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2024's Top Sales Training & Management Content

Anthony Cole Training

As 2024 comes to a close, were sharing our most read and favorite sales training and management content that helped sales teams thrive this year. Whether youre focused on leadership, skill development, or strategic planning, you can use these resources to help drive sales success in 2025. Don't miss our top videos and free downloads at the end!

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You’re A Loser—-And That’s A Great Start!

Partners in Excellence

“WTF! What’s this guy talking about???? We don’t want losers, we want winners……” A lot of you are scratching your heads, thinking, “Dave’s really gone off the deep end, this time!” Hang in there, let’s talk about losing! But first, let’s talk about winning. We put winners on pedestals. we revere them, we aspire to be like them.

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The science behind high-performing calls to action

Martech

Imagine walking through a supermarket. Youve planned to buy bread, but now youre standing in front of a display of snacks with a sign that reads, Limited time only Grab yours now! Without thinking, your hand reaches for the chips. Why does this happen? Its all about how your brain processes information. The same split-second decision-making applies when people encounter calls to action (CTAs) online.

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Salesforce: Actually We’re Going to Hire 2,000 Sales Execs Now To … Sell AI

SaaStr

Salesforce, Nov 2024: We're hiring 1,000 new sales execs to sell AI! … Salesforce, Dec 2024: Now we're hiring 2,000 new sales execs to sell AI — Jason SaaStr 2025 is May 13-15 Lemkin (@jasonlk) December 19, 2024 So it was just the other day Salesforce somewhat stunned the tech world by announcing it would hire 1,000 folks in sales and marketing to sell AgentForce and its AI products — while keeping other hiring, including engineering, flat.

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Welcome to the Future of Hospitality: Smart Rooms Start Here

Speaker: Jady West, VP of Hospitality & Chris Bennett, Head of Sales & Engineering

The modern hotel room is no longer just a place to stay—it’s an experience to remember. Today’s guests expect seamless 5G connectivity, personalized comfort, and high-tech convenience. From AI-powered smart room controls to in-room entertainment and app-based services, technology is redefining hospitality from the inside out. In this new session featuring industry pros Jady West and Chris Bennett, we’ll explore how high-speed, high-bandwidth connectivity powers the innovations that are enabling

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The ROI of Losing: How to Rethink Loss in Sales

Salesforce

For every successful deal, there are multiple lost opportunities that never see the light of day. Losses arent shared as readily as wins. And thats natural. No one wants to lose out on a deal, least of all your reps. But when you treat every loss as a failure, youre missing out on a chance to build a more motivated, productive, and effective sales team.

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Your SaaS New Year’s Resolutions for 2025

SaaStr

So we have a classic set of New Year’s Resolutions in SaaS that we update every year. Over the years, so much has changed in SaaS. The best grow faster than ever. And yet, many are still struggling to get over the Crash of 2022. AI is remaking so many categories, but it’s often murky exactly … how. And while unicorns are back in force, IPOs and Big M&A isn’t.

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How Digital Sales Rooms Revolutionize the Buyer Experience

Highspot

If you want your sellers to engage effectively with your customers, they need the right tools to meet buyers where they are. And today, thats not an easy task. Buyer behaviors and expectations have evolved rapidly, creating new challenges for sales teams to navigate. Consider this: According to McKinsey, more than half (54%) of B2B decision-makers say they would abandon a purchase or switch suppliers after experiencing a poor omnichannel experience.

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3 Common Small Business Myths Debunked

Salesforce

Rumor has it that small and medium businesses (SMBs) aren’t ready for the big leagues. Despite their reputation for being competent and dedicated, some misconceptions about their readiness for larger-scale markets still linger. Our latest Small and Medium Business Trends Report dispels the three most common myths about small businesses once and for all.

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Top 10 Network Security Threats and How to Mitigate Them

G2

Network security threats are a growing concern as modern cyber attackers continuously evolve their strategies to exploit weaknesses in digital systems. From data breaches to ransomware attacks, these threats can have serious consequences for both businesses and individuals. The good news is that by becoming aware of the common types of network security threats and understanding how to protect your infrastructure, you can significantly reduce your vulnerability and stay one step ahead of cybercri

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Leader Strategy for Achieving the Next Growth Milestone

Force Management

The journey from start-up to maturity involves multiple rounds of iteration. Achieving product-market fit and getting your customers to pay and stay are the results of how your product and message adapted to your buyers' needs along the way. Now, reaching that next benchmark means continuing to refine and shift the way your company thinks about and talks about itself in the market.

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Automation, Evolved: Your New Playbook for Smarter Knowledge Work

Speaker: Frank Taliano

Documents are the backbone of enterprise operations, but they are also a common source of inefficiency. From buried insights to manual handoffs, document-based workflows can quietly stall decision-making and drain resources. For large, complex organizations, legacy systems and siloed processes create friction that AI is uniquely positioned to resolve.

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What Is Decentralized Identity? The Ultimate Beginner’s Guide

G2

Decentralized identity is a user-centric way to manage identity without central authority. Learn how it works, its benefits, use cases, and challenges.

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AI-powered martech news and releases: December 19

Martech

Using language to deceive, aka lying, was a uniquely human activity. I say was because artificial intelligence is now doing it, too. Research from Anthropic showed an AI model providing answers that it knew were counter to its original preferences. It was asked to describe dismemberment. Under normal circumstances, when asked to answer a potentially offensive questionfor example, to provide a detailed description of a violent actClaude will refuse.

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3 Pivotal AI Mega-Trends to Watch

G2

"AI is no longer a tool. It's integrated into how we work; it's a business imperative. These are wise words recently spoken by our CMO, Sydney Sloan, who opened this years G2 Reach event by inviting C-suite executives, go-to-market (GTM) leaders, and innovative strategists across B2B SaaS to discuss the transformative role of AI in today's business environment.

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The Art of Outreach: Strategies for Modern Sales Prospecting feat. Alex Niswander

Sales Gravy

In this episode of The Sales Gravy Podcast, discover how Alex Niswander used the Fanatical Prospecting framework to maximize outreach and build meaningful client relationships. Learn about creative touchpoints, High-Intensity Prospecting call blocking (HIPs), and actionable tips to fill, move, and close your sales pipeline effectively. Key Takeaways: Multiple Touchpoints for Better Engagement: Combining weekly calls, text messages, and video messages in a month-long sequence creates many cell p

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Get Higher-Quality B2B Leads That Convert!

B2B marketers face a number of challenges, including: continuously generating great leads converting leads to active sales prospects finding vendors that deliver real results Aggregage has proven content syndication, webinar, online advertising and intent signal marketing programs that deliver higher-quality leads. More than 700 companies have already benefited from our programs.

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The hidden reasons your CDP project is failing

Martech

Its common for companies to invest in a new technology and then, a year later, wonder why theyre not getting anything out of it. Sometimes its the Jane Fonda effect: Ill get in shape if I buy the workout video. Unfortunately, technology, like workout videos, doesnt work that way. In this article Ill outline some of the key ways CDP projects fail, but Im going to start with a generic overview of why any sort of big project or investment might fail.

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