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Selling Above Your Contacts Without Going Around Them09 nov. 202600:18:59

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Your day-to-day contacts love you. The problem is that your new offer needs a sign-off they can’t give, and they aren’t going to walk you into their boss’s office.

This week Bill brings a real client situation to the table. A team of engineers and account managers has strong relationships with the people who run their projects. Their new service is a $100K–$300K decision that only a CRO-type executive can approve. Their contacts are guarding the moat, and the team doesn’t want to look like it’s going over anyone’s head.

You’ll learn:

  • Why thinking in “levels” quietly sabotages your language and confidence
  • How to set an intention that makes executives and contacts lean in instead of bracing
  • The three-part video script for introducing yourself to an executive you’ve never met
  • Why you should copy everyone, and how “authentic bragging” about the team protects your champion
  • How to treat your customer as a teammate so involving more people never feels like a threat

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Why the “Decision Maker” Is a Myth02 nov. 202600:19:36

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If you’re still hunting for “the decision maker,” you’re chasing a buyer who doesn’t exist anymore, and the data proves it.

Bill Caskey and Bryan Neale kick off a two-part series on multithreading with real numbers. Bryan’s team analyzed 169 of its own closed opportunities and found a 10% win rate when only two or three people were involved on the buyer side. With four or more people involved, the win rate jumped to 86%. Getting C-level and VP-level buyers involved moved the win rate sharply too.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

  • Why the single-decision-maker model is dead, and how sales leaders keep it alive without realizing it
  • How to make involving more buyers part of your process instead of a favor you have to ask for
  • Why your sales process should live on one page, showing which buyer titles are involved at each stage
  • How to treat your process as a business asset, and why every stage needs a stated “why”

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Before You Build Your 2027 Plan, Do This First...26 oct. 202600:16:05

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Most sellers spend Q4 grinding toward a number, then rush their business plan into the last two weeks of December. This episode is about breaking that cycle by getting clear before you plan.

Bill and Bryan kick off with a quick follow-up to their AI episode. The message is simple: just start. Tie an AI habit to a habit you already have, like scrolling social media, and stop assuming AI won’t touch your role. It will. Being skilled with it makes you more valuable, and “how do you use AI in sales?” is about to become a standard interview question.

Then they turn to 2027. This isn’t the mechanical plan itself. It’s the pre-planning that makes the plan simple:

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Stop Getting AI Slop: Train It on How You Sell19 oct. 202600:20:40

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If AI keeps handing you generic, forgettable output, the tool usually isn’t the problem. You never taught it who you are, who you sell to, or how you sell.

In this episode, Bill and Bryan get into the AI conversation everyone’s having. Their angle is a practical one: training your AI so it works the way you do. They start with the shift from “prompting” to simply talking, out loud, in voice mode or a voice memo. Then they walk through the first five of their ten training questions every seller should answer and feed to their AI.

You’ll learn:

  • Why talking to your AI beats writing the “perfect” prompt
  • The first five training questions: the problem you solve, your top objections, your sales philosophy, your discovery questions, and your ideal client
  • Why real specifics (client names, companies, details) change the quality of what comes back
  • How feeding your CRM’s closed-lost data to AI can show you where you’re really losing deals
  • The question to ask your AI at the end that catches what you missed

Plus, a 20th-anniversary shout-out from longtime listener (and fellow podcaster) Trevor L. in Cornwall, UK.

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Give Buyers an Experience, Not a Slideshow12 oct. 202600:19:35

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Telling a buyer what it's like to work with you is like showing someone your vacation photos. They'll say "oh, that's nice." They won't feel a thing.

Bill just got back from two weeks out West, including Death Valley and a 98-degree "cooling" pool. Showing his family the photos made one thing obvious: a picture of the experience is nothing like being there. In this episode, Bill and Bryan apply that to selling. Are you giving prospects a real experience of working with you, or just flipping through a slideshow?

Plus: the 20th anniversary is coming up on October 26. Send Bill and Bryan a short note or audio clip about how the show has helped you.

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Sales Skill Atrophy, Part 2: The Comeback Plan05 oct. 202600:25:50

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Your sales skills didn't disappear. They atrophied. And the fix isn't picking up where you left off, because the market moved while you weren't looking.

In Part 2 of their series on sales skill atrophy, Bill Caskey and Bryan Neale shift from diagnosis to repair. They start with a challenge: the modern skill isn't just learning. It's learning, unlearning, and relearning fast. What worked six years ago, or even last year before AI research tools changed prospecting, may be irrelevant now.

Then they get specific. You'll hear why old-school discovery, with its long list of pain questions and "what keeps you up at night," has stopped working with senior buyers, and why discovery today should look more like a private equity firm's analysis: facts, numbers, and critical thinking instead of picking at feelings.

You'll learn:

  • How to build an "atrophy correction plan": learn the modern version, practice it, then apply it in low-risk deals first
  • Why you shouldn't test a new skill on your biggest prospect
  • The four skills most worth auditing: prospecting, discovery, presenting your offer with conviction, and economics conversations
  • Why "price resistance" is often really justification resistance, and what a $20K buying decision taught the hosts about connecting money to value

Plus: the show is closing in on its 20th anniversary. The first episode dropped October 25, 2006.

