Sales Episodes

So everyone is telling you that video is where it's at today, when it comes to building your brand. Use video for all your content! Use video in your emails! Use video on your website! But is anyone telling us what we should be doing, or more importantly, what we should be saying, in all these videos? Enter stage left, EMMY WU, a former behind-the-camera guru for the likes of Paramount and Disney, who joined me for episode 62 of Marketing and Sales, Over Cocktails, and breaks down for all of ...

Are you grateful for things you don't have yet? So asks entrepreneurial and success coach, LIZ WOLFE, in the next eye-opening episode of Marketing and Sales, Over Cocktails, which is milestone episode NUMBER 60! Wolfe, who's tagline reads: 𝗜 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝗳𝗿𝗮𝘇𝘇𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘂𝗿𝘀 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝘂𝗻𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗰𝗸 𝘀𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗯𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀. And what we think is abundant may not necessarily be true at all. Wolfe talks about her THREE KEYS to start building an abundant business and a...

So you have a podcast, or are thinking about starting one. Have you thought about all the ins and outs, the details, the hosting platform, the editing, the design, all of it? But also, have you thought about making some money from it as well? Meet podcast monetization expert, HEATHER OSGOOD of True Native Media, an advertising agency that works with mid-level podcasters. After realizing that only the top 1-2% of podcasts had advertisers, Heather wanted to help folks in that middle range make th...

Are you ready for a socking good episode of Marketing and Sales, Over Cocktails? Then kick up those stocking feet as the "Sock Queen," Lisa Riggs, founder of the sock company, Spirit Sox USA, takes us on her entrepreneurial journey on how she took an idea from her daughter’s fundraiser and turned it into a company that sells amazing custom socks. Turning this idea into a thriving new business, Lisa shares some of her struggles, many of her successes, and the fun stories and things she’s learned...

You can't sell if you don't feel good, especially about yourself. So is the message from this week's awesome guest, Brian J. Hines, a mindset consultant and creator of the Manifestation Mastermind as well as The Ally Group, to help you get clear on your gifts, your vision, and the mindset skillsets necessary to manifest your vision. This week's episode is chock full of great eye-opening nuggets that will really get you thinking about what your real purpose is as a salesperson. Is it just to ma...

When surveyed by Hubspot a few years ago, over 1000 people said that they trust their barista more than they trust a sales person, or a marketing ad or company. Think about that for a second...so what's the problem here? Let's find out with this great episode of Marketing and Sales, Over Cocktails when marketing guru, GINA BALARIN talks about this and the many other relationships between sales and marketing, and your business and customers. As the founder of Verballistics and the author of Th...

With one great tagline after another, business coach and all-around badass business owner, KATIE MCMANUS joins me this week on Marketing and Sales, Over Cocktails, and you will want to carve out some time for this one! Totally fun, slightly irreverent, and usually the smartest person in the room or on the Zoom, McManus tells us how she went from an online dating coach for men, into one of the more sought-after business coaches on LinkedIn. Her tagline, “Stop being a weenie and start your busine...

Straddling both sides of the sales and marketing worlds, the Senior Director of Marketing for First Orion (a company change since the podcast was first recorded), Sherri Schwartz took her experience as the number one sales rep in a male dominated industry, and turned it into a highly successful career in both sales and marketing. Get ready for a Marketing and Sales, Over Cocktails episode filled with high-end advice for both sides of the sales and marketing aisle. With experience in startups, ...

If you think the contracting world is full of misfits and hacks just trying to take your money, you would be very wrong. Yes, those misfits and hacks do exist, unfortunately, but the majority are smart, competent, successful small business owners that know how to run teams and schedules and everything else you need to master to have a successful enterprise. And my latest guest on Marketing and Sales, Over Cocktails, TORLANDO HAKES, is a great example of the successful contractor we all could em...

How do you solve problems? With force? With money? With conversation? Or, with better thinking? Meet critical thinking expert and author of the great book, "Thinking Better: Critical Thinking & Creativity Through Trusting Collaboration ," DAN MANNING, as he joins me in this fascinating and entertaining episode of Marketing and Sales, Over Cocktails. A former A10 fighter pilot for the Air Force and then a military diplomat who speaks fluent Russian, Manning will drop your chin with his stories ...

Is anxiety stopping you from the success you wish to attain? Or getting into the relationship you want to have? Or possibly even preventing you from chasing after that promotion you've always wanted? Well, you're not alone. Anxiety is everywhere, and ALL of us deal with it, or should I say, try to deal with it. In tyhis fascinating episode of Marketing and Sales, Over Cocktails, Anxiety Coach, Bibinaz Onsori understands all of it. While in a previous high-pressure sales career, she dealt with ...

Buckle up MASOC fans for one of the most insightful and fascinating interviews yet, as this humble host was graced with having a conversation with a true pioneer of business. Sit back and get ready to geek out on a journey that takes us from Russia in 1970, to Artificial Intelligent travel concepts at the turn of the century. Meet TERRY JONES, known as a "Digital Disruptor," an author and a venture capitalist. And oh yes, he also started these two tiny little companies called Travelocity and K...

