December, 2011

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9 Coaching Keys to Sales Success

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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How to Use Video to Increase Conversions

ConversionXL

Online video keeps getting more and more popular. This year’s Black Friday and Cyber Monday saw huge growth in in video views with major retailers. Treepodia says video is one of the few strategies that seems to work well regardless of the category in which it is deployed. The following chart shows the conversion rate increases that were witnessed for shoppers who watched product videos: Even if there wouldn’t be any proof, I would believe instinctively that video increases conversio

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Looking For Ideas In All The Wrong Places

Partners in Excellence

Top performers–whether they are individual contributors, managers, or executives are always looking for new ideas. They are driven for improvement and innovation. But too often, our efforts are stymied. It’s hard to improve or innovate. Often, I think it’s a result of looking in the wrong places. When I get into discussions about this with people, I pose the question, “Where do you look for new ideas?

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Why Great Sales Managers are Almost Impossible to Find?

A Sales Guy

This question was posed over at the small business question and answer forum Focus.com yesterday; What are the essentials to become a great sales manager? The answers ranged from being a good communicator, to moving from getting results yourself to getting results through others, to accountability, to providing support and setting high expectations.

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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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5 of the BEST Sales Tips Ever | Sales Motivation and Sales Training

The Sales Hunter

Home. About. FREE Resources. Hire Mark. Client List. Testimonials. Client Login. Mark Hunter. Client List. Testimonials. Speaking. Mark’s Insights on SALES MOTIVATION. Mark’s Insights on PRICING. Mark’s Insights on PROSPECTING. Training. Mark’s Insights on PRICING. Mark’s Insights on PROSPECTING. Blog. FREE Resources. Sales Articles.

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How to Hire the Right Social Media Manager the First Time

Closing Bigger

'Hiring a social media manager, social media coordinator, chief tweeter or whatever you might call it is a challenging endeavor. There are many brands which have experienced great success and many who have also shot the foot off of their brand on the internet. Social media is not a department or a cubicle, it represents the most powerful word of mouth (or word of mouse) channels that have ever existed.

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14 Steps to Building Sign-up Forms That Convert

ConversionXL

Growing your mailing list and generating leads should be one of your focus points of your marketing efforts. If Groupon didn’t have over 115 million or Appsumo 500 000 email subscribers, they wouldn’t have a business. Too many businesses don’t give it enough attention, and just throw something together (then complain that online lead generation doesn’t work).

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Insight Based Selling — It’s Not Rocket Science

Partners in Excellence

There’s a lot of talk about Insight Based Selling. It’s a great conversation, but to some degree, I’m confused. Hasn’t it always been the sales person’s job to provide customers insight? I think most sales people recognize this, but the problem is the “insight” customers value has changed profoundly. Those sales people that have not recognized and adapted to that change are not providing insight—they’re wasting the customers’ time,

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8 Reasons Great Leaders Let People Fail

A Sales Guy

Sales leaders; how comfortable are you letting failure happen? Are you OK letting your sales manager make a mistake? Are you OK letting the sales rep lose a deal? What do you do when you see a flaw in the strategy of your sales V.P.? Do you let her execute her plan? What should you do when you see failure on the horizon? — Let it happen! Letting failure happen is one of the most difficult challenges of sales leaders and other leaders a like.

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18 Phone Sales Skills Tips You Can Use Right Now | Sales.

The Sales Hunter

Home. About. FREE Resources. Hire Mark. Client List. Testimonials. Client Login. Mark Hunter. Client List. Testimonials. Speaking. Mark’s Insights on SALES MOTIVATION. Mark’s Insights on PRICING. Mark’s Insights on PROSPECTING. Training. Mark’s Insights on PRICING. Mark’s Insights on PROSPECTING. Blog. FREE Resources. Sales Articles.

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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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Making Money Monday:Your personal philosophy for success | Sell.

