156 (Sell): Amplifying authenticity to soft close across the sales cycle (JC Pollard, Mid-Market Account Executive @ Gong)

Every 10th episode, we tear down one topic. This time, we’re talking about crushing your competitors. Actionable Takeaways 50% of deals are going to be won by just being a better seller, the other half by properly selling inside the winning zone. Start by figuring out what’s important to them, then recommend a few priorities specifically in your winning zone while seeding competitor losing zones. Against apples-to-apples competitors, tilt the odds in your favor with on-sites, power, and references. Throw competitive darts as you make cold calls or send cold emails so that you begin pushing to your winning zones. RESOURCES DISCUSSED Join our weekly newsletter Things you can steal

6 Syys 202335min

ACTIONABLE TAKEAWAYS Every 2-3 days reach out to prospects via phone, email, LinkedIn. Get on their radar and get a response.  Abide by the law of diminishing returns. If a prospect isn't responding, give up and reallocate that effort to prospects that are legitimate. At the end of the meeting, before getting to the next step, pulse-check the customer using the 5-minute drill.  It’s okay to sometimes lose a negotiation in favor of getting the deal done. Whenever possible, you should opt for a live conversation with your prospects. Abandon the belief that activity equals achievement. Instead, recognize that your job exists to accomplish outcomes. PATH TO PRESIDENT’S CLUB Founder @ 30 Minutes to President’s Club Sr. Account Executive @ Time by Ping Enterprise Account Executive @ SurePoint Technologies Account Executive @ Aderant RESOURCES DISCUSSED Join our weekly newsletter Things you can steal

4 Syys 202321min

===================== Join us for a "Live from Unleash" episode of 30MPC on October 3-5 @ Seattle Convention Center ($300 discount) Come to experience AI-Powered selling with Outreach and learn actionable sales strategies from leaders and top performers from Cisco, Verizon, Grammarly, and more. ===================== FOUR ACTIONABLE TAKEAWAYS Monday morning opportunity hit list: create a list of opportunities that don’t have next steps or told you to call back around this time. If someone’s shopping competitors, plant landmines for them to ask for specific pitfalls during the competitive demo. When you’re waiting for them to finish the competitive evaluation, make a goodwill introduction to a resource that will help them. Review your pipeline by asking: What’s the persona? Do I understand the decision? What’s my next step? If there isn’t one, what am I doing to get one? PATH TO PRESIDENT’S CLUB Sr. Director of Global Commercial NL Sales @ Outreach Sr. Regional Sales Manager @ RealSelf Sr. Sales Manager @ Yelp RESOURCES DISCUSSED Join our weekly newsletter Things you can steal

30 Elo 202332min

Watch in full vibrant color: https://bit.ly/3QUELRr 30MPC YouTube is here. It’s like Hollywood, except the hosts are even better looking than Brad Pitt.... 5 minutes, one tactic per video, with schweet visuals (real emails, roleplays) to make it even more actionable than the podcast.

29 Elo 20239min

Join the most tactical sales newsletter in the world: https://hubs.li/Q01YFCP90 FOUR ACTIONABLE TAKEAWAYS Use the team Slack channel to keep your internal resources selling for you, alongside you, at every step of a big deal. Use your leaders to ask questions at different altitudes to change the level of the conversation. Forward the deal narrative to the CEO and have them reach out to the contact you’re trying to multithread into.  Create your own references instead of using the customer success round-robin references. PATH TO PRESIDENT’S CLUB Head of Strategic Sales @ Atlan VP, Sales @ Evisort Sales Leader, Google Cloud @ Google Regional Director @ Looker RESOURCES DISCUSSED Join our weekly newsletter Things you can steal

23 Elo 202328min

🗒️ Watch in full vibrant color: https://bit.ly/44hjTa4 30MPC YouTube is here. It’s like Hollywood, except the hosts are even better looking than Brad Pitt.... 5 minutes, one tactic per video, with schweet visuals (real emails, roleplays) to make it even more actionable than the podcast.

22 Elo 20235min

Watch in full vibrant color: https://bit.ly/3QGDoWc 30MPC YouTube is here. It’s like Hollywood, except the hosts are even better looking than Brad Pitt.... 5 minutes, one tactic per video, with schweet visuals (real emails, roleplays) to make it even more actionable than the podcast.

18 Elo 20238min

Join the most tactical sales newsletter in the world: https://hubs.ly/Q01-R33G0 FOUR ACTIONABLE TAKEAWAYS There are four levers in a negotiation: Volume, timing of cash, length of commitment, and timing of the deal. When describing the levers, explain upfront: There’s tremendous value in us being able to predict and we’re willing to pay for that in the form of a discount. Hold firm by telling everyone in the world what the 4 levers are EARLY in your sales cycle. When power comes in for a final pound of flesh, paint the trade-offs and lean on the fact that you’ve shared this early so that your champion can evangelize it. PATH TO PRESIDENT’S CLUB Founder, Speaker, & Workshop Leader @ Sales Melon Author (The Transparency Sale & The Transparent Sales Leader) Managing Director @ VentureScale Chief Revenue Officer @ PowerReviews RESOURCES DISCUSSED Join our weekly newsletter Things you can steal

16 Elo 202341min