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What do you do when your competitor’s product is cheaper than yours? Today on Sales From The Street, we talk to Chris Ibezim about what happened when he realized his prices were too high, and how changing his mindset helped him overcome the challenge. Begin with research Chris’ biggest challenge in sales was figuring out […] The post TSE 844: Sales From The Street: “My Prices Were Too High” appeared first on The Sales Evangelist.

LinkedIn has evolved to be a place for business prospecting. Though it was once assumed to be a tool for updating your resume, sales professionals now get inbound leads from LinkedIn. Today on The Sales Evangelist, we talk with Dennis Brown about using social media to connect with your target market and find business opportunities. […] The post TSE 843: How to Get Inbound Leads From LinkedIn appeared first on The Sales Evangelist.

If you’ve been with us for the last couple of weeks, you know that we’re in the middle of a social selling experiment to determine whether connecting on social media improves our sales outcomes. Today’s episode of The Sales Evangelist will update our findings, and address a change we made in our program, as well […] The post TSE 842: The Social Selling Experiment Part 3 appeared first on The Sales Evangelist.

Social media is here to stay. The faster sales professionals learn to use it, the better off they’ll be. The trick, according to Romual Jean-Baptiste, is to seek to serve when using social media. Today on The Sales Evangelist, Rom explains how he uses social media, why he uses social media, and why you must incorporate it […] The post TSE 841: Seek To Serve When Using Social Media appeared first on The Sales Evangelist.

Prospecting is hard work. Most sales professionals hate it because it’s demanding. It’s unique to every customer. The key to successful prospecting is shared vision, or helping your prospects see available options and alternatives. On today’s episode of The sales Evangelist Hustler’s League, we’re talking about prospecting, and things you can do to move your […] The post TSE 840: TSE Hustler’s League-“Shared Vision” appeared first on The Sales Evangelist.

    You have a story to tell: a history of your sales performance and your successes; a list of solutions you’ve provided to your customers; the lessons you’ve learned over the course of your career. You may not realize it, but you can use data to tell your story. Today on Sales From The […] The post TSE 839: Sales From The Street-“Use The Data…Tell a Story” appeared first on The Sales Evangelist.

Your buyers are exactly like you. Statistics suggest that at least 57 percent of the buying process happens online before any conversations ever take place. If you aren’t taking advantage of social selling, and if your prospects can’t find you online, you’re missing a huge opportunity to impact the sales process. On today’s episode of […] The post TSE 838: Social Selling Practices That Will Drive Results For You Today! appeared first on The Sales Evangelist.

Here at The Sales Evangelist, we’re in the middle of a social selling experiment to determine how effective social selling is when it’s part of your everyday sales cadence. I’ve selected a total of 80 companies that I’ve never had relationships with. I’ll use a traditional cadence of mail, email, and phone calls to build […] The post TSE 837: The Social Selling Experiment Part 2 appeared first on The Sales Evangelist.

If you don’t already make social selling a part of your day, you should. The millennial generation has connected everyone on social media. Using those platforms to sell should be a natural progression for all sales professionals. Today on The Sales Evangelist, we’re talking with Dale Dupree, the Copier Warrior, about using LinkedIn as part […] The post TSE 836: Make Social Selling A Part of Your Day to Day Life appeared first on The Sales Evangelist.

You are not the only salesperson who has contacted your prospect this week. In fact, she has likely heard from 10 other salespeople selling exactly the same thing you are. So what is different about you? How do you differentiate yourself from the other 10 people so she’ll want to move to the next step […] The post TSE 835: TSE Hustler’s League-“What Is Different About You?” appeared first on The Sales Evangelist.

One of the challenges sales professionals face when selling with Twitter is staying focused on the task at hand. There’s so much noise and there are so many distractions that it’s difficult to avoid falling into the entertainment trap of social media. On today’s episode of The Sales Evangelist, we talk to Michael Sardina about […] The post TSE 834: Sales From The Street: “Selling With Twitter” appeared first on The Sales Evangelist.

Facebook is a powerhouse social media platform. Its 2 billion users make it a great place to connect in Facebook groups and a great vehicle for targeted online networking. On today’s episode of The Sales Evangelist, we’ll talk with Travis Chappell, founder and host of Build Your Network podcast, about how to connect in Facebook […] The post TSE 833: How To Connect In Facebook Groups Without Being That One Person appeared first on The Sales Evangelist.

When you’re not making the progress you know you’re capable of, you have a choice to make: do you continue doing the same things you’ve always done, or do you try something new? I believe it’s important to investigate new ideas, and I’m going to conduct a social selling experiment that will accomplish that very […] The post TSE 832: The Social Selling Experiment appeared first on The Sales Evangelist.

If your company’s marketing strategy hasn’t evolved, you’re likely paying a high price for it. Furthermore, if you don’t understand social selling, it will never generate any positive results for you or your organization. On today’s episode of The Sales Evangelist, we talk to Jack Kosakowski about understanding social selling and why you should embrace […] The post TSE 831: Social Selling Is Not Working For You Because You Don’t Know How It Works appeared first on The Sales Evangelist.

The Sales Evangelist Hustlers League brings sellers of all levels and all industries together for an online coaching program that will help them  become more effective at every aspect of their work. Today, we’ll hear from our newest team member, Leo, about his experience in the Hustler’s League as a new seller. Leo shared with […] The post TSE 830: TSE Hustler’s League-“The New Guy” appeared first on The Sales Evangelist.

I spent too much time thinking small: failing to try new things for fear that I wouldn’t be good at them. It wasn’t until friends in my Mastermind group challenged my thinking that I realized that being small doesn’t benefit anyone. Today on The Sales Evangelist, we’ll discuss how small-mindedness can hurt you, and how […] The post TSE 829: Sales From The Street-“Being Small Doesn’t Benefit You” appeared first on The Sales Evangelist.

Depending on how you’re using it and what you’re trying to accomplish, Twitter is alive and well. In fact, Jared Easley, known as a “noticer,” believes  Twitter is full of people who are starving for true connection, and he believes you can use it to grab prospects’ attention. Today on The Sales Evangelist, we’ll discuss […] The post TSE 828: How To Use Twitter To Grab Prospects Attention appeared first on The Sales Evangelist.

You don’t want your customer to feel duped. If you spend months working your sales cycle only to disappear after your customer commits to the purchase, she will likely feel like you only cared about the money. You must continue the relationship. Today on The Sales Evangelist, we’re going to talk about the steps you […] The post TSE 827: Sales Basic 101…Keep The Relationship Going appeared first on The Sales Evangelist.

Setting yourself apart from the pack can be difficult; it always has been. Now that sales professionals have access to video, it easier to allow your personality to shine so people can learn who you really are. On today’s episode of The Sales Evangelist, we talk with John Antonacci of Video Jungle Podcast about using […] The post TSE 826: How to Creatively Capture Prospects’ Attention Through Videos appeared first on The Sales Evangelist.

Without an outreach strategy or a plan, sales professionals run the risk of looking pushy. When we focus entirely on making money and closing deals without working a plan, we miss the opportunity to position ourselves as leaders in the sales process. On today’s episode of The Sales Evangelist, we’ll discuss how emails should fit […] The post TSE 825: TSE Hustler’s League-“Outreach Strategy” appeared first on The Sales Evangelist.