Sales Influence Podcast

Jan 31 2025 611 ep. 17 mins 620
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Today's buyer is more informed and more skeptical when it comes to buying. In this podcast, we'll discuss "Finding the Why in How Clients Buy" by using the latest studies in consumer behavior and neuromarketing to sell more effectively!

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A Strong Close - Sales Influence Podcast - SIP 535

Jan 31 2025 6 mins  
Closing Strategy 🎯 To "stick the landing" in sales presentations, conclude with your three strongest points and a clear call to action, such as asking when to begin based on the presented data. 💼 Focus on tangible, quantifiable benefits like time savings, increased conversion rates, and larger deal sizes rather than generic statements about service quality. Presentation Te

Level Up Your Questions - Sales Influence Podcast - SIP 534

Jan 24 2025 7 mins  
Uncovering Decision-Making Processes 🔍 To level up sales questions, ask "who else is involved" in the decision-making process and walk through the approval steps, including timeframes and sign-offs, to gain valuable insights and manage expectations effectively. 🏢 In B2B sales scenarios, typically 6-9 people are involved in decision-making, making it crucial to uncover the ent

Value Your Offer - Sales Influence Podcast - SIP 533

Jan 20 2025 9 mins  
Value-Driven Motivation 🎯 Reminding yourself of the value you provide to clients and the motivation it brings can help regain energy and enthusiasm for sales activities, even when feeling unmotivated. 💡 Focus on the impact and benefits your offering delivers to clients, companies, and their employees, rather than just the product itself, to maintain motivation and drive. Clie

Prospecting High - Sales Influence Podcast - SIP 532

Jan 15 2025 8 mins  
Strategic Targeting 🎯 Target high-level executives like directors, VPs, and CEOs as they are typically more open to new ideas and willing to listen, despite being harder to reach. 🧠 Create an ideal client persona based on specific roles (e.g., VP of Sales) and their motivations and pain points to tailor your approach effectively. Empathy and Alignment 🤝 Empathize with

Sales Postmortem - Sales Influence Podcast - SIP 531

Jan 13 2025 9 mins  
Post-Mortem Analysis 🔍 Conducting a post-mortem analysis after losing a deal is crucial for understanding the root cause of the loss and taking full responsibility, even if it's painful. 📊 Gathering insights from the customer through post-mortem questions helps improve future sales strategies and builds a foundation for continuous improvement. Addressing Incumbent Competitors

Reset Your Game - Sales Influence Podcast - SIP 530

Jan 12 2025 9 mins  
Strategic Perspective Shift 🔄 Detach emotionally from sunk costs and imagine starting over today with new technologies and perspectives to gain fresh insights on struggling projects or businesses. 🧠 "Reset your mindset" by mentally walking away from failing endeavors, taking a step back, and reassessing your approach to get unstuck and find new solutions. Objective Decisio

Shaming Managers - Sales Influence Podcast - SIP 529

Jan 09 2025 9 mins  
Coaching and Training 🎯 50-60% of salespeople not achieving quota is frustrating companies, yet managers fail to properly train their reports, resulting in lost opportunities. 🏆 Top management should have one-on-one conversations with managers, asking how they learned to become great salespeople, inevitably leading to the answer of having a great mentor or coach. Managerial F

Getting A Yes - Sales Influence Podcast - SIP 528

Jan 08 2025 7 mins  
Psychological Techniques for Sales 🧠 Acknowledging potential resistance with phrases like "I know you might not want to" can lower buyer resistance and increase agreement rates by up to 50%. 🕰️ Offering flexible options and acknowledging time constraints (e.g., "Maybe now isn't a good time, but can we meet Monday for 30 minutes?") removes prospects from "reactance mode" and

Controlling Questions - Sales Influence Podcast - SIP 527

Jan 02 2025 8 mins  
Customer Empowerment 🔍 Provide options and agency instead of direct answers to give customers freedom to choose and a sense of control. 🤝 Frame questions as "A or B" choices rather than giving single answers to help customers feel less trapped. Sales Technique 💡 Use "sales agency" approach by offering alternatives and options when asked for opinions. 🎯 Avoid telling cus

3 Types of Non-Buyers - Sales Influence Podcast - SIP 526

Dec 30 2024 9 mins  
Understanding Non-Buyers 🧠 Three types of non-buyers exist: unaware, aware but uninterested, and aware and interested but scared, each requiring a tailored sales approach. 💡 Categorizing clients into these three buckets allows salespeople to effectively address specific barriers holding customers back from making a purchase. Tailoring Sales Strategies 🎯 For unaware non