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When your company on-board a new employee, you invest time, effort, and resources into the process. So if you’re going to spend the money, doesn’t it make sense to put energy into making sure the employee is successful? The key is to help new employees feel like they already belong. On today’s episode of The […] The post TSE 893: How to Make New Employees Feel Like They Already Belong appeared first on The Sales Evangelist.Mentioned in this episode:HubSpot and bluëmago | STUDIOSHubSpot and bluëmago | STUDIOS hubpspot.com/marketers bluemangostudios.com

When your sales team isn’t hitting its numbers, what can you do to help them improve? How can you make sure your training process is effective? Ask yourself this: How can I better coach my sales team? On today’s episode of The Sales Evangelist, we’ll discuss sales coaching, and how you can help your sales […] The post TSE 892: How Can I Better Coach My Sales Team? appeared first on The Sales Evangelist.Mentioned in this episode:HubSpot and bluëmago | STUDIOSHubSpot and bluëmago | STUDIOS hubpspot.com/marketers bluemangostudios.com

Sales Enablement means different things to different people, and though the definition varies widely, it’s one of the fastest growing trends in the world of B2B selling. More than 59 percent of organizations report having a devoted sales enablement effort, but only 34 percent are achieving their goals. It’s vital, then, that organizations develop a […] The post TSE 891: Sales Enablement – A Master Framework to Build, Coach, and Lead Your Most Productive Sales Team appeared first on The Sales Evangelist.Mentioned in this episode:HubSpot and bluëmago | STUDIOSHubSpot and bluëmago | STUDIOS hubpspot.com/marketers bluemangostudios.com

There’s always room for improvement. It’s why you listen to podcasts like this one. Sometimes successful sellers get so focused on the big stuff that they lose sight of the fundamentals. In sales, though, it’s about the inches. On today’s episode of The Sales Evangelist Hustler’s League, we’ll review sales fundamentals that can help you […] The post TSE 890: TSE Hustler’s League-“It’s About The Inches” appeared first on The Sales Evangelist.Mentioned in this episode:HubSpot and bluëmago | STUDIOSHubSpot and bluëmago | STUDIOS hubpspot.com/marketers bluemangostudios.com

Working with a talented group of people doesn’t guarantee success, because talent and performance are altogether separate. Sometimes sales leaders find themselves leading a team whose performance doesn’t equal its talent. When potential is left on the table, how do you teach your team the value of talent vs. performance? On today’s Sales From The […] The post TSE 889: Sales From The Street-“Talent vs. Performance” appeared first on The Sales Evangelist.Mentioned in this episode:HubSpot and bluëmago | STUDIOSHubSpot and bluëmago | STUDIOS hubpspot.com/marketers bluemangostudios.com

Stories validate the work you’re doing. They build value. And really good salespeople never stop telling stories. Mike Adams, author of the book Seven Stories Every Salesperson Must Tell, explains that stories forge connections between people who don’t know each other and they help to establish rapport. Today on The Sales Evangelist, Mike Adams outlines […] The post TSE 888: Seven Stories Every Salesperson Must Tell appeared first on The Sales Evangelist.Mentioned in this episode:HubSpot and bluëmago | STUDIOSHubSpot and bluëmago | STUDIOS hubpspot.com/marketers bluemangostudios.com

I noticed something interesting at a conference I attended recently. The conference was amazing, but I noticed something noteworthy about many of the exhibitors: they didn’t know how to tell me the problems they solve. They tossed around words like noteworthy, synergy, cohesive, and proprietary, but they couldn’t answer the most important question: “What do […] The post TSE 887: What Do You Do…For Me? appeared first on The Sales Evangelist.Mentioned in this episode:HubSpot and bluëmago | STUDIOSHubSpot and bluëmago | STUDIOS hubpspot.com/marketers bluemangostudios.com

Every aspect of selling has changed in the last 25 years. In any field where people have to connect with other people, the changes in communication have caused big shifts. For sales professionals, the key is to resist the urge to push back against millennials’ natural tendencies. Instead, let your millennials do their thing. On […] The post TSE 886: Professional Selling In The Age of Kardashian: Let Your Millennials Do Their Thing appeared first on The Sales Evangelist.Mentioned in this episode:HubSpot and bluëmago | STUDIOSHubSpot and bluëmago | STUDIOS hubpspot.com/marketers bluemangostudios.com

Imagine a dog chasing a car in your neighborhood. He’s chasing the car with every ounce of effort that he has, but clearly, he hasn’t developed a strategy: what will he do when he catches it? As sales professionals, we need a clear strategy for prospecting so we know exactly how we’ll delight the prospect […] The post TSE 885: TSE Hustler’s League-“Dog Chasing A Car” appeared first on The Sales Evangelist.Mentioned in this episode:HubSpot and bluëmago | STUDIOSHubSpot and bluëmago | STUDIOS hubpspot.com/marketers bluemangostudios.com

