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The Politics of Sales and Selling

Anthony Cole Training

For years we - Anthony Cole Training Group - have taught and instructed our clients about sales and selling. One of the things that makes us just a little different is that we start our engagement with a new client talking, discussing and sharing the pyscholgy and dynamics of the buying and selling engagement. What makes it so hard to qualify or disqualify a new prospect?

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This is NOT About Gun Control People

A Sales Guy

I woke up at 4:30 this morning. Unable to go back to sleep, I pulled out my phone and opened up Facebook and this post was the second in my timeline. I have read and seen countless responses to yesterday’s tragedy on TV, in blog posts, news outlets, on Twitter and more. But this one is the best I’ve seen yet and I wanted to share it with this community.

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First Impressions Matter: The Importance of Great Visual Design

ConversionXL

People make snap judgements. It takes only 1/10th of a second to form a first impression about a person, and websites are no different. It takes about 50 milliseconds (that’s 0.05 seconds) for users to form an opinion about your website that determines whether they like your site or not, whether they’ll stay or leave. This number comes from specific studies.

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3 Smart Ways to Close Deals in Your Sales Pipeline

Score More Sales

A corporate salesperson was telling me about his pipeline, and explaining all of the opportunities that were stalled. Nearly every one had what he thought were insurmountable problems. He was perplexed, frustrated, and in his mind, his career at a new company would be short-lived. We sat down and talked through every sales opportunity he had listed.

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Smart Tools & Strong Teams: A People-First Approach to AI in Sales

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.

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70% Of Buying Process Completed Without Sales Invovlement!

Partners in Excellence

I’m sorry if I’m starting to sound like a broken record, but I’m getting tired of this statement! Yes, lots of surveys show that customers are engaging sales people later and later in their buying process. There are tremendous resources on the web that provide much information to the customer, enabling them to self educate, get opinions of others, and to narrow their alternatives to a short list.

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10 Sales Competencies of Steve Jobs

Understanding the Sales Force

Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan I read the Steve Jobs biography and although he was a very talented designer, innovator and inventor, it was clear to everyone who worked with him, and even to Jobs himself at the end of his life, that he was an a **e. A simply horrible human being. Despite his miserable people skills, he was on a mission to design products that would change the world.

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Prepare to Succeed in Sales, Sales Management, Business

Anthony Cole Training

Are you prepared to succeed today in Sales, Sales Management, Business and Life? As I am asking you that question I am forced to answer it for myself as well. Let me take a minute to answer for myself and then I'll get on with the rest of the post: Sales - yes, Sales management - kind of, Business - yes. What is required so that we can say we are prepared to succeed?

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Creating Sales Success - Can You Make Someone Thirsty?

Anthony Cole Training

I was traveling south on Montgomery Road today and NOT thinking about sales, sales management or coaching sales. Until I came to the corner of Montgomery and Kemper. This is a very busy intersection. I am in the middle of 5 lanes: 2 left turn lanes, 1 right turn lane and 2 go straight lanes. On the corner where you would turn right there is a man and 2 young people.

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7 Great Coaching Tips for Great Sales Success

Anthony Cole Training

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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Onboarding - 5 Keys to Sales Success for New Hires

Anthony Cole Training

I just returned from a sales development program. Over a 2.5 day period, I delivered, taught and coached the participants on the importance of understanding the psychology of the sales process, the importance of having structure in the sales process, more effective ways to engage prospects in conversations, how to more effectively prioritize their time so that they completed their prospecting activity and how to execute a more effective selling approach.

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How to Coach Reps on Overcoming Sales Objections with Confidence

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

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.

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Your Questions Make a Difference in Sales Success

Anthony Cole Training

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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Closing DNA - The 3rd Must Have for High Performance Sales Teams

Anthony Cole Training

I started this series of blog post on the 3 Must Haves For High Performance Sales Teams with #1 Prospecting DNA. Do me this is an obvious skill set and is the priority of any other UNLESS you outsource this to a 3rd party OR you have a sales environment where your sales team essentially plays "Catch" - people either calling in or walking in. #2 is Qualifying DNA - if you don't have to worry about prospecting then this by far is the most important skill set to possess. possessing the DNA of quali

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On - Boarding - 5 Keys to Sales Success for New Hires

Anthony Cole Training

I just returned from a sales development program. Over a 2.5 day period I delivered, taught and coached the participants the importance of understanding the psychology of the sales process, the importance of having structure in the sales process, more effective ways to engage prospects in conversations, how to more effectively prioritize their time so that they completed their prospecting activity and executing to a more effective selling approach.

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Tribute to an Icon - Steven Covey

Anthony Cole Training

Steven Covey had a significant impact on my life and I'm guessing some of your lives as well. I read his books: 7 Habits of Highly Successful People. 7 Habits of Highly Successful Families. First Things First. Principle Centered Leadership. Speed of Trust. The first one I read was 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. Clearly a landmark book for Steven and a book that changed millions of people.

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Welcome to the Future of Hospitality: Smart Rooms Start Here

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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No Secret to Sales Success - Shut Up and Listen

Anthony Cole Training

Ernesto Sirolli does a wonderful job of helping us understand that in order to get more of what we want we need to learn to do 3 things: Ask. Shut Up. Listen. It's not a complicated lesson but one that is abused daily by sales manager and sales people that claim to know better. I don't mean to be critical so let me explain. I've been coaching and training sales people for over 20 years now.

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DNA for High Performing Sales Teams - 3 Must Haves

Anthony Cole Training

I am reading the blog of Insideview. One of their recent posts is about. This is part II of a III part blog post discussing the DNA of High Performance Sales Teams. The first post discussed the DNA of a Hunter Sales person as a result of reading a blog about building a "Rock Star Team of Sales Hunters". The author highlights a research paper by one of their partners, Vorsight, that has identified a hunting sales model - (DEPT)^T.

