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"Two Tall Guys Talking Sales," where Sean O'Shaughnessey and Kevin Lawson discuss a single sales topic.Kevin and Sean together have about 60 years of experience in professional selling.
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Stop Chasing More Leads: Turn Your Quote Backlog Into Revenue (opens the original)
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Sales organizations often assume that revenue growth starts with finding more leads. Kevin Lawson and Sean O'Shaughnessey challenge that assumption in this episode of Two Tall Guys Talking Sales. For manufacturers, distributors, and other B2B companies that generate a high volume of quotes, substantial revenue may already sit in the existing pipeline—buried under unanswered proposals, unclosed opportunities, and customers whose buying behavior has never been analyzed. Kevin and Sean break down h
Why Qualified B2B Deals Still Fall Apart: MEDDPICC, Economic Buyers, and Buying Committees (opens the original)
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Filling every box in MEDDPICC does not mean you actually understand the deal. In this episode of Two Tall Guys Talking Sales, Kevin Lawson and Sean O'Shaughnessey dig into one of the most dangerous problems in B2B sales: confidently believing you have identified the economic buyer, decision process, decision criteria, and business impact—only to discover late in the cycle that your assumptions were wrong. From complex deals and buying committees to stalled proposals and hidden influencers, Sean
Hit 120% of Quota: Manage Your Sales Territory Like a Business (opens the original)
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What if the biggest obstacle to hitting your sales quota isn't your territory, your product, or even your competition, but the way you manage yourself? In this episode of Two Tall Guys Talking Sales, Kevin Lawson and Sean O'Shaughnessey challenge sales professionals to stop thinking only like employees and start managing their territories like businesses. They break down the numbers every seller should know, explain why CRM discipline directly affects sales success, and show how average deal siz
Stop Chasing More Pipeline: How to Win More B2B Sales Deals (opens the original)
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Most salespeople do not lose because they cannot make the spectacular play. They lose because they miss the layups. In this episode of Two Tall Guys Talking Sales, Kevin Lawson and Sean O'Shaughnessey challenge the conventional wisdom that sales success requires ever-larger pipelines and more activity. Instead, they make the case for disciplined sales processes, tighter qualification, faster follow-up, stronger business acumen, and a relentless focus on the opportunities you should actually win.
When to Walk Away From a Sales Deal: Stop Wasting Time on Bad Opportunities (opens the original)
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There is a hidden cost in every sales pipeline: the deals that consume time, attention, and internal resources without a compelling reason to remain there. In this episode of Two Tall Guys Talking Sales, Kevin Lawson and Sean O'Shaughnessey challenge B2B salespeople to stop treating every opportunity as something that deserves to be won. They examine how strong sales management starts with deciding where your time creates the greatest return, recognizing opportunities outside your "deal box," an
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