Anthony Cole Training

OCTOBER 13, 2016

A Guest Post by Salesloft.com.

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A Sales Guy

OCTOBER 10, 2016

Email is critical to sales and marketing. We all know it, so if we want to win with email, we must create emails that not only get opened but also deliver on the objective of the email. All sales and marketing emails have an objective. We wouldn’t send them if they didn’t. In most cases, the objective is to get the recipient to take action.

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Understanding the Sales Force

OCTOBER 11, 2016

Last week I received a call from a young, motivated salesperson - we'll call him Jim - who desperately wanted to be one of the elite 7% of all salespeople. Despite being just 26 years old, he believed that he was already in the top 7%. During our call, he asked me a great question. He asked, "How many of the top 7% have you actually met and where are they today?

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Partners in Excellence

OCTOBER 14, 2016

Whatever way you look at it, we are facing a crisis in sales performance. The data is everywhere-quantitatively and qualitatively. Last week in Dreamforce 16, there was a lot of discussion about “time available for selling.” Data points being tossed around showed time available for selling plummeting–in most cases less than 30%, in many far less than that.

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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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ConversionXL

OCTOBER 13, 2016

Ever scroll through a website and get irrationally angry? Maybe it was the slow loading time, the poor design, the frustrating lack of clarity – no matter the case, I’m sure you can relate. Though you might not like to hear it, a substantial amount of your customers are going through the same thing on your site right now. This is inevitable.

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A Sales Guy

OCTOBER 13, 2016

We all wanna get big. We all want to grow up and be the big girls or boys on the block, right? Growth is what it’s all about in the world of business, especially in SaaS and technology. Take one look at TechCrunch, Mashable, and every other tech publication, and it’s clear. Growth is the goal. But there ain’t no growth without a highly functioning sales team.

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Engage Selling

OCTOBER 13, 2016

It goes without saying, but sales can be one of the most stressful professions out there, period.

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The Sales Hunter

OCTOBER 12, 2016

We have all heard about the need to be “social selling,” and yet those two words used wrong have caused a lot of salespeople to go hungry. We can’t just say we’re going to use social media to prospect and think the world is going to be wonderful. Social media is ONE of the prospecting […].

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Partners in Excellence

OCTOBER 12, 2016

There are endless discussions about sales people and their performance. Thousands of blog posts with hints, tips, instructions focused on sales people, whether SDR’s or Corporate Account Managers. Hundreds of books, thousands of webinars and training programs all focus on the sales person. Billions are spent every year in training and tools to help make sales people more effective, efficient, and productive.

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Territory Objectives and Key Results Pipeline Up-sell 96

Score More Sales

OCTOBER 11, 2016

Dreamforce 16 was my 10th – yes 10th -including the first one way back in 2003. Dreamforce is the top Cloud-Computing Conference, a giant hug-fest for all Salesforce.com and the place to meet up with as many people as possible all rolled up into one crazy week.

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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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Engage Selling

OCTOBER 14, 2016

One of the things that I’ve noticed that really holds salespeople back is their inability to ask for the sale.

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Sales Up-sell Clients Quota 93

The Sales Hunter

OCTOBER 9, 2016

Are you looking for the positive? I have found that the most positive people did not get that way by accident. People who look for the positive more often than not find it. Look for the positive, and you will have greater success in your sales and in your prospecting. This is just one thing […].

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Hubspot

OCTOBER 14, 2016

From blog posts to landing pages to job postings, your website may be made up of tens, hundreds; even thousands of individual pages. But regardless how many pages you have on your site, you'll find that the vast majority of your traffic comes in to a few, very specific pages -- often your homepage, your "About" page, your "Contact Us" page, and maybe one or two of your most popular blog posts.

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SalesLoft

OCTOBER 14, 2016

The sales environment is in a constant state of change, and it’s become increasingly important that B2B companies adapt and keep up with the competition. With this pressure to perform, the power of data-driven sales and analytics can no longer be ignored, and decisions based on guesswork, intuition, or whim just won’t cut it anymore. What Does it Mean to be “Data-Driven”?

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Engage Selling

OCTOBER 11, 2016

I made many observations at Dreamforce 2016. One of the major points I noted about Dreamforce is that they have built an entire community around customer success and Salesforce.com.

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The Sales Hunter

OCTOBER 13, 2016

Just because you can send out a blast of information via a social media site doesn’t mean it’s the right thing to do. When it comes to prospecting, the social media blast is many times the worst thing you can do. To prospect successfully you need to be able to create the one-to-one relationships that […].

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Hubspot

OCTOBER 14, 2016

When you think of the basics of marketing, you might be thinking: Okay, create an awesome website; design and send some cool emails; post strategically to social media; maybe supplement with some advertising. But what about the principles behind your campaigns? When you're planning and doing all of these marketing activities, what motivates your decisions?

