Greetings,

Thank you for listening to the episode. Your commitment to developing your selling skills, mindset and techniques is our motivation.

This podcast is dedicated to the overall success in the sales channel.  From the CEO to the front line salespeople, every role must be aligned, trained and committed, every day to achieve the desired outcome.  This is not done without a commitment to ongoing career development in learning market-relevant techniques, overcoming conceptual barriers, applying proactive and productive behaviors and projecting a positive attitude.

What percentage of leaders in your career would you work for again?  The typical response is less than 27% or “none of them!”  And then there are those memorable leaders who have inspired us and moved us to want to work with them again. They leave footprints of success we can all learn from.

What makes these leaders memorable?  Find out as Scott and I meet with Sales Leadership Expert, Floyd Carlson on episode 560 of the Winning at Selling Podcast.

Golden Nugget:

“Growth and comfort do not coexist.” -Ginni Rometty, former CEO of IBM

Your Hosts:

Bill Hellkamp – See my LinkedIn profile and send me an invite
Visit my website: http://www.reachdev.com/

Scott “Professor Plum” Plum – See my LinkedIn profile and send me an invite
Visit my website: https://www.mnsales.com

Mentions: 
– Current Book: What Great Salespeople Do by Michael Bosworth and Ben Zolden
– Click here for Floyd Carlson’s page of resources
– Bill – Seven Deadly Sins of Selling presentation for the next 2 companies to contact me. 45 min. Live in Minneapolis area – Webcast further away.

Whether you are defending first place in the market or dedicated to fighting for first place, each episode will deliver proven advice you can apply that day to improve your sales results.

Join us every week.  Email us your comments, feedback, real-life challenges in the marketplace and desired topics for us to cover and we will deliver sound advice you can use. ALL comments are welcome.

Feel free to reach out to us via the form below. You can reach either of us by calling 612-789-5700.

Greetings,

Thank you for listening to the episode. Your commitment to developing your selling skills, mindset and techniques is our motivation.

This podcast is dedicated to the overall success in the sales channel.  From the CEO to the front line salespeople, every role must be aligned, trained and committed, every day to achieve the desired outcome.  This is not done without a commitment to ongoing career development in learning market-relevant techniques, overcoming conceptual barriers, applying proactive and productive behaviors and projecting a positive attitude.

Often when salespeople concentrate on the sales process versus the customer experience, they increase customer dissatisfaction. People love to buy, they hate to be sold. How you communicate and deliver value in today’s marketplace is based on the customer’s experience when making a purchase.

Learn how to create valuable experiences when engaging and converting prospects to customers, as Bill, and I discuss Stop Focusing on the Customer Funnel and other great topics on episode 559 of the Winning at Selling Podcast.

Golden Nugget:

“Change is the law of Life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future.” John F. Kennedy

Your Hosts:

Bill Hellkamp – See my LinkedIn profile and send me an invite
Visit my website: http://www.reachdev.com/

Scott “Professor Plum” Plum – See my LinkedIn profile and send me an invite
Visit my website: https://www.mnsales.com

Mentions: 
– Current Book: What Great Salespeople Do by Michael Bosworth and Ben Zolden
-HBR Article: https://hbr.org/2023/03/sales-teams-need-to-stop-focusing-on-the-customer-funnel
– Bill – Seven Deadly Sins of Selling presentation for the next 2 companies to contact me. 45 min. Live in Minneapolis area – Webcast further away.

Whether you are defending first place in the market or dedicated to fighting for first place, each episode will deliver proven advice you can apply that day to improve your sales results.

Join us every week.  Email us your comments, feedback, real-life challenges in the marketplace and desired topics for us to cover and we will deliver sound advice you can use. ALL comments are welcome.

Feel free to reach out to us via the form below. You can reach either of us by calling 612-789-5700.

Greetings,

Thank you for listening to the episode. Your commitment to developing your selling skills, mindset and techniques is our motivation.

This podcast is dedicated to the overall success in the sales channel.  From the CEO to the front line salespeople, every role must be aligned, trained and committed, every day to achieve the desired outcome.  This is not done without a commitment to ongoing career development in learning market-relevant techniques, overcoming conceptual barriers, applying proactive and productive behaviors and projecting a positive attitude.

In Glengarry Glen Ross, sales motivator, Blake, tells the sales team to “ABC – Always Be Closing. It’s close or hit the bricks.” And he represents what many people envision when they think of salespeople. But in his own belligerent way he is correct. At some point we need to close the deal, to get the contract signed, to get the check.  But is there a way to do so without being such an unmitigated jerk?

Well, pull out that set of steak knives you won in that last sales contest as Scott and I discuss the Secrets to Closing the Sale and other innovative issues on episode 558 of the Winning at Selling Podcast.

