How To Sell Anything To Anyone

Summary

In an exciting competition titled "How to Sell Anything to Anyone", hosted by Codie Sanchez, teams battled in a series of rounds to sell everyday items in creative ways. The competition begins with a gender-based showdown, where boys and girls compete to sell coffee using limited resources. The video highlights various sales strategies in real-world scenarios, from pushing and pulling sales tactics, leveraging likability, creating curiosity with mystery boxes, to selling experiences and even clothes off their backs for charity. Emphasizing sales basics, the tactics range from using FOMO, convenience, clarity, and the power of persuasion. Through engaging activities, the contestants learn and demonstrate that successful salesmanship is about creativity, boldness, and understanding customer psychology. In the end, the girls emerge victorious in selling the most, reshaping the notion of women in sales with empathetic selling alongside strategic plays.

Highlights

• Girls vs Boys in epic sales challenge to see who can sell more! 🏆
• Round one features a coffee selling showdown with budget constraints! ☕️
• The teams adopt unique strategies: push vs pull, likability, and empathy. 🤝
• Mystery boxes capture curiosity with unexpected rewards! 📦
• Selling experiences like canoe rides proves more challenging than products. 🚣‍♀️
• Final round tests who can sell a canoe ride at the highest price! 🛶
• With a focus on charity, creativity and boldness drive the sales contests. ❤

Key Takeaways

• Sales is not just about pushing products but also creating experiences. 🎉
• Knowing your audience and tailoring your sales pitch accordingly can lead to higher sales. 🔍
• Curiosity and scarcity can drive sales, as seen with the mystery boxes. 🎁
• Likability and friendliness can significantly impact sales success. 😊
• Sometimes, boldness and creativity are key when traditional methods don't work. 🌟
• Teamwork and strategic thinking often trump brute force in sales battles. 🤝

Overview

In this entertaining and enlightening series, Codie Sanchez pits boys against girls in a thrilling sales contest. The challenge kicks off with both teams given a limited budget to see who can sell more coffee. This captivating battle illustrates different sales tactics, highlighting the importance of understanding customer dynamics over just plain selling pitches.

As the contests progress, the boys and girls are tasked with selling mystery boxes and experiences, like canoe rides. These tasks emphasize sales techniques such as using curiosity (FOMO) and convenience. The unpredictability of what's in the mystery boxes and the charm of the experience sales create exciting dynamics, encouraging the teams to adopt innovative approaches.

Ultimately, the series proves to be a comprehensive showcase of effective sales strategies, demonstrating how creativity and empathy can surpass aggressive sales strategies. The girls come out on top, symbolically representing empathetic selling as a powerful tool. With proceeds going to charity, the friendly competition is both a learning experience and a testament to the joys of selling well.