The Insider program is open for enrollment. To check out our small learning group, go to http://advancedsellingpodcast.com/insider

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Are Your Sales Skills Atrophying?28 sept. 202600:13:31

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What happens to your sales skills when you haven't had to use them?

Muscles you don't use get weaker, and sales skills work the same way. In Episode 900, Bill and Bryan start a two-part look at skill atrophy. One team lost the lead channel it depended on and suddenly has to create sales from scratch. Another company's reps have spent five years telling customers to get in line. Neither group is ready for what comes next.

Bill and Bryan also explain why "just talk like a normal person" might be the most underrated sales advice out there.

You'll learn:

  • Why easy markets quietly weaken your team's selling skills
  • How logic can beat your emotional reluctance to get visible
  • Why a plain, honest phone call often beats a clever email
  • Why systems, not tricks, rebuild atrophied skills
  • Why you should "face the brutal facts" even when business is good

Next week, Part 2 covers how to bring those skills back.

The Insider program is open for enrollment. To check out our small learning group, go to http://advancedsellingpodcast.com/insider

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20 Years of Selling: What's Changed (and What Hasn't)21 sept. 202600:26:59

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Twenty years ago, LinkedIn had 50 employees and cold calling ruled the day. Now AI writes your emails and nobody's picking up the phone — so what actually still works?

This week Bill and Bryan mark 20 years of the Advanced Selling Podcast with a celebration episode: listener shoutouts (including a great one from longtime listener Andy in the UK), a quick teaching on the WAG framework you can steal for your next client conversation, and an honest look back at how selling has changed since 2006 — and where it's headed next.

You'll learn how to run a WAG (Where We Were, Where We Are, Where We're Going) at any stage of a sales process, why 12 years of economic upswing may have quietly atrophied your team's sales skills, why personal brand matters more than ever in an AI-saturated world, and why the next real edge might be an "analog revolution" back toward live, face-to-face selling.

The Insider program is open for enrollment. To check out our small learning group, go to http://advancedsellingpodcast.com/insider

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20 Years In: What We'd Do Differently15 sept. 202600:19:45

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Twenty years ago, Bill and Bryan started recording a podcast every other Monday. They never missed the behavior — and that consistency turned out to matter more than talent, luck, or a growth strategy ever did.

To kick off ASP's 20th anniversary celebration, Bill and Bryan share the first of several listener tribute clips — this one from Scott, a longtime Insider member and one of the "Globetrotters," a small accountability group that formed out of the show. Scott's story becomes the jumping-off point for a bigger conversation: why "relationship selling" is mostly a myth, and what actually creates lifelong client relationships (hint: it's not golf outings).

Bill and Bryan also get honest about regrets — the choices that kept ASP niche and steady instead of chasing bigger growth, why they never built a true listener community, and the lane they might explore next.

The Insider program is open for enrollment. To check out our small learning group, go to http://advancedsellingpodcast.com/insider

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Is it time to make a BOLD move in your business? If so, download our brand new book, "12 Bold Moves - Insider Secrets to Reinventing Yourself and Your Business." http://12boldmoves.com

How to Sell Something the Market Isn't Ready For31 août 202600:20:24

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Got something genuinely new to sell — and buyers keep lumping it in with every other "revolutionary" pitch they've heard this month? This one's for you.

Bill and Bryan work through a real scenario: a friend building software that could transform hospital billing, but can't get CFOs past their skepticism. The fix isn't a better pitch — it's a completely different approach to who you target and how you position the offer.

You'll learn how to sort prospects by tolerance for change (not company size), why positioning your offer as limited and selective beats "revolutionizing everything," and why acknowledging buyer skepticism up front builds more trust than any pitch could.

It's the 20th anniversary of the show, and Bill and Bryan want to hear from you — send a short voice memo to listener@advancedsellingpodcast.com for their September anniversary celebration.

The Insider program is open for enrollment. To check out our small learning group, go to http://advancedsellingpodcast.com/insider

If you haven't already, join 14,000+ other sales professionals in our LinkedIn group at advancedsellingpodcast.com/linkedin

Is it time to make a BOLD move in your business? If so, download our brand new book, "12 Bold Moves - Insider Secrets to Reinventing Yourself and Your Business." http://12boldmoves.com

It's Not a Skill Problem, It's an Identity Problem24 août 202600:23:06

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Why do good sellers freeze up the second a conversation moves from a director-level buyer to the CFO? It's not a skills gap — it's identity. Bill Caskey and Bryan Neale break down why sellers resist doing new things, even when they know exactly what it's costing them.

Bryan shares what happened when he volunteered to try something brand-new outside of sales — nervous, uncomfortable, and more locked-in than he's felt in years. 

That leads into why "just say this instead" coaching doesn't work, why the block that keeps a rep out of the CFO's office (or a $400K advisor from becoming a $1M advisor) is about identity, and a simple reframe for calling on anyone above your comfort level: find what's the same before you worry about what's different. 

It's the 20th anniversary of the show, and Bill and Bryan want to hear from you — send a short voice memo to listener@advancedsellingpodcast.com for their September anniversary celebration.

