Anthony Cole Training

DECEMBER 27, 2017

I’ve been working on growing sales for over 30 years. First with Nautilus Exercise Equipment, then in the insurance business and for the last 23 years with Anthony Cole Training Group. It’s been at least 25 years since I heard David Sandler, on a cassette tape, say; “there’s no such thing as bad prospects, just bad salespeople.”

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Anthony Cole Training

MAY 19, 2011

Dont miss "5 Ways That Managers Can Impact Sales This Year in the May-June 2010 SalesforceXP magazine! Read Tonys article.recently published in Bank Insurance & Securities Marketing Magazine! building sales relationships (7). Sales Coaching (40). sales coaching skills (10). sales competencies (12).

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Anthony Cole Training

AUGUST 29, 2011

Dont miss "5 Ways That Managers Can Impact Sales This Year in the May-June 2010 SalesforceXP magazine! Read Tonys article.recently published in Bank Insurance & Securities Marketing Magazine! building sales relationships (7). Sales Coaching (40). sales coaching skills (10). sales competencies (12).

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Anthony Cole Training

MARCH 23, 2010

Dont miss "5 Ways That Managers Can Impact Sales This Year in the May-June 2010 SalesforceXP magazine! Read Tonys article.recently published in Bank Insurance & Securities Marketing Magazine! building sales relationships (7). Sales Coaching (40). sales coaching skills (10). sales competencies (12).

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SalesFuel

APRIL 3, 2024

What to Promote Every age group agrees that they’d rather find a specialist for each home service they need. Photo by: Roselyn Tirado SalesFuel - Sales Credibility | Sales Research | Sales Hiring | Sales Management | Sales Enablement

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Sales and Marketing Management

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

Many of the managers, sales coaches and consultants who responded to a query we posted while researching this story said purposeful work is the only way to drive engagement. Also, every sale is compensated the same even though some carriers may provide HealthMarkets a higher commission than others. “I

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Understanding the Sales Force

APRIL 15, 2013

Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan Two articles caught my attention today. The first, 10 Traits of Successful Salespeople , was typical of the misinformation that often passes for must-read information: The data came from commission-only insurance salespeoplein just one company so it has limited application in other industries.

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Hubspot Sales

DECEMBER 8, 2017

Dr. Martin Seligman’s work with insurance company Metropolitan Life is one of the more famous case studies. Met Life was spending $30,000 on sales training per salesperson, but 80% of their reps had left within four years. Met Life was spending $30,000 on sales training per salesperson, but 80% of their reps had left within four years.

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Sales Hacker

AUGUST 7, 2020

Director of North America Sales. The Bridge Group, Inc. Digital Sales and Development Manager. VP Europe Sales, Presales and Marketing. Vice President, Sales. The Santa Fe Group. Executive Vice President & Group CEO – Verizon Business. VP New business – Sales leader.

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Anthony Cole Training

OCTOBER 23, 2012

Barbara Nowak - Rowe as a member of the Harvard Business Revue group in Linkedin asked the question: Do you agree that "one that never fails is not trying hard enough"? Doug: Doug had been working on an insurance account in eastern Pennsylvania. Give me a chance to work on some aspect of your insurance needs.

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Braveheart Sales

JANUARY 2, 2018

Here is a quick checklist for sales managers to make sure you have everyone focused correctly. Each individual salesperson must know what’s expected of them regarding sales. This includes where the sales need to come from – will it be from new clients, an expansion of existing clients, or some combination of the two?

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Jeffrey Gitomer

NOVEMBER 22, 2011

Tweet Share Whenever I ask a leader how many people are in their group, they will respond with a number and the word team. Health and dental insurance is provided. Life insurance is provided. Sales Management. Sales Videos. See Jeffrey Live! Hire Jeffrey. Who is Jeffrey? Team or Family? Here are 4.5

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Allego

AUGUST 19, 2021

Trailblazer Award Winner: Lincoln Financial Group. This year, the distinguished panel included Elyse Archer, founder and CEO of She Sells; Frank Cespedes, senior lecturer at Harvard Business School, entrepreneur, and sales management authority; and Lori Richardson, CEO, and founder of Score More Sales and President of Women Sales Pros.