Chapters

• 00:00 - 00:30: Introduction The chapter introduces the theme of a 'Battle of the Sexes' sales competition, where the objective is to determine whether boys or girls can sell more. The competition will unfold over five rounds, with the first round focusing on selling coffee. The concept is to demonstrate that sometimes you need to invest a little to make a significant profit, hence the phrase 'spend a little to make a latte.' The competition promises exciting and unexpected sales tactics, highlighted by a particularly memorable sales strategy. Participants have a budget of $100 which they can allocate across various categories to maximize their sales. Viewers are encouraged to watch to discover the best sales move.
• 00:30 - 06:00: Round 1: Coffee Sales The chapter, titled 'Round 1: Coffee Sales,' revolves around being decisive and making quick purchasing decisions, with emphasis on managing budget effectively. The scene begins with a disagreement over a potential purchase that is quickly resolved and proceeds to explore the process of selecting and buying items needed for coffee sales, like syrup. A sense of challenge and camaraderie is conveyed as characters discuss their expenses and work toward staying under a $100 budget. There is a playful, competitive element to their actions, symbolized through the mention of 'the speed of math.' Additionally, the chapter depicts the preparation for a coffee sale as a strategic endeavor, with tasks such as managing expenses and preparing through brainstorming or writing. The teamwork and enthusiasm of the characters are highlighted throughout.
• 06:00 - 14:00: Round 2: Mystery Boxes Chapter titled 'Round 2: Mystery Boxes' focuses on a social scenario where a group is trying to improve their interaction and effectiveness. They observe that men seem to be moving quickly and decisively, while women are trailing behind, thus necessitating a strategy to help them perform better. The approach involves finding busy areas and engaging with people, mainly targeting 'cute young girls', for photographs as part of their plan. There is a focus on the stereotype that men are more aggressive whereas women are empathetic, and the chapter sets out to test this by positioning the founders in a role as chief sales officers, exploring sales dynamics.
• 14:00 - 18:00: Round 3: Book vs. Cash In this chapter, the narrative unfolds amidst a casual setting, possibly a café, where the first customer of the day arrives. The interaction kickstarts with a conversation about coffee choices. The customer is addressed cordially by the staff, marking the start of the business day. The pricing is laid out: $5 for a regular black coffee, and $8 for the vanilla variant. The customer opts for the black coffee. There's a spirit of friendly competition implied as the interlocutors mention 'beating those ladies,' hinting at targeting a specific demographic. The chapter concludes with expressions of gratitude and appreciation between the customer and the staff, highlighting a positive customer service experience.
• 18:00 - 21:00: Round 4: Selling Clothes In this chapter, the focus is on 'push versus pull' sales strategies. Instead of aggressively pushing products onto customers, the narrative explores the concept of 'pull sales,' where products (in this case, coffee) are naturally integrated into the customer's morning routine with their pet dog. The strategy emphasizes convenience and routine involvement. Additionally, a key sales tactic highlighted is the principle that 'people buy from people they like.' Hence, establishing likability is crucial for successful sales.
• 21:00 - 27:00: Final Round: Kayaking Experience This chapter titled 'Final Round: Kayaking Experience' focuses on the importance of personal interaction and the power of a friendly approach in entrepreneurship. Josh, the speaker, encourages young entrepreneurs to not be afraid of approaching strangers and emphasizes the impact of a likable personality, including a big smile and handshakes, in closing business deals. The chapter highlights a spontaneous plan to approach potential customers at Kendra Scott, showcasing a proactive strategy to engage with new people.
• 27:00 - 28:30: Conclusion The conclusion chapter provides insights on effective sales techniques, encapsulated by the three C's: Convenience, Connection, and Clarity. Convenience involves making the process easy for the customers by directly bringing the product to them. Connection is fostered through friendly interactions, such as greeting with a big smile and establishing a likable relationship. Clarity is about delivering a straightforward message without complicating it with jargon. The chapter underscores the effectiveness of these strategies by illustrating a scenario of selling coffee for charity in a marketplace.

