CONNECT! Online Radio for Selling Professionals™

You've been in their shoes - remember that one pushy salesperson that simply wouldn't take a hint? Even professional sellers don't want to be sold. And now, in today's new world of buyer empowerment, the old selling tricks don't work anymore.So why are you still being that pushy salesperson no one likes?That's why we're wrapping up 2014 with one of the biggest names in sales. Jeffrey Gitomer, best-selling sales author of twelve titles, including the Sales Bible and The Little Red Book of Selling, is coming to CONNECT! to challenge listeners to revise their tactics. You'll learn why people buy, and how to get them to say yes to whatever offer you make. Because while no one likes being sold to, everyone likes to buy!To get your toughest selling challenges answered live on air, send your questions to deb.calvert@peoplefirstps.com before the show. You can also call in live during the broadcast, or use the show's chat feature. And don't forget to download this show and the rest of the CONNECT! Online Radio archive for on-the-go training!

Here on CONNECT!, it's something we can't emphasize enough - in an intensely competitive industry, value, not price, is what cuts out continuances, puts an end to pending, and stops you from stalling out.Join us this week for an interview with Don Hutson, author of "The One-Minute Entrepreneur" and a founding board member of the National Speakers Association. Don will discuss with listeners the stories and tips offered in his new book, "Selling Value." Don will teach you how to differentiate your offering so that you are less vulnerable to price disucssions, and how to use the principles of differentiation to show buyers that your price is worth it.If you have a question for Don or Deb, get in touch before the broadcast via email at deb.calvert@peoplefirstps, call in live during the broadcast, or use the show's chat feature to send your questions in. And don't forget to download the show from iTunes after the broadcast to listen during your commute or over lunch!

Sometimes, people wind up in sales even though it wasn't their first choice of career. Selling wasn't really something they aspired to, growing up, but it's where they are now and it's what keeps the lights on.Tracey Jones, President of Tremendous Life Books, is here to talk to those reluctant sales people. She'll share with listeners her story of accepting her own role as a seller, and how she embraced her "sales skin," and learned to serve others in sales by meeting needs and offering solutions to problems. Listeners who aren't entirely comfortable in the role of salesperson should tune in for this inspiring broadcast to learn how to step into their destinies as sellers.If you have a question for Tracey or Deb, get in touch before the broadcast via email at deb.calvert@peoplefirstps, call in live during the broadcast, or use the show's chat feature to send your questions in. And don't forget to download the show from iTunes after the broadcast to listen during your commute or over lunch! 

What happens when the culture at your workplace begins to change? Whether it's a shift in a sales process, or an entirely new incorporation of a sales culture, adapting to that change can leave professionals feeling unsure of themselves and their company.Join us for this interview with Mike Patterson, the Sales Coach. Mike will tell listeners the story of Sally, an employee at a bank who has a hard time adapting to the new sales culture being introduced at her workplace. He will use this story to illustrate the importance of sales through service, building relationships and uncovering needs - and how sellers can use times of transition to forge stronger bonds with their customers and clients.If you have a question for Mike or Deb, get in touch before the broadcast via email at deb.calvert@peoplefirstps, call in live during the broadcast, or use the show's chat feature to send your questions in. And don't forget to download the show from iTunes after the broadcast to listen during your commute or over lunch!

What will take your sales to the next level? Sales author Andy Paul is returning to CONNECT! Online Radio to talk about just that.In this interview, conducted by your host and sales coach Deb Calvert, Andy and Deb will discuss the key themes from Andy's new book about how accelerating your responsiveness, maximizing the value delivered in each sales touch and simplifying your selling results in compressed decision cycles and greatly improved win rates. Andy will also provide a simple mnemonic device that all managers and salespeople can use to plan every sales touch, no matter how big or small, to ensure that it helping their prospects make fast and favorable decisions.To get your toughest selling challenges answered live on air, send your questions to deb.calvert@peoplefirstps.com before the show. You can also call in live during the broadcast, or use the show's chat feature. And don't forget to download this show and the rest of the CONNECT! Online Radio archive for on-the-go training!