The Early registration discount for our October 22nd webinar How To Win The Deal With IMPACT ends today! Here’s What I’m Going To Share During The Webinar . . . How To Keep Someone’s attention With One Simple Tactic 8 Better Ways Of Building Rapport Without Looking Around Their Office For Things To Comment On How To Get ALL […]

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Paul Castain is the Vice President of Sales Development for Consolidated Graphics where he oversees the training and development of 700 sales Jedis.

Over the last 27 years, Paul has trained and mentored over 3,000 sales professionals, written sales training content for several Fortune 500 companies and is the author of Castain’s Sales Playbook (which just won a Sales Pop award for best sales website).

When I decided to launch Castain Training Systems back in 2011, had no pipeline. I was armed with two bank accounts that I knew, no matter how much money I had, would not seem enough to carry a family of 5. And just to make things more interesting, I had medical bills from my wife’s […]

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Paul Castain is the Vice President of Sales Development for Consolidated Graphics where he oversees the training and development of 700 sales Jedis.

Over the last 27 years, Paul has trained and mentored over 3,000 sales professionals, written sales training content for several Fortune 500 companies and is the author of Castain’s Sales Playbook (which just won a Sales Pop award for best sales website).

In this week’s episode of The Sales Playbook Podcast, we talk about several common mistakes people make when they are presenting. As a bonus, I not only show you how to avoid these mistakes, I show you how you can ROCK your next presentation! Download this episode (right click and save) Whether it’s face to […]

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Paul Castain is the Vice President of Sales Development for Consolidated Graphics where he oversees the training and development of 700 sales Jedis.

Over the last 27 years, Paul has trained and mentored over 3,000 sales professionals, written sales training content for several Fortune 500 companies and is the author of Castain’s Sales Playbook (which just won a Sales Pop award for best sales website).

Everyone has their preferred venue of communication and yet, many of you, continue to cling to the phone and email without embracing additional forms of outreach. Some of you continue to cling to the phone and email because it’s what YOU prefer. Your prospect doesn’t care what YOU prefer! Some of you continue to cling […]

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Paul Castain is the Vice President of Sales Development for Consolidated Graphics where he oversees the training and development of 700 sales Jedis.

Over the last 27 years, Paul has trained and mentored over 3,000 sales professionals, written sales training content for several Fortune 500 companies and is the author of Castain’s Sales Playbook (which just won a Sales Pop award for best sales website).

There are now almost 3 billion social networking accounts worldwide and that number will grow to over 4.3 billion within the next few years. There are over 250 million blogs worldwide as of 2014 and . . . There are over 100 hours of video being uploaded to YouTube every SECOND! Look around you. See that […]

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Paul Castain is the Vice President of Sales Development for Consolidated Graphics where he oversees the training and development of 700 sales Jedis.

Over the last 27 years, Paul has trained and mentored over 3,000 sales professionals, written sales training content for several Fortune 500 companies and is the author of Castain’s Sales Playbook (which just won a Sales Pop award for best sales website).

Whether it’s face to face, Webex, Skype or conference call, you and I are always presenting something but; How do you make an impact when you’re being judged by people who have about a 9 second attention span? The short answer . . . It isn’t easy! We’re going to be addressing this, big time, on […]

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Paul Castain is the Vice President of Sales Development for Consolidated Graphics where he oversees the training and development of 700 sales Jedis.

Over the last 27 years, Paul has trained and mentored over 3,000 sales professionals, written sales training content for several Fortune 500 companies and is the author of Castain’s Sales Playbook (which just won a Sales Pop award for best sales website).

Whether we’re reviewing a proposal with a potential client, demoing a product, presenting an idea or setting up a Webex, conference call or Skype session; We do a tremendous amount of presenting as aspiring sales rock stars. Here are 5 easy things you can do, to ROCK your presentation skills! 1) Have Everyone On The […]

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Paul Castain is the Vice President of Sales Development for Consolidated Graphics where he oversees the training and development of 700 sales Jedis.

Over the last 27 years, Paul has trained and mentored over 3,000 sales professionals, written sales training content for several Fortune 500 companies and is the author of Castain’s Sales Playbook (which just won a Sales Pop award for best sales website).

This week, I have an incredibly simple tip, that can triple your arsenal of rebuttals to the phone objections you’re facing! I’ve been using this simple tip for over two decades and have taught it to over 10,000 of my students. All modesty aside, I get lot’s of great feedback on it. So go ahead […]

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Paul Castain is the Vice President of Sales Development for Consolidated Graphics where he oversees the training and development of 700 sales Jedis.

