The Sales Evangelist

Donald C. Kelly

I believe in doing BIG THINGS! You should be earning 6 figures easily as a sales rep. But chances are you are not...yet! Sales is the most important department in every company but many sellers are never taught how to effectively sell, much less how to earn their way to high-income status. My own career limped along until a company I worked for invested in sales training to help me succeed. Immediately afterward, I closed a deal worth 4X what the company spent on me and saw hockey-stick improvement in my performance. So I started a podcast to “Evangelize” what was working.

Today I interview the world's best sales experts, successful sellers, sales leaders and entrepreneurs who share their strategies to succeed in sales right now: folks like Jeffrey Gitomer, Jill Konrath, Bob Burg, and Guy Kawasaki to name a few. They share actionable insights and stories that will encourage, challenge, and motivate you to hustle your way to top income status. If you’re someone looking to take off in your sales career and earn the income you deserve, hit subscribe and let’s start doing BIG THINGS!

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Dec 14, 2020 • 32min

Productivity: How to Ensure that Admin Tasks Don’t Overwhelm Your Day | Anthony Iannarino - 1381

Sales reps can get overwhelmed with administrative tasks without even realizing it. In this episode, Anthony Iannarino talks about ways to ensure that admin tasks don’t overwhelm your day. The black hole of admin tasks Growing in sales means more non-sales related work can find its way to your desk. With more success comes more clients and execution can become a challenge as sales reps have to learn to manage all the new information. As a result, a lot of people end up feeling busy but not productive. Busy means you’re running from one thing to the next while being productive means making progress towards your goal. What can happen is that people get tied up in the transactional work of selling. Sales reps and sales leaders are the ones who look for prospective clients. We sit down with people and have a conversation about the impact our services or products can make on their business. We create the opportunity. When you’re stuck with admin tasks, however, you’re unable to pick up the phone and make cold calls. Too much of this can cause opportunities to be non-existent. You can get caught up helping other people with their tasks and assisting clients but only do so after you’ve completed the tasks that are going to help you move toward your own goals. Not deciding how to spend your time well can put you at risk to be in the bottom 50%. Prioritize the activities that create and capture opportunities. The blocking system Anthony encourages sales reps and leaders to have a 90-minute block where all they do is focus on creating opportunity When the time is up, they can check their inbox for anything interesting. Afterwards, they give themselves a second 90-minute block for additional tasks that are important in the work day. You become more proactive when you learn to focus on a task and not get distracted by emails and calls. Make sure those are separate from your task time. When you're doing the work you need to do, you owe the work your best effort and energy. Aggregate all the admin tasks you need to do. Organize your tasks according to category and then designate time for them. Don’t go back and forth between different tasks as that takes too much time and energy. Selling comes from opportunity creation and opportunity to capture. Everything else that we do is secondary to that. The only things you’re going to get paid for is creating opportunities. Everyday, do what’s most important first, without fail, and don’t negotiate with yourself. Get to the point where whatever the worst task is, you do it without hesitation. “Productivity: How to Ensure that Admin Tasks Don’t Overwhelm Your Day” episode resources Follow Anthony Iannarino on LinkedIn. Speak with Donald directly for more sales talks. Reach him via these channels: LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook about any sales concerns. Try Pipedrive today for FREE! As a TSE listener, PipeDrive is offering you an EXTEND trial beyond the typical 30 days + 25% off your first three months after trial. Try it today at → https://pipedrive.live/tse use your code: pipedrivetse. This episode is also partly brought to you by Wingman. Wingman uses AI-software to empower remote sales teams with conversation intelligence, actionable insights on successful playbooks, and delivers real-time coaching. This course is brought to you in part by TSE Certified Sales Training Program. It’s a course designed to help new and struggling sellers to master the fundamentals of sales and close more deals. It will help them elevate their sales game. Sign up now and get the first two modules free! You can go and visit www.thesalesevangelist.com/closemoredeals also call us at (561) 570-5077. "We value your opinion and always want to improve the quality of our show. Complete our 2 mins survey here: thesalesevangelist.com/survey We’d love for you to join us for our next episodes so tune in on Apple Podcast, Google Podcast, Stitcher, and Spotify. You can also leave comments, suggestions, and ratings to every episode you listen to. You can also read more about sales or listen to audiobooks on Audible and explore this huge online library. Register now to get a free book and a 30-day free trial. Audio provided by Free SFX and Bensound. Other songs used in the episodes are as follows: The Organ Grinder written by Bradley Jay Hill, performed by Bright Seed, and Produced by Brightseed and Hill.Mentioned in this episode:HubSpot and bluëmago | STUDIOSHubSpot and bluëmago | STUDIOS hubpspot.com/marketers bluemangostudios.com

Dec 11, 2020 • 24min

Productivity: Maximize Sales Productivity When Working With a Remote Team | Brad Jeavons - 1380

