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Are you sick and tired of your mediocre sales performance and are looking for a game change? Well, I guess thats why you listen to The Sales Evangelist podcast and today we have the prefect person who can help you “change the game”. I introduce to you Mr. John Condry. John is a creator, innovator […] The post TSE 074: A Sales Professional’s Guide to Game Changing Performance! appeared first on The Sales Evangelist.

We have all experienced this before right? You go on a sales call with a business partner, a sales engineer or even your manager (that’s a whole other episode in it self). But you are also in the sales meeting with someone else in a team selling situation and you didn’t do much preparation prior to […] The post TSE 073: 3 Important Things To Remember When Team Selling! appeared first on The Sales Evangelist.

In this episode I interview Amar Sheth who is a Principal at Sales for Life. Amar has over a decade of digital marketing experience and currently educates sales professionals like you and me how to effectively use social media to generate leads. There are many sales professionals who have a LinkedIn and Twitter account, but […] The post TSE 072: Social Selling Practices That Will Drive Results For You Today! appeared first on The Sales Evangelist.

Why You Need to Embrace Silence as a Sales Person Have you ever experienced a situation like this? There you are sitting across the table from a prospect who you have been working with for several meetings now. All the signs seem to be there that this will be a done deal and all you […] The post TSE 071: Why You Need to Embrace Silence as a Sales Professional appeared first on The Sales Evangelist.

Hustle, hustle, hustle…. Steli was born for the hustle and is the perfect person to have on the show to help us as sellers and entrepreneurs improve their hustler’s mindset. Steli is the founder and CEO of Close.io and ElasticSales. He is an expert when it comes to startups. He has assisted in more than […] The post TSE: 070 Learn How Hustling Can Help You Close More Deals Today! appeared first on The Sales Evangelist.

Post by The Sales Evangelist. As a new seller, one of the biggest challenges that I faced was the fear of saying “no” to prospects or clients. Why? I thought if I said no to any questions that they ask, I would disappoint them and eventually turn them away. Have you ever felt the same […] The post TSE 069: Just Say Noooooo! appeared first on The Sales Evangelist.

Jill Konrath is a best selling author of 2 award-winning books: SNAP Selling (#1 Amazon bestseller) and Selling to Big Companies, a Fortune magazine “must read.” Jill’s newest sales book, AGILE SELLING, was released earlier this year and was the target focus for this podcast interview. The main things that Jill does in her book is teaching salespeople how to succeed […] The post TSE 068: Learn How To Become An Agile Seller with Jill Konrath appeared first on The Sales Evangelist.

In this episode my good friend Jay Quiles and I interviewed Mike McGee who is one of the co-founders of the of  Starter League and Starter School.  Mike and his co-founder started Starter Leagues as a solution to their “pain” they faced as they tried to develop a start up business. Without any coding or […] The post TSE 067: Uncovering Pain and Creating Revolutionary Solutions! appeared first on The Sales Evangelist.

Have you ever found yourself getting nervous while presenting or even speaking with a prospect? So for your nervousness, do you begin to speak REALLY FAST? Well, you are not the only one. What if I told you it’s something many sellers were (are) guilty of at one time or another? As a new seller […] The post TSE 066: 3 Reasons Why New Sellers Speak So FAST! appeared first on The Sales Evangelist.

During this episode I had the great opportunity of interviewing Jeb Blount, Mr. Sales Gravy himself. Jeb founded SalesGravy.com in 2006 as a portal for all things sales. Over the next five years he and his dedicated team of sales professionals grew Sales Gravy into the most visited sales employment website on the planet. Thousands of employers connect with hundreds […] The post TSE 065: Learn Why Human Relationships Are At A Premium Today! appeared first on The Sales Evangelist.

Picture this, you are at a trade show or networking event and are having a really good conversation with a sales professional. You find out that her kids go to the same school as your kids and you were able to connect. Then out of curiosity you ask her, “Mary, tell me more about what you […] The post TSE 064: Don’t Let Your Prospects Do Mental Gymnastics! appeared first on The Sales Evangelist.

So I wanted to start something new on the show. We have many listeners who are applying the things that we are sharing and are finding success. On today’s episode we share Jason’s success story. Jason Tripp is a business-to-business sales professional working for Verizon Wireless. He has been working with them for about 15 […] The post TSE 063: Success Story-How Calendar Invite Helped Jason Tripp Gain More Clients! appeared first on The Sales Evangelist.

One of the big plagues for sellers is taking notes or updating accounts in their CRM (Customer Relations Management). Many of us love to visit with clients and prospects to learn their challenges, but when it comes to taking notes or writing a recap of what was discussed it is torture! I have heard my […] The post TSE 062: One Major Thing Most Salespeople Hate About Sales! appeared first on The Sales Evangelist.

Let’s face it, as a seller sometimes we all fall into a rut or need an extra boost. Well, this is why I thought it would be great to bring Eveline Pierre on our show. Eveline is also known as the “Campaigner of Empowerment”. She is the author of  a book entitled “The Secret to Winning […] The post TSE 061: Eveline Pierre, Empowering Sellers with The Secret to Winning Big! appeared first on The Sales Evangelist.

Okay, I got to admit something to you. At one point in my sales career I thought I was a psychic! Well, not exactly, let me explain further. As a new seller I always assumed and tried to predict what I thought my prospects were thinking or going to do. As a result, I lost a lot […] The post TSE 060: You Are A Sales Professional….Stop Trying To Be A Psychic! appeared first on The Sales Evangelist.

Nancy Bleeke is the queen when it comes to having meaningful conversation with prospects. Conversations that really, engage the prospects and that really sells! She has been doing this for quite some time and offers impeccable advice. Nancy Bleeke founded Sales Pro Insider in 1998 to help companies improve their sales, customer service, coaching and teamwork […] The post TSE 059: Learn How To Have Conversations That Sell From Nancy Bleeke! appeared first on The Sales Evangelist.

Well, we have all heard that we should use LinkedIn to sell more; but the problem is many people really don’t know how to exactly do this. In this interview I had the great privilege of speaking with Josh Turner and learned from him some of the most powerful ways we can used LinkedIn to […] The post TSE 058: How To Use LinkedIn To Sell with Josh Turner appeared first on The Sales Evangelist.

One of the major challenges that I faced as a new seller was my over excitement for the products and services that I sold. As you can tell, I get pretty excited about things that I find valuable. The problem was whenever I met with someone, I was “that guy” who spoke way too much! […] The post TSE 057: Showing Up and Throwing Up Does NOT Work! appeared first on The Sales Evangelist.

One of the major challenge that many sellers are coming upon today is their over dependency on technology to gain more business, without any human interaction. Joanne Black is a sales trainer, consultant, speaker and an author who believes that technology is a powerful tool and should be used appropriately. But the key part of […] The post TSE 056: Learn Why Technology Alone “WILL NEVER” Seal The Deal! appeared first on The Sales Evangelist.

A few episodes back I mentioned the power of asking for referrals from everyone, even prospects. Now, granted the quality of a referral from a prospect may not always be the strongest avenue to get a referral but it sure beats a sharp stick in the eye for not asking for a referral at all. […] The post TSE 055: Is There a Proper Way to Ask For a Referral From a Client?   appeared first on The Sales Evangelist.