How To Sell Anything To Anyone Transcription

• 00:00 - 00:30 who can sell more boys verse girls We answer that today in the ultimate Battle of the Sex's sales showdown Five rounds Round one starts now Cuz you got to spend a little to make a latte We're selling some coffee Startup costs on me Let's go This competition gets absolutely wild You're going to want to stick around to see the best sales move I've ever seen If you guys donate I won't put more clothes on him Here's the rules You can spend a hundred bucks in all of these categories You guys pick What are we doing
• 00:30 - 01:00 all right Oh absolutely not That is absolutely not happening You That was already purchase What do we have what are our options vanilla Okay we're getting some syrup Also a thing a woman would do I'm kind of into it I would pay for that How much cash have we spent over here 96 Also the speed of math Amazing Okay the guy's got all their product on the cart right now Under 100 bucks They're off Do you have time for a quick question have you had coffee this morning yet i'm going to start writing That's what we're doing
• 01:00 - 01:30 We're going with it We got to just go with it Okay The ladies are moving slow The dudes are out there motoring right now So we got to see if we can do something to help these ladies out a little bit Also I bought my own coffee cuz I can't put my fingers on the scale I say let's go get position And then we're It feels less like we're assaulting people Where are some good photo spots i think this way is busier We need to find some cute young girls who want a photo Most people think that guys are more aggressive and women sell with empathy and are a little bit nicer We'll see if that's true today Your job as a founder is really one thing Chief sales officer So we're going to get into
• 01:30 - 02:00 it today and teach them how to do something You are officially our first coffee of the day Boom Yes Thank you so much sir Appreciate it Luke Thank you It's $5 for regular black coffee or if you want the vanilla it's $8 I'm going to go with just black coffee Let's do it Yeah let's beat those ladies Yeah exactly son I think this is going to be our target demographic today Cheers Cheers Look at that Yeah Thanks a lot Appreciate it Thank you so much Of
• 02:00 - 02:30 course Thank you guys This is called push versus pull sales So most of the times people try to push their sales on to people and sell their product We are using pull sales which is in the morning You got your doggo You got the morning time You need a coffee We're selling them coffee and some time with doggo Follow me over here Cassandra Of course Cassandra Come on Okay The guys are doing something totally different They are doing the number one sales tactic which is people buy from people they like They don't like you they're not going to buy from you Likability is what we're
• 02:30 - 03:00 talking about next Remember that in your business And let's see how these guys are doing it Great I'm Josh Are you guys just waiting for an Uber we're just hanging out See what he's doing it's so perfect Likable big smile and also handshakes close deals Don't be afraid of going up to strangers on the street and actually getting to know them That is the perfect step for a young entrepreneur Hard to say no to a big smile on your face We're actually heading down to Kendra Scott because that's where we're going to find some beautiful women who would like a photo
• 03:00 - 03:30 All right here's your cold brew sir Thank you man Yeah thanks for supporting Appreciate it There's three C's to selling Convenience That means you got to make it easy on them They're bringing the coffee right to them Perfect connection Hey how's it going big smile I like you You like me Clarity It's really simple It's a coffee for charity Do you want to buy it we don't use a bunch of jargon That's how we close more That's what they're doing Passing through Oh and they Oh my gosh They're by a market You guys want some coffee hold on No no no no Come on Come on Go I
• 03:30 - 04:00 want I know you see some I know you want some Ladies that is incredible This is for all for charity Coffee Five bucks Phenomenal Thanks y'all Thank you Have a wonderful day 3 2 1 Cut it off All right guys end of the challenge We've counted up the money Ladies first 36 bucks and the dudes 70 Boom Yes The guys won this round but let's get to round two because it's gonna get harder This round is all about can you sell the
• 04:00 - 04:30 literal dream if you're a good salesperson you should be able to sell anything right well we're going to see if they can do that with mystery boxes They don't know what's inside They can't tell people what's inside They get to pick the prices and they don't know how much the value is We're going to watch them do it live and see how much they can sell right now Ladies would you like to play a game with us oh look at those cowboys talking to girls I see you They can't be on the same corner Hey guys there's surprise boxes for sale We don't know what's in them You can choose how
• 04:30 - 05:00 much you want to pay to open up a box Oh they got that They're getting They're going to get all the traffic coming from there but I'm excited It's a power bank Wa okay that's cool Thanks guys Did I play do it Do it Do it Gentlemen can I can I interest you in a game of of chance and luck they're taking all of our traffic Are you sure men are not our market All right we're Can we move corners what oh my gosh
• 05:00 - 05:30 Yay Okay I feel better about this already Ladies have we sold anything yet we did Two boxes What i think you guys are faster than the boys this time Let's go Can I interest you guys in a game of chance it's going to be very fun $15 to start Does that work for you Okay Oh there she goes Let's go Box number two Oh it is Hey my kids will love it All right Thank you very much Well we definitely oversold that candy You guys are What are you feeling which box what's in it we don't know Okay
