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PODCAST

WINNING AT SELLING

Scott Plum and Bill Hellkamp

Welcome to the Winning at Selling Podcast. Your hosts Bill Hellkamp and Scott "Professor Plum." 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

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35:12

July 2024 - The Gift of Mentorship

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2024/07/26

Business Practices, Industry Knowledge and Trade Concepts are idle theories without a seasoned guide. Someone who has done it, been there and learned from past successes and failures. A guide who can identify a sharp edge, a tempting short cut or career ending move before it happens. If you’re looking for a guide and accepting applications, stay tuned as Bill and I discuss The Gift of Mentorship and other magnificent material on episode 626 of the Winning at Selling Podcast.

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37:21

July 2024 - Four Questions Prospects Ask

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2024/07/21

What is going through a prospects mind during the sales conversation? Are they listening to us or is their mind on its own path? Whatever they are thinking about, it is likely that it is about themselves and not about us? So take your eyes off of yourself as Scott and I consider, Four Questions Prospects Ask And other tantalizing tidbits on Episode 625 of the Winning at Selling podcast.

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36:08

July 2024 - Guest: John Kriesel – Overcoming Adversity

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2024/07/13

I love the saying, “be kind to others you meet, because they are all fighting battles you know nothing about.” A life is sales is a life filled with adversities. Our daily goal is to overcome the distractions and convince disagreeable people. If you want to be stronger and still standing, stay tuned as Bill and I welcome veteran, author and speaker John Kriesel to talk about Overcoming Adversity on episode 624 of the Winning at Selling Podcast.

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34:54

July 2024 - Do You Really Need to Lower Your Price?

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2024/07/04

What goes through a salesperson’s mind when they deliver their quote? I’m way behind on my quota, I just have to make this sale. I know the competition is cheaper so… I’m authorized to drop the price as much as 10%, let’s go for it. What they fail to understand is that they seldom need to drop their price to close the deal. So put away that discounted proposal as Scott and I chip away at Do You Really Need to Lower Your Price? And other remarkable revelations on Episode 623 of the Winning at Selling

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July 2024 - Stop Touching Base

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2024/06/26

Do you have a daily goal? A routine you want to accomplish before leaving your office. Ever get interrupted by someone that steals your unrecoverable time? What was their goal in the disruption. Oh, it was to see if I have a positive response to their uninspiring proposal. What was the point of the proposal? Oh, that was missing. Listen up for your new daily goal as Bill and I tell you to Stop Touching Base and other inspiring insightson episode 622 of the Winning at Selling Podcast.

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34:17

June 2024 - Special Guest Garry Duncan

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2024/06/20

Statistics show that referrals are more likely to give you an appointment and more likely to make a purchase. But for many of us, we don’t get many referrals to begin with. Why does it seem so hard to do? Our guest will warn us that getting referrals is a process, not an event. And maybe that’s where our problems start. So, lock and load as Scott and I welcome world-class salesperson and selling consultant, Garry Duncan as he takes aim at Professionally Targeting Referrals on Episode 621 of the

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38:44

June 2024 - Where are They Coming From

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2024/06/14

Ever see the meme about being nice to people because you have no idea about what battles they are fighting? Everyone we talk with is coming from and taking a position about our pending conversation. Ever ask yourself, where are they coming from? Look both ways as Bill and I discover Where Are They Coming From? and other tantalizing tidbitson episode 620 of the Winning at Selling Podcast.

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36:30

June 2024 - Developing Trust

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2024/06/05

How does a salesperson make us “want” to buy from them? Is it their great charisma, alluring appearance, dazzling smile, perfectly styled hair? Or is something else entirely? Whatever it is, you and I both need it to make our way in this crazy profession of selling. So strap on your helmets as Scott and I delve into Developing Trust and other important ideas on Episode 619 of the Winning at Selling podcast.

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36:20

June 2024 - Special Guest Stu Heinecke - Flip Moments

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2024/05/31

Every interaction we have with another person creates a split-second impression. They may say – “Who is this” - with interest in wanting to know more. Or “Who is this - and why are they interrupting me. Our actions define and create the curiosity we want others to have in talking more with us. If you are interested in learning how, stay tuned as Bill and I welcome Wall Street Journal cartoonist, Hall of Fame-nominated marketer and author Stu Heinecke to episode 618 of the Winning at Selling

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35:34

May 2024 - Building Relationships with Procurement

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2024/05/25

Rats! I thought I was about to close a deal until my client said that he would have to submit the plan to procurement! What does that mean? A bidding war? A long and costly RFP process? Negotiations with a team of master negotiators who are bent on the cheapest product possible? Yes, the thought of dealing with procurement can strike fear into even the most seasoned sales professional. If you want to learn how to turn the purchasing boogieman into cuddly little lamb keep listening as Scott and I

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33:15

May 2024 - 10 Questions to Ask Your New Prospect

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2024/05/16

Selling more and better starts with sounding different than others in the industry. Asking better questions outside of the prospects problem and sharing your solutions will make you sound more interested in learning about the prospect’s environment, expectations and priorities. Set your expectations high as Bill and I discuss the 10 Questions to Ask Your Prospect and other thoughtful ideas on episode 616 of the Winning at Selling Podcast.

