Author: Ashley Blount

The world's oldest customer complaint was carved in stone 4,000 years ago. Here's what 4 millennia of B2B sales history teaches modern sellers. Listen to the full Sales Gravy Podcast episode with Jeb Blount Jr and Ashley Blount

Stone Tablets, Trade Shows, and Telephones: 4,000 Years of Sales History

Imagine that you're so angry about a business deal gone wrong that you grab a chisel, find a slab of stone, and spend hours carving your complaint. That's exactly what a Mesopotamian merchant did in 1750 and made sales history. …

I Got Punched for a Living Why Cold Calling Isn't Scary with Steve Munn & Ashley Blount

I Got Punched for a Living: Why Cold Calling Isn’t Scary

Cold calling terrifies most salespeople more than losing their biggest account. The rejection. The hang-ups. The voice telling you that you're bothering people who don't want to hear from you. Before transitioning into sales, Steve Munn spent nine years as…

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4 Strategies to Make Prospects Want What You’re Selling

You know the feeling. You're mid-pitch, and you watch your prospect's eyes glaze over—their mind somewhere else entirely. It's exhausting, demoralizing, and it's killing your close rate. But what if you didn’t have to push so hard? What if you…