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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. I never did write 100 lives but, based on the sales activity reporting I did every week, I should have. Tom introduced me to an idea of a sales cookbook.

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Curiosity Is A Way Of Life

The Pipeline

And the one thing in abundance in B2B sales, is talk, often just for the sake of talk, not communication. Curiosity is not a sales skill; curiosity is a way of life. As an SME, you don’t need to hold on to your product for security, you are free to truly explore. Curiosity is not a sales technique, but a way of life.

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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. Not Hiring – We are not hiring better sales people AND we don’t have replacements, therefore we feel trapped in a bad situation. Workshop on “Why Aren’t My Sales People Selling?”.

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6 Priorities of Sales Enablement Evolved

Allego

The era of rep-centric sales enablement has arrived—and it couldn’t have come at a better time. With the uncertain economy, the rise in remote teams due to the pandemic, and tightening budgets, it’s more important than ever for companies to equip their sales teams to produce at the highest level. The Downside of One-Size-Fits-All.

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What Do You Do?… “I’m In Sales…” Try Again!

Bernadette McClelland

Americans thrive on the sales culture with conferences, think tanks, forums and the like. Even the UK and Europe have their own culture of extracurricular sales environments. (I And when I first hung out my shingle, my mentor at the time asked me, ‘Why Sales?’ So what are you more than then?

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3 Phases of a Successful Hybrid Sales Kickoff

Allego

There’s no one size fits all for sales kickoffs—especially these days. Within your own sales team, the same dynamic likely exists. That means your sales kickoff must accommodate those situations. After all, you want to energize your sales reps and give them a boost to hit the ground running for the next sales cycle.

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I have lied…

Bernadette McClelland

Write a white paper and send to your clients for discussion or feedback or to prompt a conversation – not just for the sake of writing a white paper. Get really curious and ask questions about THEM, because you are truly interested – not just so you can manipulate the conversation toward a sale.