Conquer Local With George Leith

Imagine 50,000 properties, each having hundreds or thousands of tenants—and that's your opportunity set. How do you successfully manage marketing, sales, and eventually fulfilment at that scale? The answer lies in alignment. Erica is the Assistant VP of Social Media for Apartments.com, but she's also an author, a serial award winner, and a phenomenal presenter. Today, she joins us on the Conquer Local podcast to share her expertise on social media, real estate, marketing/selling to the multi-family segment, and navigating business acquisition scenarios. Subscribe to the podcast now, on iTunes goo.gl/8vPm1B and Google Play goo.gl/uyDsij

Does the first call decide the fate of the sale? Is the closing call becoming due diligence? This week on the Conquer Local podcast, we are joined by Nick Roshon, VP of Sales for Neil Patel Digital. Nick shares his knowledge on discovery calls, pipeline management, leveraging sales technology, and his own three-legged stool analogy for finding great sales talent. Subscribe to the podcast now, on iTunes goo.gl/8vPm1B and Google Play goo.gl/uyDsij

Every organization that is conducting business for profit is dealing with some sort of disruption and they need to be thinking about reorganization. We have a series of episodes coming at you from Conquer Local 2019 where we snagged some infamous people in the sales and digital marketing realm. Matt Dosch, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at Comporium, joins us to discuss how a business reorganizes itself after transitioning to digital. Matt explains that it isn't a one-time fix but rather an ongoing notion that always needs to be evaluated. How does an organization handle people that have been there for 25 years, or employees who are in their 20s, 30s, 40s, or 50s? Each cohort of employees have different things they care about, different things that drive them, and different things that are important to them. George and Matt explore the level of aptitude a leader should have by speaking to the people they work with on a day-to-day basis. Matt joined Comporium, the nation’s 13th larg

Listings aren't just names, addresses, and phone numbers anymore. They now have a SEO effect. Jonathan Best, Uberall's new Chief Revenue Officer, is our guest this week on the Conquer Local Podcast. Our audience can't get enough insight into how to sell the value of consistent listing data for a local business. Jonathan explains that Listings now need to include voice search capability and how that is impacting things like how it integrates into online reputation. The standard "Can I find you?" is now very closely matched with, "Can I trust you?" Jonathan Best is responsible for all revenue generating functions of the location marketing leader. Prior to Uberall, he was Senior Vice President and General Manager for Europe and Africa at Kony Inc. Earlier in his career, Jonathan served in various sales leadership roles at SAP, Oracle and a range of start ups. Subscribe to the podcast now, on iTunes goo.gl/8vPm1B and Google Play goo.gl/uyDsij

Continuous training of a sales force army in the ever changing digital market is crucial, a must, and a necessity.   Conquer Local is in the UK this week with Morgan Stevenson, Director of SME Solutions at Newsquest Media. Morgan has an army of 1,000 salespeople in the UK and is a pivotal part in tearing down barriers that his army is facing in the transformation to digital. George and Morgan dig into the real transformation challenge in the digital marketing space, training the street-level sales force. They explain how investing in your salespeople is a must with the ever evolving Facebook and Google landscape. Morgan shares how salespeople need to demonstrate that one piece of content can be turned into a digital ad, magazine article, social posts, blogs, and the list goes on.  Morgan is responsible for the delivery of best in class Digital Marketing solutions for local businesses in Newsquest markets. He leads the development of the Newsquest Sales Academy and is responsible for driving revenues via New

Are you setting goals or just making wishes? Goal setting is a task that demands discipline, constant effort, and clear measures for success. But, how often should you revisit your goals? What expectations should you be setting for yourself? Should you be flexible or firm with those goals? How do you best measure results and hold yourself accountable? And most importantly, have you given yourself permission to succeed? All of your burning questions will be answered in this week's episode of the Conquer Local podcast. Subscribe to the podcast now, on iTunes goo.gl/8vPm1B and Google Play goo.gl/uyDsij

Whether it's the sports industry, marketing industry, or insurance industry sales is sales.  We have a special guest—Lance Tyson, CEO of the Tyson Group, joins us! Lance and George discuss how now more than ever buyers are becoming an expert before reaching out to a salesperson. Lance confirms our hypothesis that as salespeople, we need to be the trusted advisor, have and build rapport with our clients, and having credibility. Lance explains what it means to be a gritty salesperson, in a good way.  Lance Tyson began his career more than twenty years ago with Dale Carnegie Training, where he built the most successful sales operation in North America. In 2010, Lance formed PRSPX, where he transitioned from trainer, to partner, to key business advisor for such clients as the Cleveland Cavaliers, Columbus Blue Jackets, and McGohan Brabender, among others. In 2017, Lance founded his current venture, Tyson Group, with a keen focus on coaching, training, and consulting with sales leaders and their teams to bet

