The Pipeline

AUGUST 2, 2013

As you’ll read below, she boldly predicts that by 2015 inside sales will overtake field sales, as that unfolds, she will be in greater demand. Josiane heads up TeleSmart Communications , and is leading practice and thought leader in the area of inside sales and management. What’s in Your Pipeline?

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Partners in Excellence

MARCH 4, 2024

Up until 2015, most of my passion for sales was a love of ‘the game’, always trying to do better, close more, close faster, and a genuine interest in people. In 2015, everything changed when I met David A. Over time I developed the craft, reading books by Zig Ziglar, Dale Carnegie and alike. It was my first week.

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Anthony Cole Training

MAY 20, 2015

At that time, I don’t think either one of us realized how true these predictions would be, and I certainly didn’t realize 1) how important Dave would be to our business at Anthony Cole Training Group and 2) how important he would become to the entire industry of sales and sales development. Reading it once again, I realize that there.

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Pointclear

MARCH 24, 2015

Earlier this year I sat in on the 2015 Virtual Sales Kickoff hosted by my friend S. I was particularly impressed with the first speaker Mike Weinberg—sales coach, consultant, and author of the book New Sales. Mike''s presentation, “4 Tips to Power Up Prospecting in 2015,” blew me away. Simplified.: Simplified.:

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Your Sales Management Guru

DECEMBER 29, 2014

The One Must Do Action Step to Ensure a Great 2015. Immediate revenues, larger pipelines and increased levels of belief along with better customer relationships is a positive way to start the year. What is your plan to get a jump start on 2015? What is the first action all salespeople must do to begin each year?

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No More Cold Calling

DECEMBER 30, 2014

Which broken sales strategies should we leave in the past (ah-hem, cold calling )? And which tactics will help us keep our pipelines full in 2015 and beyond? Here’s a hint: Any sales tactics, activities, or systems that help you build relationships with clients and prospects are worth the time and effort. Learn more.)

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The Brooks Group

DECEMBER 28, 2015

2015 was a big year for The Brooks Group, and we’re going to brag a little. Our achievements this year included: Bronze Stevie Award for Sales Training Practice of the Year. Top 20 Sales Training Company, Training Industry. Top 20 Sales Training Company, Selling Power Magazine. Top 7 Articles of 2015 .

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Your Sales Management Guru

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

Now is the Time to Build Your Pipeline for 2017. At this time of year it is not unusual for salespeople and sales managers to simply focused on closing business to achieve their yearly objectives, maximize their compensation plans and unfortunately drain their pipelines. Need more sales management resources?

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No More Cold Calling

DECEMBER 11, 2014

Otherwise you probably wouldn’t be in sales. Plus, the connections you make during this festive time of year can help you grow your referral network and fill your sales pipeline in 2015. Associations Enterprise Sales Management Salespeople Small Business' Network Before You Need To.”

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The Pipeline

FEBRUARY 15, 2015

Sales Performance Summit. April 6, 2015. The Rotman School of Management. According to STAR Results’ global 2015 STAR Sales Manager Survey, the number one area of focus for sales leaders is Improving Performance Management. JOIN US AT. George Street, Toronto, ON, Canada.

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No More Cold Calling

FEBRUARY 26, 2015

10 Ways to Edge Out Your Competitors in 2015 2015 is the year to differentiate ourselves and our companies from everyone else. Associations Enterprise Sales Management Salespeople Small Business' But here’s one you don’t hear often: Salespeople also need to have confidence in their leaders. Read more.) Read more.)

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Customer Centric Selling

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

Sales Tips: Put Your Pipeline on a Diet. The scariest words you can deliver to a sales rep: Trim. The pipeline is the heartbeat of an organization, but it’s the lifeblood of a sales rep. So, why would anyone want to trim their pipeline? Shouldn’t we always chase more pipeline? Sales confidence.

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Your Sales Management Guru

OCTOBER 6, 2015

11 Actions Sales Management Must Take Now! Sound investment portfolio-management advice ranges from “hold firm with your existing stocks” to “take advantage of a great opportunity to buy at today’s basement prices”. This also is an opportunity to build a better sales team that will increase your market share as competitors lag.

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No More Cold Calling

JANUARY 29, 2015

Now that the parties are over, many sales reps are coming to the realization that last year’s bonus means diddlysquat when staring at a quota reset to zero sales. Sure, you’ve still got 11 months to make (or exceed) your quota, but you won’t make it unless you start filling your pipeline now. Read more.).

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The Pipeline

MARCH 1, 2015

Sales Performance Summit, is an executive-level program for sales leaders invested in success—leaders who understand that their sales culture, as reflected by their sales teams at all levels, is the key to out-thinking and out-selling their competitors. Performance is no longer an individual measure.

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Your Sales Management Guru

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

High-Profit Prospecting b y Mark Hunter, published by AMA (American Management Association) has laid out solutions to one of the top sales problems facing every sales organization. What is your best method to prospect and fill your pipeline? His blog has been rated in the sales blogs in the world!

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Tony Hughes

OCTOBER 16, 2018

2015 will see the dawn of the rise of "LinkedIn Centers" to steadily replace traditional B2B marketing activities for demand generation and phone based telemarketing for lead generation (in-house or outsourced). 2015 could be the year for a quantum shift in strategy, execution and results in your world.

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Your Sales Management Guru

JULY 6, 2016

July is Sales Leadership Month. As a sales leader you must always have a vision and action plans for a rolling six months, this is why July is the perfect month for anyone that has sales management responsibility—so why not name it Sales Leadership Month ! Did the quarterly sales training plans work?

