Anthony Cole Training

JUNE 30, 2014

'I don’t know if this has ever happened to you, but occasionally I send out an email without the attachment. What is interesting here is that the sender replies that they didn’t get it, I deny it, go back to my email sent folder to validate that I did it and I sent it out… only to find out that Oops! I did it again. There’s no little paper clip in the corner which informs me that, once again, I failed to execute my email process completely.

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A Sales Guy

JUNE 19, 2014

'I’ve talked about the importance of creativity on this blog a bazillion times. Creativity is the killer differentiator. It’s what separates the average from the bad ass. In many cases being creative however takes guts most people don’t have. Could you do this if you were a flight attendant? A better question, would your company let you do this?

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Partners in Excellence

JUNE 25, 2014

'We often wonder why we aren’t making progress. Our results aren’t improving, we don’t seem to be growing. We may be doing OK, but we aren’t doing great, we just get by. If we really want to excel, if we want to outperform others, we have to take risks, we have to do things we’ve not done before, we have to make mistakes.

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ConversionXL

JUNE 3, 2014

'According to the latest data by Wingify , makers of Visual Website Optimizer , almost 30% of all A/B tests their customers are running are CTA button tests. What is even more interesting, is that only one in seven A/B test campaigns produces a statistically significant improvement. But when it does produce a significant improvement; the average increase is 49%.

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Understanding the Sales Force

JUNE 20, 2014

'Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan I subscribe to several newsletters written by medical doctors who practice natural medicine. They not only provide healthy nutritional advice and natural cures, but also expose the mainstream media, doctors, FDA and pharma for pulling the wool over our eyes and publishing so much misinformation. And the misinformation is killing people!

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The Sales Hunter

JUNE 10, 2014

'In the sales profession, one of the touchiest subjects is price. I rarely run into a salesperson or sales manager who does not want to discuss price. Arguments are varied, but in the end they are centered around one core contention: The price point is a big reason for lost sales. The argument of price […].

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A Sales Guy

JUNE 3, 2014

'There is an old adage that says; people don’t buy products or services, they buy you. I call bull s**t. People buy solutions, fixes and opportunities. People buy change, change that makes their world a better place. They don’t buy the people selling. But. With that said, people won’t buy from you if you’re an a **e, dishonest, inconsiderate, unprepared, unknowledgeable, selfish, curt, combative, demeaning, unhelpful, distant, self-absorbed, mean, egotistical, unfocused

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Partners in Excellence

JUNE 26, 2014

'For those of you that know me, this won’t be a stunning confession, but I really struggle with my impatience. I try to rein it in–I’ve stopped tapping my pen, incessantly, on tables in meetings (though my legs are bouncing up and down under the table). I’ve learned to count to 10–well maybe 100, before jumping in on a review.

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ConversionXL

JUNE 17, 2014

'Most conversation about social media strategy sucks. Write compelling headlines, use interesting photos, follow “influencers” Pfffft… what a crock of s**t. I’m going to blow the doors wide open on why most social media marketing strategies are garbage & why even the halfway decent ones still aren’t nearly as effective as they could be.

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Understanding the Sales Force

JUNE 4, 2014

'Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan The Selling Power Blog published a new article of mine, The Top 10 Steps Salespeople Can Take to Improve. The article includes a really terrific video on the importance of tonality. I thought it would be helpful to expand on item #5, Persistence, because selling requires more persistence than ever before.

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Speaker: Jay Allardyce, Deepak Vittal, Terrence Sheflin, and Mahyar Ghasemali

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Closing Bigger

JUNE 26, 2014

'Fear can often be our friend. It’s what has kept us alive as humans for many millennia. We are wired to be full of fear when we sense a threat in our environment. It’s what makes us think twice about climbing a rock face without a rope or jumping off a bridge just for the fun of it. As a sales person, a little bit of fear can give you an edge and make sure you prepare for your big presentation or pitch.

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Anthony Cole Training

JUNE 16, 2014

'Prospecting, prospecting, prospecting. I may have shared this story in the past, if so, I apologize. But it''s a very good story. I was in my second year of my insurance career with National Life of Vermont. This event took place at the Cincinnati Association of Life Underwriters Annual Recognition Holiday Dinner. It was held at Western Hills Country Club, here in Cincinnati.

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A Sales Guy

JUNE 30, 2014

'This is a guest post from Mark Roberge, Chief Revenue Officer at Hubspot. Mark has done some amazing things at Hubspot and the data they’ve been gathering on sales and marketing is impressive. This post on email timing is a great example of connecting with prospects. I hope you like it. Break it down Mark – This is an actual email thread I had with the VP of Global Sales Operations at a $10B+ revenue company.

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Partners in Excellence

JUNE 1, 2014

'I wrote, How Can We Deliver Insights Without Critical Thinking Skills? Along with Mike Kunkle’s 22nd Century Selling Skills presentation, it’s stirred up some interesting discussions. My friend, Gary Hart , stirred the pot a little by posing the question, “Is there an ROI in developing critical thinking skills?” I think it’s an awesome question, I think unconsciously, that may be in the minds of many business and sales leaders as they look for solutions to help

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Speaker: Brendan Sweeney, VP of Sales & Devyn Blume, Sr. Account Executive

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ConversionXL

JUNE 17, 2014

'Most conversation about social media strategy sucks. Write compelling headlines, use interesting photos, follow “influencers” Pfffft… what a crock of s**t. I’m going to blow the doors wide open on why most social media marketing strategies are garbage & why even the halfway decent ones still aren’t nearly as effective as they could be.

