Tired of wondering where your next lead will come from? What if you had a reliable, and predictable, source of new potential customers coming into your sales funnel each month? This is Predictable Prospecting and here I'll show you how some of the best sales leaders in the industry are creating consistent, and measurable procedures to bring in fresh, qualified leads to their sales funnels each and every month.
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Episode 17: Aspects of the Sales Business - Steve Underwood
While we might all be in different types of sales, we can learn plenty about conversation, influence, and leadership from each other. On today’s episode, Steve Underwood and I discuss all aspects of the sales business, from building a sales pipeline to the power of meditation and gratitude in your daily life.
With a family background in car sales, Steve Underwood began his career in the auto industry before moving into technology sales. Steve is currently the account executive at Workfront, a project management software company, as well as a dedicated podcaster and mentor. In his free time, Steve enjoys learning new languages and hanging out with his family at the beach.
Episode Highlights:
- Steve Underwood’s background and journey
- Efficiency vs Effectiveness
- Distinctive roles in the sales and development teams
- Building a predictable pipeline
- Roleplaying, weekly reviews, and post-mortems
- Handling a loss
- Documenting calls and other data: how to reduce lag
- The power of a positive mindset and meditation
Resources:
Workfront
Visit Kick SaaS Sales, Steve’s podcast and website
The Five Minute Journal - daily gratitude journal
Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill
How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie
The Miracle Morning for Salespeople
Pre-order Marylou Tyler’s new book Predictable Prospecting: How to Radically Increase Your B2B Sales Pipeline , out on August 19th 2016!