The Insider program is open for enrollment. To check out our small learning group, go to http://advancedsellingpodcast.com/insider

If you haven't already, join 14,000+ other sales professionals in our LinkedIn group at advancedsellingpodcast.com/linkedin

Is it time to make a BOLD move in your business? If so, download our brand new book, "12 Bold Moves - Insider Secrets to Reinventing Yourself and Your Business." http://12boldmoves.com

Stop Blaming Price: Positioning Is Your Problem10 août 202600:16:07

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You didn't lose that deal on price. You lost it because your positioning wasn't strong enough to make you the obvious, can't-do-without-you choice.

Bill and Bryan dig into a claim that gets argued in every sales meeting: is price really the reason deals slip away, or is it a symptom of weak positioning? They walk through a real audit of lost deals — 22 gone in six months, four of them deals that should have been won — and use it to unpack what separates a vendor from a "we can't do without you" partner.

You'll learn the four ingredients of unshakeable positioning: naming the beliefs your customer has to shift before your value can land, getting explicit about what you don't do, choosing whether you're a problem-solver or a destination (or both), and painting the real cost of standing still. Plus, why the best time to build this is when business is good — not when you're desperate.

It's the 20th anniversary of the show, and Bill and Bryan want to hear from you — send a short voice memo to listener@advancedsellingpodcast.com for their September anniversary celebration.

The Insider program is open for enrollment. To check out our small learning group, go to http://advancedsellingpodcast.com/insider

If you haven't already, join 14,000+ other sales professionals in our LinkedIn group at advancedsellingpodcast.com/linkedin

Is it time to make a BOLD move in your business? If so, download our brand new book, "12 Bold Moves - Insider Secrets to Reinventing Yourself and Your Business." http://12boldmoves.com


Lessons We've Learned From Those We've Lost03 août 202600:17:41

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Every person you've worked with has a story you probably never asked about — and sometimes you don't find out until it's too late.

In Part 2 of their series on the people of sales, Bill and Bryan honor a handful of people who shaped their careers — a neighbor and airline pilot, a mentor who connected without ego, a customer who never delayed a decision, and a prospect Bryan gave up on too soon. 

Each story carries a lesson you can use this week: ask people about their actual lives, don't wait to reconnect with old friends, decide fast, and don't give up on a prospect after just one or two tries.

It's the 20th anniversary of the show, and Bill and Bryan want to hear from you — send a short voice memo to listener@advancedsellingpodcast.com for their September anniversary celebration.

The Insider program is open for enrollment. To check out our small learning group, go to http://advancedsellingpodcast.com/insider

If you haven't already, join 14,000+ other sales professionals in our LinkedIn group at advancedsellingpodcast.com/linkedin

Is it time to make a BOLD move in your business? If so, download our brand new book, "12 Bold Moves - Insider Secrets to Reinventing Yourself and Your Business." http://12boldmoves.com

The People Who Taught Us Everything We Know About Sales27 juil. 202600:16:37

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Twenty years in this business means running into a lot of characters. This week Bill and Bryan riff on the people — bosses, clients, gatekeepers, baristas — who taught them something they never forgot, whether the lesson was about sales or just about being human.

You'll hear about "Leisure Suit Larry," the grocery store manager who refused to acknowledge salespeople existed, and what he taught Bill about never forcing yourself on someone who doesn't want to talk.

They also talk about the trap of looking down on younger salespeople — and what a 20-year-old Starbucks employee named Joey reminded Bryan about assuming too much, even when the assumption seems like a compliment.

It's the 20th anniversary of the show, and Bill and Bryan want to hear from you — send a short voice memo to listener@advancedsellingpodcast.com for their September anniversary celebration.

The Insider program is open for enrollment. To check out our small learning group, go to http://advancedsellingpodcast.com/insider

If you haven't already, join 14,000+ other sales professionals in our LinkedIn group at advancedsellingpodcast.com/linkedin

Is it time to make a BOLD move in your business? If so, download our brand new book, "12 Bold Moves - Insider Secrets to Reinventing Yourself and Your Business." http://12boldmoves.com

Self-Scouting: The Mid-Year Sales Review Most Reps Skip06 juil. 202600:16:31

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You're six months into the year. Do you actually know what's working in your sales process — and what you quietly stopped doing back in February?

Bill and Bryan borrow a trick from football coaches: self-scouting. Before the next game, coaches review their own film to find what their team does well (so they can do more of it) and what they do poorly (so the other team can't exploit it). Bill and Bryan apply that same exercise to your sales year — build a 20-point scorecard, grade yourself honestly, and use it to plan a strong back half.

Subscribe, leave a review, and send us your "how I found the show" story to our FAN Mail at the top of the show notes for a shot at our 20th anniversary coaching event.

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Say This, Not That: Why Precise Language in Sales Closes More Deals29 juin 202600:20:16

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Imprecise language is quietly sabotaging your sales process — and most sellers don't even notice it happening. This week, Bill and Bryan dig into the art of precise communication and why "what they hear" matters more than "what you meant."

Bryan shares a real example from his own sales process: his team retired the vague word "calendars" as the last item on a sales agenda in favor of the more direct "get calendars out." They also cover why stating up front how many points you're about to make makes you easier to follow and easier to buy from, and why tired open-ended questions like "what keeps you up at night?" should be replaced with sharper, stack-ranked questions that force a real answer. 

