Synopsis
Sales hacks for startup hustlers by Steli Efti. Tactics, strategies and sales stories straight from Silicon Valley's most prominent sales hustler. Head over to http://blog.close.io for sales videos and blog posts plus extra materials related to each episode.
Episodes
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How to close the deal by taking it away
13/10/2015 Duration: 11minDon't be the desperate salesperson that bends over backward to appease the customer. Be decisive and effective by utilizing this simple... Read the full blog post ► http://blog.close.io/take-it-away
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"How to get in touch with influential people" by @Steli from Close.io
12/10/2015 Duration: 05min► http://close.io/free-sales-course/ ◄Free Sales Course Read the full blog post ► http://blog.close.io/contact-influential-people
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B2B sales tips: Internal champions are great, but you sell to decision makers
10/10/2015 Duration: 10minAlways stay in control of moving the deal forward. Don't let internal champions do the heavy lifting for you. Here's how to do it right... http://blog.close.io/b2b-sales-tips-internal-champions-decision-makers
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500 Startups Fireside Chat with @Steli from Close.io (March 2015)
09/10/2015 Duration: 01h33minSorry for the low recording quality! ► http://close.io/free-sales-course/ ◄Free Sales Course
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International sales expansion: How to start selling into foreign markets?
08/10/2015 Duration: 13minA proven 4-step process to start selling into foreign markets. Read the blog post at http://blog.close.io/international-sales-expansion
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The - Winning - Cold - Email - Follow - Up - Game - Plan - Final
07/10/2015 Duration: 10minYou send out cold emails to prospects and they don't reply. How, when and how often should you follow up with them? http://blog.close.io/cold-email-follow-up-plan
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A/B testing cold emails (without a statistically-significant sample size)
06/10/2015 Duration: 07minHere's a simple strategy to A/B test your cold emails if you don't have enough data to achieve statistical significance. Read the full blog post ► http://blog.close.io/ab-testing-cold-emails
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Managing sales team morale when your reps lost faith
02/10/2015 Duration: 11minManaging a sales team has its own set of challenges, one of them being sales reps who don’t believe in your sales strategy anymore. Read more: http://blog.close.io/reps-lost-faith
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5 creative ways to utilize your sales team
29/09/2015 Duration: 08minSales isn't just about closing deals - it’s about becoming a student of the market. Let the market show you how to build a bigger, better business. Read the full blog post http://blog.close.io/5-creative-ways-to-utilize-your-sales-team
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The Secret That Makes Y Combinator The Most Successful Startup Hub Of The World
27/09/2015 Duration: 09minWhat's the secret of Y Combinator's success? How did it so quickly become arguably the center of the entrepreneurial universe? Here's my take... http://blog.close.io/y-combinator-1
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Successful SaaS Sales Strategies Webinar
24/09/2015 Duration: 38minSteli Efti, CEO/Co-Founder of ElasticSales and Close.io gives a free 1h Webinar on the most successful SaaS Sales Strategies he learned by working with over 150 venture backed startups. http://close.io/
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Keep it real: Authenticity in sales
23/09/2015 Duration: 10minWhat do you do when you’re a certain personality type - e.g. high energy, fast and enthusiastic - and your prospect is the exact opposite: deliberate, reserved, quiet. It’s common knowledge in sales that you should pace or mirror your prospect to build rapport. But should you really? http://blog.close.io/sales-fundamentals-keep-it-real-authenticity-in-sales
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Founders' Dinner – How to Be(come) an Awesome Co-founder Team
21/09/2015 Duration: 11minhttp://blog.close.io/founders-dinner
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How to improve your cold email response rates
21/09/2015 Duration: 08minSay you’re sending cold emails to drum up business. Your open rates are great (30% or higher), but your response rates suck. Here's what you can do to fix this... http://blog.close.io/how-to-improve-your-cold-email-response-rates
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The Back to the Future sales hack by @steli from Close.io
18/09/2015 Duration: 06minGreat sales people take their buyers on a journey through time. Here's how to use rhetorical time traveling to gain insights and close deals! ► http://blog.close.io/bttf
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How to schedule product demo appointments
17/09/2015 Duration: 06minWant to get people to attend your software product demos? Here's a simple blueprint to get more people to join your demos. ► http://blog.close.io/schedule-product-demos
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"End of sales cycle & your hot prospect turns cold?" by @Steli from Close.io
15/09/2015 Duration: 08minThe prospect seemed like a perfect fit and ready to buy after several sales conversations. Just when you're going for the close, they pull out. What to do? http://blog.close.io/hot-prospect-turns-cold
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Looking stupid in the name of progress: old dudes on skateboards
10/09/2015 Duration: 04minWhen was the last time you did something that made you feel like you looked stupid to others? http://blog.close.io/stupid-skateboards
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Killer B2B sales questions to close more deals
08/09/2015 Duration: 15minIn sales, it’s more about the questions you ask than about the answers you give. Questions enable you to practice the most powerful skill in any sales conversation: listening. http://blog.close.io/13-killer-b2b-sales-questions-to-close-more-deals