Your Sales Management Guru

JANUARY 24, 2011

The Importance of Sales Management in a Recovering Economy. We have met with Sales Leaders from around the world, lead workshops, presented keynotes and developed new long term relationships with our client base. I have also noticed an uptick in my own prospects and business opportunities. Acumen Management Group Ltd.

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Anthony Cole Training

JUNE 6, 2012

As part of my visit I spent some time with Mark Trinkle, one of our sales development experts, during one of his sales training sessions for new hires. Our client has an 'immersion program' designed to help new hires get up to speed quickly in execution of their sales process and sales managed envirionment.

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Hiring Ideal Customer Profile Exact Sports 181

Close.io

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

In today’s post, I'm going to give you step-by-step details on how to onboard sales talent with success. In fact: these are strategies that we’ve used and seen others use to turn people with no sales background into some of the best in the industry. A strong inside sales onboarding program is one of the best things you can do.

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Your Sales Management Guru

DECEMBER 14, 2017

While the jury is still out on the on college national signing day and their recruitment of high school seniors, and if you follow college football you saw Alabama again win the talent contest for football players. They have to be ready and continue to keep their talent levels and training programs at a constant peak. In our SLAMMED!

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Hiring Lead Rank Lead Scoring Exercises 79

CloserIQ

DECEMBER 26, 2018

Tara Fung of Commonbond shares tips to advance in your sales career, regardless of your experience. 2) Video in Sales Emails Increases Reply Rate 26%. And receiving an email that is noticeably system-generated already lowers the chance of a response. 3) Common Sales Hire Traits That Are Overvalued.

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The Pipeline

OCTOBER 3, 2011

Take this experience with my internet provider (well part time provider, the system keeps going down). Hiring Sales Talent. HR Management. Lead Management. Prospecting. Random Walk Down Sales Street. Sales Bloggers Union. Sales Compensation. Sales Cycle. Sales eXchange.

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The Pipeline

MAY 12, 2011

I see this over and over again in the early stages of sales development at every company we help. Ideally in your line of questioning during uncovering these you should try and get the prospect to attach a monetary value to the compelling reasons. Dave is the founder and CEO of Objective Management Group, Inc., HR Management.

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Anthony Cole Training

DECEMBER 16, 2011

open ended sales questions (11). performance management (3). practice management (9). Prospecting (25). qualifying prospects (13). qualifying sales prospects (10). Sale Process (2). Sales (34). sales accountability (10). sales activities (25). Sales Activity (1).

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The Brooks Group

APRIL 17, 2018

Often, the difference between a good sales rep and a truly great salesperson, is simply good habits. Imagine a salesperson with great skills, personality, and sales talent, but who doesn’t complete all of their tasks or apply themselves to their work each day in an organized manner. The sales job is a complex one.

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SBI Growth

AUGUST 22, 2013

Questions - after studying the package, the candidate is allowed to ask 5 clarifying questions about the sales opportunity. Analysis - the candidate studies the data provided, does independent research and determines the prospect''s needs. Sales Manager - Scenario: Only 2 of 8 members of the sales team are making the number.

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Hubspot Sales

MARCH 4, 2019

A unique tension exists in the transition from individual salesperson to sales manager that can lead to ineffective coaching. I often work with new sales managers who think, "If these tactics and scripts worked for me, they'll work for my team." The best sales coaching is individualized. But it's not enough.

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The Pipeline

DECEMBER 23, 2011

Then determine what actions you may need to undertake to get your reindeer sales force flying high in both good and bad weather. Chief Results Officer of ADVANCED SYSTEMS and author of Be the Red Jacket has 25 plus years experience in public and private sectors in sales, organizational development and talent management.

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Anthony Cole Training

MAY 16, 2011

open ended sales questions (11). performance management (3). practice management (9). Prospecting (25). qualifying prospects (13). qualifying sales prospects (10). Sale Process (2). Sales (34). sales accountability (10). sales activities (25). Sales Activity (1).

