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Sales Managers – Why Isn’t Goal Setting Easy?

Anthony Cole Training

I was first introduced to goal setting in sales when I was an insurance agent with National Life of Vermont. The General Agent was Dave and his manager was Bob. The company subscribed to the “Al Grannum” school of 10-3-1 - see 10 people, 3 will be qualified buyers, 1 will buy. This is one of the deliverables in our SME program.

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“Our Value Proposition is…”

The Pipeline

Unsuspecting prospects thinking they are meeting with an SME, are commonly probed for pain and fit. Almost all executives point to one kind of sales meeting they hate most. For instance, a VP of Sales is going to look for things that can increase sales and reduce the cost of sale, or put another way, increasing sales and margins.

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Grab The Right End of the Problem For Effective Sales Management

Anthony Cole Training

However, once I got into sales, sales management, sales training and became a president of a company, I think I finally understood. You generally end up hiring some marginal people – people that need coaching, feedback, mentoring and performance management. Brian Tracey describes it as “Eat That Frog”.

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How to Build the Guidance That Turns Strategy into Action

Highspot

This should be anchored in characteristics of the person or the company; it’s not about their state of mind, but rather about who they are. Include key details like industry vertical or key company initiatives. Building a play relies on three different subject matter experts (SMEs). Each SME should be one person.

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5 Keys to Building a Successful Sales Team/Career

Anthony Cole Training

The program, delivered in a 45 to 90 minute segment, is an overview of our Sales Managed Environment (SME) program. SME is one of our corporate coaching/consulting deliverables for companies trying to get the answers to the big question: How do we drive more sales growth? o Consistent sales growth.

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Salesmate is named as a CRM category leader by Gartner’s platforms for 2020

Salesmate

Consecutively for the three years in a row, Salesmate has received an award from Software Advice – a Gartner-owned business research company. It works hard to enable sales teams to eliminate the data entry, automate the processes, and focus on what matters the most – selling and building lasting relationships.

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3 Business Lessons Learnt Whilst Travelling Half The World!

Bernadette McClelland

You can be proud about your role, your product and your company and you can also be passionate. Whilst I am extremely fortunate to have a husband who supports me completely and who is a national sales manager in his own right, that is still not enough sometimes. Lose the job or lose the business and who are you then?

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