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Sept. 17, 2023

Events & Conferences : Click or Handshake?🖱️🤝

In this episode of BasTalk, we embarked on a journey to explore the world of marketing events and conferences, aiming to answer the age-old question: Are they truly worth your time and investment? 💼 We examine the pros and c…
June 4, 2023

For a few leads more : The battle of marketing & sales.

Picture this: The marketing team is the fearless tightrope walker, carefully balancing creativity and strategy, aiming to captivate the audience with their daring stunts. Meanwhile, the sales team is the master juggler, skil…
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Aug. 2, 2022

Trainer Spotting

Did you spot the right trainer? If not, the results could be disastrous. Besides not yielding the proper return on investment, Instead of helping the team, it could confuse them. --- Send in a voice message: https://ancho…
July 28, 2022

Working for big brand vs startup

What works better - working for a big brand or a small company? The answer might surprise you. People often think of it as a no-brainer. Join a big tech company, and the rest of it takes care of itself until they get jolted …
May 2, 2022

Customer Objections Simplified

Most sales people fear customer objections. They dread hearing "we have no money" , "you are too expensive" , "we're all set" , "call back in 6 months" etc. And then all the energy goes out of the system. Mustering up enthus…
Jan. 12, 2021

Are you Scrappy or Crappy

Are you being crappy trying be scrappy? Are you being Scrappy for the heck of it? Are you hiding beneath the garb of being Scrappy while in reality you are just being crappy? Are you trying to hide poor quality in lieu of m…
Aug. 31, 2020

BasTalk 38 - Layoff Tiger

Layoffs are part of corporate jargon - but when organizations announce that they plan to lay off "low" performers in full public view - it leaves a lot to be desired in terms of dignity of labor. Join me in this podcast to d…
June 18, 2020

BasTalk 24 - The Extreme Sandwich

Think of your hiring mandate. Wanted a Rock Star, Ninja for our Sales team. Sounds familiar isn't it? Does it mean, if you manage to hire all Rock stars in your team, there will be no mediocrity? Does it guarantee success? …
June 10, 2020

BasTalk 23 - UnMusk Failure

If you asked someone in 2019, what they thought about Elon Musk's SpaceX mission, they'd perhaps dismiss it off as a rich man's fancy. There were repeated failures along the way, yet he and his team persisted until it became…
June 6, 2020

BasTalk 22 - LinkedIn Connects 101 Part 3

In continuation of my LinkedIn series, join me in this podcast to learn 8 pet peeves for most leaders when they get a connection request. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gyanban/message
May 22, 2020

BasTalk 20 - What is your New Normal

With Lockdown reopening in sight, the new normal is at a risk of slipping back to the old normal. What are you going to do differently? Or are you going to give in to your muscle memory of the old normal? Join me in this p…
April 17, 2020

BasTalk 16 - LinkedIn Connects 101 Part 2

Business Leaders & Connection Requests on LinkedIn. Here's a typical example of a LinkedIn connect request : Job Seeker: Hi, can you give me a suitable job? Leader: But I don't know you. JS: But you are a leader, so you can …
April 13, 2020

BasTalk 15 - Inside Sales in India

What happens when two leaders have a straight talk on Inside sales? Join us on this interesting ride where we discuss two fundamental questions for folks who are connected, impacted or affected by the inside sales teams in t…
April 9, 2020

BasTalk 14 - Job Seekers and Recruiters in India.

When you get a call from a recruiter, what are the mistakes and assumptions you make? If you are a recruiter, what can you do to improve your close rates? What are the typical mistakes in some of the questions you ask? In t…
April 2, 2020

BasTalk 13 - The Pope ,Aspirin and AI

What is common between His Holiness The Pope, the Aspirin and AI ? Find out in this short ride! Hop on to the Omnibus. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gyanban/message
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