40 episodes

Stuff About Sales is the self help podcast for salespeople. It's a SMALL time commitment with a goal to help you yield BIG results. Listen in weekly for short, focused coaching tips on specific topics for all sales roles. Brought to you by Hannah Pencek and James Troiano, two sales leaders have years of combined sales experience in many roles.

Stuff About Sales Hannah Pencek & James Troiano

    • Education
    • 5.0 • 28 Ratings

Stuff About Sales is the self help podcast for salespeople. It's a SMALL time commitment with a goal to help you yield BIG results. Listen in weekly for short, focused coaching tips on specific topics for all sales roles. Brought to you by Hannah Pencek and James Troiano, two sales leaders have years of combined sales experience in many roles.

    Sales Leadership Series: It All Starts With An Effective 1 on 1 Cadence

    Sales Leadership Series: It All Starts With An Effective 1 on 1 Cadence

    On this episode Hannah and James provide some tips on how to set up a one on one cadence with your team.  Whether you are a new manager looking to set up some structure, but not sure where to start or a vet who might be looking to change things up to improve results this episode offers actionable guidance and a framework that you can put into place today!
    Email us at stuffaboutsales@gmail.com

    • 15 min
    Sales Leadership Series: Build Incredible Credibility Through Forecasting

    Sales Leadership Series: Build Incredible Credibility Through Forecasting

    In Part 2 of our sales leadership series we give you some insane tips on how to build credibility within your organization through accurate sales forecasting.  We'll talk through why being an accurate forecaster is important and then give you an actionable process that you can implement today.
    Email us at stuffaboutsales@gmail.com

    • 18 min
    Sales Leadership Series: Dear Managers, Stop Prioritizing Short Term Gain for Long Term Pain!

    Sales Leadership Series: Dear Managers, Stop Prioritizing Short Term Gain for Long Term Pain!

    Every front line sales manager has been there.  You have that AE that you know isn't a fit.  They show up late for meetings, don't take any feedback, team engagement is lacking and no matter what you tell them about updating the CRM and working with Deal Desk, Legal and other teams they just continue to step on toes.  But the main killer?  They're just OKAY.  Not the best, not the worst but you know you can upgrade their spot.  But it's not that easy right?  They are like 60-70% to quota every quarter and you have goals to hit.  Ramping takes a lot of time and you may not see any REAL production until next year?

    On the first episode of our sales leadership series we discuss THREE things that killing your long term success at the expense of immediate results and FOUR ways to solve this starting today.  Any sales manager can implement these and they will improve your outlook significantly.
    Email us at stuffaboutsales@gmail.com

    • 14 min
    Asking "Do You Have Any Questions?" is Tired - We Have 3 Alternatives that are Wired

    Asking "Do You Have Any Questions?" is Tired - We Have 3 Alternatives that are Wired

    Ah I'm sure you've heard it before.  Don't ask "do you have any questions?" when you're on a demo, but when you get in the room or on the call you just can't help yourself.  It comes out no matter what.  What's the harm?  You can't ever really go wrong with asking if they have any questions right?  They'll say no and you can move on to the next topic.  This is false thinking and creates an environment where you're checking boxes, your customer or prospect is tuning you out and you're adding little value to their buying process.  Instead we give you 3 alternatives that you can use.  Write them down, customize them and your buyer will instantly get more out of the demo experience, you'll feel like you've hit the nail on the head and your managers listening to your demos will think you're an all-star.
    Email us at stuffaboutsales@gmail.com

    • 8 min
    Simplify Objection Handling in 4 Steps with Brad Bilen

    Simplify Objection Handling in 4 Steps with Brad Bilen

    Whether you are an AE just starting your sales career or in a rut - objection handling can be the toughest challenge.  Maybe you are a sales manager with a group of AEs to which you'd like to teach a repeatable, scalable sales tactic to achieve better results.  This episode is for you.  Hannah and James have on Brad Bilen, Senior Manager - Head of US 3P Direct Sales who walks us through his 4 step sales motion.  Acknowledge, Clarify, Feature Benefits, Close.  This 15 minute episode is packed with actionable tips that you can take to your next sales conversation.
    Email us at stuffaboutsales@gmail.com

    • 15 min
    Multi-Channel Mastery with Michelle Craig

    Multi-Channel Mastery with Michelle Craig

    On this episode we have on Michelle Craig, from Uniphore!  Michelle is an Inside Sales Executive and we discuss why salespeople can turbo-charge their success by mastering multiple communication channels  Email, phone calls, social media.  Having a skillset to succeed at each will set you up for success no matter where you sell or what you sell.  Finally,  we also get into an aside on prospecting, the mindset you need and how Michelle personally found a way to excel at something so many salespeople find difficult.

    You can find Michelle at https://www.linkedin.com/in/mcraigpdx/
    Email us at stuffaboutsales@gmail.com

    • 15 min

Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5
28 Ratings

28 Ratings

Sandman00785337826 ,

Digestible sales content

Hannah and James have created an excellent podcast that you can actually digest. They have great content, guest speakers and they’re always coming up with new topics to discuss

JGoods0n ,

Actionable sales advice!

James and Hannah are in a groove with their podcast format and the relevant, relatable topics that they tackle together. Go give it a listen, you’ll be glad you did!

BayfrontMike ,

Advice to help you sell more

This podcast gives you practical, actionable advice that will help you sell more and put more commissions in your pocket. Hannah and James are engaging and thoughtful and full of tips and ideas that will help you close more deals.

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