Sell or Die with Jeffrey Gitomer

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On today's show...

01:12 - Mike Brooks on why you should use a script

07:05 - Stacey Brown Randall on how to properly earn referrals

11:58 - Ryan Bramlette on how his pipeline made 24 million in less than 16 months

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Our guest expert this week is Stacey Randall,  productivity coach and author of Generating Business Referrals..Without Asking: 5 Steps To Generate Business Referrals. 

Stacey reveals why the referral process you use might not be the most efficient. Also, find out how to enhance the referrals you already have to grow more fruit and make more money. 

If you're interested in pre-ordering her book, click here.  

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On today's show...

05:55 - What is Stacey's definition of a referral?

11:01 -  "I still have to decide if I'm the right fit. I know that because they've been referred to me, it's sets the baseline for a different kind of conversation. I don't trot out the dog and pony show. I'm like let's get down to what you need to know to make a decision"

16:44 - Why you should build you referrals from your client list

29:33 - What are "M&M's" in terms of referrals?

45:16 - What is building a referral experience?

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Jennifer’s website: https://salesinanyminute.com

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To Succeed You Need To Have The Right Attitude, Give Value First, Overcome Objections, and Close Sales. Period.  Become a Sales Warrior 👉 http://bit.ly/2EQbZxl

Get The New Edition of The Little Gold Book of YES! Attitude on Amazon. Get your copy here 👉 http://bit.ly/2FZz1y1

Time for another Sales Manager Spotlight. We're talking to successful sales managers across the country to find out how they lead, what challenges they face and their sales philosophies.

Today we're spotlighting Ryan Bramlette. After a very successful insurance and risk management sales career, Ryan now leads the largest sales team within PayneWest Insurance, a Northwest based insurance firm that is one of the 50 largest insurance firms in the country. Ryan’s division includes over 100 insurance producers generating over $65 million in commercial insurance revenue with clients in all 50 states. Ryan is responsible for orchestrating the growth and evolution of the sales culture, providing support to that vision through people, processes and tools and ultimately setting the framework towards a highly successful future for the organization.

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On today's show...

03:04 - Ryan's biggest challenge as a sales manager

04:22 -  "What you hear us talk about in our firm is sell the process, don't use the process to sell insurance" - Ryan on his sales practices

07:28 - How Ryan and his team uses podcasts to reinforce sales practices

14:05 - How Ryan and his team generated 24 million dollars in 16 months.  

20:31 - "Right now, year to date, our company is up 16 percent in growth, compare that to a year or two ago where we were only at three to four percent"

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Jennifer’s website: https://salesinanyminute.com

Sign up for the Gitomer Learning Academy: https://go.gitomer.com/gitomer-learning-academy

To Succeed You Need To Have The Right Attitude, Give Value First, Overcome Objections, and Close Sales. Period.  Become a Sales Warrior 👉 http://bit.ly/2EQbZxl

Get The New Edition of The Little Gold Book of YES! Attitude on Amazon. Get your copy here 👉 http://bit.ly/2FZz1y1

Our guest expert this week is Mike Brooks, author of Power Phone Scripts.

He's known as Mr. Inside Sales and he has a passion for providing the most up-to-date, effective strategies, and word-for-word messaging that work in today’s complex selling environments.

He's the author of three books including Power Phone Scripts which serves as the topic of today's discussion. Are scripts the answer or the enemy of sales?

This episode is brought to you by, Deathwish Coffee, the world's strongest coffee and the only brew we drink when we do the show. It's the only choice for the true Sell or Diehard!

On today's show...

08:51 - Should you be using a script to sell?

13:33 - How you can double your money within 90 days

16:19 - What makes a good script?

23:15 - "80 to 90 percent of the objections you get today in these selling situations, you'll be getting in July. You're gonna get them in December with all that Christmas music. In other words, things don't change"

32:50 - Sales reps are unprepared for sales calls and they may not even realize it

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Need more sales help?