Selling to the C-Suite can be difficult, getting past the gatekeepers can be even harder. George's Top Tips this week are brought to you by you! The listeners! We tackle how to get past the Gatekeepers to gain influence from the C-Suite. The ability to effectively influence C-level executives means you need demonstrate how your solutions solve C-level business problems. Gaining access to top executives is the first step towards influencing their buying decisions. George goes into detail about how to build yourself as a trusted expert by asking for warm intros and having case studies to show value. He shares how to present yourself as a brand and how to create an even stronger one. Subscribe to the podcast now, on iTunes goo.gl/8vPm1B and Google Play goo.gl/uyDsij

Air is a moldable commodity, audio in digital marketing is about framing the story on selling air. No story, no sale. Paul Jacobs, VP of Jacobs Media, joins us this week! George and Paul, two grey-haired radio salespeople, dive into detail how the transition from traditional radio sales and non-traditional revenue has evolved. They touch on how the radio audience has transformed and how broadcasters need to embrace other platforms to solve clients problems. Jacobs Media has been around for thirty-five years and has provided programming, digital, sales, and social media consulting to commercial and public radio stations, including Entercom, Cox, Beasley, Hubbard, Bell Media, NPR, PRI, and many others. The company is credited with the creation of the Classic Rock radio format for commercial radio, and its research studies, including its Tech survey studies for the radio industry. Jacobs has become a leading spokesperson for the radio industry regarding the changing in-car audio experience. Subscribe to the

Since we were young we've had to deal with how to handle objections, whether it was convincing our parents to give us more candy before bed or being a teenager asking for a later curfew. Times have changed but handling objections during a sale sometimes never get easier.  Mr. George Leith, our phenomenal host, takes us through how to handle objections. Prospects who say "No" or "Maybe" are not always the most pleasant to deal with. George's Top Tips include the secret sauce for effective salespeople, how to work through a sale when a prospect stalls, and how to reframe the conversation when a prospect flat out says "No." He explains the four different types of objections AND the five strategies to handle those objections. George is thoroughly experienced, educational and inspirational sales and marketing keynote speaker who can enlighten your company or professional association on best practices for transforming sales and utilizing social media’s innovative concepts to align

If we could convince our competitors to stop adapting and our customers to stop evolving we'd only ever have to position once. April Dunford, CEO of Ambient Strategy, gives us a sneak peak for her upcoming talk at the Conquer Local conference! She goes over how to nail product positioning, when to reposition, and how to adapt positioning to the ever changing marketing landscape. April shares two ways to think about positioning, from the perspective of the salesperson connecting with the SMB and from Saas companies to position themselves against their competitors. She provides insights on how to communicate what's really special about a product/service and what a business can offer so they can standout in the crowd.  April Dunford is an executive consultant, speaker, and author who helps technology companies make complicated products easy for customers to understand and love. She is a globally recognized expert in Positioning and Market strategy. Previously, April has run marketing and sales teams at

Are your presentations making your audience fall asleep? Do you read your slides? Do you have filler words? George's Top Tips for presentations can fix that. Our gracious host, George Leith, is back with another teaching episode! This week George tackles how to tweak your presentation skills to make them more effective, more concise, and to deliver them stronger. You, the listeners, will walk away with four new exercises to help you in making your presentation skills one to be reckon with. George is thoroughly experienced, educational and inspirational sales and marketing keynote speaker who can enlighten your company or professional association on best practices for transforming sales and utilizing social media’s innovative concepts to align your digital media marketing with current trends and prepare it for the unpredictable times ahead. As a sales transformation keynote speaker, author and guest university lecturer, he has a unique ability to demystify concepts and inspire businesses and professional

Commoditization is such a beautiful word that means nothing, but it is so important to understand.  Katie Martell, CMO and co-founder of Cintel, will be speaking at the Conquer Local Conference in 2019, June 10-12 in San Diego! She can walk the walk AND talk the talk. Katie gives us a teaser on what she will be sharing with our Conquer Local audience, commoditization. She explains that it doesn't matter what you sell, you are likely selling into a commoditized market. It's an issue that all companies are facing every single day.  Katie Martell is an independent voice in the marketing community and known as the “unapologetic marketing truth-teller.” She has been named “one of the most interesting people in B2B marketing,” a “marketing expert to follow” and a top marketing writer on LinkedIn. Katie is a frequent speaker and emcee at conferences including TEDx, INBOUND, and MarketingProfs, and serves as the Co-Executive Director of Boston Content, the city’s largest community of content professionals.

