1017: Insight-Led Selling, with Stephen Timme and Melody Astley

Stephen Timme (Founder and President of FinListics Solutions) and Melody Astley (CRO of FinListics Solutions) are co-authors of a new book Insight-Led Selling: Adopt an Executive Mindset, Build Credibility, Communicate with Impact. On today's episode we're talking insight-led selling and why, as they write, “The salesperson should be more interested in learning about my business, instead of telling me about theirs." We talk about research from their book that finds that only 19% of sales managers believe their sellers are trusted advisors. If so few managers think their sellers are trusted advisors, what percentage of buyers think the same? Plus, we dive into the 3 things that buyers want from sellers. More on Andy: Connect on LinkedIn Pre-Order Andy's new book on Amazon Learn more at AndyPaul.com Sponsored by: Revenue.io | Unlock exponential growth with an AI-powered RevOps platform | Revenue.io Scratchpad | The fastest way to update Salesforce, take sales notes, and stay on top of to-dos | Scratchpad.com Blueboard | World’s leading experiential rewards & recognition platform | Blueboard.com Explore the Revenue.io Podcast Universe: Sales Enablement Podcast Selling with Purpose Podcast RevOps Podcast