Due to the pandemic, most businesses have transitioned to working remotely. In this episode you’ll learn how to maximize sales productivity when working with a remote team. Ensuring sales productivity At a very young age, author, speaker and organization improvement consultant Brad Jeavons watched his mother selling over the phone. He saw how she used trust and value to make an impact on her customers. The consultative approach his mother used was effective. Brad made note that using the phone can cover a lot of turf. Brad also studied the strategies of big companies such as McDonalds and Apple, and how their practices are applicable to productivity and sales performance. Some of the best practices and operational/enterprise excellence in the world today come from the largest organizations. With working remotely, we can take all these practices to another level. The 4 Ps in Productivity The 4 Ps in Sales Productivity: Plan - you need to be able to focus and create a plan of attack. Know who is still currently buying and learn how to adjust the plan. This plan has to be done with people, not to people. People - We need to show empathy toward our sales team because everyone is feeling the effects of the pandemic. Build trust within your team. Process - Collaboration is important in team processes. It enables everyone to be in on the plan and adjust the plan as a whole. Partner with your customers - Go into these relationships as an abundant consultant, not just as a merchant selling to customers. Sell with a purpose. The only way to do so is by helping the sales team form a process they will practice with consistency. Brad uses the customer journey mapping technique to help sales teams develop an abundant sales approach in which they become highly skilled as they practice. Agile sales and marketing processes start with the customer’s buying journey. This is before the discovery phase. It’s focusing the team on the customer’s pain points and their needs. It enables them to connect to the customers on a deeper level. The Devotion phase allows you to focus on how you can serve your clients so they become people who are devoted to your product or service. “S1: Maximize Sales Productivity When Working With a Remote Team” episode resources Follow Brad Jeavons on LinkedIn. You can also get his book, Agile Sales: Delivering Customer Journeys of Value and Delight. You can also visit his site to learn more Speak with Donald directly for more sales talks. Reach him via these channels: LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook about any sales concerns. Try Pipedrive today for FREE! As a TSE listener, PipeDrive is offering you an EXTEND trial beyond the typical 30 days + 25% off your first three months after trial. Try it today at → https://pipedrive.live/tse use your code: pipedrivetse. This episode is also partly brought to you by Wingman. Wingman uses AI-software to empower remote sales teams with conversation intelligence, actionable insights on successful playbooks, and delivers real-time coaching. This course is brought to you in part by TSE Certified Sales Training Program. It’s a course designed to help new and struggling sellers to master the fundamentals of sales and close more deals. It will help them elevate their sales game. Sign up now and get the first two modules free! You can go and visit www.thesalesevangelist.com/closemoredeals also call us at (561) 570-5077. "We value your opinion and always want to improve the quality of our show. Complete our 2 mins survey here: thesalesevangelist.com/survey We’d love for you to join us for our next episodes so tune in on Apple Podcast, Google Podcast, Stitcher, and Spotify. You can also leave comments, suggestions, and ratings to every episode you listen to. You can also read more about sales or listen to audiobooks on Audible and explore this huge online library. Register now to get a free book and a 30-day free trial. Audio provided by Free SFX and Bensound. Other songs used in the episodes are as follows: The Organ Grinder written by Bradley Jay Hill, performed by Bright Seed, and Produced by Brightseed and Hill.Mentioned in this episode:HubSpot and bluëmago | STUDIOSHubSpot and bluëmago | STUDIOS hubpspot.com/marketers bluemangostudios.com

