What 20+ Years in Sales Taught Me About Reaching Decision-Makers with Professor Lorenzo Bizzi

🐬 Join the Sprint Club: https://www.strategysprints.com ⚡️ Receive our newsletter: https://thesalesshow.beehiiv.com/ Are your favorite sales tactics actually ruining your close rate? Discover why the most popular sales advice might be completely wrong when put to the test of real science. In this episode of the Sales Show, Simon Severino sits down with Professor Lorenzo Bizzi to uncover the actual data behind B2B sales success. Drawing from four years of research and his new book, Myths Versus Science of Selling, Professor Bizzi reveals what happens when you compare popular sales hearsay against the actual behaviors of hundreds of thousands of salespeople. In this video, you will learn: The Prospecting Paradox: Why using traditional conversational "hooks" to make it difficult for prospects to say "no" actually backfires and creates resistance. Learn why you should make it easier for them to decline or withdraw from the conversation to build comfort. The Real Reason People Don't Buy: Buyers don't resist because they don't understand your product's benefits—they resist because they feel uncertain and unsafe. Discover how your primary goal as a salesperson is to shift a buyer from "I think" to "I am sure" by acting as an agent of clarity. How to Cure Call Anxiety: Discover how simplifying your approach not only reduces buyer resistance but also prevents the rude rejections that cause high turnover and call anxiety in sales teams. The Only Influence Tactic That Works Early On: Why asking "how have you been?" has limited effectiveness, and why establishing immediate social proof is the most powerful way to buy five minutes of a prospect's time. Building Decade-Long Partnerships: Forget the Wagu steaks and golf games. Inspired by the legendary partnership of Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger, learn how acting like a consultant to solve root-cause problems—even if it means reviewing alternative solutions outside of your own product—is the ultimate trust builder. Why "Truth Doesn't Sell": Understand the core philosophy that while exaggerated claims and beautiful stories capture attention, only data-backed truth makes you sell. Whether you are struggling with how to prospect, how to follow up, or how to get a meeting with a decision-maker, this episode provides the scientific data you need to lower buyer uncertainty and close more deals. 🐬 Join the Sprint Club: https://www.strategysprints.com ⚡️ Free Tools: https://www.strategysprints.com/tools CONNECT WITH ME 🐦 X: https://x.com/simonseverino 👋 LinkedIn: https://at.linkedin.com/in/simonseverino 🎉 Free Community: strategysprints.com   ACCELERATE YOUR SALES 🐬 Business Coaching: https://www.strategysprints.com 🌴 Sales Show: https://www.youtube.com/@simonseverinosales 💪 Investing Show: https://www.youtube.com/@InvestingShow   SIMON SEVERINO Simon Severino is the CEO of Strategy Sprints. He has created +2B in additional sales for his clients over the last 21 years. As an advisor who became CEO, he had to learn the importance of working ON the business more than IN it. Now, he shares his proven templates with high-ticket entrepreneurs. They reclaim 14 hours per week using the Strategy Sprints™ Method and enjoy sales that soar. Author of "Strategy Sprints", Podcast Host Ranking Top 2,5%, TEDx speaker, Forbes contributor, Triathlete. Has appeared on over 1300 podcasts. When he is not supercharging sales, you'll find him swimming, biking, running and tricking his 3 kids into outdoor activities so they can't escape his annoying shrinky questions.