Anthony Cole Training
DECEMBER 10, 2010
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.
Closing Bigger
DECEMBER 8, 2010
'Today I had the opportunity to interview Bruce Philp author of The Orange Code and the soon to be released book Consumer Republic. We had a great discussion about the power of the consumer and our ability to vote with our pocketbooks. Here’s what the book site says about the book: Consumer Republic Using brands to get what you want, make corporations behave, and maybe even save the world.
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Hubspot
DECEMBER 20, 2010
Social media can seem overwhelming, especially when you're starting from scratch without any followers on your profiles. Building a following does take time, but there are many simple ways you can attract new followers. Here are 25 easy ways you can get more social media followers: 1. Enable Social Sharing. Add buttons to your blog and even other website pages that allow visitors to share your content on social sites like Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn.
Pointclear
DECEMBER 16, 2010
Just for a moment, let’s revisit the GAO’s definition of best practices described in the introduction to the series: “Best practices are the processes, practices, and systems identified in public and private organizations that performed exceptionally well and are widely recognized as improving an organization's performance and efficiency in specific areas.
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Learn how to optimize email deliverability and drive greater email ROI. What lands your email in the customer’s inbox? Understanding those factors, otherwise known as email deliverability, is critical to getting the most return on your campaign investments. But the “rules” around which factors land you in the spam folder aren’t always easy to keep up with.
Sales Gravy
DECEMBER 29, 2010
Nobody likes awkward conversations. There are entire books and seminars devoted to cold call reluctance, and they all come down to the same thing: nobody likes calling strangers and asking for business.
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Closing Bigger
DECEMBER 29, 2010
'I just used this site called Tweet Scan to download all of my Twitter posts since I got onto Twitter. Truth be told — it only was able to recover a portion. Within it though I was able to dig up from my archive some social media tips that I have tweeted over the past year. I will share more over the next couple of weeks but here’s 19 social media tips: Social Media Tip: You can tweet until you are blue in the face – until you develop intimacy you’re not maximizing your R
Hubspot
DECEMBER 14, 2010
Social media is the hottest way businesses are reaching out to potential customers. When executed correctly, a social media marketing campaign can bring traffic to your website and generate new leads for your sales team. And there are so many options, from Facebook , to Twitter , to LinkedIn , to YouTube, and the list goes on and on. To many, social media can seem like an overwhelming black hole of time with no end in sight.
Pointclear
DECEMBER 7, 2010
Results multiply when lead nurturing strategies multiply. Successfully engaging prospects depends on a mix of tactics to maintain positive awareness of your offering until it’s time to buy. The resources and methodologies needed to address these requirements include a smart mix of three core processes : Multi-touch : Frequency matters. From initial engagement to lead qualification and through long-term nurturing, frequent and systematic touches are essential.
Sales Gravy
DECEMBER 29, 2010
Sell to the customer's value expectations, not to your value propositions.Weve all heard the rule of listening to what the customer has to say, and theres not a salesperson who thinks they dont listen to the customer.
Speaker: Jay Black, Senior Account Executive
Let's set the record straight: in-store retail isn't dead - it's evolving! Faced with the digital age and the demands of omnichannel shopping, some retailers are thriving while others are struggling to adapt. Join Jay Black in this exclusive session as he explores the strategies that set successful stores apart, including: Crafting unique and unforgettable in-store experiences 🛍️ Mastering the art of retail demands 🛒 Navigating inventory challenges in today's climate 📦 an
Anthony Cole Training
DECEMBER 28, 2010
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.
Closing Bigger
DECEMBER 6, 2010
'Today’s podcast answers the question “Should you let your sales team publish content using social media?” I cover 5 reasons sales professionals should not be publishing content on social media and 13 reasons they should be. Here’s a brief summary of what is covered: 5 reasons why you should not let your sales team publish content using social media: You have hired idiots – even if you trained them they would just be motivated idiots.
Hubspot
DECEMBER 3, 2010
If your business is using Facebook as a part of its inbound marketing strategy, then it is likely that a goal of your marketing team is to expand your reach by attracting more people to like your Facebook page. For a long time marketers have faced a challenge in inviting new users through Facebook. While they have been encouraging people to visit their Facebook Fan Pages , it hasn't been easy to do the reverse--get email addresses into Facebook and send invitations through Facebook's messaging s
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Pointclear
DECEMBER 14, 2010
Conventional wisdom—that something called a “lead” can and should be had at consistently lower price points where it will still deliver value—is at the root of a host of sales and marketing problems and deserves a closer look. The value of a lower cost-per-lead approach may have merit early in the funnel where inbound marketing and marketing automation can be helpful in moving large numbers of sales prospects to raise their hands and express interest.
Sales Gravy
DECEMBER 1, 2010
The woman failed to listen and barged into the business because she had to talk to her as one business owner to another. My client then received a very loud earful about her unethical business practices and how she was stealing this woman's clients.
