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Sales Gravy: Jeb Blount

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  • From the author of Fanatical Prospecting and the company that re-invented sales training, the Sales Gravy Podcast helps you win bigger, sell better, elevate your game, and make more money fast.
    2024 Jeb Blount, All Rights Reserved
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From the author of Fanatical Prospecting and the company that re-invented sales training, the Sales Gravy Podcast helps you win bigger, sell better, elevate your game, and make more money fast.
2024 Jeb Blount, All Rights Reserved
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  • Kristie Jones’ Secret Weapon For Sales Success

    Kristie Jones’ Secret Weapon For Sales Success
    2024/11/21
    In this episode of The Sales Gravy Podcast, Jeb Blount Jr. sits down with sales guru Kristie Jones as she shares her secrets to success, including powerful mindset shifts and strategies to unlock your full potential. Key Takeaways: – The Importance of Positivity in Decision-Making: Positive decisions about entering a sales role, rather than trying to escape a current job, can lead to more fulfilling outcomes. Sales success often comes when you're focused on going toward something, not just getting away from something else. – The Power of Financial Transparency: Open conversations about money and commissions lead to better financial decisions. Early exposure to financial planning, like saving for retirement, gives a long-term advantage in wealth-building. – Understanding Your Sales Superpower: Knowing yourself is key to excelling in sales. The first step is to identify your sales superpower—your unique strength that sets you apart in the sales process. Once you understand this, you can match it to the right product, industry, and role. – Self-Awareness is Crucial: True self-awareness, including recognizing strengths, weaknesses, and natural abilities, is critical in achieving success. You need to ask yourself and others about your strengths to identify your superpower, which helps guide career decisions. – Leveraging Your Secret Weapon: A secret weapon is a strategy or skill that, while not always obvious, can turn the tide in a difficult situation. It’s the “ace up your sleeve” you can use when you need to close a deal, much like leveraging your unique strengths at the right moment to get results. – Leveraging Your Strengths: Focus on identifying and doubling down on what you're naturally good at, especially in negotiations and closing deals. Emphasizing your strengths allows you to excel in areas where others may struggle. – Mindset Matters: A positive mindset is crucial for success. Self-talk plays a significant role in shaping this mindset. Avoid statements like "I'm bad at sales" or "I'm not a good negotiator" and instead focus on positive actions, such as "I made a mistake, but I'm not a failure." – Challenge Negative Self-Talk: Negative self-talk is natural but can be countered. Recognizing when it's happening and replacing it with affirmations or positive phrases like "I'm the winner" helps refocus your mind and combat doubt. – Visualization for Success: Mental visualization is a powerful tool for success. Visualize achieving your goals—whether that's winning a tennis match or closing a deal. This helps your brain work towards these outcomes even when you're not actively working on them. – Proactive Career Management: Don't be reactive about your career. Be proactive, conduct research, and approach potential employers with a tailored message, showing why you're the right fit even when no job is advertised. This sets you apart from others who take a more passive approach. – Intentional Job Search: Treat your job search like a search for a life partner, not just a "job." A career should align with your long-term goals, and you should actively seek out companies and positions that match your vision. A more intentional, tailored approach is more effective than just applying everywhere. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=laJlmjse754 Negotiation: A Key to Unlocking Opportunities Negotiation is often seen as a key skill in sales, and rightfully so. However, what if negotiation could be viewed as a superpower, a tool that could unlock countless opportunities and elevate one's sales game? In many ways, getting an appointment or making the initial connection is already a negotiation in itself. By shifting the mindset to view negotiation as a strength, it opens up a world of potential. Instead of focusing on weaknesses, one can use what they excel at to create better outcomes in sales. This mindset can be incredibly powerful, particularly in a competitive field where every advantage...
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    40 分
  • Sales on the Rocks feat. Patrick “Pops” Garrett