Over the last 27 years, Paul has trained and mentored over 3,000 sales professionals, written sales training content for several Fortune 500 companies and is the author of Castain’s Sales Playbook (which just won a Sales Pop award for best sales website).

I’ve never been a fan of phone scripts. While I understand the need in terms of delivering the right message, preparedness etc, they usually sound like a script to the poor bastard at the other end of the phone. Also, since they’re often written in “marketing speak” and at a minimum, NOT in each individual sales […]

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Paul Castain is the Vice President of Sales Development for Consolidated Graphics where he oversees the training and development of 700 sales Jedis.

Over the last 27 years, Paul has trained and mentored over 3,000 sales professionals, written sales training content for several Fortune 500 companies and is the author of Castain’s Sales Playbook (which just won a Sales Pop award for best sales website).

As a parent of 3 awesome kids (who suddenly became 21, 19 and 17) that’s the question I’d find myself asking this time of year. Perhaps its a question you find yourself asking this time of year too? I believe, in many ways, that it’s the wrong question to be asking. Perhaps we should be […]

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Paul Castain is the Vice President of Sales Development for Consolidated Graphics where he oversees the training and development of 700 sales Jedis.

Over the last 27 years, Paul has trained and mentored over 3,000 sales professionals, written sales training content for several Fortune 500 companies and is the author of Castain’s Sales Playbook (which just won a Sales Pop award for best sales website).

  For the last 15 years I’ve worked on my presentation skills to the point of obsession. I’ve worked with coaches, participated in courses, modeled incredible speakers, read several books and probably practice more than the average speaker does. Through it all, there’s one simple piece of advice I was given by my coach that has […]

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Paul Castain is the Vice President of Sales Development for Consolidated Graphics where he oversees the training and development of 700 sales Jedis.

Over the last 27 years, Paul has trained and mentored over 3,000 sales professionals, written sales training content for several Fortune 500 companies and is the author of Castain’s Sales Playbook (which just won a Sales Pop award for best sales website).

So did you hear the one about how everyone is sick of PowerPoint? There’s even a nifty little phrase to hammer the sentiment home. . . “Death by PowerPoint!” Maybe it isn’t the PowerPoint! Maybe its . . . This BS of putting these long mission statements or lengthy quotes up on a slide and […]

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Paul Castain is the Vice President of Sales Development for Consolidated Graphics where he oversees the training and development of 700 sales Jedis.

Over the last 27 years, Paul has trained and mentored over 3,000 sales professionals, written sales training content for several Fortune 500 companies and is the author of Castain’s Sales Playbook (which just won a Sales Pop award for best sales website).

  Here are a few super easy things you can do before, during and after your next appointment to expedite the sale. Download this episode (right click and save) You’ll Sell More When You Communicate With IMPACT! Join us for our newest webinar on October 22nd at 1:30 PM EST. Here’s What You’ll Gain By Joining […]

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Paul Castain is the Vice President of Sales Development for Consolidated Graphics where he oversees the training and development of 700 sales Jedis.

Over the last 27 years, Paul has trained and mentored over 3,000 sales professionals, written sales training content for several Fortune 500 companies and is the author of Castain’s Sales Playbook (which just won a Sales Pop award for best sales website).

  I’ve taken the liberty of listing several things you can do . . . Before your next appointment During your next appointment After your next appointment So you can make an IMPACT on someone who, quite frankly, has about a 9 second attention span! Please give this lesson a listen and send it along […]

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Paul Castain is the Vice President of Sales Development for Consolidated Graphics where he oversees the training and development of 700 sales Jedis.

Over the last 27 years, Paul has trained and mentored over 3,000 sales professionals, written sales training content for several Fortune 500 companies and is the author of Castain’s Sales Playbook (which just won a Sales Pop award for best sales website).

As sales professionals, we need to constantly present our ideas, our products, our solutions our DIFFERENCE but; here’s the part we never want to talk about . . . Those very things that drive our revenue are being judged by prospects and clients who have about a 9 second attention span! In many cases we […]

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Paul Castain is the Vice President of Sales Development for Consolidated Graphics where he oversees the training and development of 700 sales Jedis.

Over the last 27 years, Paul has trained and mentored over 3,000 sales professionals, written sales training content for several Fortune 500 companies and is the author of Castain’s Sales Playbook (which just won a Sales Pop award for best sales website).