Anthony Cole Training
DECEMBER 9, 2010
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 do 1st, 2nd, and 3rd party intent data compare? 1st, 2nd, and 3rd party data each have specific advantages and disadvantages. It comes down to four factors: accuracy, cost, control and quantity. This infographic explains the pros and cons of each and helps you understand which one is best for meeting your business objectives. Intent data can be a great way to fill your pipeline and close more deals.
Closing Bigger
DECEMBER 29, 2010
'Following are my most engaging blog posts according to Post Rank Analytics. They measure on-site and off site responses, votes, comments and links to each post and then rank the post. Having the Post Rank plugin installed into this blog made finding the posts that my readers have found most engaging easy. Thanks to everyone who has dropped by the blog, commented and shared my tips, strategies and podcasts.
Hubspot
DECEMBER 8, 2010
Email isn't dead. We send literally hundreds of personal emails a week in our day-to-day jobs and are literally missing hundreds of opportunities to engage these people at a deeper level by incorporating social media into the mix! Adding in these elements used to require a fancy email platform and some advanced HTML knowledge. (Not anymore!). Anyone with an index finger and 3 minutes can make a great looking and social media optimized email signature with WiseStamp.
Pointclear
DECEMBER 9, 2010
There is a counter-intuitive relationship between lead volume and sales performance. With sales organizations facing lower numbers, it seems logical to turn to volume lead generation to fill their pipelines with more and more sales leads in hopes that some will turn into sales. After all, shouldn't more leads deliver more opportunities? In reality, just the opposite often turns out to be true.
Sales Gravy
DECEMBER 21, 2010
Sales contests and promotions should be conducted with one thought in mind. Changing behavior to achieve a desired result or outcome.
Speaker: Chris Paxton McMillin, President of D3 Training Solutions
There are plenty of great authoring tools for developing eLearning, but the one you select could directly impact your course's outcomes. Depending upon your learners’ needs and your organization’s performance goals, you could be overlooking considerations that impact the both effectiveness of your courses and how long it takes to finish them. From general capabilities to specific workflow structures, some aspects are critical when it comes to learning objectives and deadlines.
Engage Selling
DECEMBER 15, 2010
Score More Sales
DECEMBER 15, 2010
Sales Tips and Strategies to Grow Revenues. Blog. About. Consulting. Training. Press. Speaking. Pseudonyms and Other Creative Solutions to Make Things Happen. by Lori Richardson on December 15, 2010. Recently I was searching on a professional association website and saw that the only way they listed members (so that you could hire one) was alphabetically.
Closing Bigger
DECEMBER 29, 2010
I just used this site called Tweet Scan to download all of my Twitter posts since I got onto Twitter. Truth be told — it only was able to recover a portion. Within it though I was able to dig up from my archive some social media tips that I have tweeted over the past year. I will share more over the next couple of weeks but here’s 19 social media tips: Social Media Tip: You can tweet until you are blue in the face – until you develop intimacy you’re not maximizing your RO
Hubspot
DECEMBER 21, 2010
Congratulations! You were able to convince the social media skeptic in your boss to let you spend some time on social media marketing. Let's say you've been trying it out over the past few months -- you're tweeting, managing a Facebook presence for your company, and publishing content links to LinkedIn and other social media sites. That's all well and good, but what do you do when your boss approaches your desk to request an update on how your time spent in social media-land is generating measur
Speaker: Susan Spencer, Principal of Spencer Communications
Intent signal data can go a long way toward shortening sales cycles and closing more deals. The challenge is deciding which is the best type of intent data to help your company meet its sales and marketing goals. In this webinar, Susan Spencer, fractional CMO and principal of Spencer Communications, will unpack the differences between contact-level and company-level intent signals.
Pointclear
DECEMBER 2, 2010
We're pleased to have a new guest blogger with this post. James Obermayer is Executive Director and CEO of the Sales Lead Management Association and President of Sales Leakage Consulting. He can be reached at JObermayer@salesleadmgmtassn.com. The coach gave his pep talk and the team was ready to take the track. One of the players hung back and was quiet.
Hubspot
DECEMBER 29, 2010
It’s been quite the year for Facebook. The company is nearing the 600 million user mark. It announced its new email massaging system. And Mark Zuckerberg was named Time magazine’s Person of the Year. Throughout 2010 companies and organizations of all sizes have taken advantage of all that Facebook has to offer. Most encouraging of all has been the degree to which companies have integrated Facebook – and other social media – into their marketing mix.
Hubspot
DECEMBER 2, 2010
Over the past 3 years most of us involved with marketing have heard of Twitter. At the same time businesses have prioritized their adoption of Twitter differently. Some business have made it a core part of their inbound marketing strategy, while others have delayed adoption in favor of other tactics. More Signals to Prioritize Twitter. I know, there are so many things to do, and it’s hard to step away from focusing on the tasks that get visitors to your site from search sngines.
Hubspot
DECEMBER 13, 2010
The following is a preview of information from the upcoming HubSpot Webinar: "Why Yellow Page Ads Are A Waste of Money": Sign up today! Yellow Pages used to represent the final stage of the buying process when people were ready to make a purchase decision. But today the buying process is no longer a linear path ending with the book. Instead, it follows the curves and tools of emerging online technologies.
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