Chuck Reaves
Vistage Speaker | Founder – Chuck Reaves – SalesSuites | TEC Canada Speaker
Chuck Reaves, a pioneering sales expert, coined the phrase, “In the history of recorded time, no customer has ever said, ‘Your price is too high,’ and meant it,” and helps companies simultaneously raise their prices and volumes. With over 5000 speaking engagements worldwide, Chuck works with organizations of all sizes to improve sales effectiveness using the latest technologies and processes. A former top salesperson at AT&T, he is one of only 176 people in the National Speakers Association to earn the Certified Speaking Professional designation and be inducted into the Speaker Hall of Fame. Chuck is also a decorated Vietnam veteran, a successful entrepreneur, and the author of nine books. His volunteer work has earned him numerous honors, including being named Veterans Advocate of the Year and Outstanding Georgia Citizen.
Chuck Reaves
Vistage Speaker | Founder – Chuck Reaves – SalesSuites | TEC Canada Speaker
Chuck Reaves, a pioneering sales expert, coined the phrase, “In the history of recorded time, no customer has ever said, ‘Your price is too high,’ and meant it,” and helps companies simultaneously raise their prices and volumes. With over 5000 speaking engagements worldwide, Chuck works with organizations of all sizes to improve sales effectiveness using the latest technologies and processes. A former top salesperson at AT&T, he is one of only 176 people in the National Speakers Association to earn the Certified Speaking Professional designation and be inducted into the Speaker Hall of Fame. Chuck is also a decorated Vietnam veteran, a successful entrepreneur, and the author of nine books. His volunteer work has earned him numerous honors, including being named Veterans Advocate of the Year and Outstanding Georgia Citizen.
Chuck’s Topics
The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated shifts in B2B sales, introducing permanent changes that will shape the future of professional selling. Key habits and strategies that emerged include capitalizing on new technology, processes, and demographics, as well as qualifying leads and selling more efficiently. The presentation covers the essentials of managing remote sales teams, making effective sales calls from home, and using innovative techniques such as Blended Selling, Supply Chain Selling, Business Function Selling, and Collaborative Selling. These approaches, designed for all levels of remote sales experience, will help organizations increase sales production and improve call quality, both during and after the crisis.
AI is rapidly evolving and, when combined with Genuine Intelligence (GI), can enhance sales performance. Chuck teaches how sales teams can leverage AI tools like Sales Enablement and Blended Selling to improve processes, qualify needs, and overcome the price objection. With over 10 years of AI research, Chuck shares interactive tools and strategies to boost sales effectiveness, making this session ideal for CE and KEY Groups.
Increase your sales force without expanding your headcount by transforming customer service into a revenue-generating function. Chuck Reaves’ approach teaches customer service teams to identify customer behaviours, manage encounters, and turn dissatisfaction into sales. By understanding customer motives and using proven techniques, customer service employees can become powerful, non-threatening salespeople, driving revenue while enhancing customer perception. This method has helped hundreds of companies boost sales by changing how customer service teams engage with clients.
The Old Game is Over, and we are entering New Normal 2.0 in sales, where buyers are taking the lead in vendor management and some are even better at selling than salespeople. Customers now seek interaction, not just conversations, with vendors. While significant sales changes were already underway before the pandemic, the crisis accelerated their implementation. This interactive program addresses the key sales issues members face, offering tools they can develop for their own sales efforts, with a focus on adapting to the post-pandemic sales landscape.