Anthony Cole Training

APRIL 23, 2020

Guest Blog Post from Gaia Hawkes.

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Cerebral Selling

APRIL 20, 2020

If you’re a salesperson, getting customers and prospects to respond to your outreach at the best of times can be challenging. In the past, I’ve spoken about some of the reasons why customers ignore your outreach , not the least of which are generic, drive-by pitches that far too many sellers still seem to use. I’ve also provided some tactical advice on how to get them to pay attention.

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SaaStr

APRIL 20, 2020

Never Quit If … 1. Never Quit If … You Have 10 Unaffiliated, Happy Paying Customers. And Aren’t Completely Out of Money. It’s almost impossible to get anyone to buy any new business web services. The last thing anyone needs is another CRM, another invoicing app, another quoting tool, another recruiting app, etc. You got 10 paying customers out of the ether, that aren’t your friends, folks that work at your old company, your old boss, etc.?

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Partners in Excellence

APRIL 23, 2020

We are experiencing the mother of all “trigger events.” No company, no community, no region is immune to the health and economic challenges created by the pandemic. We all have a compelling mandate to change. We–our people, our own organizations, our customers, our suppliers, our communities–are being forced to adapt and change.

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Speaker: Kevin Burke

AI is reshaping marketing and sales, empowering professionals to work smarter, faster, and more effectively. This webinar will provide a practical introduction to AI, focusing on its current applications, transformative potential, and strategies for successful implementation in your organization. Using real-world examples and actionable insights, we’ll examine how businesses are leveraging AI to increase efficiency, enhance personalization, and drive measurable results.

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Anthony Cole Training

APRIL 24, 2020

In this blog article, we discuss the similarities between the NFL Draft and hiring better salespeople and increasing sales. Like the draft, sales managers must do their best to discover if their potential candidate is a fit not only for the particular sales role, but the organization as well.

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Understanding the Sales Force

APRIL 20, 2020

They will begin reopening the economy in three phases, but with some restrictions. Sounds exciting, doesn't it? It's sure as heck much better than what we have today, but will it work? In this article, I'll explain why it won't work like they hope, and what must occur for the economy to thrive again.

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Partners in Excellence

APRIL 24, 2020

I don’t mean to be insensitive to the challenges we all face in dealing with the COVID 19 pandemic. We all are struggling, individually, community-wise, and organizationally to stay healthy, to cope, and understand how to move forward. As we look at our own companies, every organization has had to reset their plans to adjust to the new realities presented by this global health and economic crisis.

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Membrain

APRIL 22, 2020

The gig economy, improved technology, and cultural shifts have led to more and more employees working from home over the past decade. But nothing has driven that change as fast as the current coronavirus pandemic.

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Salesmate

APRIL 22, 2020

Imagine this, you are at a grocery store. You move ahead drifting a trolly with you. The first thing you want is a box of tissue. . Someone with an OCD has arranged a hundred boxes of tissue in a fine manner. You can see so many brands, so many colors, so many designs of tissue boxes. But, you pick one and turn it around…. And look at the price tag.

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SaaStr

APRIL 19, 2020

Q: What are the Pros and Cons of Seed Investing? Seed investing is a bit of a sucker bet. At least on a relative basis to other types of venture investing. What do I mean? Well, the “good news” for seed investing is you should have a much lower entry price than a Series A-B-C investor. I.e., the earlier you invest, the lower the price. But … the benefits of that lower price is balanced against taking more risk (seed is earlier), and often and importantly, by much lower ownership.

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Incorporating generative AI (gen AI) into your sales process can speed up your wins through improved efficiency, personalized customer interactions, and better informed decision- making. Gen AI is a game changer for busy salespeople and can reduce time-consuming tasks, such as customer research, note-taking, and writing emails, and provide insightful data analysis and recommendations.

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Partners in Excellence

APRIL 22, 2020

Over the past 5 or so years, it seems a large number of people think social media and social platforms are the future of sales and marketing. We’ve seen platforms like LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter skyrocket in terms of utilization. We (or at least I) get deluged with connection requests, followed by the inevitable prospecting messages.

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Sales Hacker

APRIL 21, 2020

Can you ever be sure you’re hiring the right salesperson? When I first wrote this article, we were in a very different place, with unemployment at an all-time low and sales hiring a top priority. Man oh man, how the world has changed so quickly! Whether your company has paused hiring, topgrading, still hiring, or will be in the future, having the right people for your business and stage will ALWAYS be a priority.

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Salesmate

APRIL 21, 2020

It is nerve-wracking for many to take the real estate agent test. However, that’s just a sneak peek into the challenging real estate world. . You might study and pass the exam, but surviving and being successful as a realtor would surely be a challenging task. 87% of Real Estate Agents Fail in the First 5 Years. Well, that’s scary! Isn’t it? I don’t intend to scare you, but we can’t even ignore the truth.

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SaaStr

APRIL 21, 2020

Q: What’s the Brutal Truth About Fundraising for Startups? The brutal truths are: Everyone wants to fund the same thing. The earlier stage you are, the more different folks will come to different conclusions based on very limited data. E.g., just the team. Or just a few customers. But almost everyone is still looking for the same thing. Unicorns.

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Partners in Excellence

APRIL 20, 2020

The current global health and economic crises have spawned 100’s of articles and webcasts about how sales, marketing, and business professionals should deal with the circumstances we find ourselves in. I’ve contributed my share of articles to that discussion. These articles all offer variants on the theme of, “What must we do to help our customers and our organizations manage through the current crises?

