Level 3 Selling | 426

Level 3 Selling | 426

Author: Victor Antonio July 3, 2024 Duration: 6:37

The key to success in sales is reaching level three selling activities, which involves proactively identifying and solving customer problems, anticipating future issues, and providing long-term value to the customer.

  • Understand the three types of salespeople and where you fit in the market to differentiate yourself in a competitive market.
  • Differentiation and cost reduction can only go so far, so the key to success in sales is reaching level three sales activities.
  • Level 3 selling is about proactively identifying and solving customer problems, rather than waiting for them to tell you.
  • Level 3 selling involves anticipating and highlighting future problems for the customer, moving beyond just identifying and solving current problems.
  • Understand the market and customer base to provide long-term perspective and value to the customer.
  • Level 3 selling involves predicting and anticipating future problems for customers and guiding them, leading to less focus on price and differentiation.
  • Companies are looking for business partners, not just suppliers, in today's hyper competitive market, so strive for level three selling.
  • A great speaker delivers real content, engages the audience, and motivates them, but the most important thing is to make the client look good, not oneself.

Victor Antonio hosts the Sales Influence Podcast, a resource for professionals navigating a marketplace where customers arrive armed with more information and inherent doubt. The core of the conversation revolves around a central idea: "Finding the Why in How Clients Buy." This isn't about rehearsed pitches or pressure tactics. Instead, episodes dissect the underlying psychological drivers and decision-making processes that actually lead to a purchase. Antonio leverages insights from consumer behavior research and neuromarketing, translating complex studies into practical strategies. Listeners will hear how subconscious biases, emotional triggers, and cognitive shortcuts shape buyer journeys, providing a framework to connect and persuade with greater integrity and effectiveness. The discussions are grounded in real-world application, aiming to equip salespeople, entrepreneurs, and business leaders with a deeper understanding that moves beyond traditional methods. This podcast operates on the premise that influence stems from empathy and insight, not just presentation. By exploring the science behind the sale, it offers a thoughtful perspective for anyone in a role that requires convincing others, making the content relevant across the business and entrepreneurship spectrum. Tune in for analysis that reframes how you think about your client's motivations and your own approach to the commercial conversation.
Author: Language: English Episodes: 100

Sales Influence Podcast
Podcast Episodes
Story - Shadowing a Sales Killer [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 5:49
Shadowing a Sales Killer - A company has a 'sales killer', a true master of the art of selling who is OUTSELLING the sum of 10 salespeople. The company calls me to ask if I would shadow this guy named Larry in order to d…
362 - Transitioning Your Prospects [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 3:58
The best way to sell is to orient or transition your prospect so they can understand your value that much more. Find out how.
361 - Art of Saying No [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 3:25
Here's my quick review of Damon Zahariades' book, The Art of Saying No,....3 ways to do it.
360 - Best Inbound Lead Question [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 2:33
Here's the best inbound lead question you can ask a prospect and what buying signals to look for on this sales influence podcast.
359 - Skip Discovery, Just Demo [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 5:17
With impatient clients or prospects, sometimes you have to Skip Discover, Just Demo! Here's why!
358 - 3 Things Buyers Want [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 2:27
When a buyer or prospect reaches out (inbound lead) to you after doing their research, there are only 3 things they want from you. #salestip #customerjourney
357 - Control the Sales Conversation [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 3:53
What are customers looking for in a discussion? For you to control the conversation and guide them in order to help them make a buying decision.
356 - Agreeable Yet Disagreeable Client [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 2:13
Learn to listen when a client or prospect disagrees. Sometimes they're being agreeable but really disagreeing. This may also be a reason you get ghosted.
355 - Ghost by Prospect or Client (Part 2) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 5:31
Here's another look at why a client might ghost you (i.e., not return your calls or emails) on this sales influence podcast.