Plus: details on ASP's 20th anniversary celebration and how to get your ticket to the live September event.

Send us your story (audio, video, or just a note): listener@advancedsellingpodcast.com

The Insider program is open for enrollment. To check out our small learning group, go to http://advancedsellingpodcast.com/insider

If you haven't already, join 14,000+ other sales professionals in our LinkedIn group at advancedsellingpodcast.com/linkedin

Is it time to make a BOLD move in your business? If so, download our brand new book, "12 Bold Moves - Insider Secrets to Reinventing Yourself and Your Business." http://12boldmoves.com

Patterns of Limitation: Part 222 juin 202600:13:13

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Bill and Bryan continue their series on the hidden patterns that quietly cap sales performance. Building on last episode's conversation about "drift," they dig into two more limiting patterns: fear (and why naming it is the first step toward detachment) and the belief that bigger outcomes simply "aren't possible." Along the way, they tackle the either/or trap — the binary thinking that convinces salespeople they have to choose between income and time, ambition and family, more and enough — and make the case for replacing it with "and." Plus, a bizarre drone-rescue story that turns into a surprisingly useful metaphor.

This episode also kicks off the celebration of ASP's 20th anniversary — Bill and Bryan want to hear from you. Send in an audio or video sharing what the podcast has meant to you for a chance to attend an exclusive live coaching celebration this September.

P.S.: Watch the drone rescue clip that kicks off this conversation: https://www.tiktok.com/@foxweather/video/7650957122145930509

The Insider program is open for enrollment. To check out our small learning group, go to http://advancedsellingpodcast.com/insider

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Is it time to make a BOLD move in your business? If so, download our brand new book, "12 Bold Moves - Insider Secrets to Reinventing Yourself and Your Business." http://12boldmoves.com

Patterns That Are Holding You Back15 juin 202600:19:38

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Bill and Bryan dig into what they call "patterns of limitation" — the ingrained habits and mindsets that quietly cap your sales growth, often disguised as things that are already working.

They explore four key patterns worth examining: the tendency to focus on the big picture while ignoring critical details, the trap of pursuing vague or undefined problems with prospects, the danger of plateauing without recognizing it, and the gradual drift away from your core purpose and identity as a seller.

The conversation also includes a fun detour into time zones, a live phone interruption from Bill's wife, and a preview of their upcoming 20th anniversary celebration event in September — where every listener who submits a video is invited to join.

This is Part 1 of a two-part series. Part 2 picks up on the concept of drift.

The Insider program is open for enrollment. To check out our small learning group, go to http://advancedsellingpodcast.com/insider

If you haven't already, join 14,000+ other sales professionals in our LinkedIn group at advancedsellingpodcast.com/linkedin

Is it time to make a BOLD move in your business? If so, download our brand new book, "12 Bold Moves - Insider Secrets to Reinventing Yourself and Your Business." http://12boldmoves.com

Why Your Spiritual Foundation Is Your Biggest Sales Asset08 juin 202600:17:48

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Bill goes somewhere different today — and that's intentional.

In this solo episode, Bill Caskey shares the first six of twelve core sales principles, each grounded in a biblical reference. From understanding your divine assignment and serving before selling, to detaching from outcomes and deploying your unique gifts, Bill connects the spiritual underpinnings of great selling to the real-world results you're after.

This isn't a tactics episode. It's a foundation episode — and for many listeners, it may be the most important one they hear.

Part two drops in a few days on another solo episode.

The Insider program is open for enrollment. To check out our small learning group, go to http://advancedsellingpodcast.com/insider

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Is it time to make a BOLD move in your business? If so, download our brand new book, "12 Bold Moves - Insider Secrets to Reinventing Yourself and Your Business." http://12boldmoves.com

7 Lies About Sales Success01 juin 202600:15:58

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What if the beliefs driving your sales career are built on a foundation of lies?

In this solo episode, Bill Caskey breaks down seven deeply normalized lies about achievement, income, and sales success — the kind that quietly run your life if you let them. From "hustle harder to earn more" to "the best closer wins," these aren't fringe ideas. They're mainstream beliefs that keep good salespeople permanently busy, permanently stuck, and wondering why the results never match the effort.

Bill challenges you to audit which of these lies you're living — and gives you a framework for getting out from under them.

The 7 Lies:

  1. Your performance determines your well-being
  2. The prospect holds your future in their hands
  3. Income is determined by work ethic
  4. More activity equals more results
  5. The best closer wins
  6. There's a scarcity of opportunity
  7. If you're good enough, they'll find you

The Insider program is open for enrollment. To check out our small learning group, go to http://advancedsellingpodcast.com/insider

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Is it time to make a BOLD move in your business? If so, download our brand new book, "12 Bold Moves - Insider Secrets to Reinventing Yourself and Your Business." http://12boldmoves.com

How to Become the Obvious Choice (Part 2)26 mai 202600:19:34

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Bill Caskey and Bryan Neale continue their series on how to become the Obvious Choice for your prospects and customers — not by closing harder, but by selling smarter throughout the entire process.

