The Art of Sales with Art Sobczak

A very simple--but not always followed--principle is that those who expect to win, do so more often than those who think they don't have a chance. This applies to sports, and sales. Art shares a story about what George Brett had to say about this, and explains how it applies to all of your calls, and how you can win more of them.

Richard Weylman works with businesses worldwide, helping them create customer experiences that keeps them coming back. In this episode, he shares what customers really want, that you can model in your own business, and sales. He shares a number of instantly-useable, how-to's and what-to-say messaging examples that you might not have heard before, and perhaps even correct mistakes that repel prospects and customers.

Today's guest, Jason Bay, specializes in helping sales pros use outbound calling to get through to, and engage more new buyers.    In this episode we discussed, -The two key components for prospecting success and getting to buyers today.  -How to increase your "pick up rate," which is the percentage of people actually answering your call. -How to respond when someone objects to being called on their mobile phone. -What's working now with cold email to get responses. -Plus more!

Many people ask questions, then don't even listen to the answers. It's like driving somewhere, but when you arrive, don't remember anything about the drive because your mind was totally immersed in something else. This is "sleepwalking" through the communcation process, and it is dangerous for us as sales pros. You'll hear specific how-to's on how to avoid it, and what TO do to be a high level questioner and communicator.

Best-selling authors Bob Burg, and Jeff C. West have teamed up to write an excellent new sales parable in book form. Filled with lessons on leadership, sales skills, music, and entertainment, it’s a short, fun read, which will both new and veteran sales pros, or anyone who communicates. In this special video episode, Bob and Jeff share with Art lessons from the book, the inspiration for it, what it's like to collaborate on a book, and more.

The saying is that people buy from those they know, like, and trust. But, how is trust built? There isn't a standard playbook for that. But, in this episdoe Art covers 13 strategies and tactics you can use to build more trust and credibility with prospects and customers. This is an excerpt from a comprehensive training Art did for his coaching members. You can get that at http://ArtSobczak.training/Know-Like-Trust.

There are many things we should not assume, in life, and sales. One thing we can assume, though, is that someone is experiencing a pain or a problem (IF you have done your homework, and have targeted your prospects well.) By assuming a problem, we can avoid dumb, go-nowhere sales questions, and instead, ask great questions that get them to talk about that pain or problem. These questions are easy for them to answer, as opposed to the dumb ones that give us answers we can't use, since we asked them to do too much work to answer. You'll hear exactly how you can easily create your own Assumptive Problem questions to get people talking about problems you can help them with.

Most TV commercials are just plain dumb, and often annoying. However, one company understands sales and persuasive messaging, and gets it right. That's Fisher Investments. In this episode Art breaks down one of their commercials and points out the sales techniques at work, and how you can use them too.

Explore the mindset of successful sales professionals and the importance of an abundance mindset. Learn about the impact of gratitude, setting ambitious goals, and the difference between scarcity and abundance mindset. Discover the characteristics of amateurs and professionals in sales and the significance of continuous learning.

When someone whom you thought was a great prospect then goes silent on you, that's the sign of a problem you could have avoided. It's actually the same problem that occurs when you take an easy order from someone who just volunteers to buy quickly. It's not knowing WHY someone might, will, or does buy. In the former case, the result is evident. No sale. When they do buy, we potentially miss out on many more sales, and opportunities to help the customer. You'll hear what to do in both situations, with specific messaging and questions to use.