Dec 9, 2020 • 29min

Productivity: "I Feel Unproductive Every Day" | Andres Esocbar - 1379

There are times that we feel unproductive. How do you combat that feeling? Join Donald and Andres as they talk about the lack of productivity and how to overcome it. What unproductivity looks like Andres has subscribed to many methods and ways to become productive. Entrepreneur on Fire’s John Lee Dumas is one of the podcasts he listens to. There’s also the Freedom Mastery Journal where you write down four things that you want to accomplish in a day. Often, though, it’s difficult for many to finish their list of tasks to do for the day. The most productive times are in the early mornings or late at night. But always pushing out your workday to late night isn’t healthy. It eventually leads to burn out. Feeling unproductive doesn’t necessarily mean that you didn't get any work done in a day. It may also mean that you weren’t able to do what you intended to do because you were side-tracked with other tasks. For Andres, sometimes the inspiration for doing his listed tasks happens at the last minute. Andres is now trying a new exercise where he prepares for his tasks beforehand. He also considers the productivity tools he is using. The TSE Mastermind has been helpful for Andres as it provided accountability which then equates to goals reached. Sometimes, Andres wants to get things done and loses sight of other things. It is important to learn how to allocate and delegate tasks. It is not easy to do the hard things but they’re the ones that are going to be the critical pieces moving forward. Oftentimes, when you have many things to do, you tell yourself that you are most productive at the last minute and that you work better under pressure. Write down the things you need to do and scale the tasks in levels of importance. “Productivity: ‘I Feel Unproductive Every Day’” episode resources Follow Andres Escobar on LinkedIn. Speak with Donald directly for more sales talks. Reach him via these channels: LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook about any sales concerns. Try Pipedrive today for FREE! As a TSE listener, PipeDrive is offering you an EXTEND trial beyond the typical 30 days + 25% off your first three months after trial. Try it today at → https://pipedrive.live/tse use your code: pipedrivetse. This episode is also partly brought to you by Wingman. Wingman uses AI-software to empower remote sales teams with conversation intelligence, actionable insights on successful playbooks, and delivers real-time coaching. This course is brought to you in part by TSE Certified Sales Training Program. It’s a course designed to help new and struggling sellers to master the fundamentals of sales and close more deals. It will help them elevate their sales game. Sign up now and get the first two modules free! You can go and visit www.thesalesevangelist.com/closemoredeals also call us at (561) 570-5077. "We value your opinion and always want to improve the quality of our show. Complete our 2 mins survey here: thesalesevangelist.com/survey We’d love for you to join us for our next episodes so tune in on Apple Podcast, Google Podcast, Stitcher, and Spotify. You can also leave comments, suggestions, and ratings to every episode you listen to. You can also read more about sales or listen to audiobooks on Audible and explore this huge online library. Register now to get a free book and a 30-day free trial. Audio provided by Free SFX and Bensound. Other songs used in the episodes are as follows: The Organ Grinder written by Bradley Jay Hill, performed by Bright Seed, and Produced by Brightseed and Hill.Mentioned in this episode:HubSpot and bluëmago | STUDIOSHubSpot and bluëmago | STUDIOS hubpspot.com/marketers bluemangostudios.com

Dec 7, 2020 • 24min

Productivity: How to Maintain Your Sales Productivity Even While Working From Home | Jas Takhar - 1378

Ensuring sales productivity while working from home may still be a challenge for many people. How do you maintain sales productivity even with the work-from-home order? Getting to know Jas Takhar Jas Takhar has been in the sales and service industry for over 25 years. Soon after deciding to try his hand in real estate, he co-founded the REC, and over the course of 15 years, has successfully propelled his team to the 1st place position in Canada under Royal LePage. Ensuring sales productivity High-level sales refers to how many people you’re speaking to and how many conversations are specifically about sales. Most people who were in sales for a long time had an advantage before COVID. Because they were able to speak with people face to face, they had a higher chance of closing a sale. Every sales person is now playing on a level field because we can’t meet people in person. Conversations are now happening virtually. Sales reps now need to structure their day and prepare for the virtual meetings. Jas calls his warmest prospects first thing in the morning. These are prospects who have already shown interest and are already in the last phases of getting the deal. The warmest prospect is where you are going to get the highest return. Create momentum for your day by having this conversation to launch. The best time to reach out to new prospects is right after you make a new sale. This is when you feel lighter, happier, and that elation radiates into the conversation. Jas thinks of his prospects like apples. Green apples are people who like to keep in touch with him and red apples are prospects who are ready to go. Rotten apples are cold prospects. Jas calls his ready-to-go prospects first, willing-to-have-a-conversation second, and his cold prospects last. It’s all about momentum. Always do your highest producing activities first thing in the morning. Even when you're working from home, you still need to be active. Keep learning and educating yourself. Study the numbers and get as much positive information as you can. “S1: How to Maintain Your Sales Productivity Even While Working From Home” episode resources Connect and follow Jas Takhar on LinkedIn. Follow his podcast as well! Visit his website for more information about Jas. Speak with Donald directly for more sales talks. Reach him via these channels: LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook about any sales concerns. Try Pipedrive today for FREE! As a TSE listener, PipeDrive is offering you an EXTEND trial beyond the typical 30 days + 25% off your first three months after trial. Try it today at → https://pipedrive.live/tse use your code: pipedrivetse. This episode is also partly brought to you by Wingman. Wingman uses AI-software to empower remote sales teams with conversation intelligence, actionable insights on successful playbooks, and delivers real-time coaching. This course is brought to you in part by TSE Certified Sales Training Program. It’s a course designed to help new and struggling sellers to master the fundamentals of sales and close more deals. It will help them elevate their sales game. Sign up now and get the first two modules free! You can go and visit www.thesalesevangelist.com/closemoredeals also call us at (561) 570-5077. "We value your opinion and always want to improve the quality of our show. Complete our 2 mins survey here: thesalesevangelist.com/survey We’d love for you to join us for our next episodes so tune in on Apple Podcast, Google Podcast, Stitcher, and Spotify. You can also leave comments, suggestions, and ratings to every episode you listen to. You can also read more about sales or listen to audiobooks on Audible and explore this huge online library. Register now to get a free book and a 30-day free trial. Audio provided by Free SFX and Bensound. Other songs used in the episodes are as follows: The Organ Grinder written by Bradley Jay Hill, performed by Bright Seed, and Produced by Brightseed and Hill.Mentioned in this episode:HubSpot and bluëmago | STUDIOSHubSpot and bluëmago | STUDIOS hubpspot.com/marketers bluemangostudios.com