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Sales Training Connection

APRIL 17, 2015

Our sales teams just don’t do a good job managing their pipeline.” There are many variations of this complaint – a popular one is how long opportunities languish in the pipeline. ” Our frustrated sales manager’s concern is clearly legitimate. Time is something no sales rep has in oversupply.

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Your Sales Management Guru

SEPTEMBER 29, 2014

Last week during a client’s sales meeting we got into a discussion regarding pipeline values, needless to say the number of prospects and dollar values were insufficient to achieve the overall corporate revenue objectives. The question is, as a sales manager how should you structure your sales team’s expectations around prospecting?

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Your Sales Management Guru

JANUARY 13, 2015

Last Friday my topic was “Accelerate Your Business in 2015”, during the program I covered a variety of ideas, techniques and tools the audience could use to drive increased levels of sales pipeline values and revenues. Need other tools designed to increase your sales and sales management effectiveness?

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Hubspot Sales

JANUARY 26, 2022

Always in Demand : Sales jobs are always available and are forecasted to continue growing. Mid-level sales manager roles are growing at a 7% rate , and that's without accounting for entry-level positions. Transferable Skills: Once you land a job in sales, you can do anything. Con #1: Poor performance can affect your pay.

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SBI

MAY 11, 2015

It can route the leads based on territories and pipelines to ensure optimized distribution. You can even measure the progress of front line sales and sales management against critical success factors. If you want to maximize your sales performance go to calliduscloud.com today.

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SBI

MAY 7, 2015

And a lot more… The Goal of this Guide is to Enable Modern Sales Leadership. That means, gaining visibility into the entire pipeline so you’ll know what’s moving, in which direction, how often, and how quickly. Inside Sales & Biz Dev. Predictive Sales Analytics. Prospecting & Sales Intelligence.

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Pipeliner

DECEMBER 13, 2017

In 2018, forward-thinking companies must embrace their millennials’ enthusiasm and fresh perspectives in order to revitalize tired sales processes. Since 2015, research by Demandbase has indicated that most marketers believe account-based marketing (ABM) is a “must have.” Deeper Integrations Between Sales and Marketing.

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Your Sales Management Guru

MAY 23, 2016

Building a Culture of High Performance: Sales Games. At this time of year sales management must be looking at pipeline levels and goals for the 4th quarter and determining if there is the necessary level of activity to ensure targets will be exceeded. Never run contests to the last day of the month or sales period.

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Your Sales Management Guru

OCTOBER 24, 2016

Sales organizations often drain their pipelines by the end of December. It’s important to ensure that marketing and prospecting levels remain constantly focused on future pipeline development. Ken Thoreson “operationalizes” sales management systems and processes that pull revenue out of the doldrums into the fresh zone.

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Your Sales Management Guru

SEPTEMBER 8, 2015

This list normally is displayed in the sales manager’s office and could be on a white board or on a paper flip chart. If you would like a copy of our 9 page Acumen Sales Strategy Planning Guide send me an email request and I will send it to you. Don’t forget to check out: Ignite Your Sales Team, Sales Management on Fire Video.

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LeadFuze

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Sales Stack 2015 was an event with many passionate VPs about how to scale sales organizations. The most talked about and important issue for sales organizations is how to properly scale that ensures long-term growth while minimizing the damage done to the company. What are some sales tools that you’ve leveraged?

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Your Sales Management Guru

JULY 6, 2015

Increase the levels of activity that will lead to a huge pipeline in September and into the fourth quarter. This could be a sales game or just an increased letter of attention to make 5 additional calls each week. Need more sales management resources? Check out his Sales Management Tool Kit or the Acumen Project.

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Tony Hughes

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

Dear Social Seller of 2015, Now that I've got your attention I must warn you. Any advanced selling system is based on the fundamentals however you have to leverage a process and acknowledge the nurturing required for an effective sales cycle to happen in social environs over time. A one size fits all approach simply won't work.

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Your Sales Management Guru

OCTOBER 13, 2015

Make 2015 Your Best Year Ever! CEOs have strengthened their balance sheets with better asset management, reduced their inventory and cost levels with just-in-time methodologies, and increased direct mail and advertising effectiveness through thorough testing and reporting methods. Build Predictable Revenue In Your Organization.

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Sales Training Connection

JUNE 1, 2015

With all this in mind let’s turn to the world of Sales and examine some of the “busy traps” and some of the productive activities that are likely to fall by the way side. We have all experienced the account that despite continuous work it will not move from Stage 3 of the pipeline. ©2015 Sales Momentum, LLC.

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Hubspot Sales

MARCH 10, 2020

Welcome to the 2020 sales process where every single customer or sales initiated action is examined, scrutinized and obsessed over by sales people, sales managers, sales operation people and senior management. B2B Sales Pipeline. Identify lead and lead type.

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Your Sales Management Guru

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

What Happened at the End of the Sales Leadership Training Workshop? It was an interesting out come at the end of the two day Sales Management Training Workshop last week… We discussed the Role of Sales Management, what Strategies face sales managers and focused on the Execution of sales management tactics.

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Your Sales Management Guru

APRIL 20, 2016

Recently in working with an Acumen client we spent about two hours simply documenting what a salesperson should do on each of the various steps of their sales process, it enlightened the existing sales manager and created the beginning of a new sales driven culture for the company. Pipeline values become more accurate.

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Your Sales Management Guru

AUGUST 10, 2016

After working in a VAR partner organization for 8 years as a Sales Manager, leading an entire channel focused company for 8 years as a VP of Sales and spending the last 19 years consulting with vendors, distributors and VARs, dealers, resellers, partners all focused on channel based strategies, I believe I can say: I have seen it all.

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