July, 2010

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Why is Selling So Damn Hard?

Anthony Cole Training

HOME ABOUT US SOLUTIONS INTEGRATED LEARNING CLIENT RESULTS FREE RESOURCES SHOPPING CONTACT US SALES BREW SALES FORCE ONE SELLING FOR LIFE. Does Your Team Need a Wake Up Call? Tony Cole can tailor a workshop or keynote that will help your team discover the spark of extraordinary motivation and success. Why Arent Your Salespeople Selling? Fix Your Problem Now.

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Heavy Hitter Sales Blog: TOP 20 GREAT SALES BLOGS

HeavyHitter Sales

Heavy Hitter Sales Blog. Recent Posts. A Salespersons Most Important Competitive Weapon. Closing Techniques Using Sales Linguistics. Top 7 Critical Sales Trends for 2012. Why Year End Deals Dont Close: THE CESSPOOL! IT Sales Strategy: Software, SaaS & Hardware Sales. Best New Sales Book of 2011. If Sigmund Freud Was Your Sales Manager. Are Top Salespeople Born or Made?

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Top 10 Reasons to Own Your Personal Domain Name

VuVan

'Have you ever checked to see if your name (first & last) is still available as a domain name? I feel that it is important to take ownership of your domain name, even if you don’t immediately have the need to develop a website at the current moment. Think of the domain name as real […]. Related posts: The Value of Developing Your Personal Brand We live in a branded world where we selectively choose.

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The Benefit Summary Close

Tom Hopkins

When the benefits of owning a product outweigh the benefits of keeping money in your pocket, the sale is made. Related posts: Knowing When to Close the Sale. Be Aware of Unique Cultural Needs in Sales. Closing Sales = Sweet Success.

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Streamlining Salesforce for Maximum Impact: A People-Focused Pocket Guide

Step inside the world of Salesforce consulting, stripped of fluff and jargon. Our guide provides a detailed exploration of five key success criteria, complete with actionable steps for immediate implementation. Elevate your Salesforce investment with insights on goal setting, system design, core object utilization, user adoption, and crafting a system tailored to your needs.

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How to Reclaim 30 Minutes of Your Day

Fill the Funnel

Wouldn’t you all want an extra 30 minutes of productive time each day? AwayFind is a web tool that gives control of your inbox back to you. I ran a poll over the last week asking two questions about your current use of email. You can view the results of the poll by clicking the View Results option at the bottom of each question. With 126 responses to the poll, what you told me is that two-thirds of you spend at least 2 hours per day responding to email and that over 80% check your email

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Sales Activity for Sales Success: No Excuses

Anthony Cole Training

HOME ABOUT US SOLUTIONS INTEGRATED LEARNING CLIENT RESULTS FREE RESOURCES SHOPPING CONTACT US SALES BREW SALES FORCE ONE SELLING FOR LIFE. Does Your Team Need a Wake Up Call? Tony Cole can tailor a workshop or keynote that will help your team discover the spark of extraordinary motivation and success. Why Arent Your Salespeople Selling? Fix Your Problem Now.

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Heavy Hitter Sales Blog: The Seven Deadly Sins of Salespeople

HeavyHitter Sales

Heavy Hitter Sales Blog. Recent Posts. A Salespersons Most Important Competitive Weapon. Closing Techniques Using Sales Linguistics. Top 7 Critical Sales Trends for 2012. Why Year End Deals Dont Close: THE CESSPOOL! IT Sales Strategy: Software, SaaS & Hardware Sales. Best New Sales Book of 2011. If Sigmund Freud Was Your Sales Manager. Are Top Salespeople Born or Made?

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What is Personal Innovation?

VuVan

'Personal Innovation picks up where personal development left off. Personal innovation is about rethinking the ways you do things on a daily basis and to improve with each passing day. Maybe you have applied some personal development into your life, but as the times changes, what got you successful before might not work for the […]. Related posts: Why Personal Innovation is Important You might have heard this mantra before, “Innovate or Die”, Innovative Approach to Reboot You

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Sales Puny? Need a Workout?

Your Sales Management Guru

Is your organization and your sales team suffering from: Puny Revenues? Weak Results? It Maybe Time for a Sales Leadership Workout! A one & 1/2 Day Regimen for Getting Your Sales Organization in Shape . Build a proactive approach to Sales Management 2.0 that creates predictive revenue and a self-managed sales team. Learn how other top performing sales leaders have muscled up their teams to pump up predictable revenues.

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Brick & Mortar Retail Relevance: How to Stay Ahead of the Curve

Speaker: Jay Black, Senior Account Executive

Let's set the record straight: in-store retail isn't dead - it's evolving! Faced with the digital age and the demands of omnichannel shopping, some retailers are thriving while others are struggling to adapt. Join Jay Black in this exclusive session as he explores the strategies that set successful stores apart, including: Crafting unique and unforgettable in-store experiences 🛍️ Mastering the art of retail demands 🛒 Navigating inventory challenges in today's climate 📦 an

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99% of Businesses are Being Stiffed! And You’re Probably One of Them.

