Sales Strategy & Enablement by Revenue.io

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 quest...

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.ringDN...

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. _ Ar...

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...

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

Justin Roff-Marsh is the author of, "The Machine: A Radical Approach to the Design of the Sales Function," and Founder of Ballistix, a Los Angeles-based sales consultancy. In this episode, Justin and I challenge sales orthodoxy on a wide range of topics. Tune in to see why I love having Justin on the show to confront the conservative, hidebound thinking that dominates in sales. 

Mike Schultz is the President of the RAIN Group. In this episode, we talk about the new report RAIN Group published on B2B sales negotiations titled, "Top Performance in Sales Negotiations: Surprising Research on Tactics Sellers and Buyers Use, What Works, and What Doesn’t." Mike and I dig into why good business deals are as much about good selling as they are good negotiation. We then get into RA...

Scott Leese, Founder of Surf & Sales, Co-Host of the Surf & Sales podcast, and author. In today's episode, we learn of Scott's amazing resilience in combating a life-threatening illness and how he used that experience to launch his successful sales career. Listen and learn why Scott and I both hated making cold calls and what we did to avoid them! (Hint: It's get promoted to manager)

Maura Thomas is the author of "Attention Management: How to Create Success and Gain Productivity Every Day." In today's episode, Maura shares with us why “time management” is not the solution for increasing your personal productivity. When distraction is the enemy, and that distraction comes in an increasing number of digital forms, the cure is "attention management." Listen and learn how to manag...

Gessie Schechinger is the VP of Sales at Zibtek and the CRO at OnCourse Sales Engagement Platform. In today's episode, Gessie and I dig into how sellers should think about automation as a vehicle for retention and the battle for the "soul of sales". Plus, we explore new ways to measure sales rep productivity. _ Arm your team with the tools they need to work from anywhere: www.ringDNA.com/andy

This is part one of my interview series with the four finalists of ringDNA’s Sales Madness BEST SALES BOOK bracket competition. Over 5,000 people voted and four authors were crowned the greatest of all-time: Jeb Blount, Keenan, Mike Weiberg, and Paul Smith. Today, Keenan joins me to talk about why GAP Selling is such a hit, as well as the future of sales, what it means for salespeople, and how sal...

Kevin "KD" Dorsey (VP of Inside Sales at PatientPop) and I discuss how to improve inside sales performance and why taking responsibility for investing in our own sales-education has been key to our success. _ Arm your team with the tools they need to work from anywhere: www.ringDNA.com/andy

Antonio Garrido is CEO of Sandler Training in Miami and author of a new book titled, "The 21st-Century Ride-Along: How Sales Leaders Can Develop Their Teams in Real-Time Sales Calls." Listen and learn why ride-alongs are a powerful yet underutilized development tool in the sales leader’s toolkit. We'll get specific on how sales manager's can plan and execute a successful ride-along, why they'll ne...

Meet Ben Cohen, Head of Sales Excellence and Marketing (North America and South America) for HELLA. If you're not familiar, HELLA is a $10 billion German enterprise with nearly 40,000 employees serving the automotive industry worldwide. In this episode, Ben joins me to talk about how to effectively transition major account sellers (who historically have nurtured critical strategic relationships wi...

INC Magazine management columnist and author of the new book “Wait, I’m the Boss: The Essential Guide for New Managers to Succeed from Day One," Peter Economy joins me talk about why leaders can’t wait on their company to train and enable them to be a good manager.

Author of the excellent book “Sales Manager Survival Guide” and a self-described ruthless pragmatist, Dave Brock helps us make sense of the current era from the front-line sales manager perspective.

Laura “LG” Guerra (Senior Sales Director at ringDNA) stops by to discuss how to effectively manage sales development teams in this new, and rapidly evolving, era of remote work. Listen and learn how to build a culture of performance, accountability and team spirit in a remote sales team. _ Register for our 100% FREE virtual summit SELLING FORWARD (June 9-10) at summit.ringdna.com

Charlie Green, one of the top experts in the world on trust, co-author of the classic book, ”The Trusted Advisor”, and I try to clear up the confusion surrounding trust in today’s sales world. Listen in as we talk about how trust building is different in the virtual age and why it’s harder than building trust in person. Plus, we get into how much trust you really need to close an opportunity. _ Re...

Advisor to the world's leading subscription-based companies Robbie Kellman Baxter drops by to discuss her new book, “The Forever Transaction: How to Build a Subscription Model So Compelling, Your Customers Will Never Want to Leave." Listen and learn how to turn your "clients" into "members" who are so committed to your organization that they stop looking for alternatives. _ Register for our 100% F...

Pat Rodgers, the founder and CEO of Loupe, joins me to discuss the value of data-driven coaching. Listen in as we review the key findings of Loupe’s industry research report, The State of Sales Performance Management, and learn how to close the gap between manager's intent to coach sellers and their actual performance.  _ Register for our free virtual summit SELLING FORWARD (June 9-10) at summit.r...

Research-scientist turned sales trainer David Priemer stops by to talk about his new book, "Sell the Way You Buy: A Modern Approach To Sales That Actually Works (Even On You!). Listen and learn why sellers find themselves executing tactics they sense are outdated, ineffective, and inconsistent with their personal philosophy. _ Register for our 100% free virtual summit SELLING FORWARD (June 9-10) a...

Joining me today is Michael Bungay Stanier. He’s the author of one of my favorite books, “The Coaching Habit." And he’s the author of a brand new book titled, “The Advice Trap. Be Humble, Stay Curious & Change the Way You Lead Forever." Tune in to learn the three main problems with giving advice and how to avoid becoming an "Advice Monster". _ Register for our free virtual summit SELLING FORWARD (...

On today’s episode, George Brontén. He’s the founder and CEO of Membrain, based out of Stockholm, Sweden. And he’s the author of a brand new book titled, “Stop Killing Deals.” You gotta love that title. Short and to the point. Join us as we explore the sales behaviors (both conscious and subconscious) of managers and individual sellers that kill deals. 

Words matter. Perhaps now more than ever. In this episode, Nancy Bleeke, author of one of my favorite sales books, "Conversations that Sell", joins me to share how to connect with people during a crisis. And we break down (to a practical level) how to effectively open a conversation with a new prospect, existing prospect, or customer. 

Anthony Iannarino is the author or multiple best-selling sales books and one of the best sales thinkers I know. Check him out at TheSalesBlog.com. In today's episode, Anthony and I talk about what the Next Normal for sellers will look like and how to prepare for it.  Join us to dive into what it means to sell with a purpose. And why that is so relevant today. As a BONUS, we talk about radical step...