Shane Gibson's Sales Podcast – Social Selling – B2B Sales and Influence

By Shane Gibson Keynote AI Speaker and Sales Author This is podcast is my full AI Sales Keynote that I delivered in Montreal, Quebec (Canada) at the MicroAge Innovation Conference almost a year ago. This conference was a business growth focused conference for IT Channel MSPs and MSSPs across Canada. There’s a few stats that needed updating but I decided to share it with my podcast listeners...

Sales Leadership Podcast Summary with Mike Curliss, President of Maximizer, and Shane Gibson Keynote Sales Speaker and CEO of Professional Sales Academy. This is part 2 of our series with Mike Curliss – you can listen to Part 1 on AI for Sales here . (Please note this post was written by humans and augmented with AI) Here’s the podcast summary: The debate between sales leadership and s...

An in depth discussion on AI for Sales Leaders with Keynote AI Speaker Shane Gibson and Mike Curliss, VP Sales Maximizer . In today’s sales leadership environment, the role of the VP of Sales has transformed significantly, driven by the broad application of technology, data, and AI. As AI continues to reshape the sales profession, sales leaders who harness its power strategically can gain a substa...

I’m excited to share insights from my recent interview with Julian Lee, Publisher of echannelnews. We delved into IT sales training and Channel Sales Training, discussing the strategies that help sales development programs that help move the sales needle in the right direction. Here’s a comprehensive summary of our conversation, packed with actionable insights and top takeaways – pleas...

This is episode 2 of 3 for the “AI and EI for Business Success” series with Keynote AI Speaker and sales author Shane Gibson and Nick Usborne of Nickusborne.com and BeMoreHuman.ai . This podcast is formatted as a collaborative discussion where we delve into the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) and emotional intelligence (EI) in business. You can find episode 1 here: “ The Ma...

As a podcaster, sales geek, and AI enthusiast, I am excited to share my first podcast where I have ChatGPT 4o host and interview me on my latest keynote, “AI and the Future of Sales.” That’s right… the guest host of this podcast episode is an AI. As a keynote speaker and author, I have been delivering keynotes on AI for sales since 2018 – 6 years ago I would not have conceived be...

This week’s weeks podcast episode is part one of a podcast series on using AI and Emotional Intelligence for Business Success. Joining me is Nick Usborne from BeMoreHuman.ai . Unlike our regular sessions, these podcasts are a collaborative exploration rather than a conventional interview, focusing on how AI impacts sales and marketing through emotional intelligence. Our topic on this AI Podcast fo...

AI for Sales – The Power of an Exponential Mindset in Sales Organizations Most of my sales keynotes have been focused on AI over the past six months. There’s a huge interest in investing in AI sales tools but many organizations are missing the exponential sales mindset and organizational DNA required to truly benefit. A quick disclaimer: Parts of this sales podcast summary were written with...

This sales podcast episode is focused on shifting our sales performance management from tactical to strategic. Although there are dozens of strategic shifts we can make, today we are focused on three key levers that can impact your personal and organizational sales performance. Below you will find the video version of the podcast and an abridged version of the transcript. If you’re looking f...

This sales podcast is focused on 12 Non-Negotiable Sales Truths. As a sales trainer and keynote speaker I come across people often who want to short-cut and negotiate the price of sales success. This podcast digs into some of the core truths we have to live with and work within. Following is the podcast transcript and video: (Video) Keynote Speaker Shane Gibson on Non-Negotiable Sales Truths [Begi...

This sales podcast episode is on the fundamentals of sales leadership with focus on behavioural change and sales coaching . I have taken the transcript from the sales podcast episode and am providing it below with minimal formatting or grammatical changes. It’s rather conversational but I’m providing it to those of you who prefer to read or want to highlight specific statements. It&#82...

This podcast episode is focused on sales leadership . As a sales leader, whether we are a CSO, VP of Sales or frontline Sales Manager – we want A-level results from our sales teams. Here’s a hard sales leadership truth we need to realize: You can’t get A-level results with C & D players on your team. You need a team full of A-level players or players that are willing to pay the price to become...

