Sales Unscripted

In a LinkedIn rut? Maybe you feel uninspired to post, or you’re unsure how to develop a social media persona. In this episode, our cohost Margaret gives a marketing perspective on zhuzhing up your LinkedIn and tips to post quality content (that won’t take hours to create)!

Time flies! For our 100th episode, Margaret and Bryan review their most important lessons learned since the podcast started. From reaching personal goals to professional success, this episode covers it all!

What are your sales pet peeves? Margaret and Bryan discuss common behaviors that salespeople do (or don’t do) that annoy prospects and won't drive results. If you get caught up in any of these, take a listen - you may be able to set a New Year’s resolution!

With the end of the year quickly approaching, you’re probably reflecting on your sales performance from the past year. Often, we connect our self worth to the results we produce (whether good or bad). Tune in to learn about the power of “measuring backward” and feeling proud of your work, regardless of the outcome!

This week on Sales Unscripted, we are joined by special guest Liesel Mertes from Handle with Care Consulting to discuss an important topic - empathy in sales. Often we view empathy as a personality trait, but it’s actually an essential skill set that anyone can improve on. Sales is all about relationships - there is an opportunity to intentionally improve practices of empathy in

Conference season is in full swing! In this episode, Margaret and Bryan are all about the dos and don’ts of event promotion. If you’re struggling to stand out from the crowd, listen now and get some of Bryan’s pro tips for engaging attendees before, during, and after a show!

RFPs can be hard to manage - when you limit access to salespeople, you’re limiting access to information and context that could be achieved in a short call. It’s difficult to put in a ton of time and energy, and it can feel like a waste if you don’t win the deal. Check out this episode of SUP where our co hosts discuss adding personalized elements to an RFP and how to evaluat

Salespeople are always looking for the secrets to move prospects through the funnel more efficiently. In this episode, our co hosts emphasize it’s actually the everyday tasks you do that will make you stand out from the crowd (like timely follow up). Tune in to learn how to do common things uncommonly well!

It’s common to feel burnt out this time of year. With Q3 coming to an end, Margaret and Bryan equip our sales listeners with tips and tricks to reset and keep energy up (without dragging through the rest of 2024). If you need some motivation to finish the year strong, tune in now!

Building trust with your prospects is key - so how can you start building trust right from the beginning? In this episode, Bryan and Margaret encourage salespeople to leave out the logic traps and limit the embellishments - instead, salespeople should opt for honesty and transparency. Listen now!