When Mike Simmons made the move from individual contributor to leader, he tried to implement his own approach to the sales process. He eventually realized that his scripts and his processes wouldn’t work for everyone on the team. He discovered that each person needs a unique set of guiding principles. On today’s episode of Sales […] The post TSE 884 : Sales From The Street-“Your Own Avatar” appeared first on The Sales Evangelist.Mentioned in this episode:HubSpot and bluëmago | STUDIOSHubSpot and bluëmago | STUDIOS hubpspot.com/marketers bluemangostudios.com

Mikael Dia wasn’t always an entrepreneur. His first business venture enjoyed early success. But it also revealed to him that he knew nothing about selling to people other than family and friends. As a result, he invested his efforts in learning to effectively acquire inbound leads. On today’s episode of The Sales Evangelist, Mikael shares […] The post TSE 883: How To Effectively Acquire Inbound Leads By Building Value Early appeared first on The Sales Evangelist.Mentioned in this episode:HubSpot and bluëmago | STUDIOSHubSpot and bluëmago | STUDIOS hubpspot.com/marketers bluemangostudios.com

Imagine being invited to coffee by someone who wants to hear more about what you’re doing. You arrive at the coffee shop, spot him, wave him over, and buy him a drink. After 30 seconds of talking about your project, he launches into a sales pitch. You realize you’ve been snared in the coffee shop […] The post TSE 882: The Coffee Shop “Meeting Trap” appeared first on The Sales Evangelist.Mentioned in this episode:HubSpot and bluëmago | STUDIOSHubSpot and bluëmago | STUDIOS hubpspot.com/marketers bluemangostudios.com

Oren Klaff calls sales an art form. A lifetime of raising money taught him that it requires the same process as selling: find a buyer, get his attention, hold his attention, convince him to trust you, and then convince him that what you have is scarce. Once he discovers that others want what you have, […] The post TSE 881: The Art & Science of Pitching Anything to Anyone! appeared first on The Sales Evangelist.Mentioned in this episode:HubSpot and bluëmago | STUDIOSHubSpot and bluëmago | STUDIOS hubpspot.com/marketers bluemangostudios.com

Sometimes, the relationship between seller and customer goes bad. Small mistakes grow into tension and the relationship starts to sour. In this case, it doesn’t matter who’s right or wrong. You must be the leader who initiates a two-way dialogue. This is the final episode of our three-part series about the book Stop Selling & […] The post TSE 880: Stop Selling & Start Leading-“Two-Way Dialogue” appeared first on The Sales Evangelist.Mentioned in this episode:HubSpot and bluëmago | STUDIOSHubSpot and bluëmago | STUDIOS hubpspot.com/marketers bluemangostudios.com

As a seller, you’ll come across many people who are hesitant to change. Whether they’re prospects or others within your company, sales leaders must recognize the importance of change and the reason for it. More importantly, innovative sellers will use their influence to convince others as well. On today’s episode we’re talking about the book […] The post TSE 879: Stop Selling & Start Leading-“Innovative Seller” appeared first on The Sales Evangelist.Mentioned in this episode:HubSpot and bluëmago | STUDIOSHubSpot and bluëmago | STUDIOS hubpspot.com/marketers bluemangostudios.com

          Successful customers are the greatest recruiting tool available to small businesses. If your customers can deliver the message that your work is incredible, that’s much more effective than your blog post that says the same thing. Making customers more successful is key to business growth. Today on The Sales Evangelist, […] The post TSE 878: Why Making Customers More Successful is Key to Business Growth appeared first on The Sales Evangelist.Mentioned in this episode:HubSpot and bluëmago | STUDIOSHubSpot and bluëmago | STUDIOS hubpspot.com/marketers bluemangostudios.com

Your prospects likely have dozens of sellers seeking to connect and build relationships with them. That means dozens of cold calls, emails, and presentations by dozens of different organizations. The key to success with any prospect is to build trust and be seen as an innovative seller. Today on The Sales Evangelist, we begin a […] The post TSE 877: How To Build Trust & Be Seen As An Innovative Seller appeared first on The Sales Evangelist.Mentioned in this episode:HubSpot and bluëmago | STUDIOSHubSpot and bluëmago | STUDIOS hubpspot.com/marketers bluemangostudios.com

Sales is one of the most crucial parts of entrepreneurship, but many of us come up short. Because entrepreneurs occupy multiple roles, sales often gets lost in the shuffle of running our own businesses. On today’s episode of The Sales Evangelist, Brian Hendrick talks more about the challenges of selling as an entrepreneur. We first […] The post TSE 876: The Challenges of Selling As An Entrepreneur Part 2 appeared first on The Sales Evangelist.

                Sales requires a predictable process, but too often sales professionals deviate from the established path. They improvise and eliminate steps, and lose sight of the overlooked basics. On today’s episode of The Sales Evangelist Hustler’s League, we discuss why it’s important to do the fundamental things that […] The post TSE 875: TSE Hustler’s League-“Overlooked Basics” appeared first on The Sales Evangelist.

When Anna Talerico needed account execs, she discovered the hard way that growing account executives is much easier than finding them. Prior to the discovery, she spent a lot of time recruiting AEs without a lot of success. She kept hiring the wrong people. On today’s episode of Sales From the Street, Anna Talerico tells […] The post TSE 874: Sales From The Street: “Growing Account Executives” appeared first on The Sales Evangelist.