A good sales kick-off should do more than energize the room for a day. It should help the sales team reset priorities, understand the market, sharpen their daily disciplines, and leave with a practical plan to grow pipeline. As a sales kick-off speaker and B2B sales trainer, I get to see how sales organizations are thinking as they prepare for a new year, a new quarter, or a new growth mandate. Th...

This podcast was inspired by a sales troll on TikTok. I posted a TikTok video on “Why sales is not like dating.” The response was 99.5% positive but there’s always one guy out there. His response was “Sales is like dating …. value-based selling is weak.” This got me to think of this analogy and why it’s so popular and also how sales and expectations of salespeople have changed significantly. In th...

This sales podcast episode is focused on shifting our mindset to one that drives sales success. Sales process only works as well as the mindset of the person using it. Unproductive mindsets are often what is holding back exceptional people from reaching their true potential. Developing an empowered mindset can you produce greater results, consistently. Here’s a list of common negative sales mindse...

This sales podcast episode is focused on how B2B sellers can plug the most common holes in their sales pipeline. When I am working with sales teams part of my sales training and sales enablement process involves getting out in the field and helping individual salespeople build their sales strategy. I often hear people make statements such as: I don’t understand why deals aren’t closing...

Today’s sales podcast is on how discipline is the secret ingredient to massive sales success. Why I call it a secret is it’s not obvious to a lot of people that what they’re missing isn’t sales process, methodology, tactics or luck… it’s the lack daily disciplines that is holding them back from massive sales success. Jay Conrad Levinson author of the Guerrilla M...

How do we sell to senior executives, CEO’s, COO’s and other business leaders? Selling to senior decision makers or the “C-Suite” requires that we truly understand how our solution can impact their business. Not only that but we need to understand how we do it in a unique way that adds value over and above what competitive solutions do. Everything from our first conversation...

Building an effective Sales Playbook for your organization is vital to your ability to scale and sustain your sales success. It’s your franchise success manual for your sales team. There are many comprehensive and highly detailed guides out there on how to build a sales playbook, but I wanted to focus on a format that can get you started quickly. In this podcast I cover the key components of an ef...

This podcast is based upon my recent digital-reinvention keynote for the World Trade Center Vancouver’s export awards. I had a number of attendees want my notes and slides and I thought a better way to share them is through my social selling and influence podcast! In this podcast we discuss: 2022 remote and hybrid selling trends Remote work and recruitment trends Technology shifts that will...

Today’s Podcast is about daily social selling disciplines. Social selling success isn’t about going viral or adding thousands of LinkedIn connections. Social selling success boils down to key daily disciplines or KPI’s (Key Performance Indicators). One of the first pieces of advice I can give on using social media and social networks to attract, sell and grow new accounts is…. DON’T QUIT. Having a...

Selling in Invisible B2B Customers Through Digital and Social Networks B2B selling leveraging social media and digital platforms has now become a primary method of driving sales and engaging customers. Today’s podcast focuses on key trends for B2B buyers (hint: they like buying remote and digitally) and how to leverage platforms and influence channels to find them. The challenge for many of us is...

As leaders, sales professionals and solo-preneurs this new market reality of digital-first and remote work has added a lot of stress and imbalance for many of us. I personally have my good days and bad days. Leaders who used to lead teams in the cubicles and offices around them have had to deal with a new challenge of motivating, and keeping their teams on-track remotely. For us salespeople we sta...

Today’s podcast is about how to build a powerful network. Adding numbers or just posting content is not enough. We need to think beyond the transaction or loosely connecting. I geek a bit on how you can measure and improve on the value of your personal and business networks. I identify 9 Elements or Key Performance Indicators of a powerful network and networking in this podcast. There are 8 listed...

Where do you go from here? In this podcast we talk about what 2021 has in store for sales organizations and sales professionals. I also discuss key stats from organizations like Gartner and dig into market shifts we need to be aware of. We are now in a digital-first virtual selling environment. With that said it is just the beginning of a permanent and accelerated redirection in sales and commerce...