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The Sales Game: 10 Lessons for Winning & Losing

Anthony Cole Training

I am talking about the Michigan, Ohio State rivalry football game played November 26, 2022. It has been almost a month ago, but real fans will remember. It was a game for 45 minutes and then it wasn’t. Up for grabs was the Big Ten Football Championship Game and a shot at being in the NCAA football playoffs.

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What is the Most Powerful Management Question Ever?

Anthony Cole Training

An ardent Michigan State Football beat writer asked this question during the Big 10 media day. And you’re 1-5 against Michigan State and Ohio State. And you’re 1-5 against Michigan State and Ohio State. And you’re 1-5 against Michigan State and Ohio State. Maybe in all of college football.

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How to Start a Cold Email: The Best Subject & Opening Lines

Veloxy

I found a prospect who graduated with two degrees from the University of Michigan. I quickly used this information to craft the following subject line: Will Michigan beat OSU again? Now that you’ve spent two minutes reviewing the prospect’s account intel and LinkedIn profile, you can add even more curiosity by asking a question.

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GTM 69: Behind the Scenes on Building and Selling Wisely for $187 Million with Mike Vichich

Sales Hacker

He resides in Ann Arbor, Michigan with his wife and three sons. Currently contemplating his next move, it will involve embarking on the journey of being a second-time founder. With the experience of building Wisely under his belt, he is looking to avoid making mistakes from his first venture and avoid common traps.

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GTM 80: AI in GTM Deep Dive | Overcoming Analysis Paralysis and Tactical Use Cases with Andy Jolls

Sales Hacker

He’s also a proud alum of Michigan and Northwestern. He’s been a B2B leader in businesses from pre-revenue to $600MM. Andy co-Chairs the CMO group for Pavilion (6000+ GTM leaders) and is active in several marketing communities. He began his ML/AI journey several years ago and has been working in Generative AI since August 2022.

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The Secrets to Building a World-Class, $2.3 Billion Inside Sales Team (Video + Transcript)

SaaStr

Duo Security is an Ann Arbor, Michigan based cyber-security startup. I attended the University of Michigan for college. Well, let’s go to the business school at Michigan.” We ended up capturing 92% of this health care market share within the state of Michigan. sales team. It was a pivotal moment.

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PODCAST 123: How to Go From a Transactional Model to a Subscription Model with Brandon Meyers

Sales Hacker

Brandon Meyers: I grew up in Grand Rapids, Michigan, a Midwest town. ” And so just kind of looking at Michigan and the economy in Michigan at that time, there really wasn’t much to strive for. There’s the furniture industry in Michigan, and then the auto industry in Michigan. Sam’s Corner [40:51].

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