Anthony Cole Training

JULY 20, 2016

Guest Post By Alex Cole, Recruitment Specialist, Hire Better Salespeople.

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Closing Bigger

JULY 22, 2016

I was interviewed by Louise Uwacu for her U&I Talk Show, we talked about the Professional Sales Certificate Program , becoming a professional speaker, social selling and more. So if wonder what the path could look like to become a sales trainer, speaker and author this is a good start. Enjoy!

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Engage Selling

JULY 19, 2016

Working with so many different clients across a variety of industries really opens your eyes to new ideas, strategies and insights. I’m always open to embracing fresh new thinking!

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The Sales Hunter

JULY 19, 2016

If you’re content being average, then don’t read any further. If you’re content being average, then don’t be surprised when you wake up one day and find yourself struggling to make anything happen. Being average is simply something no one can aspire to or be satisfied at being. There’s only two positions you can occupy: […].

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ConversionXL

JULY 19, 2016

If you are an email marketer, chances are that the majority of the articles you read are about growing your list , getting more opens, clicks, etc. But what if your list is growing thanks to all those tips for improvement, but the open and click rates actually deteriorate? Are you doing something wrong? Not necessarily. The thing is that leads age – they become uninterested in what you have to offer for a variety of reasons (job changes, bankruptcy, already found a better product/service,

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A Sales Guy

JULY 20, 2016

Earlier this year, as many of the readers here know, we at A Sales Guy had big, bold, and somewhat risky marketing stunt. You can read about it and it’s abject failure here. In a nutshell, we were going to do a pop-up event for Virgin America’s inaugural flight to Denver from San Francisco. The plan was to show up at the for the first flight from Denver to San Francisco.

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Hubspot

JULY 22, 2016

It's no secret that internet users are no strangers to seeking out the information they need online -- in fact, Google now processes over 40,000 search queries every second. And as the volume of search queries continues to climb, advertisers are recognizing an opportunity to introduce a number of different types of ads. (Think: pop-up ads, autoplaying video ads, and the dreaded mobile ad that takes up the entire phone screen.).

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Understanding the Sales Force

JULY 18, 2016

Today I'm in Florida, preparing to speak at a company's national meeting. Like many companies, they have not only realized that selling has changed dramatically, but that their salespeople may not have adapted, developed new skills, and changed the way they sell. If you're a regular reader, active on LinkedIn or Social Media, then you have certainly read about the many ways that selling has changed.

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Score More Sales

JULY 22, 2016

It’s frustrating being a newer sales rep and falling for what I call the “buddy effect”. It’s even worse when you are a veteran seller and this happens to you. It happened to me more than once, until I learned how to qualify. Here is an example of what the buddy effect is –.

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The Sales Hunter

JULY 18, 2016

What’s your 5-year goal? Don’t wander through life only focusing on “this week’s numbers.” If you don’t set a course toward where you want your life to be in 5 years, you won’t achieve it. Where do you want to be personally and professionally 5 years from now? Do not rely on business that simply […].

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Speaker: Jay Black, Senior Account Executive

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Closing Bigger

JULY 22, 2016

I was interviewed by Louise Uwacu for her U&I Talk Show, we talked about the Professional Sales Certificate Program , becoming a professional speaker, social selling and more. So if wonder what the path could look like to become a sales trainer, speaker and author this is a good start. Enjoy! The post Shane Gibson with Louise Uwacu on U&I Talk Show on Shaw TV appeared first on Shane Gibson's Podcast – Social Selling – B2B Sales and Influence.

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SalesLoft

JULY 20, 2016

In today’s modern, multi-channel world, Sales Development Reps who use social channels as a part of their personalized selling strategy are more likely to uncover valuable buyer information, and ultimately schedule more qualified sales meetings. But what’s even more personal than a retweet or a like on a prospect’s Instagram? Meeting them at a sales event.

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Pointclear

JULY 20, 2016

I field a lot of questions about what I call our multi-touch, multi-media, and multi-cycle strategy. Many of the questions I field have to do with number of touches and the types of touches we recommend to effectively nurture a prospect. Nurturing Prospects is Not Easy, Otherwise Everyone Would Do It. As background, we delivered a report to a client this month that, among other statistics, showed that it takes 9.82 touches to engage with a prospect.

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The Sales Hunter

JULY 22, 2016

Good leaders are always quick to recognize superior performance of their people, but many fail to get the full mileage from it. Next time you recognize someone for the job they do, ask them to share with the entire organization how they did it. This simple move will now allow everyone to learn from the […].

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Closing Bigger

JULY 22, 2016

I was interviewed by Louise Uwacu for her U&I Talk Show, we talked about the Professional Sales Certificate Program , becoming a professional speaker, social selling and more. So if wonder what the path could look like to become a sales trainer, speaker and author this is a good start. Enjoy! The post Shane Gibson with Louise Uwacu on U&I Talk Show on Shaw TV appeared first on Shane Gibson's Podcast – Social Selling – B2B Sales and Influence.

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SalesLoft

JULY 19, 2016

If you think you can execute a successful sales development program on email cadence alone, you’re wrong. In today’s SaaS-level of cold calling, Sales Development Reps need to become creative sales conversation machines in order to hit their monthly quota. High performing teams use a combination of phone and email to have conversations with their prospects, and the Salesloft team is no different.

