Anthony Cole Training

OCTOBER 15, 2020

If your salespeople MUST be great on the -phone then why not find out, as early as you can, how GREAT they are on the phone?

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ConversionXL

OCTOBER 27, 2020

On October 15, Google announced that it will integrate more artificial intelligence into its search algorithm, improve visual search, and work on 3D search functionality. When it comes to organic results, the biggest news is Google’s new focus on “passages”: By better understanding the relevancy of specific passages, not just the overall page, we can find that needle-in-a-haystack information you’re looking for.

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Membrain

OCTOBER 25, 2020

Jim Collins’ bestselling book, “ Good to Great ” has been a roadmap followed by many companies striving for greatness. It’s also a nice reminder about not settling for just “good.” I’ve been re-reading it lately, as I sometimes do, and couldn’t help thinking about the many parallels between the book’s central research and a sales organization.

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Partners in Excellence

OCTOBER 12, 2020

Was just reading yet another post with “market data” declaring prospecting the most difficult aspect of sales. Thousands of blog posts about both the difficulty and importance of prospecting have been published in the past 5-7 years. But is it really tougher than anything else in selling or are we just making it much tougher than it need be?

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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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Engage Selling

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Is your team getting virtual communication right? Communication in 2019 meant something different than it does in 2020.

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Understanding the Sales Force

OCTOBER 20, 2020

You're probably going to hate this article! I'm going to show you that much of what is transpiring with the Pandemic could be having a greater impact than you realize relative to the future state of your business and you might not like what I have to say. As always, if you can hang in through some of the preliminary analysis, I'll make the pivot to sales and business.

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Openview

OCTOBER 19, 2020

The post OpenView Venture Partners raises $450M for sixth fund, its largest to date appeared first on OpenView.

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Membrain

OCTOBER 11, 2020

As sales teams rapidly reinvent themselves, their skills, activities and the way they sell, the real transformation needed to achieve your goals starts with not just changing, but expanding your thinking. There’s always more than one perception.

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Partners in Excellence

OCTOBER 2, 2020

I was talking to Amy. “Dave,” she said, “Your posts aren’t optimized. For the LinkedIn algorithm” “You could get 10 times more likes and comments. If you just write for the algorithm” I appreciated Amy’s idea, she’s a rockstar. But I wondered, Is that the point? Do I write for LinkedIn’s algorithm?

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Sales Pop!

OCTOBER 27, 2020

At the very heart of running a sales, pipeline is opportunity management. Opportunity management consists of, first, setting up a sales process. This means knowing the various stages that your opportunities pass through, from lead all the way to close. When you know how long a deal takes to make it through the pipeline, and how long it should take for an opportunity to make it through each stage of that pipeline, you’ve got a fairly accurate sales process.

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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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A Sales Guy

OCTOBER 19, 2020

We just launched a new ad campaign. What do you think? Do you think it paints many of today’s sales people accurately? We had fun putting this together. The post Don’t Be A Smelly Sales Person appeared first on A Sales Guy.

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Anthony Cole Training

OCTOBER 8, 2020

In every sales training and coaching program we work with individuals to help them write and deliver their phone scripts, value propositions and elevator pitches. These are important components for salespeople to differentiate themselves in a crowded marketplace. And this exchange should begin the relationship on the right foot by getting the audience engaged.

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Engage Selling

OCTOBER 9, 2020

Your customer today is in a tough spot when making decisions. If you’re a seller trying to convert new prospects into buyers, you’re feeling the effect.

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Membrain

OCTOBER 21, 2020

Wouldn’t it be great if you could simply stretch out your hand and have the world’s highest performing salesperson appear before you by magic, eager to join your team?

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Partners in Excellence

OCTOBER 1, 2020

“Sales is all about people!” It’s been one of those throw away terms all of us have heard about selling since the very first day we started selling. In the old days, a lot of this was interpreted as “relationship sales,” and implemented as social interactions like taking them to lunch, the golf course, telling jokes, making sure you sent their kids birthday cards.

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Understanding the Sales Force

OCTOBER 26, 2020

The s**t show known as 2020. Many of us have heard that term used to describe this uniquely strange year. Despite everything unusual about 2020, there have been some normalcies too. We celebrated births, birthdays, anniversaries, Mother's and Father's Days, and we will all celebrate the upcoming holidays. The gatherings might be smaller and more localized, but the holiday won't pass by without us.

