Tech Powered Sales with Tony Hughes and Justin Michael

Celebrating the 100th Episode of The Future-Proof Selling Podcast!!! Very pleased to welcome Tony Hughes back to the show - fitting as he was my very first guest 99 amazing episodes ago. This time he is joined by the brilliant Justin Michael for a value-packed discussion on technology, AI and taking a glimpse into the not-so-distant future of B2B Sales. Together Justin and Tony have penned a unique new book “Tech Powered Sales”, which is a mindblowing read from two of the industry’s best. Tony Hughes Tony is an international keynote speaker, best-selling author, professional selling educator, award-winning blogger and the most read LinkedIn Author globally on the topic of B2B sales leadership. He is co-founder of Sales IQ Global and also ranked by Top Sales Magazine as the most influential person for professional selling in Asia-Pacific. With 35 years of sales and business leadership experience, Tony is an experienced CEO and company director having served as Director of Sales for public corporations, and as the Asia-pacific Managing Director for a number of tier-one global technology companies. He teaches 'modernized selling' within the MBA program at the University of Technology, Sydney and has taught for other universities. Justin Michael Over the last 20 years as a top producing technologist and consultant, Justin developed word-of-mouth only methods that have made him one of the most sought-after talents globally. Currently serving as a Futurist for Tenbound and Vendor Neutral, he is host of podcasts Quantum Leap and Beyond Sales Development. Justin is Co-Founder of HYPCCCYCL, the first B2B Esports community focused on go-to-market cross-training™️. Through invite-only competitions, members participate in active learning which is proven to increase hard skill retention to 90%. Key Points of our Discussion Tony and Justin’s book “Tech Powered Sales.” Failure rates and challenges in enterprise sales Adapting to today’s technology in order to succeed The danger of misusing automation technology Setting up a sales team from scratch today The essential technologies for B2B sales A day in the life in the future Intent data and the advanced stack Calling (phone) automation technology Advanced targeting via “trigger events.” Both Tony and Justin are very active on linkedin, follow them for more great content and insights for modern sales success now, and into the future. Tony Hughes LinkedIn Justin Michael LinkedIn