In Part 2, they cover four powerful moves:

  • Proactively raising problems, concerns, and objections so you're never caught off guard
  • Delivering a Statement of Detachment that comforts prospects and skyrockets close rates
  • Setting a go/no-go instead of asking for the business
  • Warming cold audiences with pre-meeting video pages

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📌 TIMESTAMPS 

0:00 – Intro: 20 years of podcasting & ASP listener meetup in London 
2:15 – Life observation: car alarms and bathroom fans (things that don't work) 
6:50 – Part 2: How to become the Obvious Choice 
7:37 – Tactic 1: Proactively surface problems and objections 
10:08 – Tactic 2: The Statement of Detachment (22% → 45%+ close rate) 
13:08 – Tactic 3: End precisely — the go/no-go and stating your desire 
15:20 – Tactic 4: Warming up cold audiences with a pre-bid video page 
18:22 – Insider promo: June 5th — How to build a conversion event

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Becoming the Obvious Choice (Part 1)19 mai 202600:21:03

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How do you become the vendor your customers never even think to replace? In Part 1 of this short series, Bill and Bryan break down what it actually takes to become the obvious choice — not through last-minute discounts or closing tactics, but by building that clarity from the very first interaction.

They cover three foundational moves: filtering your pipeline through the right lens (are they an obvious fit for you?), getting pristine on your message including who you're not for, and articulating a clear payoff — not just ROI, but the tangible transformation clients can expect at different stages of the relationship. Plus, they discuss the power of multi-threading — bringing multiple people into the conversation on both sides — and why the obvious choice is often the one that does the most work before the final decision is ever made.

If you're tired of scrambling at the close, this episode is your reset.

The Insider program is open for enrollment. To check out our small learning group, go to http://advancedsellingpodcast.com/insider

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Is it time to make a BOLD move in your business? If so, download our brand new book, "12 Bold Moves - Insider Secrets to Reinventing Yourself and Your Business." http://12boldmoves.com


The Fear Factor in Sales11 mai 202600:21:25

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Fear shows up at every stage of a sales career — first calls, big promotions, major presentations, and yes, posting on LinkedIn. 

In this episode, Bill and Bryan dig into how fear works, why your brain treats a LinkedIn post like a saber-toothed tiger, and how to reframe anxiety into something useful. 

Plus: what beekeeping taught Bryan about walking into uncomfortable situations, and why the doom-and-gloom crowd is almost always wrong about new technology.

The Insider program is open for enrollment. To check out our small learning group, go to http://advancedsellingpodcast.com/insider

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Is it time to make a BOLD move in your business? If so, download our brand new book, "12 Bold Moves - Insider Secrets to Reinventing Yourself and Your Business." http://12boldmoves.com


The Simple Shift That Changes Every Sales Conversation04 mai 202600:19:38

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Are you walking into sales calls without getting clear on the actual problem you're solving? 

In this episode, Bill and Bryan dig into one of the most overlooked fundamentals in B2B sales: defining the real problem before pitching solutions. 

They explore how process focus beats outcome obsession, why accountability starts with you (not the market or the prospect), and how knowing when not to move forward is sometimes the most powerful sales move you can make.

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Why Your Calendar Is Killing Your Pipeline27 avr. 202600:19:38

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What's the #1 problem facing salespeople and customer acquisition professionals right now? Bill and Bryan each share their answer — and while they come at it from slightly different angles, both point to the same root cause: the absence of a real system.

Bryan breaks down why time misallocation kills pipelines, and Bill makes the case that lead generation is the core issue most companies struggle to solve — not because of effort, but because they're relying on activity instead of architecture.

The guys walk through practical examples of what a real lead gen system looks like: calendar blocking that actually holds, consistent outreach cadences that generate 1-in-5 conversations, and leverage-based content strategies that let buyers raise their hand instead of being cold-called into a corner.

If your sales are inconsistent, your calendar is the first place to look.

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Stop Being Selfish: The Sales Habit That Pays Off Later20 avr. 202600:15:25

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Bill and Bryan are back from spring break with a powerful lesson about the long game in sales. 

Inspired by a 35-year-old charity event that grew into a $400 million movement, they dig into how the small actions you take — or skip — today create enormous downstream outcomes you can't predict. 

They challenge sellers to stop making excuses, stop being selfish with their knowledge, and start showing up consistently — on LinkedIn, in the field, and with their prospects — because someone out there might be suffering simply because they haven't heard from you yet.

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Why Prospects Stop Trusting You (And How to Fix It)09 avr. 202600:05:38

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Trust is the missing ingredient in most failed deals — and the old methods of building it (the hearty handshake, the enthusiastic follow-up email) no longer cut it. In part four of the Sales Identity Crisis series, Bill breaks down why modern buyers are slow to trust and offers a counterintuitive fix: create content.

Bill shares how consistent content — podcasts, video, written pieces — lets prospects sample your thinking long before a sales conversation begins. When they finally reach out, they're already sold. He also challenges the habit of chasing prospects for next steps, arguing that if you're the one pushing, something went wrong earlier in the process.

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The Identity Shift: From Labor to Leverage02 avr. 202600:04:28

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In this solo episode, Bill Caskey continues his series on the Sales Identity Crisis — specifically, the shift from being a laborer to becoming a leverager.

If your sales approach is built on effort alone — more calls, more hours, more hustle — you're operating on an old model that's nearly impossible to scale. Bill breaks down a better framework: Discover, Develop, Deploy. Find the assets you already have (client success stories, your personal story, your expertise), build the skills to use them, and put them to work in the market.