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Debriefs Effectively - 2 of 9 Keys to Successful Sales Coaching

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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How to Design a Home Page That Converts

ConversionXL

The home page of your website is the most important page. When you look at the traffic statistics of pretty much any website, the home page gets more traffic than any other page. Your home page also has the best chance to rank high in the search engines since most people link to your home page (as do your internal pages). So better make it good. Here’s how to go about designing a home page that converts.

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Getting From Here …. To There

Partners in Excellence

Imagine a contest. You’ve landed in a city you’ve never been to before. You’re goal is to get to a certain location. Others are trying to reach that location, you don’t know who they are. The person that gets there first gets $10 Million. Motivated? You’ve been given a high powered car to get to your destination. You’ve been to “driving school,” and have learned the best techniques in driving the car.

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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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Why the Traditional Sales Cycle is Wrong and What a Real Sales Cycle Looks Like!

A Sales Guy

If you’re operating from an old school view of the sales cycle, you’re leaving money on the table. Sales will take longer. Close rates will be lower. Sales cycles aren’t linear. Sales people don’t get stuck, they just keep working, putting in a lot of effort (moving up) and wasting time not getting any closer to the sale. The key is to stop moving up!

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Top 5 Sales Motivation Tips | Sales Motivation and Sales Training

The Sales Hunter

Home. About. FREE Resources. Hire Mark. Client List. Testimonials. Client Login. Mark Hunter. Client List. Testimonials. Speaking. Mark’s Insights on SALES MOTIVATION. Mark’s Insights on PRICING. Mark’s Insights on PROSPECTING. Training. Mark’s Insights on PRICING. Mark’s Insights on PROSPECTING. Blog. FREE Resources. Sales Articles.

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The Ultimate Glossary: 120 Social Media Marketing Terms Explained

Hubspot

On the web today, things change fast. New applications launch every day, and existing applications continue to evolve and add new features. Just this year we witnessed the debut of Google+ and the introduction of Facebook Timeline. Even the Merriam-Webster Dictionary started adding a few to its collection! Thus, while we're all learning about social media and inbound marketing as well as teaching others about it, having a resource that quickly and clearly explains all of the basic terms and appl

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Do Your Best - Sales Success Will Follow

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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State of AI in Sales & Marketing 2025

AI adoption is reshaping sales and marketing. But is it delivering real results? We surveyed 1,000+ GTM professionals to find out. The data is clear: AI users report 47% higher productivity and an average of 12 hours saved per week. But leaders say mainstream AI tools still fall short on accuracy and business impact. Download the full report today to see how AI is being used — and where go-to-market professionals think there are gaps and opportunities.

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Critique: Increasing Your Conversion Rate (part I)

ConversionXL

I gave my readers a Christmas present : free public feedback for their site. I got a ton of submissions and I won’t be able to cover them in a single post, so there will be many. This is the first post in the series, covering the first 6 websites. Before we start. Here’s a small disclaimer. I did NOT conduct a super thorough analysis on every single website submitted; it would have taken me weeks.

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Being Wrong — It Can Be A Great Starting Point

Partners in Excellence

A number of years ago, I was prospecting. It was a mid-sized company. I had a very good referral to the CEO. In researching the company, I discovered some fairly big risks to their growth. I also discovered some opportunities they were missing in addressing certain part of their market. I prepared for the meeting with the CEO. My goal was to discuss their priorities and strategies, to use these risks and opportunities as potential discussion points to stimulate the discussion and to explore

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‘Twas the Night Before Christmas

A Sales Guy

Posted this two years ago in 09, thought it would be fun to bring back out. I hope everyone has a wonderful night with family and friends. ‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all the through the house not a user was stirring, not even their mouse. Posts were posted on their blogs with care, in hopes Chris Brogan or Robert Scoble would soon be there.

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7 Things Salespeople Should NOT do in 2012 | Sales Motivation.

The Sales Hunter

Home. About. FREE Resources. Hire Mark. Client List. Testimonials. Client Login. Mark Hunter. Client List. Testimonials. Speaking. Mark’s Insights on SALES MOTIVATION. Mark’s Insights on PRICING. Mark’s Insights on PROSPECTING. Training. Mark’s Insights on PRICING. Mark’s Insights on PROSPECTING. Blog. FREE Resources. Sales Articles.