Golden Nugget:

“If we can share our story with someone who responds with empathy and understanding, shame can’t survive.” ― Brené Brown, Author

Your Hosts:

Bill Hellkamp – See my LinkedIn profile and send me an invite
Visit my website: http://www.reachdev.com/

Scott “Professor Plum” Plum – See my LinkedIn profile and send me an invite
Visit my website: https://www.mnsales.com

Mentions: 
– Current Book: What Great Salespeople Do by Michael Bosworth and Ben Zolden
– Bill – Seven Deadly Sins of Selling presentation for the first 4 companies to contact me. 45 min. Live in Minneapolis area – Webcast further away.

Whether you are defending first place in the market or dedicated to fighting for first place, each episode will deliver proven advice you can apply that day to improve your sales results.

Join us every week.  Email us your comments, feedback, real-life challenges in the marketplace and desired topics for us to cover and we will deliver sound advice you can use. ALL comments are welcome.

Feel free to reach out to us via the form below. You can reach either of us by calling 612-789-5700.

Greetings,

Thank you for listening to the episode. Your commitment to developing your selling skills, mindset and techniques is our motivation.

This podcast is dedicated to the overall success in the sales channel.  From the CEO to the front line salespeople, every role must be aligned, trained and committed, every day to achieve the desired outcome.  This is not done without a commitment to ongoing career development in learning market-relevant techniques, overcoming conceptual barriers, applying proactive and productive behaviors and projecting a positive attitude.

Your mobile phone has an operating system.  Your automobile runs on multiple circuits making up the operating system. Our belief system makes up our personal operating system. AND your sales role and business runs on an operating system.

Learn how your operating systems can contribute to an improved P&L, as Bill, and I welcome our Guest: Anne Schoolcraft to discuss Getting a GRIP on Sales on episode 557 of the Winning at Selling Podcast.

Golden Nugget:

“Believe and act as if it were impossible to fail.” Charles Kettering (inventor)

Your Hosts:

Bill Hellkamp – See my LinkedIn profile and send me an invite
Visit my website: http://www.reachdev.com/

Scott “Professor Plum” Plum – See my LinkedIn profile and send me an invite
Visit my website: https://www.mnsales.com

Mentions: 
– Current Book: What Great Salespeople Do by Michael Bosworth and Ben Zolden
– Special Guest – Anne Schoolcraft – CLICK HERE to Email Anne
– Learn more about Anne – CLICK HERE for her EOS personal page
– Bill – Seven Deadly Sins of Selling presentation for the first 4 companies to contact me. 45 min. Live in Minneapolis area – Webcast further away.

Whether you are defending first place in the market or dedicated to fighting for first place, each episode will deliver proven advice you can apply that day to improve your sales results.

Join us every week.  Email us your comments, feedback, real-life challenges in the marketplace and desired topics for us to cover and we will deliver sound advice you can use. ALL comments are welcome.

Feel free to reach out to us via the form below. You can reach either of us by calling 612-789-5700.

Greetings,

Thank you for listening to the episode. Your commitment to developing your selling skills, mindset and techniques is our motivation.

This podcast is dedicated to the overall success in the sales channel.  From the CEO to the front line salespeople, every role must be aligned, trained and committed, every day to achieve the desired outcome.  This is not done without a commitment to ongoing career development in learning market-relevant techniques, overcoming conceptual barriers, applying proactive and productive behaviors and projecting a positive attitude.

We are almost to the end of the first quarter of the new year. For many sales professionals it has been a difficult start. Our economy is exhibiting record inflation and in an effort to quell it, the FED has raised interest rates from 0 in January, 2022 to almost 5% today. Gas prices almost doubled in 2 years and then settled back to a 60% rise, which increases the cost of anything that has to be delivered. Add to that some lingering supply chain issues and the aftereffects of the Covid pandemic and it’s no wonder that salespeople are stressed.

So take a couple of aspirin and try to chill out as Scott and I discuss the Key Sales Challenges for 2023 and other fascinating issues on episode 556 of the Winning at Selling Podcast.

Golden Nugget:

“All conversations are with myself, and sometimes they involve other people.”
-Susan Scott; Author – Fierce Conversations

Your Hosts:

Bill Hellkamp – See my LinkedIn profile and send me an invite
Visit my website: http://www.reachdev.com/

Scott “Professor Plum” Plum – See my LinkedIn profile and send me an invite
Visit my website: https://www.mnsales.com

Mentions: 
– Current Book: What Great Salespeople Do by Michael Bosworth and Ben Zolden
– Source: https://blog.hubspot.com/sales/challenges-threatening-salespeople
– Bill – Seven Deadly Sins of Selling presentation for the first 4 companies to contact me. 45 min. Live in Minneapolis area – Webcast further away.