Do you leverage humanity in your sales process? Do you have the core skills that not only impact your sales success, but your sales "happiness?" Pull up a chair and check out my latest episode of Marketing and Sales, Over Cocktails, as I sit down with JORDANA ZELFDIN, a sales expert and owner of Spriing Training, a coaching consultancy that helps seller and sales teams leverage their human-ness to become more effective sellers and build richer, more open relationships with their prospects. Inj...

We define ourselves by the things we choose to buy. Simple as that. Understanding that key concept can help you unlock marketing strategies that will help you cut through the noise and reach your target audience. Join me as I talk to the brilliant Michael Solomon, a premium expert of consumer behavior, prolific author, and a professor of marketing, on the latest episode of Marketing and Sales, Over Cocktails! Your primary motivation to buy one brand over another is about what the brand means t...

Why is your sales team closing just 28%? If you ask the marketing department, it's because they don't know how to close. If you ask sales, they will tell you the leads suck. The truth? The blame really lands at the feet of the upper management teams stuck in the past, still believing that quantity will always win out over quality, basing success on number metrics and nothing else. Drive as many leads as possible, and we will be successful. This however, no longer works, and produces a marketi...

Happy 2021, and get ready for some Rocket Fuel, with the first guest of the year, Mike "C-Roc" Ciorrocco. If want or need that small kick in your ass to get the year started, this is the episode for you! This past year has been such a stress test for people’s coping mechanisms. Some people curled up in a ball, and others had their best year ever. The difference? Everyone who seized the opportunities before them instead of playing the waiting game, or simply made their own. Get ready for some...

You’ve gotten some great engagement on your social media posts, but you can’t seem to figure out how to get clients. You're tempted to use the shiny new automated messaging system, but then wonder if anyone will ever trust you. Pull up a chair and get ready for some rock solid LinkedIn and sales advice to end 2020 by one of the most qualified experts around, Richard Moore. A true LinkedIn rockstar who also adds over 17 years of sales experience, Richard entertains and enlightens in this great i...

Can you simply follow the company sales process and be successful? Can you leave your personality at the curb and simply go through the company pitch and expect to close? Today's episode of Marketing and Sales, Over Cocktails shatters the myth that all extroverts and outgoing people are automatically good at sales, and that if you follow the corporate "process" exactly as trained, you will sell. Join me as I sit down with sales trainer extraordinaire, ENEIDA CANEV, as she breaks down what it ...

“Does anyone have any questions?” might be the worst question ever asked by a presenter. After a deadly, dull presentation, the last thing anyone wants to do is drag it out by asking questions. Avoid becoming the poster-child for the world’s worst presentation when you laser down your focus with these amazing presentation, and proposal tips from renowned sales trainer and expert, Simon Hares. Joining me from Bath, England, Simon, who owns SerialTrainer7 and has been a sales trainer for over 30...

So how do you start a sales conversation? With a pitch, or with connection? 🤔 Or, how do you deal with a prospect who's budget is lower than your product or service? Find out by tuning in to my latest MARKETING AND SALES, OVER COCKTAILS podcast episode, with the amazing and fun and entertaining and insightful, AmyK Hutchens. International keynote speaker, best-selling author, and all around brilliant pro, you may want to listen more than once as Amy just brings the gold. *** Flip the script o...

So are you a Sales Rep... .......or a Sales Professional? Better yet, how do your customers or prospects view you...as a Sales Rep, or a Sales Professional? The difference is enormous. Listen to my latest Marketing and Sales, Over Cocktails Podcast interview with author and sales expert, Larry Levine, as he distinguishes between the two, plus covers many other great topics centered around his popular book, "Selling From The Heart." Would you talk to your friends the same way you talk to your...

Did you know that 90% of people surveyed hate talking to salespeople? Did you know that the figure is even higher when you ask salespeople themselves if they like talking with a salesperson? In a wonderfully poignant and honest podcast episode, entrepreneur and business owner, Dale Dupree, uncovers the truth about the sales world. The high turnover rate...salespeople who suffer from anxiety and depression...stress that effects their jobs and their personal lives. Companies that focus purely on ...

So can you double, or even triple your revenue, with one simple sales question Can you 3x your sales revenue by implementing a daily 5-minute system? The answers to these and so many other sales questions can be found in my latest podcast episode with best-selling author Alex Goldfayn. Alex Goldfayn’s newest book 5 Minute Selling System: The Proven, Simple System That Can Double Your Sales...Even When You Don’t Have TIme is designed to help you create a system that maximizes your time pitchin...

Have you ever read a great book and wanted to not only meet the author, but pick their brain as well? Well, I consider myself one of the luckiest guys as I did exactly that and sat down with a writing hero of mine, NY Times Best-Selling sales author, JILL KONRATH for the latest episode of Marketing and Sales, Over Cocktails. Author of FOUR NY Times best-selling books: More Sales: Less Time Selling to Big Companies Agile Selling Snap Selling Agile Selling shows salespeople how to succeed in a ...