Anthony Cole Training

JANUARY 30, 2019

Facing stalls and objections throughout the sales process is a common occurrence for many salespeople. What we find is that, often, it is due to ineffective qualifying and not asking for the prospects commitment to take action prior to presenting a solution. In this blog, we will cover the 10 common symptoms that suggest you may accept put-offs from prospects and how that is affecting the strength and quality of your sales pipeline.

Pipeline

Gong.io

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

If doing a product demo FEELS easy and intuitive, watch out. Even if you have lots of product knowledge, doing a product demo persuasively is hard and counterintuitive. That’s right, COUNTERINTUITIVE. What do I mean? I mean that what feels right during a product demo usually causes failure. For example, it probably feels right and intuitive to do a “ramp up” product demo.

Product

ConversionXL

JANUARY 31, 2019

Good user research asks the right questions to the right people. If you fail on either account, you may make million-dollar decisions on bad data. Leading questions are an easy way to poison your data. A leading question is “a question asked in a way that is intended to produce a desired answer.”. If you’ve worked in marketing or sales, you know leading questions well: They’re wonderfully effective at guiding consumers toward a “yes” for a product or service.

Technique

Engage Selling

JANUARY 31, 2019

Why are you good? Seriously. Have you asked yourself this question before? Let’s face it. Salespeople often come with healthy egos, to put it lightly. The good ones know that they’re good, but it’s vital to go beyond that.

Clients

Speaker: Matt Sunshine, CEO at The Center for Sales Strategy

AI isn’t replacing salespeople—it’s empowering them. The most forward-thinking sales organizations are using AI to enhance human performance rather than eliminate it. From coaching and messaging to prospecting and pipeline accountability, artificial intelligence is giving managers and SDRs the new tools they need to work smarter, sell better, and close more.

Sales

Openview

JANUARY 30, 2019

Editor’s Note: This article first appeared on Highspot’s blog here. . Prospecting, pitching, tracking engagement — there’s no question that modern technology solutions have made it easier for sellers to complete these essential tasks. But even as the tools have improved, selling has become more complicated as buyers’ expectations have risen.

Product

Partners in Excellence

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

This post is another of my learnings on my personal learning journey on micro improvements. There are two habits I’ve realized are critical to my productivity that are enormously simple, but it’s taken a long time to recognize them. One is hugely simple to implement–it really focuses on my mindset. The other is theoretically easy, but takes a lot of practice to make it real.

Start-ups

Engage Selling

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

?????I just got back from rolling out a program in a part of the world that I’ve never worked in before.

Sales

Sales Hacker

JANUARY 28, 2019

This week on the Sales Hacker podcast , we talk to Jamie Scarborough , Co-Founder of the Sales Talent Agency, one of the largest sales recruitment firms in North America. . Jamie’s team worked with over 18,000 sales professionals in 2018 alone and shares her ideas, strategies, and tips on what makes a great salesperson, how to interview, and how to properly manage your career. .

Sales

Partners in Excellence

JANUARY 29, 2019

Most sales people focus on the outcome of the deal. They want to get to the close and an order as fast as possible. Managers constantly reinforce this rush to completion in their “coaching conversations,” by asking, “When are we going to get this deal?” or “We need this to close this quarter!” Everything we do is focused on jumping to the end of the buying process.

Pitch

Heinz Marketing

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

By Joshua Baez , Engagement Manager at Heinz Marketing. We’re all busy. There’s no denying that. And in our line of work (that work being marketing, and even more specifically, agency marketing), being busy just comes with the job. It doesn’t matter whether it’s the first of the month or last of the month. Whether it’s the start or end of a quarter.

Drivers/motivators

Speaker: Brendan Sweeney, VP of Global Sales and David Phelan, Account Manager

In a world where buyers are more informed and objections are more nuanced, confidence isn't optional—it’s a competitive advantage. In high-stakes conversations, knowing how to handle pushback can make or break the deal. Join industry experts Brendan Sweeney and David Phelan for a behind-the-scenes look at how teams are transforming sales coaching with real-time feedback, objection-handling role plays, and pre-call preparation that actually sticks.