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Force Management

OCTOBER 15, 2020

We spend a lot of time on our blog talking about challenges our customers face and possible solutions. We try to practice what we preach, making our blog content focused on our customer, and less about us. However, today we are breaking with the norm and sharing a little more about Force Management to help you align on your biggest opportunity to drive sales impact.

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Anthony Cole Training

OCTOBER 29, 2020

What is the best way to stand out in today’s virtual, fast paced world with limitless information at our fingertips, social media and highly informed prospects? Make sure that you are a skilled consultant and are prepared and skillful at asking the right questions at the right time. The best way to cultivate a trusting relationship is to focus on your prospect and be genuinely curious about their business challenges.

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The 5% Institute

OCTOBER 29, 2020

To help you close easier, become more consistent at selling, and serve more clients – we’ve created online classes for sales success – absolutely free! Our mission at The 5% Institute , is serve Sales Professionals, Business Owners and Entrepreneurs so that they can serve more people, and make a bigger impact. Sales doesn’t need to be hard. What can make it difficult though, is following outdated methods, or scripts that actually repel your potential clients.

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Membrain

OCTOBER 7, 2020

Economic downturns are almost nobody’s favorite time. For sales teams, they can signal lower incomes, more worry, and harder work that yields smaller returns.

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Partners in Excellence

OCTOBER 23, 2020

The sales call started nicely. The sales person started asking me questions about my business, what I wanted to achieve, challenges we faced. He asked the alternatives we were considering. Then things went south, really quickly. He asked me what I like about the competition. At first, I thought it a clever approach. He might then start to talk about his solution in the context of the things I highlighted.

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SaaStr

OCTOBER 11, 2020

Q: What are some of the most costly mistakes done by novice investors? My biggest mistakes in SaaS investing actually in the end haven’t been truly costly because, in the end, power laws mean your winners overwhelm your losers if you do it right. A few winners more than make up for the mistakes. The real mistakes are just not getting in more winners.

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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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Force Management

OCTOBER 8, 2020

This post is an extension of the Ten Reasons Why Our Sales Training Is Different. Read the original article to learn more about why our process equips our customers to achieve lasting results. Read it here. The impacts of the pandemic have left many sales leaders to shift priorities and find new ways to equip their sales teams to succeed. To help ramp up sales teams and get them ready to execute in 2021, many sales organizations are choosing virtual sales training engagements as a way to move fo

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Anthony Cole Training

OCTOBER 21, 2020

In today’s world of marketing and sales, a significant key to generating leads is a company’s ability to get potential buyers to find them. There is an entire industry dedicated to inbound marketing and social media management with companies such as HubSpot, Marketo and Pardot.

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The 5% Institute

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Using what vs how during your sales conversations, is a perfect example of how certain words and nuances could make a big difference. In this article, we’ll explore the difference between what vs how; and how the small word difference between the two could impact your closing rate, as well as your mindset. What Vs How – Does It Make A Difference? The Difference Between What Vs How.

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Membrain

OCTOBER 18, 2020

Was just reading yet another post with “market data” declaring prospecting the most difficult aspect of sales. Thousands of blog posts about both the difficulty and importance of prospecting have been published in the past 5-7 years.

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Partners in Excellence

OCTOBER 28, 2020

A sale will never happen until the status quo is challenged in some way. Perhaps, the customer has experienced problems or challenges. Perhaps they are discovering new opportunities they want to pursue. They decide to change, initiating, among other things, a buying journey. Too often, the customer doesn’t recognize the need to change. They are too busy to notice things could be better.

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SaaStr

OCTOBER 16, 2020

A few years back, we did an extra “Day 0” AMA session at SaaStr Annual with Christoph Janz of Point 9 Capital and several hundred founders came. One asked what were top moats are in SaaS. At the time, I didn’t have a great answer. A lot of SaaS apps don’t really have moats, I thought. But that’s wrong. Let’s take a look at moats in SaaS: Brand.

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RAIN Group

OCTOBER 21, 2020

To succeed in sales, you need a steady stream of new opportunities entering the pipeline, whether it's with new clients or existing accounts. That's not as easy as it used to be, given that people are now working, buying, and selling virtually, and many organic opportunities to create sales opportunities have disappeared.

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Score More Sales

OCTOBER 6, 2020

The words you choose as a seller have power - don't miss any apportunity gain a competitive edge. Choosing what you say or write can help close a deal, or lose one.

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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.

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