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Selling virtually is hard, but today’s guests literally wrote the book on how to do it. We have a special double feature episode this week with the co-authors of “How to sell virtually.” Our guests this week are none other than Sales Trainer & Coach at The Small Stuff - Susie Mathieson, and Sales Director at Sales Marvel - Keith Rozelle!
Keith and Susie join Host Tim Harris for an insight packed conversation that will help sellers of any level sell better virtually. The trio explores the best ways to curate your video appearance, actionable tips for getting and keeping your prospect’s attention, and the process of co-writing their book.
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Not giving your new sales reps any goals for their first year may seem like a mistake, but it’s the secret to this brand's success. Our guest this week is a skilled manager who works to enable her team for success, and help them hit their targets. Please welcome to the show, Senior Vice President - Director of Sales Enablement at BOK Financial, Linda Marcum!
Linda sits down with Host Tim Harris to discuss how BOK, and the banking industry at large, approach the sales process. Linda shares how BOK had achieved an average sales rep tenure of 11 years, the risks of siloed knowledge, and lessons the SaaS industry can learn from banking.
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Our guest this week is a seller who strives to establish sales as the greatest profession in the world. His experience is truly holistic, having held roles as a rep, a VP of Sales, and everything in between. Please welcome to the show, Host of Make It Happen Mondays and CEO of JB Sales, John Barrows! John joins Host Tim Harris to explore the landscape of sales, and share how leaders can best enable their teams. John dives into the importance of proper research, why coaches need to also be actively selling, and why sales reps aren’t the ones who create urgency.
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In a world of flashy new tools, leadership can often lose sight of what really makes a sales org excel: it’s people. We’re joined this week by a sales expert who wants to simplify the selling process, and help leadership build stronger teams. Our guest this week is Author of Six-Figure Sales Secrets and President and Founder of Venli Consulting Group, Marcus Chan!
Marcus sits down with Host Tim Harris to deliver a masterclass in all things sales. Marcus dives into strategies for standing out, provides actionable tips for improving your sales team development, and highlights the importance of training both emotionally and logically.
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Businesses are expected to change, but are you helping your sales team change with you? Here to help you tackle change head on is a leader who balances strategy with operational execution. Our guest this week is VP and Head of Strategy and Growth, Digital Infrastructure at Hitachi Vantara, Simon Ninan!
Simon shares the mic with Tim Harris to explore the ways leadership should be effectively enabling, and utilizing their sales teams. Simon dives into why innovation happens at the edge, the necessity of employing specialists and generalists, and how companies should look to grow with their customers.
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On this special episode of B2B EQ, we’ve compiled some highlights from past episodes around the topic of creating confidence in your buyers. Having a strong relationship where your buyer views you as a trusted partner is a crucial part of today’s sales landscape. In this episode we’ll show you how with clips from from Richard Harris: Founder of The Harris Consulting Group, Cassandra Anderson: VP of Revenue Operations at Drips, Ali Rastiello: VP of RevOps at Health Catalyst, and Kasey Stinson: VP of Sales Enablement & Product Marketing at Co-op Solutions. We hope you enjoy this episode!
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When it comes to enabling your sellers, it can be hard to know where to start. Fortunately, we’re joined by an enablement expert this week who has proven strategies for success. She has a unique understanding of the skills needed to close deals, and has firsthand experience as a seller. Joining the show this week is VP of Sales Enablement and Product Marketing at Co-op Solutions, Kasey Stinson!
Kasey sits down with Tim Harris for a conversation on the must implement strategies that will help your reps close more deals. She explores the value of quarterly webinars, the importance of consultative selling, and the best way to generate internal feedback.
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80% of all marketing majors go into sales roles, but paired with a lack of formal sales education, many graduates are left floundering. To discuss the future of sales education, we’re joined by someone who helps future sellers put theory into practice. Our guest this week is Associate Professor at Florida State University, Leff Bonney!
Leff and Tim sit down for a conversation on the challenges of providing formal sales training, and a discussion on an upcoming report on the role of EQ. Leff shares his insights into why you need to focus on differentiation, how to overcome perceptions about sales as a profession, and why EQ is the tool box that holds all of your sales tools.
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While high EQ is focused on in sales and talked about as being a crucial skill, there is a lack of academic knowledge on it. With the new study from Uniphore and Leff, sellers can start to fully understand how EQ works, and the role it plays in sales.
Sales is a crucial position for any company, but there is a lack of formal education around the profession. As 80% of all marketing majors go into sales, FSU saw a need to better equip graduates with training to prepare them for their future roles.
When a college only teaches sales, the course load leans heavily on the personal experience of the teachers. Because FSU also conducts sales research, they can back up their teachings with verified knowledge from their studies.
For a sales student at FSU, their first class is focused on re-examining the mindset around sales. From there they go on to sales behavior classes, classes that focus on role play and feedback, and sales management courses.
EQ is not a factor, it’s the factor. EQ is not a standalone skill in the same way presentation ability or objection handling is, rather, EQ is an accelerant that betters every other skill a seller has.
It’s not enough to make your sellers better, you need to also make them different. As training and technology has gotten better, most sellers have gotten better in the same ways. Without differentiation, competing brands end up in a sales stalemate.
Sellers are great about remembering facts from their conversations, but not sentiments. Just because a buyer mentions a feature, doesn’t mean they like it. Sellers need to focus on how buyers feel, so they can discuss the right elements on sales calls.
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“It's not just about being better. It's what does EQ do for us in our sales organization by being different, and that's important.” - Leff Bonney
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In a market that is more competitive than ever, sellers are having a harder time standing out. Your new product isn’t as new anymore, and your buyers don’t want to deal with lengthy contracts. We’re joined this episode by a RevOps expert who wants to help you close deals faster by building the right relationships. Our guest this week is CRO of the Carabiner Group, Cliff Simon.
Cliff and Tim Harris sit down to share strategies for selling in a more digital world. Cliff explores the value of personal branding, the need to know how your target accounts drive revenue, and B2C tactics that can help B2B sellers.
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Your top rep crushes quota and has a great conversion rate, but when you put them in a leadership role their success seems to stagnate. Our guest this week is someone who helps bridge the experience gap between sales rep, and sales leader. She’s frequently billed as a Top Coach and a Top Woman in Sales, and is the Founder of the sales bar, and #girlsclub. Welcome to the show, Founder and President of Factor 8, Lauren Bailey.
Lauren and Tim team up to talk about sales strategies. Lauren shares why skills as a rep don’t always transfer over to leadership, why video selling is a benefit, and how to better customize your demos.
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