SBI

Being picked last in gym class; standing by the punch-bowl while everyone else is dancing; or sitting alone at lunch-time in the school cafeteria; unfortunately, that’s what happens when the popular kids think you’re unworthy of attention. Software vendors are treating small business owners like the unpopular kids. While hundreds – make that thousands – of vendors offer exciting products, they’re intended only for the worthiest among us.

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Do Your Employees Trust You? How to Build Trust – and Destroy It in an Instant

Keith Rosen

You Gotta’ Have Trust. At the conclusion of a training event that I delivered for a team of about 20 managers, one of their action steps at the end of the training was to introduce coaching to their team and enroll their salespeople in being coached on a consistent basis. About a week or so after the training was over, each manager emailed me to report on how their conversations went. 18 managers told me that their team was not only bought into being coached but were generally excited abou

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3 Lessons for Effective Communication in Selling

Anthony Cole Training

HOME ABOUT US SOLUTIONS INTEGRATED LEARNING CLIENT RESULTS FREE RESOURCES SHOPPING CONTACT US SALES BREW SALES FORCE ONE SELLING FOR LIFE. Does Your Team Need a Wake Up Call? Tony Cole can tailor a workshop or keynote that will help your team discover the spark of extraordinary motivation and success. Why Arent Your Salespeople Selling? Fix Your Problem Now.

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Deliver Personalized Screencasts to Your Clients in an Instant

Fill the Funnel

Custom, personalized screencasts delivered almost instantaneously to a client can help you win that next sale. Customers value an effective, speedy response to their requests. If you want to stand out from your competitors, one way is to deliver the information effectively and efficiently. That is where Screenr can help. Screenr is a web tool that creates and delivers a screencast over Twitter.

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ABM Evolution: How Top Marketers Are Using Account-Based Strategies

In times of economic uncertainty, account-based strategies are essential. According to several business analysts and practitioners, ABM is a necessity for creating more predictable revenue. Research shows that nearly three-quarters of marketers (74%) already have the resources needed to build successful ABM programs.

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How to Wake Up Feeling Energized & Positive After a Holiday Weekend

VuVan

'Coming out of a long holiday weekend usually causes difficulty for us to wake up early and feeling energized from the extended day off. This is usually due to the fact that when we usually have a longer weekend than usual or if it is a holiday, we will either be at our family/friends place, […]. Related posts: 5 Ways to Enjoy a Holiday Weekend A balanced life is a life that is filled with.

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It’s Almost August- 5 Steps to Finish Strong

Your Sales Management Guru

It’s Almost August-5 Steps to Finish Strong. As a strategic sales leader you need to be proactive in your thinking and actions. By now the summer is almost over and you need to be concerned about exceeding Augusts’ quotas, achieving September’s goal and the fourth quarter sales numbers. What should you be thinking and doing, here’s a quick checklist. 1) Ask each salesperson to identify if their top prospects/decision makers have vacations scheduled during the next 45 days and if they do, wi

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A Powerful Weapon for Hunters

SBI

If you’ve got a hunting territory, or you both hunt and farm for prospects, then you spend great effort searching for new sources of leads. And there’s no better place than the Web for coming upon a large herd of prospects gathered in one place. I’m talking about online directories. Whether it’s Hoover’s, JigSaw, the white or yellow pages, or association directories, there are hunting grounds where leads are abundant.

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Assumptions that Managers Make Which Fuel Mediocrity and Conceal Powerful Coaching Opportunities

Keith Rosen

If you’ve been following my blog and read my book on coaching, you may be asking yourself, “Okay, I get what coaching is, I realize that I need to upgrade not only what I do and how I coach but also how I need to think but wait; what, exactly, is actually coachable? Is everything coachable? Are some things ‘not coachable’?” The short answer is, everything is coachable.

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Supercharge Your Sales: 5 Steps to Effortless Selling

Sales teams often lose precious time hunting for updated sales materials, while marketing struggles to keep these assets accessible and current. It's not just about managing; it's about seamlessly finding, presenting, and sharing critical sales content. All of this takes place within an intuitive, unified platform. Dive into Showell's groundbreaking content management realm.

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Budget - #7 Sales Solution for Improved Sales Results

Anthony Cole Training

HOME ABOUT US SOLUTIONS INTEGRATED LEARNING CLIENT RESULTS FREE RESOURCES SHOPPING CONTACT US SALES BREW SALES FORCE ONE SELLING FOR LIFE. Does Your Team Need a Wake Up Call? Tony Cole can tailor a workshop or keynote that will help your team discover the spark of extraordinary motivation and success. Why Arent Your Salespeople Selling? Fix Your Problem Now.