Objection handling

Hubspot

JANUARY 31, 2019

If digital and traditional marketers faced off in a debate about whose promotional philosophy is superior (which would probably get more heated than an NSYNC versus Backstreet Boys dispute), one of the points digital marketers could hang over traditional marketers’ heads is their ability to measure a campaign’s performance -- and their opponent’s inability to do the same.

Presentation

Sales Hacker

JANUARY 31, 2019

If you’re getting all the responses you’ll ever need on the 1st email you send to prospects, let me know. You’re a walking, talking miracle worker! If you’re like the rest of the sales world, and need to send several follow-up emails to get a response, this one’s for you. Here’s what we’re covering: Balance Scale with Personalization and Relevance. Have a clear purpose.

Follow-up

Membrain

JANUARY 27, 2019

My friend, Tim Ohai, made an interesting statement, “Sadly many sales people have no idea how to identify when no customer problem exists.”.

Customers

SaaStr

JANUARY 30, 2019

One thing almost every founder I meet with these days has figured out is that outbound email campaigns work. But not always at first, not always the same wa y. It took me a while to figure it out, too. In my first start-up, I cold emailed the VP Engineering of a Fortune 100 company. He called me back the next day. I thought I was a genius! My second cold email, I got a Top 3 prospect to call me back in 24 hours!

Price

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

Hospitality

Hubspot

JANUARY 31, 2019

When I initially applied for my role at HubSpot, I was immediately blown away by the hiring manager I was working with. She was professional, incredibly informative, and experienced. She had the answer to every question I had about the company, the role I was being interviewed for, and HubSpot’s culture. From the first point of contact with this HubSpot employee and throughout my onboarding process, she was the prime example of what I believed a person in human resources should be.

Education

Understanding the Sales Force

JANUARY 30, 2019

One of the challenges that sales managers have is their trepidation around transitioning from very little coaching to daily coaching; and at the same time, moving from coaching light (ineffective coaching) to coaching pro (effective coaching). Why? They aren't masters of role-playing and role-playing is one of the primary tools to demonstrate best practices and how effective sales conversations should sound.

Consult

Women Sales Pros

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

It’s a sad fact that most sales presentations and pitches are instantly forgettable. And forgettable presentations are unsuccessful presentations. One of the biggest reasons presentations are unsuccessful is because they follow a structure that has been around since the seventies. And how many of your prospects were even around in the seventies?! Does this mean you need to overhaul your entire presentation?

Pitch

CloserIQ

JANUARY 28, 2019

As a manager, it’s your job to help sales representatives learn the ropes and achieve their full potential. One way to do that? Introduce them to the right sales tools. One LinkedIn study suggests that the performance of top sales representatives is correlated to the set of tools they use. 82% of top-performing sales reps say that tools are “critical” to their ability to close deals.

Contract

Speaker: Jason Cottrell and Gireesh Sahukar

Retailers know the clock is ticking–legacy SAP Commerce support ends in 2026. Legacy platforms are becoming a liability burdened by complexity, rigidity, and mounting operational costs. But modernization isn’t just about swapping out systems, it’s about preparing for a future shaped by real-time interactions, AI powered buying assistants, and flexible commerce architecture.

Retail

Hubspot

JANUARY 28, 2019

We can all agree there's more than one way of doing something. For example, some people default to the "loop, swoop, and pull" method when they tie their shoes, while others swear by the "bunny ears" technique. Either way you swing it, your shoes get tied, right? The trouble is, in some areas of life, different approaches don't always return the same results.

Presentation

Sales Hacker

JANUARY 29, 2019

Statistically speaking, this is the point in the month when many people give up on their New Year’s resolutions. Then again, most people aren’t salespeople. Whether you’re still going strong on your original New Year’s Resolution or are ready to reset, let’s keep the Resolutions going because salespeople never quit and never get tired of giving it their all.

