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.

Being in sales, you have to play multiple roles. It’s more like a “one man theater act” where you have to play the parts of the actor, the producer, the scriptwriter, the director, and everything else. My guest today is Bernie Cronin and he shares with us some problems most salespeople encounter as well as […] The post TSE 521: 21 Common Problems Most Salespeople Encounter appeared first on The Sales Evangelist.

First impressions last for most people. Therefore, you have to make sure you establish a great perception. But, how can you create a great perception with your prospects and the people you’re working with? This is yet another great episode taken from one of the sessions of our online group coaching, the TSE Hustler’s League where […] The post TSE 520: TSE Hustler’s League-“Perception is Reality” appeared first on The Sales Evangelist.

How would you answer when a client asks you for the best price? Would you go lower or stand your ground? How do you leverage your value on a situation like this? I’m bringing in David Negri on the episode today to share with us some strategies to help you answer this question the best […] The post TSE 519: Sales From The Street-“Is That the Best Price?” appeared first on The Sales Evangelist.

Sales and marketing need to communicate properly as they both seek to bring value to the table. Ultimately, the goal is to increase revenue. Today’s guest, Giles House, shares with us how you can better improve the communication between sales and marketing to help you become more effective in your organization. Giles is the Chief […] The post TSE 518: Why You Need an Effective Bridge Between Sales and Marketing appeared first on The Sales Evangelist.

As a seller, your job is to bring value to your clients by finding ways that will either help them cut their expenses and save money or increase revenue. But which one should you lead them with? What is the goal of every business? For any business, one of the biggest goals is to increase […] The post TSE 517: Reduce Cost or Increase Revenue? What Should I Lead With? appeared first on The Sales Evangelist.

Sales has always been represented in a negative way. As much as we probably love Hollywood, more than 281 movies have represented a negative image of salespeople from 1903 to 2005. So that explains it (in a way). The truth is… sales actually does create great impact on the society. In fact, we will be […] The post TSE 516: The Sales Revolution appeared first on The Sales Evangelist.

Today’s snippet taken from one of our sessions over at the TSE Hustler’s League is about building credibility. Credibility leads to trust. Trust is essential in sales. You have to trust those you’re working with and build trust with . People do business with those they know, like, and trust. Credibility is a precursor to […] The post TSE 515: TSE Hustler’s League-“Credibility and Trust” appeared first on The Sales Evangelist.

Today’s guest is David Thomson who’s going to give us great insights into how you, as sales leaders, can make sure that you hire better people. David Thomson is the Chief Revenue Officer at List Partners Inc., a sales intelligence resource company. David is going to share one of the major challenges he has seen […] The post TSE 514: Sales From The Street: “Hire Better Sellers” appeared first on The Sales Evangelist.

The CLOSE is one of the most interesting parts of the whole selling process. While most sellers highly anticipate this, it’s also one major area where people make several mistakes in. Our guest today, James Muir, shares with us how you can be more effective through making the perfect close every single time. James Muir […] The post TSE 513: How To Craft The Perfect Close Every Time appeared first on The Sales Evangelist.

I want to share with you an experience I had when I was shopping for a computer monitor over the weekend. And this salesperson who approached me was probably a fan of Glengarry Glen Ross’ Always Be Closing! Things he did wrong: No questions were asked about how he can help me with. Anyway, I […] The post TSE 512: Sell Me What I Need, Not What You Want appeared first on The Sales Evangelist.

Sure, some people believe that people are born to be sales professionals but for many people, such as myself and my guest today, we believe that sales can be taught. Jon Manley is an inspiring story of how he went from being a telemarketer with no college degree and a car that broke down every […] The post TSE 511: From Telemarketer To VP Of Sales And Lessons Learned appeared first on The Sales Evangelist.

Today’s snippet taken from one of the past training sessions over at the TSE Hustler’s League is focused on building value. The extent to which a good service is perceived by a customer to meet his needs or wants is measured by a customer’s willingness to pay for it. The company depends more on the […] The post TSE 510: TSE Hustler’s League-“What Is Value?” appeared first on The Sales Evangelist.

Salespeople hate doing a bunch of administrative work. Who wants to do that stuff anyway? We only want to get out there and do what we do best. We want to sell. Today’s guest is Patrick Campbell who’s going to share with us how you can do administrative stuff more effectively. Yes! Finally! Patrick Campbell […] The post TSE 509: Sales From The Street-“Administrative Tasks Are Annoying” appeared first on The Sales Evangelist.

Predictable revenue is what everybody wants but nobody wants to do the work to get. My guest today, Sean Burke is going to share with us some relevant strategies and principles you can implement to help you see predictability in your revenue. Sean is the CEO of KiteDesk, a sales development platform that helps sales […] The post TSE 508: Building Predictable Pipeline With Sales Development appeared first on The Sales Evangelist.

At TSE, we are currently doing some exciting things around our branding and changing our website as we prepare for cooler things ahead. As I’m going through this process, I figured I’d share a thing or two about marketing materials. Do you really need them? If, yes, how should you use them? Are marketing materials […] The post TSE 507: How Can I Make My Promotional Materials More Effective? appeared first on The Sales Evangelist.

Don’t just become a salesperson to your clients but become their trusted advisor or resource. In this world of competitive selling, you’ve got to set yourself apart and the best way to do that is to sell with authority and be the authority! Mike Saunders shares with us how you can sell with an authority […] The post TSE 506: Selling with Authority appeared first on The Sales Evangelist.

Traditionally, the sales process has not been very conducive to providing value to clients. But this doesn’t work anymore. Over the years, the buying process has significantly changed and so you must also be able to align your sales process with it if you want to achieve success. Today’s snippet is taken from one of […] The post TSE 505: TSE Hustler’s League-“Customer Friendly Sales Process” appeared first on The Sales Evangelist.

Do you know how branding and sales can come together to increase your revenue? Today’s guest is the branding guru, Brian Halley. He and I are having a webinar to discuss how you can actually incorporate branding and sales into your process to help you increase your revenue. Brian Halley has been doing graphic design […] The post TSE 504: Sales From The Street-“Branding Brings Sales” appeared first on The Sales Evangelist.