Most salespeople close 20–25% at best, which means they're burning 75–80% of their effort on people who will never buy — largely because they never leveraged anything in the process. Bill challenges you to identify where leverage is absent in your sales approach and start building a new identity around it.

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Stop Hiding. Create Space to Be Excellent.30 mars 202600:13:41

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Most salespeople wait for opportunity to come to them. Bill and Bryan flip that script.

In this episode, they explore what it means to create a "space for excellence" — the rooms, events, and moments where you show up, lean in, and let people see what you're made of. From a chance encounter at a restaurant to a woman coaching a thousand people to share their stories on stage, the lesson is clear: you can't demonstrate excellence from your couch, your car, or your home office.

They also dig into what happens when people do get their moment in the spotlight — and blow it by reading from a notecard. And they share the story of Milo, door holder number three, who might have the best mindset in the room.

Get out. Get in the room. Be excellent when it counts.

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Raise Your Prices Without Losing Your Clients23 mars 202600:15:57

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A listener question from William — an engineer who also sells — kicks off a focused conversation on one of the oldest problems in B2B sales: getting commoditized on price.

Bill and Bryan tackle both sides of the equation: how to avoid being beaten down on price coming in, and how to successfully raise prices with clients you've already got. Their answer isn't a negotiation tactic — it's a positioning problem. And the fix starts long before the price conversation happens.

They cover why technical sellers tend to stay too low in the org chart, why your contact isn't selling your value upstairs for you, and what a price increase reaction tells you about where you actually stand with a client.

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Stop Watching the Scoreboard — Start Watching the Inputs16 mars 202600:17:09

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We're at the end of Q1 — and Bill and Bryan use a trip to the Pacers game as a launching pad for a conversation about what actually matters when you check the scoreboard.

Inspired by Bill Walsh's coaching philosophy and John Wooden's legendary process focus, this episode explores why fixating on the score is the wrong move — and what sellers and sales leaders should be analyzing instead. Bill and Bryan dig into the slow fade of good habits, why joy in the process is the real competitive advantage, and what it looks like when a salesperson truly loves what they do.

If your Q1 numbers aren't where you want them, this episode will help you look in the right places.

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Find the Real Pain Behind Every Sales Conversation05 mars 202600:04:39

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Every prospect tells you a version of their problem — and they're almost always wrong. Not lying. Just wrong.

In this solo episode, Bill Caskey breaks down why the surface problem your prospect presents is rarely the real problem, and why it's your job to uncover what's actually at stake. Bill walks through the questions you need to ask to get past symptoms and find the true pain: What's the cause? What happens if nothing changes? What are the economics of this problem?

When you help a prospect understand their own problem clearly, you earn the right to present your solution — and they become obsessed with solving it.

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The Best Sales Gifts Nobody Buys You02 mars 202600:20:37

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It's Bill's birthday — and that means one thing: it's time to talk about gifts. But not the usual Amazon cards and polka dot sweaters. Bill and Bryan dig into the sales gifts worth actually giving yourself: the mindset shifts, investments, habits, and tools that compound over time.

In this episode, you'll hear about the gift of applying abundance thinking to your sales life, why investing in yourself is the one gift no one else will buy you, the power of true free time (and why refusing to take it is just inflated self-importance), building a personal brand by sharing real problems and solutions, becoming a generalist in the AI age, and seeing modern tools — your CRM, LinkedIn, AI — as gifts rather than burdens.

Whether it's your birthday or not, this episode is a reminder to stop waiting for your company to invest in you and start doing it yourself.

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AI as a Sales Tool, Not a Salesperson with Kayla Kurtz25 févr. 202600:31:02

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In this episode of The Advanced Selling Podcast, Bryan Neale welcomes Kayla Kurtz, VP of Sales and VP of Business Development at Forthea, for a focused conversation on how AI is reshaping modern sales.

Kayla shares how aligning sales and marketing improves lead quality and eliminates the “bad lead” blame game, before diving into practical ways sellers can use AI tools like ChatGPT and Copilot to refine emails, personalize outreach, and prepare for complex conversations. Bryan and Kayla also address the risks of inaccurate AI outputs and why positioning insights as questions, and not facts, protects credibility.

They close by exploring how buyers are using AI to research vendors and negotiate more strategically, challenging sales teams to elevate their preparation and technical depth. The episode reframes AI as a tool that sharpens execution without replacing relationship-driven selling.

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From Content to Conquest24 févr. 202600:19:34

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Bill and Bryan are giving you a preview of the March 6th ASP Insider session — and it's one you don't want to miss.

The topic is From Content to Conquest, but this isn't a social media training. It's about what you know, what you believe, and how you package your expertise so prospects say, "I want to know more."

Before diving into the March session, Bill and Bryan walk through the perspective shifts that have to happen first — because you can know exactly what to do and still not do it. The missing ingredient is almost always how you see things.

Plus, Bryan shares how the Mental Health for Salespeople series resonated far beyond the sales world — and what that buzz means for upcoming episodes.

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Why Collaboration Beats Closing Tactics Every Time16 févr. 202600:20:11

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What if your entire sales process—from networking to contract signing—was built on collaboration instead of persuasion? 

