Anthony Iannarino

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

I wrote a book on how to close complex B2B sales titled The Lost Art of Closing: Winning the 10 Commitments That Drive Sales. Opening is the new closing, which is to say, you will never close a deal you don’t first open. No more pushy sales tactics. This is the commitment to build consensus.

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Anthony Iannarino

AUGUST 11, 2020

One of the most significant changes in sales is the meaning of the word “closing.” In the past, sales leaders would suggest that they wanted to hire people who could close deals, asking the prospective client to buy, and getting ink on a contract.

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Anthony Iannarino

APRIL 11, 2019

I am unaware of any sales organization or salesperson who believes they can execute a “ one-call close ” in a complex sale, though I do believe there must be a few. With all the metrics we use to understand and improve sales, we never look at something so simple as how much time it takes to win a complex deal.

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A Sales Guy

MARCH 23, 2012

The sale process has always been part of the sales lexicon. The sales process is traditionally a linear set of stages outlining how a sale happens from beginning to end. Check out the video and corresponding ebook on the real sales cycle). Acquisition of Liquidity is the moment of close.

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Anthony Cole Training

NOVEMBER 19, 2012

They will uncover the appropriate information about money, the decision making process and they will certainly uncover the prospects ability AND willingness to undo any current relationships that might be providing a similar product or service as yours. This does not minimize the Closing DNA. Do you want my help?

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Anthony Cole Training

AUGUST 2, 2010

5 Direct Sales Activities that Lead to Sales Success? 7 More Sales Core Competencies. What’s Your Funniest Sales Story Ever? Sales Core Competencies I. Four ‘Have To’ Strategies for Closing Sales. Sales Core Competencies II. Maximize the Initial Sales Call: The 3 rules. Sale Process (2).

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Anthony Cole Training

AUGUST 27, 2010

5 Direct Sales Activities that Lead to Sales Success? 7 More Sales Core Competencies. What’s Your Funniest Sales Story Ever? Sales Core Competencies I. Four ‘Have To’ Strategies for Closing Sales. Sales Core Competencies II. Maximize the Initial Sales Call: The 3 rules. Sale Process (2).

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Hotel Business

JULY 24, 2024

“The resort’s features and location made for a highly competitive sales process, demonstrating the continuing strength of prime resort properties in markets like Jacksonville, where a vibrant, growing economy creates complementary demand drivers.”

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Hotel Business

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Thynk , a provider of hospitality commercial management solutions, and Cvent , a meetings, events and hospitality technology provider, have entered into a strategic partnership to “empower hotel and venue sales teams with the solutions they need to drive greater business results.”

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A Sales Guy

JULY 6, 2012

Today I’m going to talk about the lack of close dates or inaccurate close dates. Technically speaking you could say the lack of close dates or inaccurate close dates IS bad data and you’d be right. An accurate close is at the heart of a strong pipeline. sales reps feelings.

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Anthony Cole Training

MAY 16, 2011

5 Direct Sales Activities that Lead to Sales Success? 7 More Sales Core Competencies. What’s Your Funniest Sales Story Ever? Sales Core Competencies I. Four ‘Have To’ Strategies for Closing Sales. Sales Core Competencies II. Maximize the Initial Sales Call: The 3 rules. Sale Process (2).

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Lure Agency

JULY 20, 2023

Defining Roles During a conversation between Cory and Kristi, they discuss the disparities between sales managers and trusted advisors. Kristi says, “A sales manager is essentially an order taker who focuses solely on closing deals. ” Sales managers often compete on price, as it is their main selling point. .

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Anthony Cole Training

JULY 16, 2019

A majority of sales people are so happy to get in front of a prospect that they sometimes allow them to control the sales process.

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Anthony Cole Training

DECEMBER 18, 2018

When a company first starts out, there probably isn’t much of a sales process, or team, in place. The one or two advisors target prospects, introduce them to the company, and close deals according to their own preferred methods. While people and process usually precede systems, sales is somewhat of an exception.

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Hotel Business

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Mumford Company, a full-service hospitality brokerage advisory firm since 1978, has completed a number of deals this year to close a robust third quarter. In the last few weeks, the firms closed several deals representing a broad range of property types throughout the U.S.

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Anthony Cole Training

JULY 22, 2015

You would probably agree that the basics around what salespeople need to do to be successful hasn’t changed – they still must hunt, qualify and close. Are you still hunting with old technology or are you using Sales 2.0 And what about Closing? Phil, “How’s that workin’ for ya?”. How is your Hunting?

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Hotel Business

JANUARY 2, 2024

Benjamin Yelm, Marcus & Millichap’s broker of record in North Carolina, assisted in closing the transaction. This sale process confirmed that demand for leisure-driven hotels is still conditionally very strong,” said Hunter, SVP, investments, Marcus & Millichap.

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Hotel Business

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

The sale is expected to be completed in March and is subject to normal closing conditions. The company provides no assurances that the sale will be completed on these terms or at all. Excluding the anticipated capital spend, the sale price represents an 8.7% Ashford Hospitality Trust Inc. 2023 hotel EBITDA.

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Anthony Cole Training

SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

I just finished reading a chapter from the book – Harvard Business Review on Strategic Sales Management. The chapter is “Understanding What Your Sales Manager Is Up Against” by Barry Trailer and Jim Dickie. The various contributors always get me thinking and re-thinking about what I think I know about sales and sales management.

