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How do you actually sell high-ticket items when you know you won’t be able to buy them yourself because they’re too expensive? Hmmm… Today’s guest is Stephanie Chung, a business coach, and an entrepreneur, and she is going to teach you how to get past the challenges of high-ticket selling, specifically overcoming that mindset you’ve […] The post TSE 571: Developing The Skills of High Ticket Selling appeared first on The Sales Evangelist.

Here’s another snippet from one of our training sessions over at the TSE Hustler’s League. This is actually part two of last week’s episode where we talked about demonstrating ROI’s. Today, we’re going to show you how you can apply this to your own sales process. Strategies for Demonstrating ROI’s The purpose of the initial […] The post TSE 570: TSE Hustler’s League-“Comparing Apples to Apples” appeared first on The Sales Evangelist.

Who doesn’t want to get more leads? But of course, you want to have quality leads and you want to make sure you’re being strategic about it. You can’t just wing it! Especially if you’re a small business that doesn’t have a robust marketing department, you have to find unique ways and this could be […] The post TSE 569: Sales From The Street-“Content Marketing and Lead Gen” appeared first on The Sales Evangelist.

You may have been an A-player salesperson or you still are, but that doesn’t necessarily make you an A-player sales manager. Recognizing the difference is one problem. Mastering the skill sets of sales management is another. Our guest today is Kevin F. Davis, author of the book The Sales Manager’s Guide to Greatness: Ten Essential […] The post TSE 568: The Sales Manager’s Guide To Greatness! appeared first on The Sales Evangelist.

Lead generation is one of the major challenges we have as sellers and you can actually improve the way you generate leads through thinking smarter, not working harder. With the launch of our new website, we will be implementing a technology that will help us communicate better with you and also find a way for […] The post TSE 567: Using Bots and Messenger To Qualify More Leads appeared first on The Sales Evangelist.

No one in the right mind would like to lose a sales opportunity. My guest today, Mark Cox, is going to teach you specifically why you will probably lose your next big deal and how you can avoid that. The goal is to take a pause to get some quiet time and think about the […] The post TSE 566: Why You Will Probably Lose Your Next Big Deal (And How To Avoid It)” appeared first on The Sales Evangelist.

Today, I am going to share another snippet from one of our past training sessions over at the TSE Hustler’s League where we specifically talked about how to establish ROI. Think from a prospect’s perspective, not yours. Oftentimes, you sell the way that you buy. This is one situation or mindset you need to […] The post TSE 565: TSE Hustler’s League-“Demonstrating ROI” appeared first on The Sales Evangelist.

josheckbio Establishing value is not necessarily the easiest thing but it could come much easier if you found a way to educate your prospect and share value with them. Then as a byproduct, they would choose you over your competitors. Our guest today is Josh Eck, a member of our Facebook group, The Sales Evangelizers, […] The post TSE 564: Sales From The Street-“Education is the Key” appeared first on The Sales Evangelist.

Growing pains are tough but what if you had a way to eliminate those through operations, strategy, and leadership advice? Karl Sakas is the President and Founder of Sakas and Company and today, he shares with us some great insights into making your company more effective through eliminating growing pains, things which you can […] The post TSE 563: Eliminating Growing Pains Through Operations, Strategy And Leadership Advice appeared first on The Sales Evangelist.

I recently read this book called Essentialism by Greg McKeown and the idea is about disciplined “pursuit of less”. This is built around the context that when you do less, you gain more. Sure, you can try to sell all products but these products have their own buyer persona. As a new SDR, imagine how […] The post TSE 562: Focus on Your Essential Product or Service appeared first on The Sales Evangelist.

63% of sales leads don’t convert for at least 3 months. One reason is that many salespeople just don’t understand how to use the information they have that’s been sitting on their CRM this whole time. My guest today. Anil Kaul is going to teach us how you can circumvent this issue through the power […] The post TSE 561: Using AI To Close Deals Faster appeared first on The Sales Evangelist.

Today’s snippet from one of our past training sessions over at the TSE Hustler’s League is about what you can do to maximize those major gateway points to help move your deal to the next level. Get them to get the first appointment with you. Do the diagnostic test or the apples-to-apples comparison. The biggest […] The post TSE 560: TSE Hustler’s League-“WOW Factor” appeared first on The Sales Evangelist.

