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Managed Sales Pros

Sales and marketing strategy and execution for MSPs/CSPs/VARs and ISVs

Carrie Simpson-Richardson from Managed Sales Pros makes live cold calls for a client in the Call Lab
Managed Sales ProsMay 31, 202202:05:53

Carrie Simpson-Richardson from Managed Sales Pros makes live cold calls for a client in the Call Lab

Cold calling for managed IT services is an excellent lead generation activity. Carrie Simpson-Richardson, founder of Managed Sales Pros, dials live online to show potential clients what the Managed Sales Pros process is like. You can only hear the seller side of the cold calls to protect the privacy...

Zix partners with Managed Sales Pros to provide free sales leads
Managed Sales ProsApril 17, 202200:02:40

Zix partners with Managed Sales Pros to provide free sales leads

Justin Gilbert announces free partner funds for Managed Sales Pros calling campaigns at Channel Partners 2022. Take advantage of the Microsoft SMB Workshop MDF offer! If you’re not a Zix partner, MSPs can schedule time to learn more about this free program here: http://www.managedsalespros.com/free-...

Hallway Conference - Taylor Lakhryst - Creating Truly Inclusive Events
Managed Sales ProsApril 08, 202200:50:27

Hallway Conference - Taylor Lakhryst - Creating Truly Inclusive Events

On Hallway Conference this week, and in observance of the Trans Day of Visibility, Carrie Simpson speaks with data analyst and activist Taylor Lakhryst bout creating safe spaces for everyone at events and conferences. You can find Taylor's youtube channel here: www.youtube.com/taylorlakhryst

Hallway Conference:  Jennifer Bleam, MSP Sales Revolution
Managed Sales ProsMarch 26, 202200:53:26

Hallway Conference: Jennifer Bleam, MSP Sales Revolution

Planning a brand new conference means finding keynote speakers, and a venue. Finding sponsors, filling the rooms, and managing the unexpected along the way. Jennifer shares some of her findings with us on Hallway Conference!

Selling Your MSP
Managed Sales ProsDecember 30, 202101:17:59

Selling Your MSP

Join Carrie Simpson CEO of Managed Sales Pros, Nancy Sabino from Synetek, Ian Richardson from Doberman Technologies, Adam Kerrigan from Intelligent Technical Solutions and Ravi Ramhirak, President of MSPCorp, to learn how MSP deals are structured and how to ensure your MSP will be an attractive acqu...

Use Your MSP Podcast to Find New Prospects
Managed Sales ProsOctober 25, 202101:05:28

Use Your MSP Podcast to Find New Prospects

Should your MSP start a podcast? Yes. Here's why: Podcasts create infinite opportunities for you to have great conversations with prospects thay may not have taken your call. Create more touchpoints and better engagement using podcasts. Carrie Simpson from Manage Sales Pros walks you through the bas...

Hallway Conference:  Networking, Thought Leadership and Trust
Managed Sales ProsOctober 22, 202101:11:25

Hallway Conference: Networking, Thought Leadership and Trust

Carrie Simpson from Managed Sales Pros chats with Adam Tomeo from Cisco on Hallway Conference. Managed Sales Pros provides IT companies with BETTER leads.

Hiring Sales Development Agents Through Ready to Work Programs
Managed Sales ProsOctober 13, 202100:58:26

Hiring Sales Development Agents Through Ready to Work Programs

Carrie Simpson from Managed Sales Pros shares how they built a 2MM ARR business in under 5 years by partnering with state subsidized on-the-job training programs. Managed Sales Pros provides better leads for channel-focused technology companies.

The Call Lab - Live MSP Cold Calls:  Three Hour Block featuring Carrie Simpson
Managed Sales ProsOctober 13, 202103:26:00

The Call Lab - Live MSP Cold Calls: Three Hour Block featuring Carrie Simpson

If you're trying to decide if outbound cold calling is something you'd like to add to your sales and marketing playbook, this is a great session to watch - see what three hours of MSP cold calling looks/sounds like!

Teaser: Hallway Conference - James Vickery, Benchmark 360
Managed Sales ProsSeptember 30, 202100:00:57

Teaser: Hallway Conference - James Vickery, Benchmark 360

James Vickery from Benchmark 360 shares his thoughts on how you can gain efficiencies and increase profitability through outsourcing. Managed Sales Pros CEO Carrie Simpson hosts "Hallway Conference". MSP outsourcing allows busy IT business owners to focus on activities that generate revenue and incr...