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Horizon Hospitality

APRIL 22, 2024

However, by using DISC and similar types of personality assessments , senior living sales leaders realize that the most successful professionals tend to be more aggressive. They are more likely to push the sales process forward and help sales leads to get off the fence.

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Anthony Iannarino

APRIL 3, 2019

Better might be, “What I have to share with you is valuable, even if you never do business with us. I have heard them say, “There is no way they are profitable at their pricing, and that isn’t a sustainable business model.” And yet, they have been in business for decades and show no signs of extinction. We have friends there.

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Anthony Iannarino

JULY 8, 2019

In the past, the word discovery was used to describe both a stage in the sales process as well as an outcome. Both the stage and the outcome described the process of asking clients to share their dissatisfaction with their results, their supplier, and their challenges. No more pushy sales tactics.

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Anthony Cole Training

JANUARY 10, 2014

CRM, as a sales enablement tool IS NOT SO important to sales success even though it does contribute, aid, help and enable sales people to manage prospects and accounts. But, clearly it has little or nothing to do with the execution of the sales process - from finding prospects to getting them to make a decision to buy from you.

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Lure Agency

AUGUST 23, 2022

They are responsible for bringing in new business and keeping existing customers satisfied. The hotel sales process can be complex, but it doesn’t have to be mysterious. The InnSync Show’s Cory Falter recently chatted with Tammy Gillis, sales performance expert from Gillis Consulting and Training , Inc.,

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Hotel Business

APRIL 29, 2024

has closed on the sale of the 85-room Hampton Inn Lawrenceville in Lawrenceville, GA, for $8.1 The sale price represented a 6% capitalization rate on trailing 12-month net operating income through March. Ashford Hospitality Trust Inc. million ($95,300 per key). ” The post Ashford Trust sells Georgia Hampton Inn for $8.1M

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Anthony Cole Training

JANUARY 19, 2015

If your sales team isn''t performing as expected, you must ask the question - Why? Not closing enough. Sales taking too long. The companies who have had the most success with our programming have followed the process: Test, Train and Track. Can we generate more new business? Can we shorten our sales cycle?

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Anthony Iannarino

APRIL 21, 2019

We spend too few hours face to face, and we spend too much time communicating to each other in mediums incapable of producing the outcomes we want, helping them solve their problems, and in doing so, winning their business. In the business-to-consumer market, this is the Holy Grail. No more pushy sales tactics.

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Anthony Cole Training

MAY 1, 2015

Look at why others are doing business with you. It’s a critical part of every effective sales process, and yet, sometimes that very discussion causes us to get “off track” and lose focus on the objective of the call. Realize that there can be times where making a price-based sale could be bad for your business.

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Anthony Cole Training

OCTOBER 20, 2014

I’ve been in the sales and sales management consulting business for 21 years. Prior to that, I was an insurance wholesaler, an insurance agent, a Nautilus Regional Sales Manager, a Nautilus Regional Sales Rep and collegiate athletic coach. I will illustrate this “secret” based on my last 4 sales. Guaranteed!

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Anthony Iannarino

NOVEMBER 2, 2019

We very much like our linear processes, the sales process, or our best plan for what you need to do to create and win opportunities. Most sales processes pay little attention to the buyer’s process, neglecting factors like how compelled to change are the individual buyer’s stakeholders.

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Anthony Iannarino

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

You are going to engage with prospective clients who are more than willing to explore change with you, the second of the ten commitments you will find in The Lost Art of Closing: Winning the 10 Commitments That Drive Sales. No more pushy sales tactics. No more pushy sales tactics. appeared first on The Sales Blog.

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Hotel Business

APRIL 6, 2023

A well-run investment sales process creates competition and leverage for the seller, which provides the best available price, speed and certainty from potential purchasers. Without a process, a seller is frequently leaving significant money on the table and will never know if a better deal was available.

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Anthony Iannarino

MAY 18, 2019

I made cold calls out of the phone book, more specifically, the business section of the white pages. Others believe Monday means business, preferring to book their meetings as early in the week as possible. Get my 2nd book: The Lost Art of Closing. "In The second best time to prospect is now. Essential Reading!

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Anthony Iannarino

APRIL 29, 2019

Who do you need to call to let them know you care about them and their business and that you are thinking about them? Who do you need to thank for giving you their business, helping you with a challenge, or providing you with the advice you needed to get unstuck? Get my 2nd book: The Lost Art of Closing. "In Essential Reading!

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Anthony Iannarino

OCTOBER 30, 2019

When Neil Rackham wrote SPIN Selling in 1988, salespeople were taught to ask two kinds of questions, open-ended questions that required their prospects to provide information, and closed-ended questions that required a yes or no answer. The close-ended questions being used to teach salespeople to tie-down their prospects and close them.

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Anthony Iannarino

JUNE 29, 2019

Learn Anthony's core strategies & tactics for sales success at any level with The Only Sales Guide You'll Ever Need. But it is even more important that you understand the intersection between your business and your dream client’s business. Instead, business acumen is sales acumen. Essential Reading!

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Anthony Cole Training

JANUARY 16, 2012

5 Direct Sales Activities that Lead to Sales Success? 7 More Sales Core Competencies. What’s Your Funniest Sales Story Ever? Sales Core Competencies I. Four ‘Have To’ Strategies for Closing Sales. Sales Core Competencies II. Maximize the Initial Sales Call: The 3 rules. Sale Process (2).

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