In this episode, Bill and Bryan break down what real collaboration looks like at every stage: pre-sale networking, early conversations, mid-stage resistance, and closing deals. You'll discover why most salespeople avoid collaboration (they're afraid of conflict), how to audit your sales process for collaborative moments, and the simple phrase that sets the tone from day one. 

Bill shares a client story about refusing to send a proposal until they collaborated on unanswered questions—and how it built immediate trust. 

Whether you're stuck in transactional mode or ready to differentiate yourself completely, this episode gives you a new through line that actually works.

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Saving Sales Time with Smarter Routes ft. Steve Benson11 févr. 202600:26:52

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In this episode of The Advanced Selling Podcast, Bryan Neale welcomes Steve Benson, founder of Badger Maps, for a conversation on why outside sales teams are often overlooked by modern sales technology — and what happens when tools are finally built with field sellers in mind.

Bryan and Steve dig into the realities of territory design and route planning, calling out how many sales leaders still rely on gut feel and educated guesses when structuring territories. Steve explains how Badger Maps and Badger Align help sales teams visualize customers geographically, balance territories using real data, and create more efficient routes that lead to more meetings and measurable sales lift. They also explore why mobile-friendly CRM tools matter so much for outside sellers, and how removing friction from data entry in the field directly impacts performance.

The conversation expands into Badger Maps’ broader platform, including lead routing, geographic insights, and performance tracking, before Steve shares the origin story behind the product — a firsthand realization that sales data is far more powerful when you can see it on a map.

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Is Your Through Line Costing You Business?10 févr. 202600:18:32

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What can Charlie Puth's collaboration with Kenny G for the Super Bowl national anthem teach us about sales? More than you'd think.

Bill and Bryan break down the story of how Charlie Puth persistently pursued Kenny G—not through aggressive follow-ups, but through generous, creative demonstrations of value. He sent tracks. He added a choir. He painted the picture so vividly that Kenny G couldn't help but respond.

The sales lessons are everywhere: Clean intention enables authentic persistence. Information isn't proprietary anymore, so stop withholding it. Collaboration beats competition. And most importantly, your "through line"—the underlying driver of your sales process—might be sabotaging your success.

Most sales methodologies operate on a selfish through line: What do I need to say or do to get the deal? That approach creates manipulation, defensiveness, and resistance. But what if collaboration was your through line instead?

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Be the Guide Your Customers Are Craving06 févr. 202600:07:01

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Bill Caskey explores the most important question in sales: What is your role in the buyer-seller dance?

In this solo episode, Bill breaks down the Guide Model—a three-part framework that transforms how you show up with customers. Instead of selling to people who don't need what you offer, you become the guide that customers are craving.

If you've ever wondered why buyers don't trust you or why price becomes the sticking point, this episode reveals what's really happening—and how to fix it.

This is part 2 of a 2-part series on how to be a guide.

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Mental Health in Sales: Movement Creates Momentum02 févr. 202600:24:26

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In the final episode of our mental health in sales series, Bill and Bryan tackle a truth most sellers ignore: you can't think your way out of a slump—you have to move your way out.

Drawing from Scott Galloway's "get out of the house" philosophy and real client stories, they explore how physical action—whether it's actual exercise or the behavioral action of getting out and connecting with people—breaks the isolation cycle that feeds sales depression.

Bill shares a coaching win where an engineer went from zero prospecting hours to booking two appointments just by reaching out to reconnect with old contacts. No pitch, no agenda—just human connection. 

Whether you're feeling stuck, isolated, or just going through the motions, this episode delivers the kick you need to stop overthinking and start moving.

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How Detachment Creates Sales Freedom30 janv. 202600:05:00

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In this solo episode, Bill breaks down why detachment might be the most important skill you're not practicing. When a client asked for help with negotiation, positioning, and value communication, Bill realized all these challenges stem from one core issue: attachment to outcomes.

Discover why healthy detachment isn't about not caring—it's about being deliberate in your process without getting entangled in results. Bill explains how attachment creates fear, shortcuts, and procrastination, while detachment creates freedom and effectiveness.

This is part 1 of a 2-part series. Next week: How to be the guide.

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Scaling Authenticity in Sales with John Wechsler28 janv. 202600:20:38

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In this episode of The Advanced Selling Podcast, Bryan Neale is joined by John Wechsler, CEO of Spokenote, for a conversation on why authentic, personalized video is becoming a critical advantage for modern sales teams.

Bryan and John discuss the difference between messaging and moments, emphasizing that when the moment matters more than the message, authenticity wins. John shares the evolution of Spokenote, from a simple sticker concept to a dynamic video platform, driven by real demand for scalable personalization. They unpack what truly differentiates Spokenote from other video tools: modular, variable video snippets that allow sellers to personalize outreach while staying efficient and fully integrated with existing CRM workflows.

The conversation also tackles one of the biggest barriers to video adoption in sales: hesitation and self-consciousness. John encourages sales professionals to embrace imperfection, reminding listeners that vulnerability often increases trust and likability.

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Mental Health in Sales: Detachment, Service and Personal Agency26 janv. 202600:28:50

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In part 3 of the mental health series, Bill and Bryan tackle the achievement trap that plagues high performers: when is enough enough? 