Whether you are defending first place in the market or dedicated to fighting for first place, each episode will deliver proven advice you can apply that day to improve your sales results.

Join us every week.  Email us your comments, feedback, real-life challenges in the marketplace and desired topics for us to cover and we will deliver sound advice you can use. ALL comments are welcome.

Feel free to reach out to us via the form below. You can reach either of us by calling 612-789-5700.

Greetings,

Thank you for listening to the episode. Your commitment to developing your selling skills, mindset and techniques is our motivation.

This podcast is dedicated to the overall success in the sales channel.  From the CEO to the front line salespeople, every role must be aligned, trained and committed, every day to achieve the desired outcome.  This is not done without a commitment to ongoing career development in learning market-relevant techniques, overcoming conceptual barriers, applying proactive and productive behaviors and projecting a positive attitude.

What has the biggest influence on your decision to purchase an item?  Is it the price, availability, scarcity, or the brand?  If it’s the brand, how can salespeople be effective – or are they really needed?

No, this is not a doomsday warning, but it may help you stay alive as Bill and I welcome marketing expert, Corky Hall to discuss the importance of Aligning Sales with the Brand on episode 554 of the Winning at Selling Podcast.

Golden Nugget:

“For every minute spent organizing, an hour is earned.” Benjamin Franklin

Your Hosts:

Bill Hellkamp – See my LinkedIn profile and send me an invite
Visit my website: http://www.reachdev.com/

Scott “Professor Plum” Plum – See my LinkedIn profile and send me an invite
Visit my website: https://www.mnsales.com

Mentions: 
– Current Book: What Great Salespeople Do by Michael Bosworth and Ben Zolden
– Bill – You Tube: 2 Minute Selling Tips https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLW6QtzyH9r6dDKQB3GpEXIMmQHVEEdY79

Whether you are defending first place in the market or dedicated to fighting for first place, each episode will deliver proven advice you can apply that day to improve your sales results.

Join us every week.  Email us your comments, feedback, real-life challenges in the marketplace and desired topics for us to cover and we will deliver sound advice you can use. ALL comments are welcome.

Feel free to reach out to us via the form below. You can reach either of us by calling 612-789-5700.

Greetings,

Thank you for listening to the episode. Your commitment to developing your selling skills, mindset and techniques is our motivation.

This podcast is dedicated to the overall success in the sales channel.  From the CEO to the front line salespeople, every role must be aligned, trained and committed, every day to achieve the desired outcome.  This is not done without a commitment to ongoing career development in learning market-relevant techniques, overcoming conceptual barriers, applying proactive and productive behaviors and projecting a positive attitude.

What has the biggest influence on your decision to purchase an item?  Is it the price, availability, scarcity, or the brand?  If it’s the brand, how can salespeople be effective – or are they really needed?

No, this is not a doomsday warning, but it may help you stay alive as Bill and I welcome marketing expert, Corky Hall to discuss the importance of Aligning Sales with the Brand on episode 554 of the Winning at Selling Podcast.

Golden Nugget:

“Without a sense urgency, desire loses its value.” – Jim Rohn

Your Hosts:

Bill Hellkamp – See my LinkedIn profile and send me an invite
Visit my website: http://www.reachdev.com/

Scott “Professor Plum” Plum – See my LinkedIn profile and send me an invite
Visit my website: https://www.mnsales.com

Mentions: 
– Current Book: What Great Salespeople Do by Michael Bosworth and Ben Zolden
– Cory’s Website – http://stellusconsulting.com/
– Bill – You Tube: 2 Minute Selling Tips https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLW6QtzyH9r6dDKQB3GpEXIMmQHVEEdY79

Whether you are defending first place in the market or dedicated to fighting for first place, each episode will deliver proven advice you can apply that day to improve your sales results.

Join us every week.  Email us your comments, feedback, real-life challenges in the marketplace and desired topics for us to cover and we will deliver sound advice you can use. ALL comments are welcome.

Feel free to reach out to us via the form below. You can reach either of us by calling 612-789-5700.

Greetings,

Thank you for listening to the episode. Your commitment to developing your selling skills, mindset and techniques is our motivation.

This podcast is dedicated to the overall success in the sales channel.  From the CEO to the front line salespeople, every role must be aligned, trained and committed, every day to achieve the desired outcome.  This is not done without a commitment to ongoing career development in learning market-relevant techniques, overcoming conceptual barriers, applying proactive and productive behaviors and projecting a positive attitude.

Some business leaders and financial professionals make decisions based on fear versus opportunity. If these opportunities are ignored, the chance of increased revenue is lost, because the focus is on fear.  You cannot increase revenue by cutting expenses.

