team meetings. If one of those mini skill builders hits well, have a longer session around it. Use the mini skill builders training to test for things your team wants to be trained on. That’s how you build a powerful training program. PATH TO PRESIDENT’S CLUB Founder & CEO @ Alluviance Director of Sales @ Catalyst Software Director of Sales, Commercial @ Outreach Sales Director, Corporate @ Outreach RESOURCES DISCUSSED Join our weekly newsletter Things you can steal

29 Helmi 202432min

FOUR ACTIONABLE TAKEAWAYS Do not neglect internal research when you're preparing for a sales call. Find out if your company has spoken to them before and dig internally. Prep for your sales calls by understanding lookalike conversations your team has had in the past. Use the lighthouse email to engage someone at the top, mid-deal cycle. Don’t just pull them into the boat. Let them know that the boat is there and you have an awesome champion so they can affirm you’re in the right place. Don’t say “AI” in your sales call. Instead, focus on the problem they want to solve and what they want to do. PATH TO PRESIDENT’S CLUB Co-Founder @ Handoffs Director, Sales @ Sendoso Manager, MM & ENT Sales @ Sendoso Founding Account Executive @ Sendoso RESOURCES DISCUSSED Join our weekly newsletter Things you can steal

27 Helmi 202433min

Four Actionable Takeaways:  Figure out the cost of inaction when a prospect says “this isn’t a priority right now”. Sell from the buyer’s perspective w/ Poke the Bear to gain interest before you talk about your product. Mirror the “not interested” to figure out the real objection (relevance, comiss. breath, bad time). A/B test cold call opens (Poke the Bear/New Content) to figure out what works best for you. Josh’s Path to President’s Club: Founder @ Josh Braun Sales Training Former Head of Sales @ Basecamp Former VP of Inside Sales @ Jellyvision RESOURCES DISCUSSED Join our weekly newsletter Things you can steal

26 Helmi 202430min

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23 Helmi 202458min

Check out Jake’s new book The Innovative Seller: Keeping Peace in an AI and Consumer-Centric World and order your copy today! FOUR ACTIONABLE LEADERSHIP TAKEAWAYS Allocate your time into now, near future, and far future to identify true priorities. Use two-week blocks to understand where those priorities fall at any given time. When managing promotion expectations of reps, communication and clarity from you as a leader is the only way you can help them move up their place in line. Hitting numbers is table stakes, so be clear on what the above-and-beyond things are that get your reps to the front of the list. Figure out the problem that nibbles 20% percent of your day every single day and solve the entire thing before that consumes the entire 100% of your day. PATH TO PRESIDENT’S CLUB CEO @ Skaled Consulting VP Sales @ Nowait, Inc. (acquired by Yelp) Head of Sales & Customer Success @ Chartbeat Vice President of Sales, Success, and Sales Operations @ Glassdoor RESOURCES DISCUSSED Join our weekly newsletter Things you can steal

22 Helmi 202432min

Register for the Tactic Teardown on how to beat any objection in a cold call. FOUR ACTIONABLE TAKEAWAYS Use “That’s exactly why I called.” When your prospect shares a problem or a priority that they have, make that your reason for booking a meeting and go right in for the close on the cold call. Call nine before nine, and five after five. Those early morning and evening dials can be some of the best ways to increase your connect rate with hard-to-reach prospects. After your opener, go through the parts of your pitch, but end with an open-ended question. You can either go into “That’s why we should meet” if they give you those three priorities or roll with the objection - “Let me tell you how we work alongside and supplement a recruiter.” PATH TO PRESIDENT’S CLUB Senior Business Development Manager @ Pareto Senior Account Executive @ Pareto Account Executive @ Pareto Business Development Representative @ Pareto RESOURCES DISCUSSED Join our weekly newsletter Things you can steal

20 Helmi 202433min

Four Actionable Takeaways:  * Use an UFC at the beginning of your meeting to anchor customers to next steps at the end. * Use an UFC at the end of your meeting to anchor to outcomes of the following meeting. * Demonstrate active listening and credibility by pausing to dig in deeper when uncovering a truth. * When surprised by a hard stop...establish an even shorter stop to figure out if the time is even needed. Path to President’s Club: * President/Owner @ Sandler Training SF RESOURCES DISCUSSED Join our weekly newsletter Things you can steal

19 Helmi 202432min