#82 - Getting out of the script for more effective Gap Selling (Keenan, Author of Gap Selling)
Join the most tactical sales newsletter in the world: https://hubs.ly/Q01-R33G0 Four Actionable Takeaways: * Don’t talk about root causes/technicalities until you get to the business impact first. * Condense the problem you solve into a single sentence - stop overcomplicating things. * Lean on their desired future state instead of talking about the past. * Get to the question/reason behind those unexpected/general questions. ====================== Keenan’s Path to President’s Club: * Author of Gap Selling * CEO @ A Sales Guy Consulting RESOURCES DISCUSSED Join our weekly newsletter Things you can steal
17 Nov 202132min
#81 - Mapping out your demo during the discovery call to drive the ‘aha’ moment (Will Lui, CRO @ Pairsoft)
Join the most tactical sales newsletter in the world: https://hubs.ly/Q01-R33G0 Four Actionable Takeaways: * Tie each feature you demo to the discovery, then an example, then a use case so it really sticks. * Give examples of how existing customers with similar pain points are using your tool. * Avoid the deep-cut discovery with outbound prospects, present your thesis and let them react. * Once you get to power, immediately leverage them into a demo with the entire team for credibility. ====================== Will’s Path to President’s Club: * CRO @ Pairsoft * Former Director of Strategy and Operations @ Adobe Workfront RESOURCES DISCUSSED Join our weekly newsletter Things you can steal
10 Nov 202127min
#80 - Working with your Sales Engineer to run effective discovery and demos (Zach Farber, AE @ Salesforce)
Join the most tactical sales newsletter in the world: https://hubs.ly/Q01-R33G0 Four Actionable Takeaways: * Lean on your champion to schedule large meetings with multiple functional groups. * Stay active during the demo by linking discovery to features (instead of trolling through Facebook). * Take at least 15min before a large demo to review discovery notes with your Sales Engineer. * Send individualized recap emails highlighting points that hit well with that functional group. ====================== Zach’s Path to President’s Club: * AE/Magician @ Salesforce * Forme AE @ Loopio RESOURCES DISCUSSED Join our weekly newsletter Things you can steal
3 Nov 202128min
#79 - Systematizing the way you use text messages in a deal cycle (Eric Buckley, President @ Skipio)
Join the most tactical sales newsletter in the world: https://hubs.ly/Q01-R33G0 Four Actionable Takeaways: * Don’t try to sell over text, your goal is to get a response, meeting, or call. * Keep your texts short and sweet to encourage a quick response. * Bump your thread back to the top with a “bubble-up” text. * Use a pulse check text to get informal context/feedback during your deal cycle. ====================== Eric’s Path to President’s Club: * President @ Skipio RESOURCES DISCUSSED Join our weekly newsletter Things you can steal
27 Okt 202126min
#78 - Perfecting the Up-Front Contract...straight from the source (Joe Diliberto, President/Owner @ Sandler Training)
Join the most tactical sales newsletter in the world: https://hubs.ly/Q01-R33G0 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. ====================== Joe’s Path to President’s Club: * President/Owner @ Sandler Training SF RESOURCES DISCUSSED Join our weekly newsletter Things you can steal
20 Okt 202132min
#77 - Playbook: Cold Emails
Join the most tactical sales newsletter in the world: https://hubs.ly/Q01-R33G0 Every 10th episode, we tear down one topic. This is how to send cold emails that actually work. FOUR ACTIONABLE TAKEAWAYS Stop trying to sell everything under the sun. Keep it to one pain point per email. Start your sequence with an email, and move to 10 touches over 30 days with a mix of calls and emails. Use the 3x3 rule with a crispy problem, what you do, and a quick ask for interest. Avoid over formalities/news headlines so that your message actually resonates with the reader. RESOURCES DISCUSSED Join our weekly newsletter Things you can steal
13 Okt 202129min
#76 - Breaking down negotiation tactics against every type of buyer persona (Morgan Melo, Sales @ Pave)
Join the most tactical sales newsletter in the world: https://hubs.ly/Q01-R33G0 Four Actionable Takeaways: * Use “typically” questions to demonstrate your credibility. Avoid the generic, open-ended q’s. * Lean on your relationship with the champion to be confident you have the deal BEFORE negotiation. * Figure out all of the non-ARR related gives in your toolbelt and leverage those first. * Laugh when you get a ridiculous ask on pricing if you’ve gotten agreement on the value. ====================== Morgan’s Path to President’s Club: * Sales @ Pave * Former AE @ Carta * Client Strategist @ PwC ====================== RESOURCES DISCUSSED Join our weekly newsletter Things you can steal
6 Okt 202130min
#75 - Adapting to the future of sales and prospecting into the millennial customer base (Collin Cadmus, Founder @ CollinCadmus.com)
Join the most tactical sales newsletter in the world: https://hubs.ly/Q01-R33G0 Four Actionable Takeaways: * Optimize your voicemail for transcription - keep it simple and skip the feature dump. * Get your golden nugget and turn it into a Next Step - don’t keep digging. * Keep your prospecting short and sweet to avoid rabbit holes. * Find different people/partners you can exchange leads with to keep our pipeline full. ====================== Collion’s Path to President’s Club: * Founder @ CollinCadmus.com * Former VP Sales @ Aircall RESOURCES DISCUSSED Join our weekly newsletter Things you can steal
29 Sep 202128min