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Sales Hacker

APRIL 22, 2020

I have two skills that I haven’t needed to bust out for a long time. The first? I can ride a unicycle. I’ve actually never had a need for that skill. The second? I happen to have a knack for combining behavioral science with sales methodology to successfully help companies shift during times of uncertainty. Fortunately, that’s a skill I haven’t needed to use for twelve years, but here we are.

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Outreach

APRIL 20, 2020

How many times have you started an email or call with, “Hope all is well during these crazy times.” If you’re like me, you’re starting to hate yourself just a little bit more because of how much you’re repeating yourself on Zoom calls in an attempt to have a normal conversation during these crazy times (see, I did it again). The fact is, these are unprecedented times and we’re all trying to find ways to cope both personally and professionally.

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SaaStr

APRIL 23, 2020

By Kara Kennedy, G2 Director of Market Research. 88% of businesses have shifted to remote work due to the COVID-19 pandemic, leading us all into uncharted territory. G2’s research team wanted to better understand how the pandemic is impacting software spend and usage, so we conducted a survey to find out. We found that as customers grapple with how to support their teams and keep the lights on, they’re turning to new software tools to maintain their competitive edge.

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

As we look ahead to 2025, business intelligence and data analytics are set to play pivotal roles in shaping success. Organizations are already starting to face a host of transformative trends as the year comes to a close, including the integration of AI in data analytics, an increased emphasis on real-time data insights, and the growing importance of user experience in BI solutions.

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Hubspot

APRIL 23, 2020

When HubSpot surveyed a handful of business leaders within our customer base, we discovered that most expect to see "somewhat slower" or "much slower" growth in the next year as a result of the global pandemic and economic climate. Data from our more-than 70,000 global customer base supports business slowdown predictions. In the first few weeks of the crisis, we saw that while sales outreach has increased, response rates and deal volume dropped to new lows.

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InsightSquared

APRIL 21, 2020

Very quickly the world has been forced to communicate virtually. We are fortunate to be in constant communication with our coworkers, customers, and prospects using video sharing and other communication platforms. However, this practice, while not completely foreign, is not the norm for many businesses. There are certain hurdles to overcome if you want to keep your business running like a well-oiled machine. .

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Sales Hacker

APRIL 24, 2020

It doesn’t matter what company you work for; what stage you’re at in your sales career; or whether you prefer to use emails, phone calls, or LinkedIn messages when you’re prospecting — the biggest problem that all sales and customer success reps struggle with is still the same: ensuring your ideal prospects convert. According to Salesforce, an average of 58% of the deals in your pipeline will stall.

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The 5% Institute

APRIL 24, 2020

Selling services can sometimes feel a bit harder than selling other product types. Generally, when selling services, you’re selling the invisible; an intangible outcome or result of some kind. Compared to that of a physical product – people can see, hear or feel what they’re buying. That’s why when selling services, you need to have a slightly different format and process to close more consistently.

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

Are you curious about how artificial intelligence is reshaping sales coaching, learning, and development? Join Brendan Sweeney and Devyn Blume of Allego for an engaging new webinar exploring AI's transformative role in sales coaching and performance improvement! Brendan and Devyn will share actionable insights and strategies for integrating AI into coaching and development - ensuring personalized, effective, and scalable training!

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Hubspot

APRIL 23, 2020

So. you want to redesign your website. Maybe you just finished a brand overhaul or your product was recently updated. Whatever your reason, a redesign can be a huge success — or a total flop. It can also be a long and tedious undertaking, which is why every redesign needs to start with a clear vision and/or problem to solve. The better you are at defining that vision at the very beginning, the more successful your redesign will be — and the smoother the entire process will be as well.

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Score More Sales

APRIL 21, 2020

Will all your sales team go back to working out of the office?

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Sales Hacker

APRIL 23, 2020

The state of business and sales today is uncertain. We’re all talking about it, and we’re all doing our best to adjust to the current crisis. What we’re not talking about as much is the aftereffect of this crisis and prepping for what this will mean for sales. We hope everything will snap back as soon as possible when bans are lifted, and people can get back to in-office and face-to-face work.

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The 5% Institute

APRIL 23, 2020

Having great leadership in sales is extremely valuable, because it’ll help you with your communication, influence, and of course management skills. Although sales roles make up a large part of most countries’ employment, you’d be surprised to know (or perhaps aren’t) that leadership in sales isn’t something that’s widely taught. In this article, you’ll learn why leadership in sales is so valuable, as well as the five important lessons and habits performed by sales leaders.

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Hubspot

APRIL 21, 2020

In the marketing world, the infamous free content debate seems to be everlasting. "If we give away free content and information about the challenges our paid products and services resolve, then who will pay for what we're selling?". It's easy to understand why you might think about free content this way — after all, the goal of any business is to make a profit, so giving away free goodies would be crazy, right?

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criteria for success

APRIL 22, 2020

The following leadership risks are what set apart the great from the good. At Criteria for Success, we work with a lot of different companies. They operate in different industries, countries, states, and marketplaces. And, the best part of working with so many different businesses is that we get the opportunity to interact with their dynamic leadership teams.

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Membrain

APRIL 19, 2020

It’s a very scary time, with lots of uncertainty as we stay shuttered in place. We see deals in our sales pipeline postponed or disappearing. So, what do you do? You take action.

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Heinz Marketing

APRIL 24, 2020

By Lisa Heay , Marketing Planning Manager at Heinz Marketing. Your CMO walks over to your desk and tells you there is a board meeting next week and the leadership team needs to know what the ROI of that big event your team spent $100K on last quarter has been. Do you have that data ready? What if she asks how many qualified leads that event generated for the sales team?

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