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Hiring Ideal Customer Profile Webinar Metrics eBook 185

Anthony Cole Training

DECEMBER 14, 2011

open ended sales questions (11). performance management (3). practice management (9). Prospecting (25). qualifying prospects (13). qualifying sales prospects (10). Sale Process (2). Sales (34). sales accountability (10). sales activities (25). Sales Activity (1).

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The Brooks Group

APRIL 17, 2018

Often, the difference between a good sales rep and a truly great salesperson, is simply good habits. Imagine a salesperson with great skills, personality, and sales talent, but who doesn’t complete all of their tasks or apply themselves to their work each day in an organized manner. The sales job is a complex one.

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How To Sales Talent Buyer Persona Guidelines 40

Anthony Cole Training

JULY 19, 2010

open ended sales questions (11). performance management (3). practice management (9). Prospecting (25). qualifying prospects (13). qualifying sales prospects (10). Sale Process (2). Sales (34). sales accountability (10). sales activities (25). Sales Activity (1).

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Hiring Ideal Customer Profile Webinar Metrics eBook 136

Anthony Cole Training

JUNE 22, 2011

open ended sales questions (11). performance management (3). practice management (9). Prospecting (25). qualifying prospects (13). qualifying sales prospects (10). Sale Process (2). Sales (34). sales accountability (10). sales activities (25). Sales Activity (1).

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Hiring Ideal Customer Profile Webinar Metrics eBook 136

Anthony Cole Training

APRIL 11, 2011

open ended sales questions (11). performance management (3). practice management (9). Prospecting (25). qualifying prospects (13). qualifying sales prospects (10). Sale Process (2). Sales (34). sales accountability (10). sales activities (25). Sales Activity (1).

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Hiring Ideal Customer Profile Energy Demographics 190

Anthony Cole Training

FEBRUARY 27, 2012

open ended sales questions (11). performance management (3). practice management (9). Prospecting (25). qualifying prospects (13). qualifying sales prospects (10). Sale Process (2). Sales (34). sales accountability (10). sales activities (25). Sales Activity (1).

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Hiring Ideal Customer Profile Webinar Metrics Sales Qualified Lead 159

Anthony Cole Training

JANUARY 5, 2012

open ended sales questions (11). performance management (3). practice management (9). Prospecting (25). qualifying prospects (13). qualifying sales prospects (10). Sale Process (2). Sales (34). sales accountability (10). sales activities (25). Sales Activity (1).

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Hiring Ideal Customer Profile eBook Insurance 136

Anthony Cole Training

JULY 20, 2010

open ended sales questions (11). performance management (3). practice management (9). Prospecting (25). qualifying prospects (13). qualifying sales prospects (10). Sale Process (2). Sales (34). sales accountability (10). sales activities (25). Sales Activity (1).

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Hiring Ideal Customer Profile Webinar Metrics eBook 136

Anthony Cole Training

AUGUST 6, 2010

open ended sales questions (11). performance management (3). practice management (9). Prospecting (25). qualifying prospects (13). qualifying sales prospects (10). Sale Process (2). Sales (34). sales accountability (10). sales activities (25). Sales Activity (1).

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Hiring Ideal Customer Profile Webinar Metrics eBook 192

Nutshell

AUGUST 4, 2020

Watch his nearly 1,000 videos on sales topics like inbound selling, blocking objections, and gaining credibility with new prospects. Sales Insights Lab by Marc Wayshak. Marc Wayshak is the creator of the Game Plan Selling System, which uses data-driven methodologies to secure sales for companies. Mark Hunter.

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The Pipeline

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

Reminded me of the debate between Sales 2.0 and Sales Un-dot, especially when you are exposed to the passion and noise from all these camps. The challenge with the “boxed” or proprietary approaches is that they tend to start with a specific challenge in a specific vertical or type of sale. Hiring Sales Talent.