Today, we’re bringing in the Side Hustle Coach, Alex Barker, as he shares his experiences and thoughts and insights into selling based on price and being confident with what you’re charging. Alex is a pharmacist, a legal drug dealer by day, and had no sales training until 2012 when he became an entrepreneur. He […] The post TSE 559: Sales From The Street: “Confident With My Price” appeared first on The Sales Evangelist.

At various points in our sales cycle, we could encounter really tough challenges to the point that we feel stuck or the deal is stuck. And more often than not, we resort to giving up. But how do you get yourself out of the rabbit hole? Today’s guest is Tim Sanders and he’s going to […] The post TSE 558: Dealstorming: The Secret Weapon That Can Solve Your Toughest Sales Challenges appeared first on The Sales Evangelist.

How about cherry-picking customers to make sure you get the right actual ones? Today, I’m answering the question: When do you now NOT to bring on a client? So here are some signs that you probably should not bring them on: They don’t have the money. When I was first starting out in the software […] The post TSE 557: When Should I NOT Bring on a Client? appeared first on The Sales Evangelist.

Emailing is a huge factor in the whole sales process but a lot of people are not seeing success with it. The trick is in creating unconventional emails to make you stand out from the pack. Even direct emails can be done through unconventional means as well. My guest today, Jon Buchan did just that! […] The post TSE 556: The Secret To Getting Response With Unconventional Email And Direct Mail appeared first on The Sales Evangelist.

Today we’re going to talk about how you can make it easy for prospects to do business with us. Whether you’re a mom and pop shop or a large corporation, whether you’re selling for yourself or for someone else, each of us has a sales process that can be fine-tuned so it’s easier for the […] The post TSE 555: TSE Hustler’s League-“Make It Easy” appeared first on The Sales Evangelist.

Today is yet another episode of Sales From the Street but I will be the one on the hot seat today as I share with you a crazy experience. Taking My Client to a Game Back in software sales where I worked as an Account Executive, our company had just partnered with a data center […] The post TSE 554: Sales From The Street-“She Jumped Out of the Car” appeared first on The Sales Evangelist.

Imagine becoming the number one sales producer at a billion dollar company in just 6 months. How do you even do that? Well, lucky you because today we have Joe Gianni on the show and he’s going to tell us exactly how he did it. Whether you’re new to sales or in a sales leadership […] The post TSE 553: How I Became The #1 Sales Producer At A Billion Dollar Company In 6 Months! appeared first on The Sales Evangelist.

Scared of using the phone? A lot of misconceptions about using the phone are floating around these days and today I want to shed light on this. From entrepreneurs to sellers, from the newbies to the oldies, so often I find that sellers are afraid of using the telephone because of the stigma built around […] The post TSE 552: I Don’t Like Using the Phone. Prospects Never Return My Voicemails Anyways. appeared first on The Sales Evangelist.

Motivation is a huge part of every salesperson’s success. But how do you actually stay motivated especially during those tough times? Today’s guest is a motivator and excited Shawn Anderson and he’s going to help you get pumped up to sell and hustle. Shawn shares with us how you can get motivated as well […] The post TSE 551: How Can I Get and Stay Motivated Everyday? appeared first on The Sales Evangelist.

Presentation, Demo, Donald Kelly, The Sales Evangelist Podcast How are you bringing value to the table? How do you make yourself stand out from the pack? This week, we pulled out yet another snippet from one of our previous sessions over at the TSE Hustler’s League where we talked about building value, specifically about giving […] The post TSE 550: TSE Hustler’s League-“Great Presentations” appeared first on The Sales Evangelist.

Today’s guest is Meir Ezra, an entrepreneur who went through an interesting experience during his first sales call that actually landed him a great account. Meir previously spent six years in the army, living on $6 a day, until he had to start selling, and now he has created an empire, owning many businesses around […] The post TSE 549: Sales From The Street-“Be Interested” appeared first on The Sales Evangelist.

People have different sentiments about affiliate marketing. While some like it, others don’t. Well, the key is in doing it right. My guest today, Robert Glazer, is going to teach us about affiliate marketing and the idea behind Performance Partnerships™. Robert is the Founder and Managing Director of Acceleration Partners, a leading independent performance marketing […] The post TSE 548: Traditional Affiliate Marketing Sucks…Try Performance Partnerships™ Instead appeared first on The Sales Evangelist.

As a sales coach, I’ve had the privilege of working with sales professionals and entrepreneurs and I’ve come to realize many different trends. One of them which I commonly see is that sales professionals tend to forget to do the basics. Here’s one fundamental principle often overlooked by sales professionals and entrepreneurs. It’s Not About […] The post TSE 547: This is Why Your Sales Pitches are NOT Working! appeared first on The Sales Evangelist.