    Sales on the Rocks feat. Patrick “Pops” Garrett
    2024/11/14
    In this lively episode of The Sales Gravy Podcast, Jeb Blount welcomes Patrick "Pops" Garrett, Founder & Chief Drinking Officer of DrinkCurious, to explore the unique intersection between bourbon tasting and sales engagement. Key Takeaways: – Virtual Tastings as Sales Hooks: Virtual bourbon tastings became an effective "hook" to attract attendees to sales demos, webinars, and client meetings, increasing engagement and helping to break through typical sales communication noise. – Engagement and Word-of-Mouth: The interactive and educational nature of DrinkCurious’s tastings fostered memorable experiences that spurred word-of-mouth promotion, leading to increased client requests. – Holiday and Retention Use: Drink tastings are popular not only for prospecting but also for employee rewards, client retention, and holiday gifting, with options for virtual events that clients can record and revisit. – Bourbon as Cultural and Historical Icon: DrinkCurious incorporates bourbon’s cultural history into tastings, educating participants on bourbon’s evolution, production, and how it has influenced American culture over decades. – Gamification in Tastings: To increase engagement, DrinkCurious includes gamified elements where clients guess the bourbon or earn rewards, which can further connect the tasting to the client’s sales objectives. – Event Flexibility: DrinkCurious provides both virtual and in-person tastings, including options for trade shows, private gatherings, and post-conference events, accommodating various client needs. – Building Client Connections: Tastings help establish rapport between clients and sales teams, providing a memorable, relationship-building experience that offers a strong foundation for ongoing conversations. – VIP and Exclusive Gatherings: DrinkCurious organizes exclusive, high-end tastings for VIP clients, offering a tailored, premium experience that enhances client relations and creates unique business opportunities. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdxWUVM0fDE The Power of Experience Sales teams today face an ever-increasing challenge to capture the attention of their clients and prospects. In a world filled with automated emails, digital advertising, and competing messages, it’s easy for outreach to get lost in the noise. DrinkCurious, a unique company specializing in bourbon tastings and whiskey experiences, has found a way to break through this clutter. Founded in early 2021, DrinkCurious uses virtual and in-person bourbon tastings to help sales teams engage with clients in a memorable, personal way. By blending education, entertainment, and a bit of gamification, DrinkCurious provides a creative, impactful solution to the challenges of modern sales outreach. Origins of DrinkCurious DrinkCurious originated as a bold step from its founder, who left a traditional advertising career to pursue something he was passionate about: whiskey. With a mission to create deeper, more meaningful interactions between companies and clients, he developed a strategy to use bourbon tastings as a hook to draw in clients and keep them engaged. These tastings are more than just sampling different spirits—they’re interactive experiences that teach clients about the history, culture, and science behind bourbon. By helping people understand the product, DrinkCurious creates a shared experience that builds rapport and leaves a lasting impression. The Virtual Tasting Solution One of DrinkCurious’s primary offerings is the virtual tasting, which became a popular option during the pandemic. Many companies were looking for new ways to engage clients when in-person meetings and events weren’t possible. The virtual tasting quickly became a solution to this problem. By offering clients and prospects a fun, interactive experience that could be enjoyed from anywhere, DrinkCurious helped sales teams keep relationships strong even during a time when in-person interactions were limited.
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    1 時間 31 分
  • From Hustle to Leadership: The Journey in Sales and Staffing feat. Andy Matheou

    From Hustle to Leadership: The Journey in Sales and Staffing feat. Andy Matheou
    2024/11/07
    In this episode of The Sales Gravy Podcast, Jeb Blount sits down with Andy Matheou from RHM Staffing to dive deep into the challenges and triumphs of selling in the staffing industry. Andy shares his journey from individual contributor to a leadership role, offering invaluable insights on hustle, resilience, and the unique demands of staffing sales. Key Takeaways: – Early success in sales can be attributed to a strong work ethic, with long hours and dedication playing a significant role in career growth from sales contributor to leadership roles. – Competitiveness and resilience are essential traits in both sales and personal life, helping individuals push through challenges and setbacks. – The staffing industry presents unique challenges, as selling intangible services such as staffing solutions requires resilience and the ability to manage client skepticism. – Transitioning from an individual contributor to a leadership position often involves a shift in focus, prioritizing team success and development over personal financial gain. – Successful leadership requires setting aside personal ego and prioritizing the success of the team, with the focus on empowering others rather than seeking individual recognition. – A strong sales team culture is built around humility and mutual respect, where talented individuals support one another and work collaboratively toward shared goals. – Cold calling and consistent outreach are crucial strategies for success in sales, helping to gather information about decision-makers and open doors to larger deals. – Securing large accounts is often the result of thorough groundwork, including mapping out stakeholders and targeting the right individuals through persistent outreach. – Trust in the sales process and discipline in following proven methods are critical factors for long-term success in sales, especially for those new to the field. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KVaLlF-UbE The Importance of Hard Work in Sales Success in sales often begins with hard work. Putting in long hours and demonstrating a strong work ethic can lay the foundation for career growth. Early in a sales career, working weekends, making countless cold calls, and attending numerous meetings is essential. Hard work helps develop resilience and stamina, which are critical in the competitive nature of sales. In many cases, individuals who start as contributors in sales work their way up to leadership roles by consistently showing dedication to their work. The early success they achieve is often a result of their tireless efforts, setting the stage for future career advancements. Resilience and Competitiveness Drive Success Sales is not an easy field. There are frequent setbacks, rejections, and obstacles to overcome. A key factor that helps individuals succeed is their resilience and competitiveness. In both personal and professional life, being able to handle challenges and bounce back after failures is essential. Resilience allows sales professionals to learn from their experiences and adjust their strategies. It helps them stay focused and motivated, even when facing tough markets or challenging clients. Competitiveness pushes individuals to keep improving, always striving for better results. Navigating the Challenges of Selling Services In certain sectors, such as the staffing industry, selling services can present unique challenges. Unlike tangible products, services like staffing solutions can be harder to sell. Potential clients may be skeptical about the value of intangible offerings, and building trust becomes a critical part of the sales process. This requires a combination of patience, persistence, and the ability to manage client expectations. Understanding the specific needs of each client and effectively communicating how a service can solve their problems is crucial. Success in these industries comes from learning how to sell the intangible.
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    46 分

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