Listen up, as Bill, and I discuss Revenue vs. Expenses on episode 553 of the Winning at Selling Podcast.

Golden Nugget:

“We cannot live for ourselves alone. Our lives are connected by a thousand invisible threads, and along these sympathetic fibers, our actions run as causes and return to us as results.”  HERMAN MELVILLE

Your Hosts:

Bill Hellkamp – See my LinkedIn profile and send me an invite
Visit my website: http://www.reachdev.com/

Scott “Professor Plum” Plum – See my LinkedIn profile and send me an invite
Visit my website: https://www.mnsales.com

Mentions: 
– Current Book: What Great Salespeople Do by Michael Bosworth and Ben Zolden
– Bill – You Tube: 2 Minute Selling Tips https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLW6QtzyH9r6dDKQB3GpEXIMmQHVEEdY79

Whether you are defending first place in the market or dedicated to fighting for first place, each episode will deliver proven advice you can apply that day to improve your sales results.

Join us every week.  Email us your comments, feedback, real-life challenges in the marketplace and desired topics for us to cover and we will deliver sound advice you can use. ALL comments are welcome.

Feel free to reach out to us via the form below. You can reach either of us by calling 612-789-5700.

Greetings,

Thank you for listening to the episode. Your commitment to developing your selling skills, mindset and techniques is our motivation.

This podcast is dedicated to the overall success in the sales channel.  From the CEO to the front line salespeople, every role must be aligned, trained and committed, every day to achieve the desired outcome.  This is not done without a commitment to ongoing career development in learning market-relevant techniques, overcoming conceptual barriers, applying proactive and productive behaviors and projecting a positive attitude.

Revenue is a big factor in understanding customer value, but it isn’t the only measure. There are a number of other issues that must be examined. By looking at a customer critically we can ascertain their true value to the organization and determine the level of service they should receive.

So pull out your calculators as Scott, and I discuss What is Your Client Worth? and other important topics on episode 552 of the Winning at Selling Podcast.

Golden Nugget:

“The very reason I write is so that I might not sleepwalk through my entire life.”
– Zadie Smith, author

Your Hosts:

Bill Hellkamp – See my LinkedIn profile and send me an invite
Visit my website: http://www.reachdev.com/

Scott “Professor Plum” Plum – See my LinkedIn profile and send me an invite
Visit my website: https://www.mnsales.com

Mentions: 
– Current Book: What Great Salespeople Do by Michael Bosworth and Ben Zolden

Whether you are defending first place in the market or dedicated to fighting for first place, each episode will deliver proven advice you can apply that day to improve your sales results.

Join us every week.  Email us your comments, feedback, real-life challenges in the marketplace and desired topics for us to cover and we will deliver sound advice you can use. ALL comments are welcome.

Feel free to reach out to us via the form below. You can reach either of us by calling 612-789-5700.

Greetings,

Thank you for listening to the episode. Your commitment to developing your selling skills, mindset and techniques is our motivation.

This podcast is dedicated to the overall success in the sales channel.  From the CEO to the front line salespeople, every role must be aligned, trained and committed, every day to achieve the desired outcome.  This is not done without a commitment to ongoing career development in learning market-relevant techniques, overcoming conceptual barriers, applying proactive and productive behaviors and projecting a positive attitude.

Did you make a list of New Year’s Resolutions? Is it difficult to stick to multiple resolutions. It’s easy to get fired up about a grand idea for the first 30 to 60 days of the year. Then, run out of steam. Perhaps your good intentions fade into the background as you get caught up on a To Do List.

But, not this year! Listen up to a new strategy that will carry you the entire year; as Bill, and I welcome Danita Bye to discuss 3 Ways to Wire Your Brain for Successful Selling on episode 551 of the Winning at Selling Podcast.

Golden Nugget:

“When it comes to life the critical thing is whether you take things for granted or take them with gratitude.” G.K. Chesterton

Your Hosts:

Bill Hellkamp – See my LinkedIn profile and send me an invite
Visit my website: http://www.reachdev.com/

Scott “Professor Plum” Plum – See my LinkedIn profile and send me an invite
Visit my website: https://www.mnsales.com

Mentions: 
– Current Book: What Great Salespeople Do by Michael Bosworth and Ben Zolden
– Danita Bye Resources
-5 Success Mindsets to Create Breakthrough Results
-3 Strategies to Expand Your Leadership Influence

Whether you are defending first place in the market or dedicated to fighting for first place, each episode will deliver proven advice you can apply that day to improve your sales results.

Join us every week.  Email us your comments, feedback, real-life challenges in the marketplace and desired topics for us to cover and we will deliver sound advice you can use. ALL comments are welcome.

Feel free to reach out to us via the form below. You can reach either of us by calling 612-789-5700.