How to Become a Trusted Advisor in Sales
On this episode of the Sales Gravy podcast, Jeb Blount sits down with sales coach Cheryl Parks to discuss why modern sales professionals need to shift from traditional selling to a more consultative and
Welcome to the Sales Gravy blog, where salespeople and sales leaders get better every week. We publish new sales training articles and podcast episodes three times a week, covering prospecting, cold calling, objections, negotiation, and leadership, written by Jeb Blount and the Sales Gravy trainer team.
On this episode of the Sales Gravy podcast, Jeb Blount sits down with sales coach Cheryl Parks to discuss why modern sales professionals need to shift from traditional selling to a more consultative and
On this episode of the Sales Gravy Podcast, master sales trainer Gina Trimarco sits down with Neil Rogers, author of “Bar Tips” and a veteran in sales and marketing. Their conversation provides invaluable insights
On this episode of The Sales Gravy Podcast, Jeb Blount sits down with sales coach Cheryl Parks to discuss how she used skills like resilience, empathy, adaptability, relationship-building, continuous learning, and goal-setting to enhance
Proactively managing the sales pipeline by ensuring every deal has a scheduled next step is critical for preventing stalled opportunities and improving closing rates. The Challenge of Stalled Opportunities Recently, I was working with
On this episode of the Sales Gravy podcast, Jeb Blount sits down with Victor Antonio, Sales Gravy University Instructor, to debate the future of human interaction in sales, emphasizing why personal connections remain pivotal
On this episode of the Sales Gravy Podcast, Jeb Blount Jr. sits down with Founder and Sales Leader Advisor, Nigel Green, to discuss his approach to hiring elite salespeople by using his four rules.
On this episode of the Sales Gravy podcast, Jeb Blount sits down with author and speaker, Carole Mahoney, to discuss her path to becoming an entrepreneur by using a buyer first approach. Carole teaches us
On this episode of the Sales Gravy podcast, Jeb Blount engages Denim CRO, Will Yarbrough, in a fascinating discussion on how to sell more and grow faster by linking the customer journey through a
Discovery is the most important part of the sales process. It is here that you build emotional connections with stakeholders and gather the information you need to build the case for doing business with
On this important episode of the Sales Gravy Podcast, Jeb Blount, Jr (a.k.a JBJ) discusses personal finance for sales professionals with Ben Lex, a former B2B sales superstar turned financial advisor. Ben shares game-changing
On this episode of the Sales Gravy Podcast, Jeb Blount, the author of People Love You: The Real Secret to Delivering a Legendary Customer Experience, sits down with Talroo’s Vice President of Success and
On this fascinating episode of the Sales Gravy podcast, master sales trainer Jessica Stokes spends time with Steven Farber of Take Flight Learning discussing why it is important for salespeople and leaders to understand
Memorable Sales Presentations Always Win Selling is all about memorable performances – especially in person. Don’t Be Forgettable While watching an incredibly boring episode of American Idol, one of the judges critiqued another generic
A well-directed, thoroughly researched cold call with valuable content will always be a key component of an excellent sales kit and help your sales team to become an indispensable part of your prospect’s business.
On this podcast, you get the uncut replay of Virtual Sales Kickoff with Jeb Blount, Anthony Iannarino, Mike Weinberg, and Mark Hunter. The Four Titans focus on productivity and time management strategies.
You cannot be consultative without sharing your ideas and insights. You worry about your dream client taking your big idea and executing it themselves—or worse, giving the idea to your competition. As unfortunate as
There are two types of sellers – Rain Barrels and Rain Makers. One waits for leads to show up, the other gets after it and makes it rain. On this podcast episode, Jeb Blount,
Start by asking yourself the question: “What problem needs a solution?” What Can We Learn from the Ventures of Elon Musk? It wasn’t enough that Elon Musk founded and later sold PayPal (for $1.5
It’s easy to get overwhelmed with prospecting. Where do you even start? In this short video, Jason Eatmon, who is a Sales Gravy master trainer and author of BOSS, teaches you how to take
You do all that needs to be done, follow all the tried and true techniques to evoke a response and still nothing. What if your prospect goes silent? Has this ever happen to you?
Current clients who refer you consistently to new business tend to stay clients for a longer period of time. You will grow revenue more quickly and profitably by leveraging your current clients for referrals.
We all take measures to make sure our homes, cars, lives, jewelry, and even appliances are insured, and if we pay money to insure those items in our life, what would it be worth
On part FOUR of our podcast series on Why Introverts Can Sell, Jeb Blount (Inked) and Mathew Pollard (The Introvert’s Edge) discuss a powerful technique that introverts and extroverts may leverage, in emotionally charged
Why go out and generate leads the hard way? Sometimes you have to, but start with the easiest ways first. Generate leads within your existing customer base. What’s the easiest business you will ever
By following these rules diligently, you can become a powerful networker. If you consistently give without the expectation of something in return, you will receive the admiration, respect and trust of the people around
In part two of Jeb Blount’s (Inked) conversation with Mathew Pollard (The Introvert’s Edge), the two authors discuss why it’s so important that you understand your energy rules. For introverts to be successful in
If you’re a leader, a manager, a salesperson, or a problem-solver, one of the greatest assets you can have is your thirst for answers—your curiosity. The Curious Thing About Curiosity All of us have
Reducing the price that a person or company pays for something is not the same thing as lowering their costs. There is this thing that you do that causes your prospective client to believe
Memorable Sales Presentations Always Win Selling is all about memorable performances – especially in person. Don’t Be Forgettable While watching an incredibly boring episode of American Idol, one of the judges critiqued another generic
Can introverts sell? Jeb Blount author of Sales EQ, and Mathew Pollard author of The Introvert’s Edge, break down the myths about introverts and selling. In part one of this series, you’ll learn why