Anthony Cole Training

MARCH 12, 2020

In this blog article, we discuss the best advice sales managers can give their salespeople, and that is to "keep moving." If you want to increase sales within your organization, you must keep moving throughout the ups and downs, the missed opportunities, the clients who "ghost" you, and more.

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Steven Rosen

MAY 4, 2017

Sales Leaders’ Guide to Developing an Awesome Sales Management Team. Do you want to develop an awesome sales management team? Sales leaders have several options to achieve and exceed their sales numbers. Annually spending by companies: Sales training $20 billion on sales training.

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Steven Rosen

SEPTEMBER 13, 2014

Do you know how effective you sales managers are? The obvious place to start assessing your sales managers’ effectiveness is to evaluate the activity that has the greatest impact on sales rep performance. The problem is that sales executives are not in a position to observe their sales managers in action.

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Steven Rosen

MAY 15, 2021

Leading-edge sales organizations understand the value of investing in leadership development. They believe that strong sales managers are the key to driving sales rep performance. The STAR Sales Manager Survey set out to gauge the development priorities of sales organizations. They really loved it!”.

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Steven Rosen

APRIL 10, 2024

Listening helps, and making notes is integral to a good process.” – Steven Rosen Key Takeaways: Making a bad hire can have significant costs, including opportunity costs, training expenses, and lost sales to competitors. Best practices in sales, such as defining an ideal client profile, can also be applied in the hiring process.

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Highspot

MARCH 26, 2024

Whether you’re launching a new product, implementing new sales strategies, or upskilling your team, sales training and coaching will always be of utmost importance. Oftentimes, sales managers won’t have the bandwidth to set up personalized training and coaching sessions for each rep on their team.

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Steven Rosen

JANUARY 9, 2024

The individual and the manager jointly own training. ARTICLE In the world of sales leadership, one fundamental truth cannot be ignored: the people who make or break a team’s success. As a sales leader, you must ensure your team has the necessary training, coaching , and resources to excel.

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Steven Rosen

JANUARY 9, 2024

The individual and the manager jointly own training. ARTICLE In the world of sales leadership, one fundamental truth cannot be ignored: the people who make or break a team’s success. As a sales leader, you must ensure your team has the necessary training, coaching , and resources to excel.

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Understanding the Sales Force

JANUARY 17, 2019

In my last article I shared the t op 8 requirements for becoming a great salesperson. In addition to that, I received a number of emails asking, what are the requirements for becoming a great sales manager? Now for sales management.

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Understanding the Sales Force

APRIL 1, 2024

And although I’m beginning by referencing the sermon, this is not an article about Religion. As someone who for thirty-eight years has led a global sales consultancy specializing in sales, sales management and sales leadership training, I can use the same words to describe people “who belong” to the sales profession.

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Allego

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

This article originally appeared on Training Industry. Two key questions for sales leaders are: Can the sales organization keep producing at a high rate with fewer resources? Sales reps need to be equipped with the training and resources to navigate change and tackle the future with ease. Long story short?

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The Sales Hunter

JANUARY 27, 2012

Mark’s Insights on SALES MOTIVATION. Sales Articles. Sales Motivation. Phone Sales Tips. Sales Development. 5 Sales Training Tips for Sales Managers AND Salespeople. The success you have in sales is dependent on your level of confidence. FREE Resources. Negotiation.

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Nutshell

MARCH 31, 2023

As a sales manager, you want to stay up to date with the latest sales trends, keep up with your sales skills and knowledge, and continually build your management and leadership expertise. In this post, we’ll share some of our favorite resources for sales managers. Here are some of our favorites.

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Gong.io

JANUARY 31, 2022

While the exact list depends on who you ask, the following (alphabetized) traits are all critical for a sales manager: Able to coach, analytical, available, confident, empathetic, good listener, innovative, leads by example, loyal, motivating, passionate, positive attitude, serves vs. dictates, strategic vision, strong communicator, and thoughtful.

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Understanding the Sales Force

FEBRUARY 21, 2013

Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan An interesting article, Secrets to Developing Successful Sales Managers , by Xactly's CEO, Christopher Cabrera, was posted on Selling Power's 2/19/13 blog. I suggest that you read it first, returning to this article for the analysis. Selling skills!

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Understanding the Sales Force

MARCH 14, 2014

Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan First the links. The Huffington Post and the Hubspot Blog both published an article, by Dan Lyons about OMG and Kurlan and what it takes to succeed in sales. So why didn''t the training on consultative selling stick? That could be the punchline but it''s not. Not really.

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Steven Rosen

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

In this 2:56 video, Steven Rosen and Colleen Stanley discuss the need for sales managers to go beyond setting sales goals and to define learning goals for their teams. They share how organizations can align learning goals with sales goals and invest in training and resources to support their salespeople.

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Topline Leadership

OCTOBER 25, 2023

In my online training programs, I tell sales managers that they should spend at least 20% of their time—8 hours a week—coaching their salespeople. and skepticism (“My salespeople get a lot of training. Read full article The post Why Sales Managers Thrive in a Sales Coaching Culture appeared first on TopLine Leadership.