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SalesLoft

OCTOBER 13, 2016

Preparing for a job interview is never an easy task, and it’s even tougher if you haven’t had much practice at it. And since sales development has a reputation of being a point of entry for many newbies in the workforce (even though it’s a quite rigorous role) the sales development interview process for the role is an interesting one. For the interviewee — whether new to the workforce, or a vet on the scene with just a new interest in a sales career — it has to start with the knowled

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Engage Selling

OCTOBER 8, 2016

It was as hot as a summer’s day can get and my 5 km run was not going well. Starting out that morning, I had set two ambitious goals for myself: achieve both my distance and pace targets.

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The Sales Hunter

OCTOBER 14, 2016

Authenticity, transparency, social value, integrity and personal development. There they are — the five things I believe you as an employer and leader must exhibit daily if you want to hire and retain millennials. Don’t kid yourself. You can’t ignore the list, because millennials are the workforce of today and tomorrow. During the past […].

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Hubspot

OCTOBER 13, 2016

As a marketer, you already know that Microsoft Excel is a powerful tool for sorting, analyzing, and sharing data. Trouble is, some of the most beneficial formulas are really tough to figure out -- even for us data-crunchers. For example, we've walked through the steps of how to create a pivot table before, but unfortunately pivot tables don't compute median values , which can be highly useful information with which organizations can analyze their growth.

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SalesLoft

OCTOBER 12, 2016

Inbound Sales Development Reps have an interesting role in a sales organization. They often act as the ambassador of our businesses, sometimes even before the Outbound SDR, and their goal is to treat every inbound sales lead that walks in the door (so to speak) with the same care as one of the highest paying customers in the organization. But contrary to popular belief, not every inbound sales lead is created equal.

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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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Sell Or Die

OCTOBER 12, 2016

I.T. and data expert Erich Beckmann of Beckmann Technology Projects stops by to give you tips on protecting your most valuable sales asset, no it's not your closing ratio, your DATA. If you're not backing up you are in danger of not losing A sale but ALL of your sales. PLUS! We talk international sales with Michael Griffin, the CEO of ELAvate Group a company dedicated to training leaders all over Asia.

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Sales Gravy

OCTOBER 12, 2016

We’re all so busy today that we want to rely on someone's expertise, but only IF they are deemed a “trusted advisor”. Trusting their guidance saves time and money.

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Hubspot

OCTOBER 13, 2016

The air is beginning to cool. We’re decorating with pumpkins and gourds, spiders and witches. Fall is definitely in the air. And for organizations that rely on year-end fundraising to round out their budgets, it’s “go time.”. According to the 2014 Digital Giving Index, over 30% of giving occurs at the end of the year, meaning that it’s absolutely necessary for organizations of every shape, size, and mission to schedule fundraising campaigns to capture those dollars.

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Campaign Healthcare Promote Follow-up 78

SalesLoft

OCTOBER 11, 2016

Sales Development Reps occupy an interesting space in most companies. They’re often viewed as “entry-level,” or even, at times, “churn-and-burn” type roles. That perception has stigmatized the SDR role for years, to the point that most of us would tend to agree that the sales development role IS entry level. However, that’s often not the case at all.

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Appointment Sales Pipeline Education 52

Speaker: Yohan Lobo and Dennis Street

In the accounting world, staying ahead means embracing the tools that allow you to work smarter, not harder. Outdated processes and disconnected systems can hold your organization back, but the right technologies can help you streamline operations, boost productivity, and improve client delivery. Dive into the strategies and innovations transforming accounting practices.

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ConversionXL

OCTOBER 11, 2016

Here’s something not many people talk about: no one at your organization really wants optimization to succeed – at least not in way that is most powerful and revenue impacting. Let that sink in. They will all talk about it, they will assist in practice, they will push you to do more and they will say all the right things. But the second a result does not go there way, they will turn on you faster than it takes you to read this overly wordy introduction.

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Education Conversion Launch Follow-up 114

A Sales Guy

OCTOBER 10, 2016

First impressions are dead. Yup, I said it. If first impressions are still a part of your life, you’re doing it all wrong. There is no reason for anyone to be faced with a first impression any longer. There are just too many places and too much information out there for the first impression to matter. Well, in-person first impressions that is.

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Networking Meeting Start-ups Sales 131

Hubspot

OCTOBER 13, 2016

What’s the best way to position your agency for growth? Selling the services your clients really want to purchase. Right now, clients are preparing their 2017 marketing budgets and making strategic decisions for next year. The way companies search for marketing services has shifted over the last three years, and your agency might need to reposition itself to meet emerging new demands.

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E-commerce Clients Service UX 78

SalesLoft

OCTOBER 10, 2016

The word supportive is easy to define: acting in a way that provides help or encouragement to another. Providing a listening ear or a helping hand. Being a team player. There’s a reason why it’s one of our core values. Supportive people are the backbone of any organization, and one of the silent pillars to a company’s success. But how does a teammate actually embody the word “supportive?

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