Dec 4, 2020 • 26min

Productivity: How Can You Ensure That Your Team Spends Its Time Actually Selling? | Skip Miller 1377

Sales leaders, are members of your team really using their time to prospect and sell? How do you know if your team actually spends their time working towards closing a sale? Let’s talk about. Getting to know Skip Miller Ski Miller is the author of Outbounding: Win New Customers with Outbound Sales and End the Dependence on Inbound Leads. This time last year, Skip observed that people were running short and the inbound leads were running dry. It was a problem he knew he needed to address. Salespeople thought they’d be able to hit their sales and unfortunately, they didn’t. He started to write the book to find out the best practices in good salesmanship. Ensure that they keep prospecting and selling through best practices Revenue is a trailing indicator rather than a leading indicator. You can start measuring proactive and leading activities, as well as competencies. Ask your sales team to share their sales pitch, how they talk to a senior buyer, and ask them to share emails they send to prospects or buyers. These frequencies all create opportunities to coach. Good managers are focused on frequencies and competencies. A great way to get everyone involved is to make them a challenge or game. Great managers are now huddling with their team to get their numbers up before the year ends. On Miller’s team, they make it a game. They have contests to whose email gets the best response rate and give out awards. It’s a dual purpose activity. Not only do they enjoy their work but they’re improving their skill sets. Miller discovered that when you put people into fit teams of three to four members, the group will call out any member who isn’t doing what they should be doing. Good sales managers are good at disqualifying leads. They don’t allow deals to just sit in the funnel. This qualification skill set is built with guidelines. They decide when to drop a lead and leaders can only do that if they’re in constant communication with their sales reps. Emails that initiate curiosity get the best response. Keep that in mind when crafting the email. “How Can You Ensure That Your Team Spends Its Time Actually Selling?” episode resources Follow Skip Miller on LinkedIn. You can also check out his website to learn more. You can get his new book on Amazon or check the site here. Speak with Donald directly for more sales talks. Reach him via these channels: LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook about any sales concerns. Try Pipedrive today for FREE! As a TSE listener, PipeDrive is offering you an EXTEND trial beyond the typical 30 days + 25% off your first three months after trial. Try it today at → https://pipedrive.live/tse use your code: pipedrivetse. This episode is also partly brought to you by Wingman. Wingman uses AI-software to empower remote sales teams with conversation intelligence, actionable insights on successful playbooks, and delivers real-time coaching. This course is brought to you in part by TSE Certified Sales Training Program. It’s a course designed to help new and struggling sellers to master the fundamentals of sales and close more deals. It will help them elevate their sales game. Sign up now and get the first two modules free! You can go and visit www.thesalesevangelist.com/closemoredeals also call us at (561) 570-5077. "We value your opinion and always want to improve the quality of our show. Complete our 2 mins survey here: thesalesevangelist.com/survey We’d love for you to join us for our next episodes so tune in on Apple Podcast, Google Podcast, Stitcher, and Spotify. You can also leave comments, suggestions, and ratings to every episode you listen to. You can also read more about sales or listen to audiobooks on Audible and explore this huge online library. Register now to get a free book and a 30-day free trial. Audio provided by Free SFX and Bensound. Other songs used in the episodes are as follows: The Organ Grinder written by Bradley Jay Hill, performed by Bright Seed, and Produced by Brightseed and Hill.Mentioned in this episode:HubSpot and bluëmago | STUDIOSHubSpot and bluëmago | STUDIOS hubpspot.com/marketers bluemangostudios.com

Dec 2, 2020 • 13min

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Productivity: How to Ensure that Admin Tasks Don’t Overwhelm Your Day | Anthony Iannarino - 1381

Productivity: Maximize Sales Productivity When Working With a Remote Team | Brad Jeavons - 1380

Productivity: "I Feel Unproductive Every Day" | Andres Esocbar - 1379

Productivity: How to Maintain Your Sales Productivity Even While Working From Home | Jas Takhar - 1378

Productivity: How Can You Ensure That Your Team Spends Its Time Actually Selling? | Skip Miller 1377

Productivity: Why We Changed Up The Show | Donald Kelly 1376

TSE 1375: Looking Back/Looking Forward - The Secret To Closing More Deals

TSE 1374: Why Direct Mail is the New Email

TSE 1373: Best Metrics to Help B2B Companies Gauge Success

TSE 1372: Convert Prospects Using Text Messaging Tactics

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