Well, that got interesting. I wrote an article about Social Selling being dead and then Koka Sexton from Hootsuite, wrote a rebuttal, called Is Social Selling Dead. So, it was only natural that I wrote him back and this was my response. My argument is not that sales reps shouldn't use social tools but we need to be careful about how many activities people do. We want them to sell so let's keep the eye on the prize.

People always wonder how to build a sales teams and they think it's about hiring but it's not. In this episode, Chris Beall, CEO of ConnectAndSell talks about the importance of conversations and how they are the fundamental building blocks of success.

Look, haven't we all thought about writing a book at some point in our lives? I know I have. Well, today you're going to learn how exactly to do that. Don Aslett, co-founder of Varsity Cleaning and author of over 40 books including a book called, "How to Write and Publish Your First Book" gives us the secrets to becoming a well-known and accomplished author.

One of the most important metrics sales leaders need is the reason why they either won or lost. Sadly, most leaders don't have that metric and never will. In this episode, Spencer Dent, Co-Founder of ClozdInc talks about how the importance of finding the true reason companies don't win deals and how successful companies can do it.

Across organizations, at the end of the month, quarter or year, heroes are made as unachievable quotas are reached by closing last-minute deals. How can these big, quota-saving wins be costing millions? We analyzed 9.8 million sales opportunities and will present what we found along with strategies the best companies are using to solve this problem.

In 2015, PeopleLinx State of Social Selling report said 26% of respondents reported knowing how to do social selling. The answer is always "we need to train more" but that's a copout and you know it. 74% of people reported not knowing how to do social selling because it's too vague, it doesn't make sense, and it never will. Social Selling is dead.

Companies have to have a go-to-market strategy and a big part of that strategy is knowing who you are targeting and who you are not. Companies struggle to determine these important characteristics and then struggle to act accordingly by challenging and adding value to each and every customer interaction. In this episode, David Wallace from BayRidgeConsutlingGroup discusses optimal go-to-market strategies and how customers can start creating a successful one.

Mike Montague is the Director of content marketing, at Sandler Training, one of the world's most renown sales training organizations. Over the years, Mike has perfected the art of social selling and he has put his best practices in a book called, "LinkedIn the Sandler Way." The book outlines not only how to optimize your LInkedIn profile but also explains how to start using LinkedIn to make money.

Every sales person asks questions. We're trained that way. Some of us don't use the right tone and some of use odd questions but we all try our best. I sat down with Tim Wackel, a genius when it comes to mastering the art of sales and we discussed sales questions.

Coaching is obviously an important part of what sales leadership do but not everybody knows how to do it effectively. In this episode, Donald Kelly, the Sales Evangelist, discusses why leaders should coach and how they do it the right way.