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Your Sales Management Guru

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

They have to be ready and continue to keep their talent levels and training programs at a constant peak. Recruiting must be a constant focus of sales management. We always tell our clients that they need to develop a marketing campaign to recruit talent as well as to find prospects-both pipelines are critical.

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Hiring Lead Rank Lead Scoring Exercises 40

Anthony Cole Training

MAY 20, 2010

open ended sales questions (11). performance management (3). practice management (9). Prospecting (25). qualifying prospects (13). qualifying sales prospects (10). Sale Process (2). Sales (34). sales accountability (10). sales activities (25). Sales Activity (1).

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Webinar Metrics Motivation Hiring Ideal Customer Profile 120

The Pipeline

SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

When I was running an ICBM launch crew in the Air Force, my crew and I used the tech orders and common sense to keep the systems safe and ready. We understood our systems, and trusted our teammates. Hiring Sales Talent. HR Management. Lead Management. Prospecting. Random Walk Down Sales Street.

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Anthony Cole Training

MAY 3, 2010

open ended sales questions (11). performance management (3). practice management (9). Prospecting (25). qualifying prospects (13). qualifying sales prospects (10). Sale Process (2). Sales (34). sales accountability (10). sales activities (25). Sales Activity (1).

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Hiring Ideal Customer Profile SME Banking 120

Anthony Cole Training

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

open ended sales questions (11). performance management (3). practice management (9). Prospecting (25). qualifying prospects (13). qualifying sales prospects (10). Sale Process (2). Sales (34). sales accountability (10). sales activities (25). Sales Activity (1).

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Hiring Ideal Customer Profile Sales Qualified Lead Webinar Metrics 136

Anthony Cole Training

JULY 28, 2010

open ended sales questions (11). performance management (3). practice management (9). Prospecting (25). qualifying prospects (13). qualifying sales prospects (10). Sale Process (2). Sales (34). sales accountability (10). sales activities (25). Sales Activity (1).

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Hiring Buying Cycle Ideal Customer Profile Margin 136

CloserIQ

OCTOBER 30, 2018

You can also get insights into how your sales team is using (or not using) content, if they’re nurturing leads, how quickly they’re following up with customer requests, what their daily behaviors are, and which channels they use most to communicate with prospects. Make sure the sales leader is right for the role.

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Training Top of Funnel Scale Sales Enablement 98

ExecVision

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

Software packages should help sales and contact center teams streamline their most time-consuming tasks while elevating their ability to execute conversations that pull prospects through the funnel. Sales managers and enablement teams need to equip the team with the right tools to succeed. Sales managers should be too.

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The Pipeline

JULY 29, 2011

If you don’t have your inbound web strategy in place, outbound sales will have to work harder to find prospects and nurture them. A solid inbound web strategy also includes nurturing, but if you don’t have marketing tools then outbound sales will have to manually nurture as well. Hiring Sales Talent. HR Management.

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Sales Qualified Lead Pipeline Lead Rank Lead Scoring 266

The Pipeline

MARCH 18, 2011

Olympic champions, super-star athletes, and high-performing executive all use smart peer pressure to bring out the best possible talent in whatever they are doing. There are a dozen sales tasks we put off because they are scary – calling back decision-makers or prospecting for the right point-of-contact at our optimal contact.

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The Pipeline

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

Note the ways you can make your staff, customers, prospects, and other business associates aware of each of your strengths. Customers and prospects become frustrated when they can’t get answers to their questions. Make sure that anyone who may be representing your company to prospects understands this message. HR Management.

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Anthony Cole Training

JUNE 11, 2020

In today's blog post, we discuss the importance of calling a sales audible at the line of scrimmage. Like an elite Quarterback, an elite salesperson must be willing to change things up when they're not working and be open to trying something completely different in the field.

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Sales Course Sales Meeting System 160

Keith Rosen

JULY 14, 2013

It’s hard to find good sales talent out there now. There are other factors you can use to gauge if you made the right hire, such as their commitment, their sales acumen, assimilation of product and industry knowledge, pre-selling activities and their overall attitude. Then they should have come to us.

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