Managing MSP Sales Reps with Carrie Simpson and Tim McNeil
Managed Sales ProsJuly 13, 202101:58:09

Managing MSP Sales Reps with Carrie Simpson and Tim McNeil

Managed Sales Pros and Osprey (OSR MANAGE) share the things you should consider and avoid when you're adding to your sales team. Looking to outsource your sales management? We can help! www.managedsalespros.com

Peer to Peer Cold Calling for MSP Business Owners
Managed Sales ProsMay 04, 202100:56:35

Peer to Peer Cold Calling for MSP Business Owners

Carrie Simpson from Managed Sales Pros shares cold calling strategies that work for peer to peer (CEO to CEO) cold calling. Get more referrals, find more opportunities, and win more MRR with these free ideas that will cost only some time.

Selling Cloud with Managed Sales Pros
Managed Sales ProsApril 18, 202100:56:02

Selling Cloud with Managed Sales Pros

Selling cloud is different from selling managed services. Cloud is a land grab or disruption sales opportunity that will quickly move to a commodity displacement sales. This will create a huge disadvantage for MSPs who didn't win wallet share. Carrie Simpson chats with cloud sales specialist Madison...

Barb Paluszkiewicz from CDN Technologies joins Carrie Simpson to talk content strategy for MSPs
Managed Sales ProsFebruary 17, 202101:02:49

Barb Paluszkiewicz from CDN Technologies joins Carrie Simpson to talk content strategy for MSPs

Join Carrie Simpson from Managed Sales Pros www.managedsalespros.com and Barb Paluskiewicz from CDN Technologies www.cdntechnologies.com as they share strategies for driving webinar attendance for managed services providers, and repurposing content after the webinar is over. "You have to find the bo...

Selling Co-Managed IT with Techvera
Managed Sales ProsFebruary 11, 202101:08:10

Selling Co-Managed IT with Techvera

Carrie Simpson from www.managedsalespros.com and Reese Ormand, CEO of Techvera, share some strategies for identifying, nurturing and closing large co-managed IT opportunities.

Objection Handling Skills:  Gatekeeper Blocks
Managed Sales ProsFebruary 02, 202100:59:15

Objection Handling Skills: Gatekeeper Blocks

When selling manged services it's tempting to see the "gatekeeper" as your adversary. They can be your greatest ally. Focus on qualifying the opportunity, then on creating relationships, building value and nurturing the lead. In this webinar, Carrie Simpson from Managed Sales Pros shares the three s...

Land and Expand Selling Strategies for MSPs
Managed Sales ProsJanuary 28, 202100:58:02

Land and Expand Selling Strategies for MSPs

With Managed Services clients signing 3 year engagements, you can wait for the contract end date to sell to them or you can identify opportunties to sell services to your prospects now. Build your MRR slowly as you work towards securing the future managed services contract renewal. Carrie Simpson fr...

This MSP went from one half time cold caller to 8 full time sales team members in under three years
Managed Sales ProsJanuary 20, 202101:02:18

This MSP went from one half time cold caller to 8 full time sales team members in under three years

Kevin Damghani shares his journey building his managed services prospecting team. Starting as a Managed Sales Pros client in 2017, he now runs a sales team of 8. Learn how he made that jump, what he wishes he might have done differently, and how he plans to grow his current team to meet his aggressi...

Using Security Risk Assessments in Managed Services Sales
Managed Sales ProsJanuary 15, 202101:03:52

Using Security Risk Assessments in Managed Services Sales

Ian Richardson, CEO of Doberman Technologies, joins Carrie Simpson from Managed Sales Pros to talk about how his MSP uses "land and expand" sales strategies, including security risk assessments, to drive new business even when a prospect is still engaged with a competitor.

Thin Wedge Selling - We Need A New Title!
Managed Sales ProsDecember 27, 202000:03:50

Thin Wedge Selling - We Need A New Title!

January's content theme is all built around the concept of "land and expand" sales strategy, which I've always called "thin wedge" prospecting. Well, it turns out that there's a gentleman named Randy Shwantz who owns the trademark to "Wedge" so we need to rename it! PS - You can check out Randy's Yo...