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The Spiff Blog

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Current median sales pay by industry ( source ): Wholesale and Manufacturing Sales Representatives: $61,660. Insurance Sales Agents: $50,600. Advertising Sales Agents: $51,740. Real Estate Brokers and Sales Agents: $50,300. Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents: $64,120.

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Understanding the Sales Force

JANUARY 28, 2014

Here are the others: Organic Sales Growth and Its Impact on Sales Architecture. Overlooked Conversation Between Sales Managers and Salespeople. Do Technical Salespeople Need Sales Training? Why Doesn''t Sales Methodology Get More Attention? Getting a Sales Organization to Buy-In to Sales Training.

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Anthony Cole Training

MAY 30, 2013

Several years ago, while conducting a sales training and sales management workshop to rebuild an insurance agency, I was talking with one of the highly successful agents who asked: "Tony, When is enough enough?" Too often highly successful sales peope reach a point in their carrer where they become complacent.

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The Brooks Group

AUGUST 8, 2019

This post comes from Michelle Richardson, Vice President of Research at the Sales Performance Research Center. The Brooks Group is proud to announce the launch of the Sales Performance Research Center. The respondents consisted in majority of sales leaders and sales managers, with various other vital roles weighing in as well.

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Hubspot Sales

JUNE 9, 2023

These responsibilities also make a career in sales highly rewarding. Sales managers can earn a median salary of $127,490. Simply put, you can learn all of the essential skills to work in sales outside of school. Examples are insurance, SaaS, consumer packaged goods, and advertising. How can recruiters tell?

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criteria for success

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Let’s say you have one group of clients where your main point of contact is the Director of Operations. You might also have another group of clients where you typically engage with a manager within a specific department such as supply chain management. Here’s a simple example….

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Anthony Cole Training

MARCH 19, 2013

BISA is the Bank Insurance and Securities Association. There are several GREAT speakers in the general sessions, but it is not a conference where you will find constant discussions about the art and science of selling or sales management. Jim McNeil - Executive Director of BISA, – Scott Stathis – Managing Director and COO BISRA.

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Sales Hacker

OCTOBER 8, 2020

You know that ad that tells you to buy their life insurance because it’s so much better than the one you already have? The insurance company has an objective that doesn’t align to yours. The insurance company has an objective that doesn’t align to yours. You just want to have your life insured economically (but thoroughly).

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Anthony Cole Training

APRIL 1, 2013

Every firm we work with here at Anthony Cole Training Group uses some sort of sales pipeline application. These applications, which range from simple excel spread sheets (SalesForce.com) to internally designed database systems, are used with the hope of assessing sales productivity and/or predicting future sales.

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Anthony Cole Training

JANUARY 5, 2012

Dont miss "5 Ways That Managers Can Impact Sales This Year in the May-June 2010 SalesforceXP magazine! Read Tonys article.recently published in Bank Insurance & Securities Marketing Magazine! building sales relationships (7). Sales Coaching (40). sales coaching skills (10). sales competencies (12).

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Anthony Cole Training

MAY 30, 2013

Several years ago, while conducting a sales training and sales management workshop to rebuild an insurance agency, I was talking with one of the highly successful agents who asked: "Tony, When is enough enough?" Too often highly successful sales peope reach a point in their carrer where they become complacent.

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Anthony Cole Training

OCTOBER 21, 2010

Dont miss "5 Ways That Managers Can Impact Sales This Year in the May-June 2010 SalesforceXP magazine! Read Tonys article.recently published in Bank Insurance & Securities Marketing Magazine! building sales relationships (7). Sales Coaching (40). sales coaching skills (10). sales competencies (12).