They introduce six practical frameworks for managing mental health in sales, covering the first three in depth: detachment from outcomes, obsessive focus on customer problems, and personal agency. Bill addresses a high performer's legitimate concern about whether detachment actually helps or hurts quota achievement, and Bryan shares insights from John Mellencamp's conversation with Joe Rogan about success and happiness. 

The episode includes the concept of "measuring backwards" and explains why serving customers beats obsessing over your own numbers.

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Mental Health in Sales: Confidence, Purpose and Movement20 janv. 202600:26:06

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In part 2 of our mental health series, Bill and Bryan explore what creates genuine confidence in sales and why it starts with something bigger than yourself. 

They discuss the "divine assignment" concept, finding meaning in your work beyond financial gain, and how physical movement directly impacts emotional health. 

If you struggle with walking on eggshells around buyers or feel desperate for outcomes, this episode offers practical remedies including discovering your purpose and becoming obsessed with customer problems instead of deal outcomes.

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Strategic Gifting with Patricia DuChene14 janv. 202600:22:25

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In this episode of The Advanced Selling Podcast, Bryan Neale is joined by the VP of Growth and Marketing at Sendoso, Patricia DuChene, to discuss how intentional gifting can be used as a strategic tool in modern sales. Rather than treating gifts as swag or gimmicks, their conversation reframes gifting as a human-first way to build trust, strengthen relationships, and create influence.

Bryan and Patricia explore why the most effective gifting focuses on people, not just decision-makers, and how timely, personalized gestures tied to real moments can open doors that traditional outreach often cannot. They also break down why active listening should be a measurable sales behavior, and how capturing personal details in the CRM enables more authentic, relevant engagement over time.

The episode also looks at how gifting fits into execution — from prospecting to post-sale adoption — and why treating it as a consistent activity metric, supported by tools like Sendoso, can be a powerful tool for sales teams looking to stand out without pressure or gimmicks.

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Mental Health in Sales: Breaking the Silence13 janv. 202600:23:10

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Bill and Bryan launch a vital series on mental health in sales—a topic that's rarely discussed but critically important. After Bill's month-long absence dealing with family tragedies, they dive into why salespeople face unique mental health challenges: quota pressure, identity tied to numbers, comparison traps, and the constant pursuit of an unreachable horizon.

Bryan shares his panic attack story from his P&G days (confusing a cardiologist visit for what turned out to be anxiety), while Bill opens up about avoidance behaviors and the realization that mental health issues don't discriminate based on success level.

This isn't about coddling—it's about real tools, tough love, and practical steps to tend to your mental health. They're inviting listeners to share what they want covered in the remaining episodes via the LinkedIn community.

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Building a Sales Engine Framework06 janv. 202600:15:14

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In this solo episode, Bill introduces the Complete Sales Engine Framework, focusing on the first two essential blocks: Attention and Engagement. He breaks down why most companies struggle with empty pipelines despite focusing heavily on conversion training, and shares practical strategies for social media content, email campaigns, and outreach that actually lead somewhere.

You'll learn how to create LinkedIn content with purpose, write emails that prospects actually want to read, make outreach meaningful (not desperate), and build engagement through webinars, assessments, and lead magnets that establish trust before the sales call even happens.

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The 9-Block Business Planning Framework for 202615 déc. 202500:21:39

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Bill Caskey breaks down the exact business planning framework from the recent ASP Insider workshop. If you haven't done your 2026 planning yet, this episode walks you through nine critical building blocks that will set you up for sustainable sales success.

From defining your vision to finding the right accountability partner, Bill covers everything you need to create a plan that actually works—not just another resolution that fades by February.

Bill dives deep into why most sales professionals either skip planning entirely or create plans that are just wish lists with no real structure. This framework gives you that structure—from establishing your vision and identifying targets to building repeatable systems and developing the mindset that drives real growth.

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The Missing Block in Your Business Plan09 déc. 202500:13:14

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Most business planning workshops start with vision statements and call quotas. But Bill argues there's a critical block missing from that equation: personal development. In this solo episode, he breaks down Block 8 from his 2026 Business Planning Strategy—the piece that asks not just what you need to do, but who you need to become to achieve your goals sustainably.

Bill covers four essential areas: AI literacy and staying current, personal branding and findability, digital marketing fundamentals, and systems thinking. But the real question driving this episode is deeper: Who do you need to become in 2026 to execute your plan without grinding yourself into the ground?

If you're planning for 2026, this episode challenges you to think beyond behaviors and quotas to the spiritual and personal dimension of sustainable success.

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From Thinking to Doing: Operational Disciplines That Work01 déc. 202500:18:47

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Last week, Bill and Bryan covered mental discipline—getting your head right. This week, they shift to operational discipline: the actual behaviors and systems that high performers use to win.

This isn't about overhauling your entire life. It's about looking at your current operational system and asking: Is this working? If yes, keep rolling. If not, tweak and modify.

Bill and Bryan break down five operational disciplines they see in top performers: committing to writing and idea capture, valuing time appropriately (what's your dollar-per-hour rate?), connecting daily plans to annual goals, feeding and nurturing networks, and continuously learning new technology.

This is Part 2 of the Discipline series. Catch Part 1 on Mental Discipline if you missed it.

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