You asked for it, we listened! We are bringing back our coaching episodes. George Leith is a mad man that truly ENJOYS cold calling. Our wicked host, George Leith, breaks down cold calling this week. He walks us through George's Top Tips for being successful when making cold calls. He goes through how to handle the rejection when a prospect flat out says—no. He draws from his experience and tactics on how to win the "Unicorn" or the "Whale" that you've been dreaming of closing. George even tells you how to get rid of the uhmms out of your pitches. Listen to learn more! George is thoroughly experienced, educational and inspirational sales and marketing keynote speaker who can enlighten your company or professional association on best practices for transforming sales and utilizing social media’s innovative concepts to align your digital media marketing with current trends and prepare it for the unpredictable times ahead. As a sales transformation keynote speaker, author and guest unive

Gordon Borrell built an entire business around a survey, and he's still at it! It's 10 years running and there isn't a stop in sight. Gordon Borrell, CEO of Borrell Associates, has confirmed what we've been hypothesizing for awhile now. The customer journey needs to have a relationship built off trust, BUT he throws in a twist. Listen and find out what the secret sauce is. Gordon Borrell is ranked in the top 2% among Gerson Lehrman Group’s 150,000 consultants worldwide and is quoted frequently in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Ad Age, Forbes and other publications. He has appeared on CNN and other TV and radio programs discussing trends and forecasts for local media. Prior to starting Borrell Associates, Gordon was vice president for new media for Landmark Communications, where he worked for 22 years. Subscribe to the podcast now, on iTunes goo.gl/8vPm1B and Google Play goo.gl/uyDsij

The Solo Salesperson is a thing of the past. The new and proven approach is Team Sales. Conquer Local heads to Amsterdam! We get to pick the brain of Peter Urmson, CEO of Spotzer. We discuss the sophistication of customers knowledge and how it's evolving. The Sales Teams need to be on the cutting edge to keep up with the trends and the changes coming from the big guys like Google, Facebook, and Bing. In turn, this makes the Sales Team a trusted advisor. Peter tells us how the message and information that the salesperson shares with the customer needs to be simple and not oversell or over promise. Spotzer has gone through massive growth with Peter at the helm. Focused on websites, e-commerce, SEM and SEO in 23 countries and 18 languages. Producing several thousand sites and ad campaigns a month means Spotzer needs to be incredibly well organized as a high performing team. Peter advocates that the key to Spotzer's success is having great teams of people who are all trying to make a positive impact of

Broken sales team? Sales team not meeting their quota? Sales culture not great? We have ALL of those answers. Donny Dye is the founder of Quota NYC. Quota NYC helps companies build sales systems that scale efficiently and can be managed through a simple quota. Donny gives us his inside scoop on what culture should look like and how it will motivate your sales team. He tells us why working from the bottom up in an organization gives you the strongest understanding. For an added bonus, Donny tells us the two things he would create if he had a magic wand and makes a great reference to the Will Ferrell movie, Ricky Bobby. Donny has over 15 years of Saas and enterprise sales experience by selling, leading, and guiding companies scale predictable revenue. If you are building a sales team or have broken a sales team, Quota NYC can help.

No matter the market there is a common denominator, market qualified leads. Conquer Local travels to South Africa this week! We pick the brain of Lyndon Munetsi, Chief Revenue Officer for Trudon, the publishers of the Yellow Pages in South Africa. Lyndon takes us through the journey and the pain points he experienced coming into an organization that has been operating the same way for the last 30 years, the struggles from organization structure, and developing new ways of operating in digital. There is a unique nature to the South African market, there is the ultimate rich to dirt poor people, blue chip companies to small businesses, and capacity to have 500 qualified leads per day to 5 leads to day. Prior to Joining Trudon, Lyndon worked for Accenture as a Digital Transformation Lead, driving transformation activities with listed companies in the Resources, Retail and Telco sectors. He has also held Executive level roles with some of the leading Telco and Media entities in Africa. He has led multifaceted

It's not one size fits all anymore, it's all about thinking like an App. The best package to sell to a business is the one the business needs. On this weeks episode we have Neal Polachek, Analyst and Advisor to the Board Advisors, joining us. Are ROI's BS? Neal thinks there are better ways to measure a businesses success on their investment. Business owners are frustrated with all the different marketing tactics when they want to focus on what they do best, their business. Neal talks about the Baby Boomer generation slowly transitioning into retirement and developing an exit strategy. He explains how a different sales pitch is needed to a business owner close to exiting the business world and to someone who is taking over a business. Engaging the end consumer should be approached in an engaging format, like an App. No need to physically build one but thinking about the customer journey and experience. Listen now and subscribe to the podcast on iTunes goo.gl/8vPm1B and Google Play goo.gl/uyDsij

Microsoft sales wizard, Carson Heady, joins us for this weeks episode on Conquer Local. Carson started his career in a call center and now is a top performing sales leader at Microsoft. He has been through it all from dial-up internet, DSL, cellular, to when high-speed internet took off. He gives us his insight on how you can understand and work with the territorial sales person who doesn't want to give up control over their client. Carson explains the path that Microsoft transitioned to the new market while expanding to nearly 50 technology centers worldwide. He tells us how they switched gears to have sales specialists dedicated to accounts and work in tandem with their partners. Carson is also the author of the ‘Birth of a Salesman’ series, which details the art of sales - from interviewing through preparation, pitching, closing and advancing your career in sales. Listen now and subscribe to the podcast on iTunes goo.gl/8vPm1B and Google Play goo.gl/uyDsij