• 05:30 - 06:00 People don't always buy what they need They buy what they're curious about This is called the curiosity complex in sales So why do you think that I don't know a Supreme drop works so well because they don't exactly know what they're going to get and they want that scarcity and that curiosity We're hoping that works for these guys Also I hope they use the FOMO method which is the fear of missing out It is limited access There's only three time pressure Get this for the next week Social proof Look at all these other people that bought this Don't you want it too aka weighted lines and red ropes
• 06:00 - 06:30 We'll see if they use some of the smartest sales hacks out there And I think the person who does will win All right I'll give you $10 Amazing All right we'll take a take Look at that power bank Nice work You like a little small one I bet you open it up Let's see what it's in What'd you get look at that A photo Oh you were sad and then you realized what it was $100 Let's go She won a hundred bucks
• 06:30 - 07:00 [Music] Oh he wants to triple his money Look at him I know he does He's thinking about it Oh god Okay fair enough Don't gamble All right I love it Back to the game Let's do it Let's do it Let's do it All right Oh scratch ticket This is You stay here I'm going over there Okay They won 100 bucks Somebody else won wireless headphones Let's see what
• 07:00 - 07:30 we have All right fam We need your help We don't know what's in this box Honestly I need you to put down some amount of cash and you get to open it and keep what's inside Whoa A wireless speaker That's so cool That's cool You just got to keep for $6 Thank you sir How are we doing i think you're crushing it I think so Any new ideas for what's working this time yes I would say initially we were saying "Do you want to play a game?" Some people were into that but then we're finding kind of the better hook is do you want to win
• 07:30 - 08:00 something and then we're tossing out some of the big prizes so far Yes that perfect All right keep going Nice job Thank you Now we're going to check in on the guys You can take your pick of any of these boxes It's tempting to go big Big big Sometimes it's small though I'm curious your logic Yes All right Here's the difference I see between the two thus far First of all lots of celebration when they win over here They're actually focusing on what's called peer pressure or bandwagon sales Hey this other person did this Woo
• 08:00 - 08:30 people look around Why are they so excited the Woo girls that actually might be working Now the dudes have a totally different strategy Hey you want to come play a game with us we're cool Do you want to come in here you could win It's really about you not peer pressure We'll see which one works Let's go in the middle Let's go with the blue Oh incredible Oh crap on it Those are very
• 08:30 - 09:00 Let's go What'd you get Rub Daddy all right they're moving fast They're almost out of time And the best part about this is customers are happy Even when they're selling something that isn't worth what they paid for it these guys are making them feel like they had an experience And that's part of the game of sales and how you sell things that are expensive Hi how's it going amazing Nice to meet you These are both us They're selling mystery boxes You should go help the girls out though if you want to buy one Uh-huh Nice to meet you Barb I love when
• 09:00 - 09:30 I see you guys on the street Thanks for saying what's up I'll take a 20 All right Any of these ones Okay Okay A helicopter Give me the update How are you guys doing what's the strategy this time this uh people love to be on reality shows and they love the idea of getting something for nothing So we're crushing it so far Okay I like it All right man All right guys Fiveminute warning Fiveminute warning All right ladies We got a 5minute warning 5 minute and no more prizes Okay Okay Oh is it a yoga
• 09:30 - 10:00 good job Good job Thanks for playing Okay She got a scrub daddy Hey that's helpful And time We've counted the cash We know the winner Let's break down the numbers dudes 132 Nice Ladies 172 Impressive What so it got harder but the ladies stepped up Wait until you guys see this next challenge People say that nobody reads anymore but it turns out today we might prove that to completely
• 10:00 - 10:30 be flipped on its head Right now they're choosing between a book or 20 bucks straight up cash Do they choose the quick money or do they play long-term games and win long-term prizes let's go You can take $20 no strings attached Or you can take this book on how to make a lot more than $20 Would you pick $20 i'll give it to you right now Or long-term gain and learn how to make millions and I'll give you this book for free We're going to do the 20 bucks for today We're doing the $20 today Have a good
• 10:30 - 11:00 one ladies How about you open the book and see what's in there oh hey You made a great choice Hey Okay Now open it up for me if you don't mind What do you want hey you got the money I'd probably take the $20 You'll take the 20 bucks you sure you sure yeah I think so The other thing that you have to remember when you're doing this is you can't ever be embarrassed It doesn't matter Nobody's going to remember you It's all for fun and games That's the point of sales Now here's my favorite part That's a growth
• 11:00 - 11:30 mindset right there It is It is That's a growth mindset Open up the book the front of it Or you've got hands full I'll open it up for you Yay You get I got a question for you today $20 cash or take a book that gives you the knowledge to acquire and build businesses I'll do the book He's doing the book Oh good choice Oh my god Well I'll take the book Are you kidding me okay And now open it up This is my favorite You also Oh no way Bump Let's do the bump Boom Ladies how'd we do yes Amazing That's