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MTD Sales Training

OCTOBER 18, 2017

So what are the identifying marks of a weak sales manager ? How can you, as Sales Director, determine the signs that have to be dealt with? You measure your management team on the results they achieve. A weak manager will look for reasons and excuses. Blaming Results On The Poor Sales Team.

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Janek Performance Group

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Now the economy is growing again and you are looking to hire more sales talent for your team. The bad news is your sales managers have maxed out their bandwidth with their current responsibilities and daily activities. This leaves you with a critical decision regarding how to ramp up the new sales hires.

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Understanding the Sales Force

MAY 5, 2014

Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan During the past 9 years I have written the occasional Top 5, Top 10 and Top 20 Articles and we have now put them into a series of their own. In no particular order they are: Top 10 Sales Competencies. Top 10 Sales Management Functions. 10 Sales Coaching Examples.

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SBI Growth

SEPTEMBER 18, 2013

Sales Leaders leverage Sales Training as a tool for improvement. This will prevent wasting your sales or HR dollars on low-return methods. This article lists sales training poisons SBI has seen - and their respective antidotes. Getting your sales force together for a training event can be expensive.

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Adaptive Business Services

MAY 12, 2021

In this series of articles, we’ll explore the many reasons why salespeople seem, almost universally, to HATE CRM. This phenomenon will be particularly acute for salespeople who’s earnings are largely based on making sales. These three articles will explore …. How CRM can increase your sales. Don’t believe me?

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Understanding the Sales Force

MAY 28, 2014

Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan Before we discuss how to improve sales training, a quick promo for the latest and greatest taking place over at the ever improving Top Sales World. The June issue of Top Sales Magazine has been published and you can download it here. More on Baseball and Sales.

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Sales Training Connection

JUNE 18, 2014

Second, most people agree that coaching is a must-do for developing a superior sales team. Training Sales Managers to Coach. Some don’t do it because they think their sales managers are experienced so they know how to coach. What are some of the traps that need to be avoided? Let’s start with the ugly.

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Highspot

JANUARY 9, 2024

What makes it more complicated is that 90% of buyers don’t follow a linear sales funnel path , leaving sales reps little to no room for mistakes. This makes B2B sales training more important than ever. What Does the B2B Sales Process Look Like? What Is B2B Sales Training? What is B2B Sales Training?

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Steven Rosen

JUNE 20, 2019

Second line sales managers (SLM) don’t coach their FLMs on their coaching. By doing these basics well you will consistently crush your sales objectives. If you have had no training in the last 2 years on how to coach, I suggest you find a way to brush up on your coaching skills. That’s right.

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Understanding the Sales Force

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

I still conduct a limited amount of training with some of my personal clients. That brings us to the question to be answered in today's article: If most salespeople become eager learners and embrace good sales training, why don't all companies experience the same tremendous revenue growth as a result of sales training?

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BrainShark

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

Reps need to know A LOT to be at their best in front of buyers, but has your sales training strategy kept up with the times? Many organizations’ sales training has grown stale by relying on old-school tactics, like on-site boot camps and long-winded presentations, causing information overload for new reps.

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Partners in Excellence

JULY 16, 2012

What resonated with me is the radical simplicity with which Mark approached (and described) building a sales team. In a world where too many try to overcomplicate things, Mark’s article cut to the essence of building high performance sales teams. Summarizing: Hire the same successful sales person every time. (P).

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Crunchbase

JUNE 28, 2021

This article is part of the Crunchbase Community Contributor Series. Please note that the author is not employed by Crunchbase and the opinions expressed in this article do not necessarily reflect official views or opinions of Crunchbase, Inc. . Investing in team training is a critical part of business success and growth.

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Steven Rosen

APRIL 3, 2013

Welcome back to Sales Management TV. Training is a one size fits all activity. If you would like more Sales Management Tips then click on the link below to get my FREE eBook with 6 of my favorite Tips! Remember you hold the key to unlock the potential of your sales team. Tip #8: Customise Your Coaching.

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Steven Rosen

DECEMBER 9, 2015

(STAR Results) has launched its global 2016 STAR Sales Manager Survey. The Sales Manager Survey seeks opinions and perceptions from sales executives and leaders around the world on key skills and development priorities for sales managers. Business Unit Managers/Directors.

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Steven Rosen

DECEMBER 9, 2015

(STAR Results) has launched its global 2016 STAR Sales Management Skills Survey. The Sales Management Skills Survey seeks opinions and perceptions from sales executives and leaders around the world on key skills and development priorities for sales managers. Business Unit Managers/Directors.

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Steven Rosen

DECEMBER 9, 2015

(STAR Results) has launched its global 2016 STAR Sales Management Skills Survey. The Sales Management Skills Survey seeks opinions and perceptions from sales executives and leaders around the world on key skills and development priorities for sales managers. Business Unit Managers/Directors.

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Janek Performance Group

AUGUST 19, 2022

Congratulations, you are now a sales manager. Earning the title of sales manager is an important step in your sales career, regardless of the size of your sales team. There is plenty that new sales managers need to learn on their journey to become a sales leader. Trust is reciprocal.

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SBI Growth

AUGUST 10, 2013

Training dollars are being misallocated. Her sales manager knew her potential and sent her to a weeklong sales training. The Need-Payoff that she had been trained on was thrown out the window. Her clients were sharing articles that her competitors had written. A 4 day training at corporate.

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