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Networking Follow-up Lead generation Conversion 127

The Sales Hunter

JUNE 3, 2014

'Sure, these are tips for graduating seniors. Honestly, though, I think they are tips for the rest of us as well. Here goes… 1. You will become whom you choose to associate with. The best way to be successful is to spend time with successful people. If you wanted to play football, you wouldn’t hang […].

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Understanding the Sales Force

JUNE 9, 2014

'Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan When you speak at as many events as I have over the past 3 decades you come to expect certain things. As you consider each of the following scenarios, try to make a comparison as to how it might compare with the sales calls and presentations you make to groups: Scenario 1: When I am the keynote speaker at an event, people have much higher expectations of me as a speaker, the entertainment factor, and the potential take aways from my topic.

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Anthony Cole Training

JUNE 17, 2014

'Let''s start today by looking at a couple findings from the Objective Management Group Sales Force Evaluation: Will Prospect. Prospects Consistently. The difference between the two findings is this: Will Prospect - this is a sales person that will prospect as long as they are managed to do so. Prospects Consistently - this is the person that realizes that hunting/prospecting IS THE JOB and they do this with or without your supervision.

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Speaker: Laura Noonan, Chief Revenue Officer at CallFinder + Angie Kronlage, Director of Program Success at Working Solutions + April Wiita, Vice President of Program Success at Working Solutions

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A Sales Guy

JUNE 15, 2014

'You’ve got to watch this video. Not only is it cute, but this little s**t is persistant. He just keeps coming and coming, not matter what his zoo keepers throw at him. Persistence, determination, grit, stick-tuitiveness, or what ever you want to call it, is at the core of all successful people and sales people, good sales people personify it.

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Partners in Excellence

JUNE 12, 2014

'Everyone I encounter is very busy. Virtually everyone I meet works long hours. Their schedules are filled with meetings, calls, all sorts of things. Many people seem to wear their “busyness” as a badge of honor, as if “real business people do a dozen meetings a day, handle 300 emails and make a dozen phone calls.” They seem to look down on those that don’t.

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ConversionXL

JUNE 17, 2014

'Most conversation about social media strategy sucks. Write compelling headlines, use interesting photos, follow “influencers” Pfffft… what a crock of s**t. I’m going to blow the doors wide open on why most social media marketing strategies are garbage & why even the halfway decent ones still aren’t nearly as effective as they could be.

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Networking Follow-up Lead generation Conversion 126

The Sales Hunter

JUNE 24, 2014

'Whenever a salesperson asks me about the “best” time to implement a price increase, my quick answer is, “Right now!” Of course, after I say this, the salesperson wants me to back up my response, which is a good opportunity for me to tell them that whenever they take a rate increase, how they do […].

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Understanding the Sales Force

JUNE 2, 2014

'Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan HR Directors love our sales candidate assessments because when they finally learn to select the right salespeople their job becomes easier and they become heroes! Promises of great success would lead you to believe that this is not a difficult sale but it doesn''t always go that smoothly. Today there are two classes of HR Directors working at companies.

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Anthony Cole Training

JUNE 10, 2014

'Ok, so are you one of those busy execs or sales people who continually conduct business or meeting while talking and driving? Well, if you are, you might be headed for a "sales collision.". If you have seen my previous messages, you know that I taught my daughter to drive. I taught her the right habits and gave her an opportunity to practice those habits.

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A Sales Guy

JUNE 13, 2014

'Selling is more than the numbers. It’s more than quota. It’s more than pipeline and conversion percentages. Sales is more than dollars that exchange hands. Yet we dedicate crazy amounts of time to these very things. To sell we have to connect with the pain of our buyers. To sell means we’ve connected with the challenges our prospects face.

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Partners in Excellence

JUNE 29, 2014

'The other day, Jim Keenan and I were chatting about a number of things (mostly my envy of his upcoming ski vacation at “Bump School.”) We started talking about productivity tools—some that each of us were using and some errors we see customers making. After our conversation, I started reflecting on the unintended consequences of many of our efficiency initiatives.

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ConversionXL

JUNE 26, 2014

'It’s a well known fact that most people do not buy from you on their first visit. But what exactly does “most people” mean? According to SeeWhy’s extensive research , “most people” means about 99%. Sure, they’re talking about eCommerce sites, but still, it raises a very interesting question, “If 99% of people won’t buy on the first visit… how then can we get them to return for a second visit?

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Score More Sales

JUNE 30, 2014

'To win in sales you, and your company, need a recipe for success. The ingredients to win in sales must be pure and of high quality to create a great, high-end, finished product. Here is what we believe it takes to compete with a strong solid sales team that closes the right deals with great sales velocity. Keep it Simple – the very best repeatable recipes are the ones that are simple to make.

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Understanding the Sales Force

JUNE 11, 2014

'Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan I read somewhere that data was the key to boosting sales. Really? Says who? When you look into the "who" it should come as no surprise that it''s the companies that provide data analytics that say so. Don''t get me wrong - data, and especially the right data, can be very useful. But data, by itself, doesn''t boost anything.

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Anthony Cole Training

JUNE 11, 2014

'A guest blog post by Walt Gerano, Sales Development Expert. Growing up, I remember, just before the 11o’clock news came on, there was a message on the screen that asked the question, “It’s 11 o’clock - do you know where your kids are?” Well, it’s the middle of June and my question is, “Do you know where your business plan is?" Do you know where you stand?

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