• 11:30 - 12:00 easy Do this all day You could do this all day All day Okay I like it Let's go Let's go This one's going to be fun We're going to sell clothes off our literal backs for charity 15 minutes Ready go You already got that Stson Look at this guy Look at this Okay man You cheated You treated yourself All right Vic All right You have a good day You have a good day We're going against the boys Okay let me fill this shirt Hey if I'm naked by the end of this that means we're beating the boys It has to be a large All right let's see XL Let's see Let's see XL get a $20 All right Okay This sale
• 12:00 - 12:30 just happened in I kid you not 90 seconds I think I'll do this one Awesome Like otherwise like 10 bucks I buy the cowboy hat You can buy the cowboy hat Tracy Yes Look at these shorts Oh my god This is your day sir How's uh how's 45 sound sounds amazing They just sold swim trunks for $45 which is wild These ones I think these are the amberies officials I don't know We'll buy that Okay Okay perfect Yay So we actually set this up
• 12:30 - 13:00 so that they could say they were selling clothes for charity I don't even think they need that here These people just want the clothes This is called PMF product market fit We have found that here I feel like this shirt would look spectacular on you All right boots in I'll put it on Okay you guys are There it is guys This apparently is going well Yeah we're already down to me getting naked I think it's because we that quick If you guys donate I won't put more clothes on him We are selling the clothes off of his
• 13:00 - 13:30 back for charity today You guys would way rather talk to us because we have the clothes Okay But I like this one for a swimsuit cover up I also have shorter shorts on underneath for you I like the white shorts The white ones All I have So perfect We'll take it The ladies are whooping us to be honest We need some help here You know what i've got way better clothes Oh my gosh Classic bait and switch This is called a market share grab Have you ever noticed how the best stores in each
• 13:30 - 14:00 area will be around each other So you will have like four shoe stores You'll have like for some reason a pizza shop uh another hamburger joint something else right next to it That's because there's density and actually competition helps you sell because people wonder why everybody's around This is a good move I feel like these shorts have got your name all over it my friend I like this shirt Boom The shirt I like these about 40 What do you think we'll do it Yeah we've been doing a little bit more but 40 will work We're having We're having Okay for two Perfect
• 14:00 - 14:30 You got to be bold and you got to be brave in order to do this crazy game called entrepreneurship People are going to call them crazy People are going to say this is too much but those who say it's impossible have to get out of the way of those of us who are doing it Wait until you see how much they've made with a little bit of bravado Let's see who won Ladies 15 Big men 125 Oh no This one goes to the dudes Guys final challenge This is a kayaking
• 14:30 - 15:00 experience One hour You guys are going to sell it for as much money as you can It costs 30 bucks Whoever sells it for the most you win Let's go All right All right Let's do Let's do it How y'all doing today have you guys been out on the Town Lake to do a kayaking trip we have plans already We've got one last canoe ride It's exclusive ride today The proceeds go to charity Y'all look like the type that give to charity and like to go on canoes on Town Lake Well duh This looks We need like a couple would be great We could sell it as a romantic
• 15:00 - 15:30 experience over sunset Ooh I think we could just give to Cherry and we don't need the canoe That'll work Do you guys want a romantic canoe ride today okay I think you can win this whole thing here We have one sold out canoe left today for charity anytime the rest of the day Who wants it boom Let's go I'm excited It's going to be great Interested in uh doing a canoe experience for charity Okay Thank you No no How's it going guys we I'm not selling anything We're just
• 15:30 - 16:00 We're just raising money for charity You scared the whole So this is harder They haven't sold anything yet It's been about 10 minutes Last time they sold like this Why because experience are harder You can't see them You can't touch them until you actually get there Second this is something that they have to sell right now It's time based We have a canoe ride reserved tonight anytime the rest of the day There's a line and you can't even get tickets but we've got one What do you say you like to do it there's one left It's like an
• 16:00 - 16:30 exclusive Oh my god I want it I want it Whatever that one left is So just however much you want to donate sold out always during the summer in Austin but because it's for charity we pre- reserved one 30 bucks for both of you total I love it I'm kind of jealous I'm like I want to hang out Who wants to see who won the challenge who thinks the girls won okay Who thinks the boys won let's go
• 16:30 - 17:00 We have the boys who sold one for 30 bucks And we have the girls who sold one for 50 bucks The girls win the challenge Girls winning the challenge We have the most ridiculous thing of all time which I think goes on the pregnant lady which is Main Street winning belts right here I guess girls really do rule But also you guys if you boys are feeling bad these guys also raised another 150 bucks for charity to entrepreneurs because
• 17:00 - 17:30 Thank you At the end of the day we're taking back Main Street one small business at a time