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
341-3-Step Sales Demo Sequence [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 5:41
If you have to demo a product, learn the best sequence to use to get the client or customer to buy.
340- 4 Closing Conversations in Selling [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 7:20
Here are 4 ways you can get clients to move forward by reducing their anxiety and understand their time to value.
Your Sales Agency Dream, Joey Gilkey Sales Influence(r) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 45:52
Starting your own agency and launching your own company requires mental strength and a good sales strategy. Find out why and how Joey Gilkey made the tough call to strike out on his own.
Selling Prosperity with Randy Gage on Sales Influence(r) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:08:26
Randy Gage is all about the prosperity mindset and that what he 'sells'. Where others see only challenges, Randy Gage reveals how to discover the hidden opportunities. He will likely cause you to think and look at things…
#339 - Use Sales Triggers to Sell [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 6:18
Finding the right moment to sell for the right reason is what will make or break a sale. Find out what sales triggers to 'trigger' to close a deal.
This Week in Sales with Victor Antonio and Will Barron EP19 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:12:57
EP19 - THIS WEEK IN SALES On this week in sales we'll be looking at: Shaming salespeople on LinkedIn What "high growth companies" do different to "negative growth companies" B2B marketplaces According to research finding…
338 - Value Lifters [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 7:37
There are several ways to lift the value of your proposal so clients or customers can see the real value of your product or service.
This Week in Sales - Victor Antonio and Will Barron [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:05:02
EP18 - THIS WEEK IN SALES On this week in sales we'll be looking at: Salesforce declaring the 9-to-5 workday dead HubSpot Signs Agreement to Acquire The Hustle (and proves us right) Boutique CRMs Yext, Inc., the Search E…
337 - Discovery Phase Questions [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 5:28
Here are key questions to ask during the discovery phase with a sales prospect on this Sales Influence podcast.
336 - Selling Negative Features [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 5:33
Sometimes it's not about selling what you can do, but also what you can't do (i.e., negative feature).