Simon Bowkett

Founder & Managing Director

Episodes with Simon Bowkett

Autotrader’s Deal Builder | Leads Down, Fees Up, and Dealers Revolting

Autotrader’s Deal Builder | Leads Down, Fees Up, and Dealers Revolting

21 minutes

The “Dilution Effect”

The “Dilution Effect”

14 minutes

The #1 Reason New Salespeople Fail

The #1 Reason New Salespeople Fail

16 minutes

Selling Lessons From Hollywood: What Movies Get Wrong (and Right) About Sales

Selling Lessons From Hollywood: What Movies Get Wrong (and Right) About Sales

40 minutes

The 5-Word Mistake Killing Your Closing Rate (and the Easy Fix You Can Use Today)

The 5-Word Mistake Killing Your Closing Rate (and the Easy Fix You Can Use Today)

28 minutes

Most Salespeople Miss This, But It’s What Puts You in the Top 1%

Most Salespeople Miss This, But It’s What Puts You in the Top 1%

29 minutes

How Malcolm Beatty’s One-Acre Dealership Wins with a Better Website, Simple Photos and 1,500 Google Reviews

How Malcolm Beatty’s One-Acre Dealership Wins with a Better Website, Simple Photos and 1,500 Google Reviews

46 minutes

Ex-Farmer-Turned-Dealer Mogul: From £450 Peugeot to 150-Car Empire

Ex-Farmer-Turned-Dealer Mogul: From £450 Peugeot to 150-Car Empire

43 minutes

Email Templates Are Costing You Sales

Email Templates Are Costing You Sales

13 minutes

Valuation Apps Don’t Sell Cars. You Do.

Valuation Apps Don’t Sell Cars. You Do.

11 minutes

B2B Sales: Where Do You Start Prospecting?

B2B Sales: Where Do You Start Prospecting?

15 minutes

The 3 Sales Mistakes That Kill Deals, And How to Fix Them

The 3 Sales Mistakes That Kill Deals, And How to Fix Them

35 minutes

Be the Car Guy

Be the Car Guy

39 minutes

Importance of the Trial Close

Importance of the Trial Close

25 minutes

Best Price

Best Price

11 minutes

Just Looking!

Just Looking!

11 minutes

The Worst Thing to Say

The Worst Thing to Say

11 minutes

Words To Avoid

Words To Avoid

8 minutes

Good Words/Bad Words

Good Words/Bad Words

15 minutes

5 Things You Must Do!

5 Things You Must Do!

27 minutes

Test Drives Don’t Work!

Test Drives Don’t Work!

23 minutes

Stop the Yeah Buts!

Stop the Yeah Buts!

14 minutes

Habits to Change Your Life

Habits to Change Your Life

36 minutes

Using AI

Using AI

13 minutes

Communication

Communication

14 minutes

Service Bookings and VHC

Service Bookings and VHC

16 minutes

The Mouse

The Mouse

13 minutes

The Puppy Dog

The Puppy Dog

13 minutes

The Lion

The Lion

14 minutes

Mastering The 4 Customer Types

Mastering The 4 Customer Types

25 minutes

GAP

GAP

23 minutes

5 Simple Phrases

5 Simple Phrases

22 minutes

Unsold Prospects

Unsold Prospects

15 minutes

Objections: Paint & Fabric Protection

Objections: Paint & Fabric Protection

22 minutes

Starbucks

Starbucks

18 minutes

Cash Conversions!

Cash Conversions!

13 minutes

Agency and Emerging Brands

Agency and Emerging Brands

16 minutes

Don’t Prejudge

Don’t Prejudge

6 minutes

We’ve Always Done It That Way!

We've Always Done It That Way!