A/B testing

InsightSquared

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

Over the last twenty-five years, I have worked in a variety of environments and roles that, in one way or another, focused on the pursuit of sales. During those years, there were many times when I was frustrated by the lack of reporting capabilities necessary to drive continuous improvement. Through it all, it was clear that having the right metrics presented with actionable insights was the key to getting better.

Sales

SaaStr

JANUARY 31, 2019

There are a few magical moments as you go upmarket in SaaS: The first time you close a $1m TCV (total contract value) deal. E.g., $250k a year for 4 years. The first time you close a $1m ACV deal. A $1,000,000 a year deal. The first time you close a $1m ACV deal — every month. 12 a year. This one takes a while to get to ??. But once you can close one $1m deal, you can close another, and eventually 10, and then, like ServiceNow, a stunning 600+ per quarter.

Closing

Speaker: Beth Sunshine, SVP, Up Your Culture

When culture isn’t consistently lived out across the organization, engagement suffers—and it often starts with a disconnect at the top. In this session, Beth Sunshine, SVP of Up Your Culture at The Center for Sales Strategy, will reveal how HR and executive leaders can close the gap between vision and execution by equipping frontline and mid-level managers to become culture carriers.

Start-ups

Hubspot

JANUARY 28, 2019

We all know about the infamous rivalry between Dunkin' Donuts and Starbucks. At the end of the day, they both sell coffee -- but they've each cultivated strong, unique brands, and have attracted very different audiences as a result. You can often overhear heated arguments regarding the topic, with people vehemently claiming one coffee chain to be better than the other.

Sports

Membrain

JANUARY 30, 2019

For the Inuit people of North America, hunting whales is serious business. They plan for whale hunting season all winter long and when spring comes, they station scouts to watch for signs that the ice is breaking up and the hunt can begin.

Sales

Sales Hacker

JANUARY 29, 2019

In sales, you only go as far as your team will take you. This makes sales hiring one of the most critical pieces of building a high-performing revenue machine. So, how do you think about what kind of sales team you want to build? Build Teams Like a Pro Sports Recruiter. Professional sports organizations think about building their teams in a very specific way.

Sports

Partners in Excellence

JANUARY 28, 2019

I’m constantly amazed conversations I have with otherwise smart people. Usually, they start with some sort of challenge they are having: We aren’t growing at the rate we need to grow. We aren’t hitting out numbers. The markets have changed dramatically. Our competition has changed. Our customers are changing. Our budgets are smaller, we don’t have the resources we used to.

Technology

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.

High impact

Hubspot

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

What's your company worth? It's an important question for any entrepreneur, business owner , employee, or potential investor -- for any size company. And like most complex mathematical problems, it depends on a variety of factors. If you're an entrepreneur , understanding the value of your company becomes increasingly important as the business grows, especially if you want to raise capital, sell a portion of the business, or borrow money.

Profit margin

Understanding the Sales Force

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

Perhaps you saw this too. Yesterday, a post appeared in my LinkedIn feed that talked about the power of sales process. The article was clearly written to support the author's technology application, which helps track sales KPI's; so they should know a little about the topic of sales process. Towards the end of the article, they provided a sample of what an effective sales process should look like.

Process

Miller Heiman Group

JANUARY 31, 2019

Salespeople are highly motivated to sell as many solutions as possible to their existing accounts. Yet most accounts end up getting smaller over time, not larger. This is directly related to how the seller fits into the buyer’s process. 70 percent of buyers start interacting with sellers after the buyer has fully defined their needs, according to CSO Insights, the research division of Miller Heiman Group.

Consult

Partners in Excellence

JANUARY 30, 2019

Authenticity has become a buzzword tossed around social media too casually. We aspire to be authentic, we claim we are authentic. Or, at least, I’ve never met someone who claims to be inauthentic–though I suspect many of those who claim authenticity but are actually inauthentic. What is authenticity? To paraphrase Justice Potter Stewart, I know it when I experience it.

Drivers/motivators

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