Sales Strategy & Enablement by Revenue.io

Terri Sjodin is the founder of Sjodin Communications and author of a new research report titled “The State of Sales Presentations 2020." She joins me today for a conversation about the common sales presentation mistakes professionals make in today’s market. As Terri and I get into, the world changed, just a little bit, even after she had finished this research. However, the net effect is that the relevance and importance of many of the recommendations that Terri makes for sellers have been amplified by the pandemic.We’ll talk about the 9 common mistakes that sales presenters have made forever and the 3 new common mistakes (Hint: they're largely driven by over-reliance on technology and a failure to connect with the audience on a human level). Finally, we'll dive into a really interesting finding in her research. That the amount of product training a seller receives is direct proportion to the number of presentation mistakes they make. There’s a very good reason for that. Be sure to check that part out. _Arm your team with the tools they need to work from anywhere. Watch the video @ www.ringDNA.com/andy

Richard Harris (Founder of The Harris Consulting Group and Director of Sales Training for Sales Hacker) joins me today for a conversation about sales training. It’s one of my favorite topics. Because I believe it’s one of the areas in sales where there is the biggest room for improvement. Richard and I talk about how, as the world around us has changed, at least temporarily, if not forever, what impact that will have on how we train sellers. This is important because for many sellers, what they do on a day to day basis has changed, in ways that were unexpected. So how do we enable them to succeed? Plus, so much more._Arm your team with the tools they need to work from anywhere. Watch the video @ www.ringDNA.com/andy

Bob Apollo (founder of Inflexion-Point Strategy Partners) is a keen observer of where sellers should be focusing their efforts during this period of economic disruption. In today's episode, learn how to sell in the midst of a downturn. A Recession is not an excuse for not selling. Yes, it’s harder. Yes, it’s frustrating. But if you’re willing to be thoughtful and methodical about how you go to market, you can still hit your numbers. To that end we’re going to dive into the 3 criteria that sellers should use for identifying new sales opportunities at this time. These are simple and effective guidelines for every seller, Plus, we’ll dig into the concept of time to value. Or what I like to call speed to outcome. And why this is more critically important than ever in sales._Arm your team with the tools they need to work from anywhere. Watch the video @ www.ringDNA.com/andy

Scott Miller is the EVP of Thought Leadership at Franklin Covey and author of the book, "From Management Mess to Leadership Success: 30 Challenge to Become the Leader You Would Follow." Today we talk about management development and dig into Scott's ongoing journey to become a leader you would follow._Arm your team with the tools they need to work from anywhere. Watch the video @ www.ringDNA.com/andy

David Kreiger is the founder and CEO of SalesRoads. Today, David and I dig into his 4 essential building blocks for effectively selling (and managing) remote._Arm your team with the tools they need to work from anywhere. Watch the video @ www.ringDNA.com/andy

Jeb Blount is the founder of Sales Gravy and author of numerous best-selling books like "Fanatical Prospecting," which was the winner of ringDNA’s Sales Madness Bracket Challenge for most influential sales book. Today we talk about, well, pretty much everything. I had read Jeb’s latest book:, "The Ultimate Guide to Mastering Objections: The Art and Science of Getting Past No," I had a ton of questions prepared to ask him, and we didn’t talk about any of it! No worries though, just sit back and enjoy. I had a blast talking with Jeb. You’ll enjoy it too!_Arm your team with the tools they need to work from anywhere. Watch the video @ www.ringDNA.com/andy

Today, my friend and erstwhile co-host Bridget Gleason (Head of Sales, TideLift) joins me on Sales Enablement Podcast #790 to talk about what SDRs and AEs should be doing NOW to prepare themselves for an uncertain career future, and how to improve onboarding new sellers and upskilling more veteran sellers._Arm your team with the tools they need to work from anywhere. Watch the video @ www.ringDNA.com/andy

Alice Heiman is The CEO's Sales Coach, and an award-winning blogger and speaker. Today, we dig into why managers need to go the extra mile to keep their sales teams intact during economic uncertainty and what the penalties will be if you don't. We’ll also get into why sellers need to stay super connected with their customers and Alice will provide some solid tactics on how to do exactly that._Arm your team with the tools they need to work from anywhere: www.ringDNA.com/andy

This is Episode 1 of Andy's brand new podcast miniseries, SELLING WITH PURPOSE.ABOUT THE SHOW:What does it mean to sell with purpose? What if a successful sale doesn’t just mean one more widget on the balance sheet, but one more life saved? How can you bring immediacy and purpose to every conversation, no matter what you’re selling? How are the most successful sales teams thriving in the face of economic uncertainty, all while working remotely?Join Andy Paul (host of Sales Enablement Podcast) for this special mini-series of nuanced and inspired conversations exploring what it means to sell with purpose in the era of COVID-19 and beyond. Hear from the world's leading enterprise sales executives who have successfully taken their sales teams remote. See how they’ve supported essential workers with the products and services they need to stay safe and thrive during this time of national crisis. And learn how selling with a sense of purpose can help you form stronger and more impactful connections with customers._Arm your team with the tools they need to work from anywhere. Watch the video @ www.ringDNA.com/andy

Meridith Elliot Powell is the author of several books including, "Who Comes Next? Leadership Succession Planning Made Easy." In this episode, we discuss sales follow up and how to ensure you are in front of the right buyers at the right time._Arm your team with the tools they need to work from anywhere. Watch the video @ www.ringDNA.com/andy