6 minutes

Qualify, Don’t Jump to Conclusions

Qualify, Don't Jump to Conclusions

6 minutes

Your Attitude Counts

Your Attitude Counts

9 minutes

The Forgetting Curve

The Forgetting Curve

30 minutes

SMT107: Bitesize, Next Steps

SMT107: Bitesize, Next Steps

7 minutes

SMT106: Closing

SMT106: Closing

27 minutes

SMT907: Memory Tricks

SMT907: Memory Tricks

41 minutes

SMT906: Monkey on Your Back

SMT906: Monkey on Your Back

11 minutes

SMT901: Selling Value Added Products

SMT901: Selling Value Added Products

16 minutes

SMT805: What is The Most Asked Question at Disney

SMT805: What is The Most Asked Question at Disney

18 minutes

SMT803: Vehicle Health Checks Part 2

SMT803: Vehicle Health Checks Part 2

24 minutes

SMT801: Remote Customers

SMT801: Remote Customers

17 minutes

SMT709: Demonstration Drive

SMT709: Demonstration Drive

10 minutes

SMT704: A Tale of Two CEOs

SMT704: A Tale of Two CEOs

13 minutes

SMT701: The Story of Vladimir

SMT701: The Story of Vladimir

9 minutes

SMT610: How To Get Your Team To Do What’s Needed

SMT610: How To Get Your Team To Do What's Needed

34 minutes

SMT609: The Issue With Stock

SMT609: The Issue With Stock

29 minutes

SMT608: Mental Ownership

SMT608: Mental Ownership

17 minutes

SMT604: Do You Hate Prospecting as Much as I Do?

SMT604: Do You Hate Prospecting as Much as I Do?

47 minutes

SMT603: Sean V. Bradley, Part Three

SMT603: Sean V. Bradley, Part Three

36 minutes

SMT602: Sean V. Bradley, Part Two

SMT602: Sean V. Bradley, Part Two

29 minutes

SMT601: Sean V. Bradley, Part One

SMT601: Sean V. Bradley, Part One

35 minutes

SMT509: Follow Up, First Call

SMT509: Follow Up, First Call

7 minutes

SMT506: Incoming Service Booking

SMT506: Incoming Service Booking

14 minutes

SMT505: Putting The WOW Into Customer Service EXTENDED VERSION

SMT505: Putting The WOW Into Customer Service EXTENDED VERSION

40 minutes

SMT504: Prospecting

SMT504: Prospecting

29 minutes

SMT503: Putting The WOW Into Customer Service

SMT503: Putting The WOW Into Customer Service

12 minutes

SMT410: Motivation

SMT410: Motivation

41 minutes

SMT407: Digital Enquiries

SMT407: Digital Enquiries

61 minutes

SMT406: Distance Sales Part 2

SMT406: Distance Sales Part 2

4 minutes

SMT404: Distance Sales, Part 1

SMT404: Distance Sales, Part 1

9 minutes

SMT403: Advanced Qualification Part 2

SMT403: Advanced Qualification Part 2

11 minutes

SMT402 : Advanced Qualification Part 1

SMT402 : Advanced Qualification Part 1

16 minutes

SMT401: Psychology of a Sale, Part 2

SMT401: Psychology of a Sale, Part 2

10 minutes

SMT309: Psychology of a Sale

SMT309: Psychology of a Sale

11 minutes

SMT306: Tyre Sales

SMT306: Tyre Sales

9 minutes

SMT304: Introducing The VHC

SMT304: Introducing The VHC

5 minutes

SMT302: Upselling Without Upsetting

SMT302: Upselling Without Upsetting

11 minutes

SMT301: The Future of Training in The Motor Trade with Jayne O’Driscoll

SMT301: The Future of Training in The Motor Trade with Jayne O'Driscoll

49 minutes

SMT210: Building Value In Your Technicians

SMT210: Building Value In Your Technicians

6 minutes

SMT207: I Want To Think About It, Part 3

SMT207: I Want To Think About It, Part 3

18 minutes

SMT206: Sales Managers, 3rd Review

SMT206: Sales Managers, 3rd Review

19 minutes

SMT204: I want to think about it, Part 2

SMT204: I want to think about it, Part 2

15 minutes

SMT203: Sales Managers, 2nd Review

SMT203: Sales Managers, 2nd Review

11 minutes

SMT202: A Failing Salesperson, What to do

SMT202: A Failing Salesperson, What to do

2 minutes

SMT201: Sales Managers, 1st Review

SMT201: Sales Managers, 1st Review

24 minutes

SMT114: How to Get People to Do What They F****ing Should do

SMT114: How to Get People to Do What They F****ing Should do

17 minutes

SMT111: 3rd & 4th Fundamentals

SMT111: 3rd & 4th Fundamentals

24 minutes

SMT109: Objection Handling

SMT109: Objection Handling

26 minutes

SMT108: 2nd Fundamental

SMT108: 2nd Fundamental

24 minutes

SMT105: Why Anyone Buys Anything

SMT105: Why Anyone Buys Anything

28 minutes

SMT104: Selling Cars Online

SMT104: Selling Cars Online

21 minutes

SMT103: Motivation

SMT103: Motivation

12 minutes

SMT101: Selling in the Motor Trade

SMT101: Selling in the Motor Trade

17 minutes

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