Sales Gravy: Jeb Blount

Jeb Blount

From the author of Fanatical Prospecting and the company that rewrote the rules of modern selling, the Sales Gravy Podcast helps you sell more, win more, and earn more.

  1. 2d ago

    How to Break Into Fortune 500 Companies When You Don't Know Who to Call (Ask Jeb)

    If you sell into large companies, the biggest mistake you can make is prospecting the obvious title instead of the right one. In this episode of Ask Jeb on the Sales Gravy Podcast, Jeb Blount answers a question from Martin, who runs a high-end corporate gifting business and wants to know how to get decision makers at Fortune 500 companies to pay attention. Jeb's answer starts with a simple filter: are these gifts going to employees or to customers? That single question determines whether you start in HR or in sales and marketing, and it changes everything about your prospecting approach. From there, Jeb walks through how to build a target list, how to use tools like ZoomInfo paired with LinkedIn to map an org chart and find real contact information, and why case studies and testimonials are the fastest way to make a new prospect feel safe saying yes. What You'll Learn: How to decide between targeting inside a large accountHow to use tools like ZoomInfo paired with LinkedIn to build an org chart and find the right contactWhy big company buyers are motivated by avoiding risk more than by getting excited about your productHow to use existing customers as case studies and testimonials to build trust with new prospectsHow many target accounts you actually need in your pipeline to make relationship-based selling pay offWhat to do before you ever hire your first salesperson as a small business owner Whether you're trying to break into your first Fortune 500 account or building out a sales team for the first time, this episode gives you a practical framework for finding the right person to sell to and proving you're safe to do business with. Submit your question: salesgravy.com/ask Purchase Jeb Blount's new book: 90 Days to Level Up Your Sales Skills Download our FREE Prospecting Call Tracking Sheet Follow Jeb Blount on LinkedIn Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

    How to Break Into Fortune 500 Companies When You Don't Know Who to Call (Ask Jeb)
  2. Jul 8

    Who to Call, How to Find Them, and Why the Phone Still Wins (Ask Jeb)

    On this episode of Ask Jeb on the Sales Gravy Podcast, two callers bring Jeb Blount their prospecting problems. Calvin sells keynote speeches into a niche market and is stuck trying to find the one right person to call inside each organization. Dennis runs a sales outsourcing company and wants hard proof, not opinion, that cold calling still works so he can convince his own team. Jeb's answer to Calvin is that there is no single right contact, there is a buying group, and the job is to multithread the account and reach all of them. His answer to Dennis is backed by real numbers, including a $250,000 day his own team generated from structured outbound calling when everyone had written off cold calling as dead. What You'll Learn: Why the real question in niche prospecting is not who to call, but how many people in the org you need to reachHow to multithread an account so you are not depending on one decision makerHow Jeb's team turned a missed plan into a $250,000 day using nothing but structured outbound calling blocksWhat real cold calling conversion data looks like, from dials made to pickups to booked appointmentsWhy mornings should be reserved for dials and afternoons for asynchronous touches like email, video and socialWhy small business owners answer their phones differently than executives, and what that means for when you should be calling Whether you are prospecting into a niche market or trying to prove to your own team that the phone still works, this episode has something for you. Submit your question: salesgravy.com/ask Purchase Jeb Blount's new book: 90 Days to Level Up Your Sales Skills Download our FREE Prospecting Call Tracking Sheet Follow Jeb Blount on LinkedIn Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

    Who to Call, How to Find Them, and Why the Phone Still Wins (Ask Jeb)
  3. Jul 1

    Should You Stop Cold Calling Once Your Database Gets Big? (Ask Jeb)

    Tristen is a residential and commercial real estate agent from Flowery Branch, Georgia who built a database of over a thousand contacts through years of relentless cold calling. Now that his pipeline is full of warm relationships, he feels guilty for not cold calling like he used to and wants to know if Jeb went through the same shift. Jeb's answer cuts right to it: that guilt is cognitive dissonance, and it is a good sign, not a bad one. Your heart already knows the truth. A database built on cold calling decays every single day as people move, change jobs, and change circumstances, so even a full pipeline needs fresh blood coming in to stay strong. Jeb breaks down the difference between cold activity that builds new relationships and nurture activity that maintains existing ones, and why you need a deliberate mix of both no matter how big your database gets. He also shares the real story of a senior salesperson on his own team whose pipeline coverage dropped by hundreds of thousands of dollars the moment she quit cold calling, and how a small daily commitment brought it roaring back. What You'll Learn: Why feeling guilty about not cold calling is your gut telling you something trueHow a database built through cold calling decays over time if you stop feeding itThe real difference between cold prospecting and nurturing an existing databaseWhy pipeline coverage shrinks fast once new activity stops, even with a full databaseHow to build a sustainable daily prospecting habit instead of an all or nothing grindWhy door knocking and open houses count as cold prospecting in real estateA simple trick for turning one more call or one more door into a daily habit Submit your question: salesgravy.com/ask Purchase Jeb Blount's new book: 90 Days to Level Up Your Sales Skills Download our FREE Prospecting Call Tracking Sheet Follow Jeb Blount on LinkedIn Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

    Should You Stop Cold Calling Once Your Database Gets Big? (Ask Jeb)
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From the author of Fanatical Prospecting and the company that rewrote the rules of modern selling, the Sales Gravy Podcast helps you sell more, win more, and earn more.

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