Jeffrey’s website: https://gitomer.com

Jennifer’s website: https://salesinanyminute.com

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On another Parisian themed Motivation Monday, Jeffrey and Jennifer reinforce last weeks talk about preparation. Are you doing enough to prepare for your sales day? Are you confident enough to ask for testimonials? Take a warm shot of this sales espresso to get you ready for the rest of the week. 

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Need more sales help?

Jeffrey’s website: https://gitomer.com

Jennifer’s website: https://salesinanyminute.com

Sign up for the Gitomer Learning Academy: https://go.gitomer.com/gitomer-learning-academy

To Succeed You Need To Have The Right Attitude, Give Value First, Overcome Objections, and Close Sales. Period.  Become a Sales Warrior 👉 http://bit.ly/2EQbZxl

Get The New Edition of The Little Gold Book of YES! Attitude on Amazon. Get your copy here 👉 http://bit.ly/2FZz1y1

July's episodes were absolutely packed with sales red meat. These are five of the best clips from our interviews with sales and marketing experts like Fred Shilmover, Rob Kall, Dave Ferguson and Matt Manero. If anything grabs your ear, the links to the full episodes are below. If you love what we're doing please consider telling a friend about our show. Just like in your business, word of mouth is our best friend. 

This episode is brought to you by, Deathwish Coffee, the world's strongest coffee and the only brew we drink when we do the show. It's the only choice for the true Sell or Diehard!

On today's show...

1:09 - Fred Shilmover on where the future of sales is headed

3:17 -  Rob Kall on how artificial intelligence platforms are factoring into people's bottom line.

8:14 -  On Motivation Monday, Jeffrey and Jen discuss Microsoft's new sales strategy how it is serves as a warning about the future of sales everywhere

16:54 - Dave Ferguson on the difference between bosses and leaders

20:29 - Matt Manero tells us why he completely tore down a multi-million dollar business and why if given the choice he'd do it all over again.

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Need more sales help?

Jeffrey’s website: https://gitomer.com

Jennifer’s website: https://salesinanyminute.com

Sign up for the Gitomer Learning Academy: https://go.gitomer.com/gitomer-learning-academy

To Succeed You Need To Have The Right Attitude, Give Value First, Overcome Objections, and Close Sales. Period.  Become a Sales Warrior 👉 http://bit.ly/2EQbZxl

Get The New Edition of The Little Gold Book of YES! Attitude on Amazon. Get your copy here 👉 http://bit.ly/2FZz1y1

Have you ever networked 30,000 feet in the air?

Jen's was recently on The Why and The Buy podcast sharing her story of sales in flight. Learn how Jen turned a business trip into an opportunity for more sales. Take these networking lessons into your next event to generate more leads. 

This episode is brought to you by, Deathwish Coffee, the world's strongest coffee and the only brew we drink when we do the show. It's the only choice for the true Sell or Diehard!

Subscribe to the Sell or Die Podcast! It only takes 7.5 seconds 🔥 http://bit.ly/2xsdTjx

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Need more sales help?

Jeffrey’s website: https://gitomer.com

Jennifer’s website: https://salesinanyminute.com

Sign up for the Gitomer Learning Academy: https://go.gitomer.com/gitomer-learning-academy

To Succeed You Need To Have The Right Attitude, Give Value First, Overcome Objections, and Close Sales. Period.  Become a Sales Warrior 👉 http://bit.ly/2EQbZxl

Get The New Edition of The Little Gold Book of YES! Attitude on Amazon. Get your copy here 👉 http://bit.ly/2FZz1y1

Our guest expert this week is Rob Kall, CEO of Cien Inc. an international company that wants to help people and companies be more productive through the use and understanding of artificial intelligence.

Rob has a high level understanding of how A.I. can and cannot help an individual's and company's bottom line. Technology cannot make sales alone, it has to work in concert with people who know how to best utilize it and mobilize it into a sales process. 

