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No one wants to hear that, do they? In this podcast, Bill and Bryan address the idea of "helping your customer buy" rather than "selling to him." Their belief is that when one does not make a sale, one has failed to do something very important in the process.Have a comment on the show? Mail us at listener@advancedsellingpodcast.com. Or you can call the show at 317.722.6299.

In this episode, Bryan interviews his favorite salesperson and favorite guest of all time and learns her secrets and insights into high-performance selling.

I’m sure there’s a name for this condition…but we’re wondering sometimes how disconnected salespeople are from the reality of the sales process—and the prospect. To us, there is a massive disconnect that begins almost immediately between salesperson and prospect. And to not address it is to abdicate control—and lose the sale. But there is a better way, and in this podcast, Bill and Bryan reveal it.

It seems that we all know “stuff.” Some of that stuff is useless and some is profoundly valuable. Recently, Bryan met an ex-NFL Offensive Coordinator who wants to publish a book called “S*** I Know That Works.” Bryan and Bill address “S*** They Know Works In The Pursuit Of A Sale.”

One area of new business that we salespeople often forget is our current client base. We seem to enjoy “the hunt” so much that we forget to farm our current base for new opportunities to solve problems. In this episode, Bill and Bryan discuss what holds us back from this…and some ideas on how you [...]

A week ago Bill received a phone call from one of his clients.  The client was frustrated with a speech that he was planning to present the next day to a group of decision makers.  Bill's client ask him, "How can I make my presentation stand out?" Bill answers his client's question in this vignette [...]

We ask the question because it’s one of many we’re getting more often from sales managers/VPs. What should my sales team be good at? What should their behavior be? What is a good ‘sales personality’? In this podcast, Bill answers some of those questions by referring to the Hogan Assessment, a personality inventory tool we [...]

Bill Caskey goes solo on this episode and discusses what it means to be a ‘trusted advisor.’ There’s a lot of talk in the market among salespeople and sales managers about being said advisor. But Bill finds that most of it is just talk. He gives you 5 considerations to become that trusted advisor for [...]

Virtually every company we know of generates a large percentage of their business from referrals, yet VERY FEW sales professionals have a system to generate those referrals. To get help on this topic, we went to the world’s leading guru on referrals, John Jantsch. John recently wrote a book called The Referral Engine, Teaching Your [...]

Bill and Bryan are forever getting calls from both managers who are in hiring mode…and salespeople who are in I-need-a-job-mode. They both make mistakes in the process. In this episode Bill and Bryan share some ideas on how both parties can become more effective in their quest to hire—and get hired.

Whenever we say 'process' to a sales person, we get yawns and indifference. But the fact is that every sales problem you have...probably...has something to do with a chink in your process. In this episode, Bill and Bryan look into the ever-important issue with 'decision process' and how you can better influence it.(Podcaster Notes: The decision process is one of those hard to teach skills in sales. We have found recently that the decision process for many companies has become more centralized--which brings with it additional trouble for sales people. It seems that every decision is reviewed, analyzed and audited. And if the purchase doesn't bring with it a cost savings or revenue growth, it's put off. So, as sales professionals, you MUST know how decisions are made and, when possible, be a part of them.)

It seems like Bill and Bryan are always telling you WHAT to do. Well today, they'll shift that a little and share WHAT NOT to do (or not to say). As sales trainers and coaches, they hear a lot of odd things that salespeople say to clients and prospects. And in this episode, they share [...]

In today's vignette, Bill talks about a conversation he had with a client.  He notices there are two issues: 1. The client needs advice on how to increase her sales 2. There is a lack of communication amongst the client's sales team Listen as Bill tries to resolve these issues and provides one tip that can increase your [...]

The little word that makes a difference not only in your success level, but in your success with your prospects. Bryan and Bill talk about how you can look at the prospects in your sales funnel in a slightly different manner to determine next steps—by using this simple word.

As sales coaches, we love it when we have a chance to take a real live sales situation and analyze it. One of our great podcast listeners recently sent in a situation he was faced with—and Bryan and Bill spoke to him on this podcast offering suggestions on how to handle his prospect.

Not all prospects in your sales funnel should be treated equally. But before you ‘mistreat’ them, listen to this episode as Bryan and Bill discuss the skill of “prospect discernment.”

Most people think they can work on their “value proposition” one time and recite to prospects forever. In this episode, Bill and Bryan shed some new light on how to modify your ‘value’ approach to take into account market conditions, trends and economic pains. The bottom line is that you may need to constantly be [...]

We all want to be positioned as valuable—yet how many of us really take time to “execute” that position? And we all “say” we want to speak directly to people’s pains and frustrations, yet who among us has done what Bill and Bryan are recommending in this week’s episode? (Probably not many.) But try for [...]

What can we learn from sales people who are new to the profession…or from one who wants to reset his career? Simple. We can reach back into our experience as trainers of sales teams and review what the “habits” are of those high achievers. In this podcast, Bill Caskey and Bryan Neale discuss some of their observations [...]

Every business on the planet has something in common with others. And in this podcast, you’ll hear what it is…and how to think about it in a way that allows you—the sales professional—to solve it. It has to do with how your prospects think about you and your solution.