Social selling has become one of the hottest topics today but a lot of people are not actually doing this right. My guest today, Ian Moyse, is going to give us some clarity and super valuable insights into social selling specifically around sales development. With about 25 years of experience in the sales leadership arena, […] The post TSE 546: Using Social Media the Right Way to Increase Sales appeared first on The Sales Evangelist.

Today’s snippet taken from one of our previous sessions over at the TSE Hustler’s League is Part 2 of last week’s topic (TSE Episode 540) where we discuss ways to research on your prospects without wasting time. Strategies for maximizing your research: Use Facebook. Find out personal nuggets about them, basically, what matters the most. […] The post TSE 545: TSE Hustler’s League-“Researching Without Wasting Time – Part 2” appeared first on The Sales Evangelist.

Do you sell your services by the hour? As entrepreneurs, business owners, or sales individuals, we’re okay with charging the lowest rate possible usually because we’re afraid we might lose the business if we charged them too high? But what if you could charge a higher rate and still earn that business every single time? […] The post TSE 544: Sales From The Street-“Raise Your Price” appeared first on The Sales Evangelist.

TSE Tired of doing mundane tasks? What if you had a way to automate tasks to make your job easier and increase your sales? Today’s guest is Brook Borup and she shares with us some ways to automate some of the mundane tasks in your business or your life in general, to make your life […] The post TSE 543: Documented Sales Process + Automate Tasks = Increase Sales appeared first on The Sales Evangelist.

Today, I’m going to share with you FIVE things to help you become a better sales development rep (SDR) or help you work better with your SDR. First off, let’s briefly define the role of Sales Development Rep. SDRs are also referred to as your inside sales team. They help to qualify or bring in […] The post TSE 542: How Can I Become A GREAT Sales Development Rep (SDR)? appeared first on The Sales Evangelist.

Great sellers are great performers. You might not notice it but theater correlates with sales in more ways than one and my guest today, Glenn Hebert, is going to teach you several lessons he learned from theater which you can apply into your own sales process. Glenn is the Founder of Horse Radio Network, a […] The post TSE 541: What Salespeople Can Learn From Theater To Close More Deals appeared first on The Sales Evangelist.

Today’s snippet taken from one of the previous sessions over at the TSE Hustler’s League is all about research strategies to make sure you’re not just wasting your time. Some sellers don’t do any research at all while other sellers spend so much time doing research. You have to have a good balance. So what […] The post TSE 540: TSE Hustler’s League-“Researching Without Wasting Time – Part 1” appeared first on The Sales Evangelist.

Building value is one of the most essential tasks we have as sellers. In order to do that, you have to make sure the discovery part of your sales meeting is done perfectly. Today’s guest is William “Skip” Miller and he shares with us great tips and strategies you can use during the discovery phase […] The post TSE 539: Sales From The Street: “This Is How You Discover!” appeared first on The Sales Evangelist.

Do you find yourself addicted to something? Food, cigarette, alcohol, whatever it is – do you just feel like you just can’t stop? And then you get hard on yourself for not having the willpower to do it. Would you be surprised if I told you that willpower has nothing to do with overcoming an […] The post TSE 538: How Can Overcoming Addictive Behaviors Help You Sell appeared first on The Sales Evangelist.

A quick question, how have your prospecting been lately? You’re probably sending a ton of emails to your prospects already, but I sure do hope you’ve been more intentional about it than you used to. I want to say that although email outreach is the most common form of prospecting that salespeople do, many still […] The post TSE 537: Email Outreach Won’t Work If You Don’t appeared first on The Sales Evangelist.

Still making excuses? I’ve got to tell you man, just stop. Our guest today is someone you can definitely draw inspiration from. Dre Baldwin is an overseas professional basketball player having played through eight different countries in the course of nine years. After graduating from Penn State University, Dre has written books and has done […] The post TSE 536: How to Develop an Unstoppable Drive to Sales Success appeared first on The Sales Evangelist.

Are you keen to details? Or are you just too assuming your prospects will understand? Today’s snippet taken from our past training session over at the TSE Hustler’s League is focused on being expert in the details. Where in your sales process can you better focus on the details? A few areas where you can […] The post TSE 535: TSE Hustler’s League-“Become An Expert In The Details” appeared first on The Sales Evangelist.

