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Inside INdiana Business: Costello Adds Keene As Director Of Sales

Local business press covering the move to Indianapolis-based Costello, with a rundown of the AA-ISP Top 25 and Engagio Top 50 recognition.

Sales Integrity Podcast #61: Phill Keene Interview

The Indy 500-themed prospecting culture built at Costello, a cold-calling and social-selling philosophy, and the outreach play he calls "The Crazy Ex Cadence."

Predictable Prospecting: The Traits of a Good Prospector

Guest on Marylou Tyler's Predictable Prospecting podcast, talking through how to hire, onboard, and coach prospectors who actually stick with the role.

ExecVision Call Camp: Advanced Lead Qualification Techniques

Guest coach alongside Ryan O'Hara on ExecVision's Call Camp, breaking down real qualification calls with host Steve Richard.

Tenbound: The Sales Development Podcast, Ep. 39

Guest on David Dulany's Sales Development Podcast, talking through what actually separates a rising SDR leader from the pack.

SalesTuners: When Perception Matters, Standing Out From the Crowd

Conversation on how sales professionals build a reputation that gets them remembered, not just heard.

Sales Enablement Podcast with Andy Paul: Win With a Disciplined Sales Process

Joined Andy Paul and Bridget Gleason to talk through what a disciplined, repeatable sales process actually looks like in practice.

Predictable Revenue: Mapping Calls 101

How Costello used, and advanced, the Predictable Revenue call-mapping approach to keep reps on track during live calls.

PPAI / Promotional Consultant Today: Is Your Sales Funnel Leaking?

Six strategies for finding and closing the leaks in a sales funnel, syndicated from the original SalesHacker piece.

GTMnow (formerly SalesHacker): 5 Questions You Absolutely Must Ask Your Prospect

Byline piece on the sales call script that separates a real discovery call from a scripted feature dump.

Real Sales Talk: How Sales And Marketing Can Build A Revenue Machine

Guest-hosted this episode to break down how sales and marketing actually build a revenue engine together, not two departments trading blame.

GTMnow (formerly SalesHacker): 4 Secrets of Top Sales Performers

Byline piece on what actually separates top performers from everyone else, and it has nothing to do with sales technique.

GTMnow (formerly SalesHacker): Why Mastering Sales Development Takes More Than 15 Months

Byline piece on why sales development is a real craft with a real learning curve, not an entry-level box to check on the way to an AE seat.

The Bridge Group: How TinderBox Finds Standout SDRs

Guest post on the hiring system I ran as Manager of Sales Development at TinderBox: a phone interview every day, a face-to-face every week, and a standing networking quota. Later cited in Trish Bertuzzi's The Sales Development Playbook.

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