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Partners in Excellence

JULY 22, 2016

Often in understanding business leadership, people tend to focus on two extreme models of leaders. The first is the “It’s all about the numbers,” leader. Typically, these are portrayed as hard charging, data driven, task and goal focused, and sometimes ruthless executives. The other model is the human/people focused leaders. These are portrayed as caring more about people, their satisfaction, creating great collaborative work environments, expecting this will produce great r

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Engage Selling

JULY 16, 2016

In my work with top performing sales teams I’ve found that leaders who exhibit three consistent traits create perpetual revenue growth. 1. Enforcing a High-Performance Culture In a typical sales organization 10 percent of salespeople overachieve.

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The Sales Hunter

JULY 19, 2016

Is what you’re doing marketing and I mean really good marketing? My friend David Avrin has just written a book, Visibility Marketing, where he digs into the idea of marketing with a particular focus toward small business. David has some unique thoughts. Yes, he buys into quality is your best marketing, but he also firmly believes […].

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SalesLoft

JULY 18, 2016

It’s safe to say that sales operations leaders are the true masters of the sales universe in the modern age. So, the tech-savvy sales development organizations may be sales operations’ biggest and baddest allies: eager to use new tools, refine their own process and become more efficient through sales operations data. SDRs, being the truly data-driven individuals that they are, have compensation goals tied to critical metrics drive leads through the funnel by way of demos, appointments, int

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Partners in Excellence

JULY 20, 2016

I read an article entitled, “Drive Sales With Product Knowledge.” It was a good article, actually covering a lot a great issues, but focused on the importance of having strong product/solution knowledge. We know sales people have to be knowledgeable about our products and solutions, so I don’t disagree with the author’s premise.

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Engage Selling

JULY 22, 2016

How well do you know your clients’ business problems? Want to drastically increase sales in your organization? Pick up your copy of Nonstop Sales Boom.

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Hubspot

JULY 18, 2016

So, you want to push the envelope with Instagram video but you don't have the budget, resources, or expertise to get the job done, right? Wrong. Sure, you may have noticed an array of dazzling and creative Instagram videos on the platform, but don't let mega-brands with huge video teams and endless budgets get you down. Carving out your piece of the pie doesn't have to be scary, time-consuming, or even expensive.

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SalesLoft

JULY 17, 2016

Sales has always been a numbers game. Before marketing had advanced analytics, before customer service had success models, and before finance had advanced forecasting tools, sales teams were already relying on data to understand performance, predict results, and improve processes. And the influence of analytics on sales has only continued to grow. That’s why we created our newest eBook, The Essential Guide to Sales Analytics.

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Sales Gravy

JULY 18, 2016

Your prospect has a problem worth solving. This is how new opportunities are created, and it is also how you remove your competitor and displace them. If only it were this easy.

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Sell Or Die

JULY 20, 2016

Our guests this week are co-working expert Lisa Skye Hain, founder of Primary, and John Stewart, CEO of MapAnything, an app that works with Salesforce to save you time and money out in the field. Plus we answer your burning sales questions!

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Speaker: Joe Heather, Deliverect GM (UK&I) & Noah Hayes, Deliverect GM (US&CA)

Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) and Quick Commerce (Q-commerce) are two vibrant sectors that have undergone significant transformations with the advancements in digital technology. With growing internet penetration and the proliferation of smartphones, consumers' purchasing habits have unsurprisingly evolved. They now demand quick, convenient, and seamless shopping experiences, which both FMCG and Q-commerce sectors strive to provide.

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Hubspot

JULY 21, 2016

Technically, your boss owns your professional time. That means it's perfectly within her rights to reprioritize what you're working on if she thinks doing so is the best thing for the team. But even good bosses can have a hard time understanding what's being sacrificed when they assign new tasks and projects. And if you continuously allow your boss to pile new things on your plate, you'll eventually find yourself delaying other work or not getting it done at all.

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A Sales Guy

JULY 17, 2016

That moment when. I noticed the beautiful little girl, with giant blue eyes, and ghost white hair. She had a younger sister that looked just like her sitting quietly on her dad’s chest in a chest carrier. However, unlike her sister, she was anything but quiet. Standing between her mom’s legs, this little girl was unhappy. I could see the independent streak in this little firecracker.

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Sales Gravy

JULY 22, 2016

Introducing a salesperson to cold-calling is the same as Edison introducing electricity to the world by demonstrating the use of the electric chair. It’s universally known that sales professionals hate cold calling.

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ConversionXL

JULY 20, 2016

If you’re a budget brand, there’s nothing wrong with a website that looks kinda cheap. But if you’re selling expensive watches or clothes? Well, that’s not the message you want to be sending. Of course, it’s all about context. Aligning design elements to your brand and business goals is important, and there are certain elements that make a site look more expensive/luxurious or cheap.

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Advertiser: ZoomInfo

In times of economic uncertainty, account-based strategies are essential. According to several business analysts and practitioners, ABM is a necessity for creating more predictable revenue. Research shows that nearly three-quarters of marketers (74%) already have the resources needed to build successful ABM programs.

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