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Anthony Cole Training

DECEMBER 12, 2011

Dont miss "5 Ways That Managers Can Impact Sales This Year in the May-June 2010 SalesforceXP magazine! Read Tonys article.recently published in Bank Insurance & Securities Marketing Magazine! building sales relationships (7). Sales Coaching (40). sales coaching skills (10). sales competencies (12).

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Anthony Cole Training

FEBRUARY 4, 2011

Dont miss "5 Ways That Managers Can Impact Sales This Year in the May-June 2010 SalesforceXP magazine! Read Tonys article.recently published in Bank Insurance & Securities Marketing Magazine! building sales relationships (7). Sales Coaching (40). sales coaching skills (10). sales competencies (12).

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Anthony Cole Training

JANUARY 16, 2012

Dont miss "5 Ways That Managers Can Impact Sales This Year in the May-June 2010 SalesforceXP magazine! Read Tonys article.recently published in Bank Insurance & Securities Marketing Magazine! building sales relationships (7). Sales Coaching (40). sales coaching skills (10). sales competencies (12).

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Janek Performance Group

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

For example, if you sell insurance in the United States, you likely don’t want your network to be freelance graphic designers in Lithuania. The goal is to have your sales team’s time be invested wisely. Like any other skills training, some sales managers view social selling training as an interference to real “selling.”

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Anthony Cole Training

APRIL 11, 2011

Dont miss "5 Ways That Managers Can Impact Sales This Year in the May-June 2010 SalesforceXP magazine! Read Tonys article.recently published in Bank Insurance & Securities Marketing Magazine! building sales relationships (7). Sales Coaching (40). sales coaching skills (10). sales competencies (12).

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Anthony Cole Training

APRIL 19, 2011

Dont miss "5 Ways That Managers Can Impact Sales This Year in the May-June 2010 SalesforceXP magazine! Read Tonys article.recently published in Bank Insurance & Securities Marketing Magazine! building sales relationships (7). Sales Coaching (40). sales coaching skills (10). sales competencies (12).

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Anthony Cole Training

DECEMBER 16, 2011

Dont miss "5 Ways That Managers Can Impact Sales This Year in the May-June 2010 SalesforceXP magazine! Read Tonys article.recently published in Bank Insurance & Securities Marketing Magazine! building sales relationships (7). Sales Coaching (40). sales coaching skills (10). sales competencies (12).

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Anthony Cole Training

JANUARY 19, 2012

Dont miss "5 Ways That Managers Can Impact Sales This Year in the May-June 2010 SalesforceXP magazine! Read Tonys article.recently published in Bank Insurance & Securities Marketing Magazine! building sales relationships (7). Sales Coaching (40). sales coaching skills (10). sales competencies (12).

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Anthony Cole Training

FEBRUARY 6, 2012

Dont miss "5 Ways That Managers Can Impact Sales This Year in the May-June 2010 SalesforceXP magazine! Read Tonys article.recently published in Bank Insurance & Securities Marketing Magazine! building sales relationships (7). Sales Coaching (40). sales coaching skills (10). sales competencies (12).

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Understanding the Sales Force

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

It''s clear that everyone is approaching this from their own perspective, using their own experience, anecdotal evidence, surveys, studies, clients and subscribers, in the industries in which they work and the marketing and/or sales teams with whom they communicate. We only look at three roles - sales, sales management and sales leadership.

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Anthony Cole Training

DECEMBER 10, 2014

He was the one who introduced me to EPIC Insurance and Tony D’Asaro. What I do…what we ALL do… (I''m including you in this group of sales and sales management professionals that I work with) is important. He was just 50 years young. He had moved to another agency.

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Anthony Cole Training

AUGUST 17, 2010

Dont miss "5 Ways That Managers Can Impact Sales This Year in the May-June 2010 SalesforceXP magazine! Read Tonys article.recently published in Bank Insurance & Securities Marketing Magazine! building sales relationships (7). Sales Coaching (40). sales coaching skills (10). sales competencies (12).

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