The Audible-Ready Sales Podcast is a weekly show featuring B2B sales leaders and revenue-driving executives, who share their best insights on how a focus on sal...
There’s as much differentiation in how you sell as in what you sell, and standing out as a sales rep requires you to exhibit those special characteristics uncommon amongst your peers. Establishing differentiation is a tricky task, however, so today John Kaplan teaches how to simplify the process with ideas enactable by a mindset of open-mindedness, empathy for the customer and their needs, and conviction in the importance of what you have to offer.Here are some additional resources:Get MEDDICC Certified on Ascender!Solution Mapping to Create Strong Value Propositions | Ascender CoursePreparing for and Engaging in Virtual Meetings | Ascender CourseMaking Sure the Customer Understands Your Differentiation | Ascender VideoRise Above the Noise | Ascender VideoOvercoming Seller Deficit Disorder | Ascender VideoPreparing for Sales Conversations | Ascender VideoTips for Active Listening | PodcastArticulating Value and Differentiation After the Sale | PodcastVisit Ascender, a platform designed solely for salespeople who own a quota. If you enjoy the Audible-Ready Sales Podcast, Ascender is perfect for you! We put out content every day with insights to help you level up in your sales career.Check out the platform here: https://my.ascender.co/Ascender/Subscribe here: https://my.ascender.co/Ascender/PlanComparison
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Preparing for Sales Negotiation Conversations
As with all aspects of selling, sufficient preparation is a prerequisite to successful negotiation. In today’s episode, Tim Caito shares the key points of negotiation prep for reps to focus on. He discusses:Starting your negotiation process early.Recognizing and dealing with customer anchors, and laying anchors of your own.Establishing your give–get strategy.Providing the customer with multiple options.Here are some additional resources:Get MEDDICC Certified on Ascender!Negotiation Foundation & Mindset | Ascender CoursePreparing for and Engaging in Virtual Meetings | Ascender CoursePlan to Make Your Plan | Ascender CourseAchieving a Collective Yes | Ascender CourseKey Ways to Prepare for Customer Anchors in Sales Negotiations | Ascender ArticleUsing Multiple Options in Your Sales Negotiations | Ascender ArticlePreparing for Sales Conversations | Ascender VideoNavigating Anchors and Trades in Sales Negotiation | PodcastNegotiating Value – Presenting Multiple Options | PodcastVisit Ascender, a platform designed solely for salespeople who own a quota. If you enjoy the Audible-Ready Sales Podcast, Ascender is perfect for you! We put out content every day with insights to help you level up in your sales career.Check out the platform here: https://my.ascender.co/Ascender/Subscribe here: https://my.ascender.co/Ascender/PlanComparison
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John Kaplan Webinar THIS Thursday
Whether you're the top rep looking for even greater heights or someone looking to improve, you need a plan for success. And, you need to put it in motion now.What is your plan to make your plan this year?Force Management’s Co-Founder John Kaplan has been on all sides of this journey as a rep, sales leader, and top-tier trainer. He joins our Ascender team for a practical conversation on how to improve your sales execution right now. We'll cover how you can gather and analyze, plan and strategize, and then organize and execute your way to your best year yet.We're giving away a one-hour coaching session with John to one attendee. Sign up here: https://hubs.la/Q033B0m10
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What to Do After the SKO
With the extensive attention from leadership directed toward the planning of sales kickoffs, the need to focus on what’s to follow too often gets lost. Today, John Kaplan joins Rachel for a discussion on the incumbency of managers leading SKOs to dispense the knowledge, skills and cultural spirit to spark enthusiasm and a drive for success amongst employees in attendance. In the process, he also insists upon the need for sales reps to have a gameplan, as he puts it, “after the hoopla” of the SKO.Speaking of John Kaplan, you don’t want to miss our upcoming live Ascender Insights special, “The Plan to Make the Plan”, hosted by the man himself! Join us on January 23, 2025, from 10 to 11 AM Eastern Standard Time to hear John’s practical and time-tested advice on putting together a plan to improve your sales execution in no time.And that’s not even the best part—get this: All quota-carrying reps and first-line managers who register for the discussion are automatically entered into a raffle to win a free, one-on-one coaching session with John! Sound good enough? Click here to register!Here are some additional resources:Get MEDDICC Certified on Ascender!Plan to Make Your Plan | Ascender CourseGet the Most Out of Your Next Sales Training | Ascender ArticleThree Ways Managers Can Drive Value-Based Selling Practices | Ascender ArticleHow to Coach Value-Based Sales Messaging Aligned with C-Suite Priorities | Ascender ArticleSales Managers: Test Your Reps’ Ability to Compete in Deals | Ascender ArticleHow to Structure Effective Feedback to Your Sales Teams | Ascender ArticleSales Managers: Your Four Critical Roles | Ascender ArticleTen Questions to Help Sales Managers Give Better Feedback | Ascender ArticleOur Best Content on Decision Criteria | Ascender ArticleAsking for Help | PodcastVisit Ascender, a platform designed solely for salespeople who own a quota. If you enjoy the Audible-Ready Sales Podcast, Ascender is perfect for you! We put out content every day with insights to help you level up in your sales career.Check out the platform here: https://my.ascender.co/Ascender/Subscribe here: https://my.ascender.co/Ascender/PlanComparison
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When to Walk Away from a Deal
There often comes a point in deals when it’s best for all parties to go their separate ways. Today, Antonella O’Day joins Rachel to discuss the key indicators that you should walk away from a deal and how to do so tactfully. She talks about:Evaluating whether or not you can be successful in solving the customer’s problems.The number one reason why deals stall.The importance of tangible Customer Verifiable Outcomes to indicate the customer’s interest throughout the deal.Using the letters of MEDDICC to gauge your progress in a deal.Walking away from a deal on terms that leave the door open for future engagements.Here are some additional resources:Get MEDDICC Certified on Ascender!Lead Qualification | Ascender CourseGetting to the Economic Buyer | Ascender CourseExecuting Your Discovery Strategy | Ascender CourseUncovering Hidden Pain Points | Ascender ArticleHow to Convince Your Customer to Take Action in Your Sales Process | Ascender ArticleCreating Urgency with Your Customer | Ascender VideoThe Coat of Pain | Ascender VideoVisit Ascender, a platform designed solely for salespeople who own a quota. If you enjoy the Audible-Ready Sales Podcast, Ascender is perfect for you! We put out content every day with insights to help you level up in your sales career.Check out the platform here: https://my.ascender.co/Ascender/Subscribe here: https://my.ascender.co/Ascender/PlanComparison
The Audible-Ready Sales Podcast is a weekly show featuring B2B sales leaders and revenue-driving executives, who share their best insights on how a focus on sales effectiveness can help companies increase revenue, improve sales margins and gain market share. It’s presented by Force Management, a leader in building company alignment and equipping sales teams with the ability to execute growth strategies at the point of sale.We’ll cover topics like: Sales Leadership, Sales Transformation, Sales Initiative Results, Sales performance, Adoption and Reinforcement, making quota, high-tech sales, enterprise sales, and so much more.