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As the Head Coach - Practice for Sales Success - It's Your Job

Anthony Cole Training

I played football for 13 years, coached or was part of football for an additional 6 seasons. It defined who I was for a long time and defines many of my beliefs today. I have been coaching sales peoplt to sales success for over 20 years. There are some similarities. One belief I have today is that practice of any skill or performance is essential to gaining a successful outcome.

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2 Things about Sales Success and/or Success in General

Anthony Cole Training

I am currently conducting a poll on Linkedin. I'd like to gather some data from those in sales executive positions as to "why" people fail to meet expectations. Here is the link: Linkedin Poll. The other thing I wanted to share about sales success is my informal polling over the last 20 years of conducting sales training and sales management development classes and workshops.

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Breaking The Commerce Bottleneck: Your SAP Exit Plan Starts Now

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.

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Sales Management Success Metrics

Anthony Cole Training

I started playing tennis seriously or semi-seriously about 18 months ago. When I started I took some lessons, played some mixed doubles and would practice against a ball machine. When I would hit against the ball machine back then about 40 or 50 of the 200+ balls would end up on my side of the net. When I practiced my serve about 33% of the balls I served ended up on my side of the net.

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Success and Risk Taking - Are Your People Failing Enough?

Anthony Cole Training

Barbara Nowak - Rowe as a member of the Harvard Business Revue group in Linkedin asked the question: Do you agree that "one that never fails is not trying hard enough"? What do you think about above question? Can we always be right? Isn't failure a necessary price for education and getting better and better? I made the following comment to her question: "I don't believe that it isn't about trying hard enough but rather more about taking enough risk".

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Why Meetings? Do They Lead to Selling?

Anthony Cole Training

I just read a quote by noted business expert Peter Drucker: "Meetings are by definition a concession to deficient organizations. For one either meets or one works. One cannot do both at the same time. In an ideally designed structure.there would be no meetings. We meet because people holding different jobs have to cooperate to get a specific task done.

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Who Is Responsible for Sales Success?

Anthony Cole Training

I was in Cleveland yesterday meeting with a client. As part of my visit I spent some time with Mark Trinkle, one of our sales development experts, during one of his sales training sessions for new hires. Our client has an 'immersion program' designed to help new hires get up to speed quickly in execution of their sales process and sales managed envirionment.

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Automation, Evolved: Your New Playbook for Smarter Knowledge Work

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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Pre - Call Practice if You Want Sales Success

Anthony Cole Training

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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Evaluating Sales Success - What is the Standard?

Anthony Cole Training

I was watching TV one morning last week while getting ready to deliver a 'surgical strike' report to a new client. A surgical strike is a summary of the evaluation we do for organizations to help determine why they get the sales results they get. This in turn helps the company and us determine the correct path to take to improve sales management, sales behaviors, sales skills and eventually sales results.

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Market Research - Time Spent and Sales Success

Anthony Cole Training

Thank you in advance. Over the last several years our team at Anthony Cole Training Group has worked closely with David Kurlan in our attempt to help sales companies build and execute more successful sales team. We work with Dave because his company, Objective Management Group, provides the best analytics to determine the root cause of performance for sales team.

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Effective Joint Sales Calls for Sales Success

Anthony Cole Training

One of the critical components of sales coaching is the ability of the sales managers and their sales people to run effective joint calls. As a president of a company occasionally I have sales people call on me. Whenever two people come out on the call my first thought is: Which one is the rookie? My other thoughts are: Why are two people here? Why is the manager with the salesperson?

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Get Higher-Quality B2B Leads That Convert!

B2B marketers face a number of challenges, including: continuously generating great leads converting leads to active sales prospects finding vendors that deliver real results Aggregage has proven content syndication, webinar, online advertising and intent signal marketing programs that deliver higher-quality leads. More than 700 companies have already benefited from our programs.

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Crucial Elements for Sales Success - Outlook

Anthony Cole Training

Again, I will reference a fine book by Gary Mack - Mind Gym - to help sales managers understand how to better coach sales people to higher levels of personal and professional sales success. The quote on page 104 is from the late great coach, John Wooden. John Wooden knew something about getting the best out of people and achieving high levels of success.

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Fixing the Sharp Stick(s) in the Eye - 10 Obstacles to Sales Success

Anthony Cole Training

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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Elements for Sales (Life) Success - Commitment - Matt Stutzman Style

Anthony Cole Training

Commitment to succeed in sales or in life can be defined by a willingness to to everything possible to succeed. Overcoming obstacles, changing your mindset and beliefs, defying all the odds, overcoming everything that life throws at you. And not only is it possible to 'just' succeed to what would be considered normal but also it is possible to exceed expectations of what is normally considered 'normal'.

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Recruiting for Sales Success

Anthony Cole Training

"Men wanted: For hazardous journey, Small wages, better cold, long months of complete darness, Constant danger, safe return doubtful. Honour and recognition in case of success.". This is the alleged ad placed by Ernest Shakleton as he planned to set sail from England on his ship - the Endurance - bound for Antarctica. I've just come back from the annual BISA (Bank Insuracne and Securities Association) conference in Hollywood, Florida.

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State of AI in Sales & Marketing 2025

AI adoption is reshaping sales and marketing. But is it delivering real results? We surveyed 1,000+ GTM professionals to find out. The data is clear: AI users report 47% higher productivity and an average of 12 hours saved per week. But leaders say mainstream AI tools still fall short on accuracy and business impact. Download the full report today to see how AI is being used — and where go-to-market professionals think there are gaps and opportunities.