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The Importance of Sales Coaching

Anthony Cole Training

There are few responsibilities in life more important than being a coach, whether for a sports team, teaching mastery of a musical instrument, or serving as a sales coach. Consider the impact a coach has on their students: helping them uncover problems, discover opportunities, enhance their approach, improve their skills, and achieve success.

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Future Red Sox Stars to Sales MVPs: Why One-on-One Coaching Wins

Understanding the Sales Force

The Baseball Story A sports-radio talk show discussed the Red Sox change in approach to coaching up their young players. This article begins with more baseball, but it’s about coaching salespeople, so please stay with me. They were referring to Roman Anthony and Cedanne Rafaella.

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Coaching Performance on the Sales Floor feat. Charley Bible

Sales Gravy

Energizing Through Friendly Competition: Workplace challengeslike those inspired by sports or creative competitionsinject energy into teams. Energizing Through Friendly Competition: Workplace challengeslike those inspired by sports or creative competitionsinject energy into teams.

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Mentorship is the Path to Sales Success

Sales Gravy

They treat sales like a solo sport when its really a team effort. They treat sales like a solo sport when its really a team effort. What do you all have in common? You all need a mentor. Most salespeople fail not because they lack talent, but because they try to figure everything out on their own. What do you all have in common?

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These Podcast Topics Draw Audiences

SalesFuel

Sports (8.26%), education (8.59%) and society and culture (8.87%) are not far behind. Magellan analysts report that the ad load for sports podcasts grew significantly in the past year. In addition, sports-related podcasts captured new brands in Q4 2024. In addition, sports-related podcasts captured new brands in Q4 2024.

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The 20-Year Legacy of Baseline Selling: Why Its Sales Process Still Wins in 2025

Understanding the Sales Force

Oh yeah, I love sales the profession, the sport, the game, the challenge, the science, the strategy, the tactics, the wins, the losses. If you love baseball like me, life didn’t get any better. But I have four loves. Of course my wife and son who was 3 years old at the time, baseball, and sales. And it was 20 years ago that it hit me.

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How Sell to My Customer When They Need to Sell to Their Customer First (Ask Jeb)

Sales Gravy

Talk about local sports teams, industry news, or shared hobbies. Talk about local sports teams, industry news, or shared hobbies. Be a Genuine Partner, Not a Peddler Its tempting to keep nudging your buyers with hard-closing tactics, but that rarely works when they havent secured their own contract. Real rapport fosters loyalty.