# The First Meeting Differentiator

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Podcast: [The Sales Management. Simplified. Podcast with Mike Weinberg](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-sales-management-simplified-podcast-with-mike-weinberg-1426453)
Published: 2025-09-30T08:30:00+00:00
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Duration seconds: 2022

## Resource

Episode 97 addresses one of Mike's hot-button topics: structuring and conducting effective early-stage sales calls. As he often bemoans when leading workshops, salespeople have to work so stinking hard today to secure an initial meeting with a target prospect, and then they show up and miss the mark by conducting completely ineffective meetings. If your (or your team's) sales calls could use a boost, dive into this compelling interview with sales differentiation expert, Lee Salz, who crafted a fantastic resource titled "The First Meeting Differentiator. " Lee doesn't hold back, declaring that traditional discovery meetings must die because buyers no longer tolerate one-sided sales interrogations that serve the seller and provide no value to them! After listening you'll understand why Mike boldly declared in his front cover endorsement, "I cannot think of a salesperson, regardless of tenure or industry, who wouldn't experience a transformative breakthrough from implementing the powerful approach outlined in The First Meeting Differentiator !" Here's to more effective first meetings and to MORE NEW SALES! RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: The First Meeting Differentiator ___________________________________________ This episode is sponsored by Pursuit Sales Solutions. If you are looking for help adding A-player talent to your team, contact Mike's friends at pursuitsalessolutions.com/weinberg

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