Anthony Cole Training

MARCH 24, 2023

In part 1, I gave you a sample of how the ‘selling value’ discussions sounds. Prospect : W hy should I do business with you or your bank / company? Here it is again.

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Veloxy

JUNE 23, 2021

For most companies, selling virtually has become the new norm. And although some have taken to virtual selling like a fish to water, more and more businesses are struggling to adjust. So, how can we work on fixing a lot of these virtual selling challenges? 10 Steps to Building a Virtual Selling Team. Stop waiting.

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Iannarino

AUGUST 15, 2022

The most important thing you need to know about using LinkedIn for prospecting is what not to do. The social platforms require a different strategy, one that is based on a pull approach instead of a push approach.

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Iannarino

MAY 14, 2023

Those of us who have had the experience of selling in a highly commoditized industry adapt to the lack of differentiation. Even if your company does something different than your competitors, your prospective clients aren’t likely to find this compelling.

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Iannarino

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

In the chapter on Accountability, I wrote that you sell "outcomes," making the case that your prospective client isn't interested in your product or your service. In 2016, I published a book titled The Only Sales Guide You'll Ever Need. Instead, they want to reach an outcome, one that would improve their results.

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Iannarino

AUGUST 3, 2021

But if you’re not careful you can repel your prospective client, courtesy of the legacy approach to sales that creates no real value. The less valuable your conversation is with your prospective client, the more certain they are to abandon you as a potential partner. How to Avoid a Second Meeting.

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Anthony Cole Training

AUGUST 30, 2024

In 2005, I read Dave Kurlan’s book Baseline Selling. Dave took the fundamentals of effective selling and used the baseball diamond and baseball terminology to explain his sales process. Baseball today is essentially the same game that was formalized in New York around 1840, but we know that selling has changed considerably.

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Anthony Cole Training

MARCH 24, 2022

Do your lenders provide your prospects and clients with the consultative financial and business advice that establishes value and makes you rate-resistant? One of the areas where we are spending a significant amount of training time in 2022 is on sales negotiation strategies, value-based selling, as well as sales negotiation techniques.

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Anthony Cole Training

DECEMBER 5, 2024

In the old days of selling, closing was about what happens at the end of a client or prospect meeting did we get them to sign something, give us the green light, or seal the deal? The activity was about applying pressure on the buyer to make a decision NOW.

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Iannarino

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Selling is challenging enough without having to do it at a distance. While the combination of video and audio is better than audio alone, it doesn't come close to being in the room with your prospective client. However, post-pandemic, virtual selling is here to stay.

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Iannarino

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

This is often the case with insight-based selling and, in some ways, the entire modern sales approach. We use these tools because they allow us to achieve a desired result, one that benefits the prospective client by helping them change and improve their business. Insights and a provocative perspective are merely tools.

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Iannarino

JUNE 6, 2022

Selling isn't easy, even when you have experience. Eventually, those who treat selling as their craft instead of their job figure out how to sell effectively—winning deals and enjoying their work.

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Iannarino

SEPTEMBER 18, 2022

The idea behind needs-based selling is knowing what your client needs. While it is important to understand what your prospective client needs and why they need it, your solution may only be a part of what they require to reach their goals.

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Sales Gravy

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Value-Based Selling: One of the major challenges in sales is convincing prospects to see beyond the initial costs and focus on the long-term benefits. Attendees can network with peers, gain insights from successful speakers, and improve productivity, prospecting, and sales pipeline strategies.

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Iannarino

NOVEMBER 5, 2023

The first type, and arguably the most common, is a salesperson who needs something from their prospective client. We can divide salespeople into two types. The second type believes they can fulfill a client’s need.

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Sales Pop!

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Lifelong sales learner that I am, I’ve always been a voracious reader of selling books, posts, blogs, podcasts and the like. Birds of a selling feather, of course, flock together. So, I contacted 300 or so of my selling friends and asked for two insights that they would give to their younger selves. First, some background.

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Understanding the Sales Force

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

As I pivot to selling, please watch this two-minute video before continuing the article. When prospecting doesn’t take place on a daily basis, salespeople fail to build their pipelines. Whether you call it cold-calling, prospecting, outbound, or hunting, the name doesn’t change what it is or how difficult it is.

