Selling in the Age of AI
Selling in the Age of AI
Podcast Description
Selling in the Age of AI," the must-listen to podcast for sales professionals who lean into technology without leaning on it. Your host is the dynamic and inspiring Frank Somma—renowned keynote speaker, best-selling author, seminar leader, and business coach. Get ready for game-changing insights and strategies that value technology but place humanity at the top of the sales pyramid!
Podcast Insights
Content Themes
The podcast focuses on themes such as human-centric selling, active listening, and the strategic use of technology in sales. Episodes include discussions on building trust with clients, empowering clients through strategic questioning, and leveraging technology without losing the human touch, as evidenced in the inaugural episode with Mike Larges, who emphasizes the importance of human connection.
Selling in the Age of AI,” the must-listen to podcast for sales professionals who lean into technology without leaning on it. Your host is the dynamic and inspiring Frank Somma—renowned keynote speaker, best-selling author, seminar leader, and business coach. Get ready for game-changing insights and strategies that value technology but place humanity at the top of the sales pyramid!
Quote: “Establish rapport, Identify needs or wants, Inject value proposition, Overcome objections, Close. And again, the close isn’t the sale. The close is maybe the close for the meeting, the close for a follow-up, the close for a future conversation.” – Doug C. Brown
In this power-packed episode of “Selling in the Age of AI,” Frank Somma is joined by the brilliant Doug C. Brown, a motivational sales strategist known for dramatically increasing sales and close rates for top-tier companies. Doug dives deep into the art of sales optimization, revealing how he achieved phenomenal growth by meticulously analyzing metrics, understanding human psychology, and strategically leveraging technology. This episode is a masterclass in modern sales, emphasizing the critical balance between cutting-edge AI and the irreplaceable human touch.
Key Topics & Insights:
Transforming Sales Performance: Doug’s extraordinary success in increasing sales and close rates for companies like Tony Robbins and Chet Holmes through data-driven strategies.
The Power of Metrics: How analyzing gross and micro ratios in the sales process reveals opportunities for optimization and significant revenue growth.
Understanding Customer Needs: The critical importance of listening to the market and adapting product/service offerings to truly meet customer desires.
The Science of Follow-Up: Dispelling misconceptions about follow-up, emphasizing speed to contact, multi-modality communication, and the impact of consistency.
Leveraging AI for Personalization: Using AI to gather deep insights into prospects’ language patterns and personality profiles to craft highly relevant and impactful messaging.
The “Personal Return on Investment”: Beyond business ROI, understanding the personal motivations and concerns of decision-makers to build stronger relationships.
AI as a Workflow Tool: Viewing AI as a powerful automation tool to free up salespeople’s time for high-value human interactions, not a replacement for human roles.
The Business of “No”: Embracing rejection as a necessary part of the sales process and developing resilience.
The Five-Step Sales Structure: Doug’s proven framework for every sales interaction: Establish Rapport, Identify Needs/Wants, Inject Value Proposition, Overcome Objections, and Close.
The Importance of Feedback: Actively seeking and utilizing critique to continuously improve sales delivery and strategy.
Connect with Doug C. Brown:
https://ceosalesstrategies.com/
https://www.instagram.com/dougcbrown_
https://www.facebook.com/Dougcbrown123/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/dougbrown123/
Connect with Frank Somma:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/fsomma/
https://www.instagram.com/franksomma/
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