Sales Game Changers | Tips from Successful Sales Leaders

This is episode 570. Tips for sales career success. Read the complete transcription on the Sales Game Changers Podcast website. CARAJANE'S TIP: "What's going through the mind of the senior buyer is the biggest problem that they need to solve. To gain access to that bigger buyer, you need to know what that problem is, declare that you know what the problem is, and then be able to demonstrate your expertise in solving that problem. That's kind of a big shift into the way that we used to sell versus what we need to do to gain access today."

This is episode 569. Tips for sales career success. Read the complete transcript on the Sales Game Changers Podcast website here. BRADLEY’S TIP: “Remain coachable, keep an open mind no matter where you’re at in your sales career. You need to be flexible in your thinking and your strategy. Don’t be afraid to lean on those trusted advisors and leaders around you during any situation.”  

This is episode 568. Tips for sales career success. Read the complete transcription on the Sales Game Changers Podcast website. DAN'S TIP: "Invest in yourself. Pick one area of your life that you want to get better today, invest 20 minutes per day, and make it better. I think ongoing education's a must for sales professionals. If you don't like to read in the morning or before bed, watch a video, listen to podcasts, you've got some great ones, on your commute. That 20 minutes per day turns into 10 hours per month and five days a year that you can devote to bettering yourself. It's just time well spent and it's going to separate you from the amateurs over time."

This is episode 567. Tips for sales career success. Read the complete transcription on the Sales Game Changers Podcast website. TOM'S TIP: "The numbers of customers that are receptive to talking to sellers is rapidly declining. People aren’t getting meetings, customers want to talk to you about what they already know, they don’t want to talk to you about what they don’t know, or what they’re not buying from you. It’s a big challenge. The solution to the problem is very counterintuitive. The the customer’s willingness to listen is far more important than your ability to communicate."

This is episode 566. Tips for sales career success. Read the complete transcript on the Sales Game Changers Podcast website. MICHELLE’S TIP: “We can maintain 150 stable social relationships at a time. That’s called Dunbar’s number. If you can understand and be intentional about who are the 150 people who can continually move your goals forward, you can go actually build relationships with those folks because you have the time to do it, because you’re so clear on such a small number. When you do that, then you have an exponential effect that keeps building over time.”  

This is episode 565. This episode is sponsored by Cox Business. Learn more about Cox Business Jobs here. Tips for sales career success. Read the complete transcription on the Sales Game Changers Podcast website. Purchase Fred Diamond's new best-sellers Love, Hope, Lyme: What Family Members, Partners, and Friends Who Love a Chronic Lyme Survivor Need to Know and Insights for Sales Game Changers now! BECKY'S TIP: "Stay curious. If you're always asking questions, you always have an opportunity to learn something new about yourself or someone else or how to up your own personal game. Seeking to understand your counterpart is maybe the most important thing you need to be able to master in sales. The more curiosity, the better you are in making those connections.  MICHELLE'S TIP: "When looking for your next opportunity, think about what's important to you. You're interviewing the company just as much as they're interviewing you. What do you want out of that next step? Where do you want your career to go and then does that company align with that? Are you meeting with those fantastic leaders like we have here and having just those honest dialogues about what is important to you?"  

This is episode 564. Tips for sales career success. Read the complete transcript on the Sales Game Changers Podcast website. RACHEL'S TIP: "Reach out to three different people that you admire, either from a leadership perspective, someone at work that you admire, and just talk to them, network with them. Figure out how they got to where they got and then take their advice. If somebody suggests you do something that you really look up to or admire, go do it. Take those next steps. Every single week ask yourself, did I do that extra thing to take those next steps? I would say networking and doing those extra things to take those next steps and don't be afraid. Don't be afraid. You're amazing, be confident, don't be afraid."

This is episode 563. Tips for sales career success. Read the complete transcription on the Sales Game Changers Podcast website. TOMMY'S TIP: "Not everyone is your prospect. Someone who can sell anyone isn’t a great salesperson, they’re a liar. There are people that need you more than other people and there are people that don’t need you at all. Work very clear and be transparent on what you’re good at and who you serve, and who you don’t, what your difference is and where your difference is valued."

This is episode 562. Tips for sales career success. Read the complete transcript on the Sales Game Changers Podcast website. WENDY'S TIP: "Choose a boss, not a job. If you don’t believe your boss has your back, then you need a new boss. Your boss can make or break your career. If you are clear with them and you trust them, and you trust that they’re advocating for you behind your back, then that’s great. If your boss is not giving you feedback, does not have a clear promotion path for you, and does not seem interested in your career aspiration or anything else, you need a new boss."

This is episode 561. Tips for sales career success. Read the complete transcription on the Sales Game Changers Podcast website. HELEN'S TIP: "Get to know your team. Set up a regular cadence of one on ones. I do 30 minutes every two weeks. Understand what they care about, what their goals are, aspirations, career objectives, whatever it might be. Maybe it's flexible work schedule. Figure out how to support them in the life they want to have, your sellers want to have, while you also support them in excelling in the business objectives that you have."