My guest today is fellow local Floridian, Corey Goltz, as he shares with us his biggest sales struggles, how he overcame those, and some of the results he has seen, and hopefully apply some or all of these principles to your own sales success. Corey Goltz is in charge of developing CleanMark’s current customer base […] The post TSE 534: Sales From The Street: “Sell Different” appeared first on The Sales Evangelist.

As a sales leader, one of the most important tasks is to be the leader that people want to follow. We often find sales reps leaving the organization, not because they weren’t making money or the product is bad, but just because of the relationship side. How do you become that sales leader everybody loves? […] The post TSE 533: Become the Sales Leader People Want to Follow appeared first on The Sales Evangelist.

Determination and passion are two different things in terms of your success in sales. Does success in sales come down to passion or determination? Do you possess both? Or do you only have one of them? A healthy combination of both Passion is defined as a strong emotion while determination is a process of establishing […] The post TSE 532: What’s More Important To Succeed In Sales? Determination or Passion? appeared first on The Sales Evangelist.

One of the qualities of top salespeople is their willingness to do whatever it takes to close the deal. How about you? What are you really, truly, willing to do? Today’s guest, Fred Diamond, shares with us how you can think out of the box to get your deals closed. Fred is the co-founder of […] The post TSE 531: What Are You Willing To Do To Be Successful In Sales? appeared first on The Sales Evangelist.

This is Part 2 of the snippet which I’ve pulled out from one of our sessions over at the TSE Hustler’s League where we talked more about appropriate questions your customers would want you to ask so you can get to the real pain of your prospect and make sure you’re able to bring the […] The post TSE 530: TSE Hustler’s League-“Questions Your Customers Want You to Ask – Part 2” appeared first on The Sales Evangelist.

On today’s episode, my wife, Cristina, is joining me to facilitate this show while I take on the guest role as I speak about the sales struggles I had. We actually had a recent conversation on some of the struggles I had with sales so we decided to bring it here on the show. Main […] The post TSE 529: Sales From The Street-“Confidence from Coaching” appeared first on The Sales Evangelist.

Does cold calling still work? Picking up that phone book and calling all the numbers listed would probably no longer be as effective. But the short answer is definitely yes. Cold calling or cold email still works. The key is to have an effective way of prospecting. My guest today, Marylou Tyler, is going to […] The post TSE 528: Cold Emails and Cold Calling Are Not Dead! appeared first on The Sales Evangelist.

Whether to hire an experienced seller or an inexperienced individual, that is a common question among many entrepreneurs who want to grow their business but don’t know who to hire the right people. I’m sharing strategies which have worked for me and I hope this could help you whether you’re finding your first sales job […] The post TSE 527: What to Know Before Hiring Your First Sales Rep appeared first on The Sales Evangelist.

Sometimes we tend to overlook the impact of treating our customers right when in fact it’s one of the most critical things to having long-term customer success. Your customers should not merely be transactional. Today’s guest is Mark Ripley and shares with us great insights into building that long-term customer success. Mark runs sales for […] The post TSE 526: How to Build a Sales Team that Contributes to Long-Term Customer Success appeared first on The Sales Evangelist.

Today’s snippet taken from one of our past sessions over at the TSE Hustler’s League is all about asking the appropriate questions to help advance your deal and let you bring more value to the table. Regardless of what you’re selling or who your selling to, you have to ask the appropriate, value-rich questions. These […] The post TSE 525: TSE Hustler’s League-“Questions Your Customers Want You to Ask – Part I” appeared first on The Sales Evangelist.

Today’s guest is Carolin Soldo, a business coach who works with women, specifically, who are very passionate, highly skilled, and with the desire to bring their passions to the world. Along with her husband, Carolin immigrated from Germany into the the United States initially working as a telemarketer and her husband as a machinist. With […] The post TSE 524: Sales From The Street-“Started The From Bottom, Now We’re Here!” appeared first on The Sales Evangelist.

Imagine creating a business card that people will never throw away, much more, something that will be of tremendous value to them. But how can you guarantee they’ll never throw your business card? My guest today, Nick Raithel, shares with us how exactly you can do this. Derived from a concept called How to Write […] The post TSE 523: Actionable Insights Most of Us Are Not Even Thinking About appeared first on The Sales Evangelist.

It’s a common misconception among many entrepreneurs that marketing is sales and vice versa. But here’s a fact: Although sales and marketing are closely related as they are basically part of the same family and are similar in many ways, they’re still two different beasts. And I’m going to share with you today why it’s […] The post TSE 522: Salespeople are NOT Marketers appeared first on The Sales Evangelist.