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Anthony Cole Training

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

If you consider all the things that you do as a salesperson throughout the day, you’ll notice you spend a lot of time virtually prospecting, qualifying, closing, and building relationships.

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Anthony Cole Training

APRIL 3, 2025

A comparison would be the introduction of the internet and the impact it had on selling. The information that consumers and businesses used to call or visit companies to attain became readily available at the prospects desk and fingertips.

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Anthony Cole Training

APRIL 10, 2025

There are entire books written about building trust in selling, but for today, we will focus on one key element that may seem quite ordinary and obvious but is actually a well-honed skill of highly successful salespeople. And that skill is: Find out what your client or prospect wants. How is that done?

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Sales Gravy

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Ask Jeb: How to Sell When Your Customer Has to Sell First Welcome to another Ask Jeb segment on the Sales Gravy Podcast! Im Jeb Blountbestselling author of Fanatical Prospecting, Objections, Sales EQ, and INKED. In other words, they must sell a project to their own clients before Zacks solution can come into play.

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Veloxy

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Account based selling is a B2B concept that has gained a lot of interest in recent times, but implementing it can feel rather daunting. Studies show that at least 94% of B2B teams have adopted account based selling in a bid to deliver improved buying experiences that lead to increased conversions and loyalty. It doesn’t have to.

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Sales Pop!

JANUARY 25, 2025

Selling online isnt what it used to be. Below, youll learn how to identify your unique selling points, communicate them effectively, and turn them into real sales advantages. Think about the problems your ideal customer is trying to solve and frame your unique selling points (USPs) as the solution. Make it relatable.

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Product Customers Real Estate Trust 257

Hubspot

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Sales is, in large part, the art of developing trust in a tight window — making credibility one of the most valuable assets you can have when engaging with prospects. To help you out on that front, we connected with some sales leaders for the strategies they leverage to establish themselves as credible, consultative resources for prospects.

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Iannarino

AUGUST 10, 2023

There is, however, one area where they do less: targeting their prospective clients. For these leaders, they believe that they need more. activity, more calls, more opportunities, and most of all, more emails.

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Iannarino

SEPTEMBER 10, 2022

Prospective buyers worry about what they don't know and what the salesperson is not saying. One reason clients may distrust salespeople is that they believe salespeople are hiding some inconvenient truth.

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Iannarino

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

The conversation is the only vehicle you have to create value for your prospective client. The truth is that the sales conversation is one of the largest variables of success. It's also the only way you create a preference to buy from you instead of from one of your many competitors.

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Hubspot

JANUARY 8, 2025

Youre selling something to someone who just wouldnt budge. Somehow, the deal slips through your fingers, and so does the prospect. If I just described a familiar struggle one you might know all too well Im here to share a solution that might be the answer to your prayers: Gap selling. Table of Contents: What is gap selling?

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Hubspot

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

A solid social selling strategy falls somewhere between “nice-to-have” and “need-to-have” in the modern sales landscape. Activities like prospect outreach, cultivating brand awareness, and online relationship building are all enhanced by social media — so having a solid presence on these platforms can really help your case.

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Hubspot

APRIL 30, 2025

Most salespeople face the same persistent challenge: Their prospects lack urgency. Once other potential customers learn the businesss salespeople are willing to discount heavily, its difficult to sell at full price. Company] is doing some really interesting things around [business area prospect is interested in]. The solution?

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Sales Gravy

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Ellie in Galveston, Texas, faces a scenario that many young sales professionals know all too well: How do you earn respect and project confidence when youre selling to people who are older and more experienced than you? As I reminded her, rarely will a prospect openly declare, I dont respect you because youre young.

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Iannarino

MARCH 23, 2023

Over time, as the external environment changes , sales organizations adapt their sales approach to match the needs of their prospective clients. They also adopt new sales strategies to improve their results. New technology changes how sales organizations go to market, but sometimes, a traditional approach gives way to a better approach.

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Hubspot

MARCH 12, 2025

SNAP Selling is designed to help you cut through the noise and make buying easier for prospects. Table of Contents What is SNAP selling? The 3 Decisions SNAP Selling Terms to Know How to Start SNAP Selling What is SNAP selling? I dont go there so their team can sell me random tools.

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