This episode is brought to you by, Deathwish Coffee, the world's strongest coffee and the only brew we drink when we do the show. It's the only choice for the true Sell or Diehard!

On today's show...

07:07 - How Rob got into sales

09:08 - What is the value of adding AI to CRM?

13:41 - What A.I. cannot help you with in sales

30:17 - Can A.I. weed out bad leads?

35:15 - How A.I. might be able to refine your sales approach

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Need more sales help?

Jeffrey’s website: https://gitomer.com

Jennifer’s website: https://salesinanyminute.com

Sign up for the Gitomer Learning Academy: https://go.gitomer.com/gitomer-learning-academy

To Succeed You Need To Have The Right Attitude, Give Value First, Overcome Objections, and Close Sales. Period.  Become a Sales Warrior 👉 http://bit.ly/2EQbZxl

Get The New Edition of The Little Gold Book of YES! Attitude on Amazon. Get your copy here 👉 http://bit.ly/2FZz1y1

Start your week off MOTIVATED with Jeffrey and Jen! Every Monday chat with us live facebook.com/jeffreygitomer to get a dose of sales energy and inspiration.

This week we're discussing Masterminds, a chapter from one of the iconic books from Napeleon Hill -- Think and Grow Rich. Learn why having this group of Masterminds is important to not only your growth in sales, but your personal growth as well. 

This episode is brought to you by, Deathwish Coffee, the world's strongest coffee and the only brew we drink when we do the show. It's the only choice for the true Sell or Diehard!=

Subscribe to the Sell or Die Podcast! It only takes 7.5 seconds 🔥 http://bit.ly/2xsdTjx

Are YOU a Sell-or-Die-Hard? 💰💀

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Need more sales help?

Jeffrey’s website: https://gitomer.com

Jennifer’s website: https://salesinanyminute.com

Sign up for the Gitomer Learning Academy: https://go.gitomer.com/gitomer-learning-academy

To Succeed You Need To Have The Right Attitude, Give Value First, Overcome Objections, and Close Sales. Period.  Become a Sales Warrior 👉http://bit.ly/2EQbZxl

Get The New Edition of The Little Gold Book of YES! Attitude on Amazon. Get your copy here 👉http://bit.ly/2FZz1y1

Time for another Sales Manager Spotlight. We're talking to successful sales managers across the country to find out how they lead, what challenges they face and their sales philosophies.

Today we're spotlighting Tom Graybill, VP, Sales, Tri-Marq in Milwaukee, WI. As a leader in live meeting and event production, Tri-Marq helps clients entertain and excite audiences from coast to coast. While each event is unique and every audience different, Tom’s goal remains the same. He delivers innovative solutions by integrating creative direction, technical knowledge and project management. In this episode, Tom discusses all the lessons learned from his sales journey that have shaped his leadership mentality.

This episode is brought to you by, Deathwish Coffee, the world's strongest coffee and the only brew we drink when we do the show. It's the only choice for the true Sell or Diehard!

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On today's spotlight...

02:40 - “This is not a sales job”

05:28 - The challenge of the long sale

07:48 - Tom’s sales history

09:26 - How did Tom change his perspective on money?

12:09 - How has Tom adjusted to technological changes?

13:29 - Tom’s teaching methods

14:19 - How to deal with disappointment

15:48 - Tom’s leadership mentality

17:44 - Tom’s top life lessons

Are YOU a Sell-or-Die-Hard? 💰💀

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Need more sales help?

Jeffrey’s website: https://gitomer.com

Jennifer’s website: https://salesinanyminute.com

Sign up for the Gitomer Learning Academy: https://go.gitomer.com/gitomer-learning-academy

To Succeed You Need To Have The Right Attitude, Give Value First, Overcome Objections, and Close Sales. Period.  Become a Sales Warrior 👉 http://bit.ly/2EQbZxl

Get The New Edition of The Little Gold Book of YES! Attitude on Amazon. Get your copy here 👉 http://bit.ly/2FZz1y1