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The Intersection of AI and Sales: Personalization Without Compromise

Speaker: Jesse Hunter and Brynn Chadwick

Today’s buyers expect more than generic outreach–they want relevant, personalized interactions that address their specific needs. For sales teams managing hundreds or thousands of prospects, however, delivering this level of personalization without automation is nearly impossible. The key is integrating AI in a way that enhances customer engagement rather than making it feel robotic.

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7 Reasons No One Shares Your Blog Content

Hubspot

This is a guest post written by Janet Aronica. Janet is the head of marketing for Shareaholic, a company that creates content sharing tools for publishers. You can follow Shareaholic on Twitter @Shareaholic and get daily content tips on the Shareaholic blog. Ever write a blog post, hit publish, and feel like all you hear are crickets? If your content isn't remarkable, it's not shareable.

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Everyone is Local: Using Localized Social Proof to Increase.

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Want to Improve Your Sales? Start Reading.

Pointclear

Anthony Iannarino is an expert in B2B Sales and Marketing and an Executive Sales Coach and Consultant. Anthony is President and CSO of SOLUTIONS Staffing , Director of B2B Sales Coach & Consultancy , and author of The Sales Blog. There aren’t many salespeople or sales organizations that don’t wish for a silver bullet that would make producing sales results both easier and faster.

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Putting A “Face” To Our Customers

Partners in Excellence

As sales people, we work with customers every day. We see them, we’re in their offices, we talk to them. They’re very real (sometimes too real) to us. Customers–each of them—are very important to us. Sometimes, it’s frustrating, people in our companies don’t seem to be as customer focused as we are. Many of the people we work with aren’t as sensitive to customers as we are.

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AI Strategies for Sales Managers: How to Cut Down on Tedious Admin Work

What if you could help your sellers stop wasting 72% of their day on non-selling activities and focus on bringing in revenue? Incorporating AI in your enablement workflows can help you cut down on busy work, get projects done faster, and let your team (and you!) focus on making a bigger impact. We put together this guide to show you how to use AI to cut time and costs for projects, including collateral creation, development of training videos, and automating tedious processes.

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The Destruction of the Corporate Ladder.

A Sales Guy

The corporate ladder is being destroyed, can you see it? Christine Cacioppo over at Union Square Ventures wrote a great post yesterday called, What Comes Next? Christine is an analyst at USV and has seen over 160 start-up’s this year. She’s attended just about every tech start up incubator there is. Knowing this, I was very interested in her thoughts.

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6 Tips to Jump Start 2012 Sales Now | Sales Motivation and Sales.

The Sales Hunter

Home. About. FREE Resources. Hire Mark. Client List. Testimonials. Client Login. Mark Hunter. Client List. Testimonials. Speaking. Mark’s Insights on SALES MOTIVATION. Mark’s Insights on PRICING. Mark’s Insights on PROSPECTING. Training. Mark’s Insights on PRICING. Mark’s Insights on PROSPECTING. Blog. FREE Resources. Sales Articles.

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10 Fundamental Tips for Social Media Community Managers

Hubspot

Community managers are becoming an increasingly important role for all types of businesses, and we're seeing the role appear everywhere from tech startups to major corporate brands. Most commonly, community managers are responsible for engaging current and potential customers via social media and growing vibrant, enthusiastic communities around their products and services.

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Making Money Mondays: Your secret weapon for keeping the robots.

Engage Selling

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Prepare Now: 2025s Must-Know Trends For Product And Data Leaders

Speaker: Jay Allardyce, Deepak Vittal, Terrence Sheflin, and Mahyar Ghasemali

As we look ahead to 2025, business intelligence and data analytics are set to play pivotal roles in shaping success. Organizations are already starting to face a host of transformative trends as the year comes to a close, including the integration of AI in data analytics, an increased emphasis on real-time data insights, and the growing importance of user experience in BI solutions.