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Tips for Winning Voice Mail Messages by Jeb Blount

Tom Hopkins

The key to success with voice mail is to come to grips with the fact that on some level most of your buyers despise it and either ignore or delete most of their messages. It is wishful or, more likely, delusional thinking to expect your voice mail messages to actually be returned. However, with a [.] No related posts.

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10 Valuable Personal Success Life Lessons

VuVan

'Learning from others is the best way to gain the wisdom from others successes and failures. In discussions with others who have been successful in life, I ask them about their top 10 best advice for personal success and have listed the best of them below. Most of these personal success life lessons are not […]. Related posts: The D Word for Personal Success Personal success is about achieving the goals and dreams we.

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Finding Opportunities

Your Sales Management Guru

Finding Opportunities. Last week I spoke at Microsoft’s World Wide Partner Conference, with 14,000 attendees it was a terrific event. The amazing action to watch was the volume of conversations taking place-not necessarily just on the Expo floor but EVERYWHERE! At this event Microsoft has created a software tool called “Connect” that allows anyone registered to search the registered list of attendees and arrange for a meeting in a predefined area for a 30 minute “speed date” or even to arrange a

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1st, 2nd, and 3rd Party Intent Data: Which Is Right for You?

How do 1st, 2nd, and 3rd party intent data compare? 1st, 2nd, and 3rd party data each have specific advantages and disadvantages. It comes down to four factors: accuracy, cost, control and quantity. This infographic explains the pros and cons of each and helps you understand which one is best for meeting your business objectives. Intent data can be a great way to fill your pipeline and close more deals.

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The Science and Art of Selling by Alen Mayer ? Blog Archive ? Offer.

The Science and Art of Selling

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Recognize Those Defining Moments To Transform Your Team Through Coaching

Keith Rosen

Marco, a manager who participated in one of my management coach training programs, shared this story with me two days after he competed this training, right after a coaching experience he had with one of his salespeople. He told me he was at work, walking down the hallway towards his office. Miguel, one of his direct reports walked up to Marco and asked him if he could help with a problem he was having regarding one of his key accounts and moving this selling opportunity through his pipeline and

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Sales Guru Part II

Anthony Cole Training

HOME ABOUT US SOLUTIONS INTEGRATED LEARNING CLIENT RESULTS FREE RESOURCES SHOPPING CONTACT US SALES BREW SALES FORCE ONE SELLING FOR LIFE. Does Your Team Need a Wake Up Call? Tony Cole can tailor a workshop or keynote that will help your team discover the spark of extraordinary motivation and success. Why Arent Your Salespeople Selling? Fix Your Problem Now.

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Qualifying Potential Clients

Tom Hopkins

When people think about making a purchase, they aren’t likely to compare talking with you to going to the doctor, but you should make that comparison when preparing to talk with clients. People trust doctors. They usually accept the diagnosis and prescription for wellness with few questions asked. That’s because they recognize doctors as experts [.] Related posts: Be Aware of Unique Cultural Needs in Sales.

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Salesforce’s 8th State of Marketing Report

Discover today’s biggest marketing trends in the 8th edition of Salesforce’s “State of Marketing” report. Salesforce surveyed 6,000 marketing leaders worldwide to discover how marketers are: Embracing AI to operate more efficiently Removing silos and leveraging AI to enhance the customer experience Innovating to meet evolving customer needs Preparing for the retirement of third-party cookies By submitting this form, you agree to have your contact information, including email, passed on to the sp

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Innovative Approach to Reboot Yourself: Press Cntrl-Alt-Delete

VuVan

'Like our computers we have many things going on in our lives that can overwhelm us and cause us to crash or freeze things up to where we are in a rut or feel unmotivated. Like our computers, there are certain buttons you can push to get you out of that situation and by pushing […]. Related posts: How to Stay Motivated at Work: Reinvent Yourself Are you feeling un-motivated at work, not feeling the excitement.

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July Release: New functionality? It's in there!

BrainShark

Whoever said anything about the 'lazy days of summer' obviously never met the Brainshark Product and Development teams. We have just released our 5th product release of the year, aimed and providing even more functionality to assist you in your use of Brainshark.

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Upcoming Free Webinar: How to Engage the Top Decision Makers

Paul Cherry's Top Sales Techniques

More Free Stuff | Email Us | Get Started Now! | Blog. Sales Training & Management Workshops | 302-478-4443. Home. About Us. The Company. Our Training Approach. Paul Cherry. Patrick Connor News & Events. Corporate Sales Training. Overview. The SalesBridge™ Training Options. → On-Site Sales Training. → One-on-One Sales Coaching.