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May 2024 - Special Guest Anthony Iannarino

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2024/05/09

Is your sales conversation the same as it was 5 years ago? Do you still have that tired company pitch that extols the virtues of your organization? Are you caught in the cycle of fact-benefit-confirmation? Is your customer supposed to provide the information and you match up the solution? Well, it’s time to change your approach. If you want to keep from falling further behind the sales curve tune in as Scott and I welcome our guest Anthony Iannarino to tell us Why You Must Be One-Up Now on Episode

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30:42

May 2024 - Overview of the 5 Dysfunctions of a Team

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2024/05/06

Have you ever worked in a company that just seems to be off balance with its people? Like a car with a misaligned front end. You are limited in how fast you can go. Where do you begin to look to find the problem? Is the problem the process, or the people and how they interact with each other? Listen up as your problem-hunters - Bill and I take on dysfunction in an Overview of the 5 Dysfunctions of a Team on episode 614 of the Winning at Selling Podcast.

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38:52

Apr 2024 - Closing the Deal

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2024/04/25

A-B-C. A-always, B-be, C-closing. Always be closing! Always be closing!! A-I-D-A. Attention, interest, decision, action. Attention -- do I have your attention? Interest -- are you interested? I know you are. You close or you hit the bricks! Decision -- have you made your decision? And action. A-I-D-A; get out there!! You got the prospects comin' in; you think they came in to get out of the rain? Guy doesn't walk on the lot unless he wants to buy. Sitting out there waiting to give you their money

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34:46

Apr 2024 - Dr. Andrea Hollingsworth

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2024/04/18

As the adage goes - We battle our head and heart constantly in our day to day actions. Often when we don’t see the results of our intentions or actions and we get down on ourselves. Some have said, Nobody can be harder on me than me. And I’m one of those people. So, if this also applies to you. Take a break and give yourself a break as Bill, and I Welcome our guest, Dr. Andrea Hollingsworth to discuss Inner Critic vs. Inner Advocate on episode 612 of the Winning at Selling Podcast.

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32:22

Apr 2024 - Personal Sales Strategy

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2024/04/13

Having no plan is really a plan to fail. But by thinking through our goals we can develop the detailed steps we must accomplish in order to attain that big objective. As the saying goes, “How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time.” And as a sales professional you will need to analyze, determine and plan out those “bites”. So grab a knife and fork as Scott and I dig into the steps for creating a Personal Sales Strategy on Episode 611 of the Winning at Selling podcast.

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32:24

Apr 2024 - Who are They Working For?

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2024/04/07

We all have different goals and priorities. Measured on different benchmarks. Fueled by different motivations. Have you ever met someone and wondered what their motivation is for doing what they do? What’s in it for them? We present our solutions to prospects with a WIIFM approach, but how about when someone is selling to us. Let’s flip the script as Bill, and I investigate, Who are They Working For?- on episode 610 of the Winning at Selling Podcast.

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35:47

Apr 2024 -Special Guest Jimmy Z

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2024/03/28

Dr. Dennis Waitley once said, “You must look within for value, but must look beyond for perspective.” Our customers are looking for value, but to gain their perspective we need to look at the issues from their point of view. Only then can we make a sale that delivers that value. So, get ready to look at the world in a different way as Scott and I welcome author and sales expert Jimmy Z to discuss Shift Your Sales Perspective on Episode 609 of the Winning at Selling podcast.

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Mar 2024 - Memorable Moments

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2024/03/23

Do we learn more from successes or failures? Regret can be a wonderful teacher if we let it. How do with treat regret? Success can validate us, but failure keeps us in the game – if we get back up. Do you want to stay in the game and do better in the future? Don’t regret skipping this episode as Bill, and I reminisce about Memorable Moments - sales lessons learned the hard way on episode 608 of the Winning at Selling Podcast.

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32:41

Mar 2024 - 5 Ways You Are Hurting Your Sales

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2024/03/14

Could it be that the key reasons that a salesperson loses a deal is through self-inflicted wounds? Is it possible that the mistakes they make when interacting with a prospect are the very things that cause the sale to be lost or “put on hold”? Get ready for what might be a painful self-examination as Scott and I dive into the topic 5 Ways You Are Hurting Your Sales and other radical ideas on Episode 607 of the Winning at Selling podcast.

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