Closing Pipeline Sales Leadership 
A Sales Guy
JUNE 28, 2012
The sales pipeline is the most important sales management tool there is. Everything happens in the pipeline, or at least it should. The sales pipeline is like the hard drive of a computer. The key to fast and efficient sales pipeline is preventing crap from clogging it up. Inaccurate data.
A Sales Guy
APRIL 16, 2014
What do your sales pipeline stages look like? Are they working, does your pipeline tell you what you need to know? If you’re like most sales organizations your pipeline stages are average. They do just enough for you to track sales, to manage opportunities and to provide a rough forecast.
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A Sales Guy
JULY 2, 2012
This is a follow up to my post last week on moving things through the pipeline. Keeping deals and opportunities moving through the pipeline is one of the most critical parts of a sales leaders job. Sales teams have hundreds of active and inactive deals in the pipeline at any giving time. You can read it here.
A Sales Guy
JULY 11, 2012
Shitty sales management can kill pipeline movement. As sales leaders, we spend so much of our time evaluating our teams and the individuals on them, we often forget that our s**t can stink too. The place I see sales management fail the most (just behind hiring “A” players) is pipeline management.
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. Sales Force (5).
A Sales Guy
AUGUST 2, 2013
Winning Percentage: What percentage of opportunities does the sales rep close? A higher winning percentage suggests an impressive ability to qualify or add substantial value to the sale. How long do deals sit in the pipeline? How good is the sales rep at knowing when to stop working a deal and close it?
Anthony Cole Training
JANUARY 19, 2015
Sales teams perform based on two inputs - effort and execution. If your sales team isn''t performing as expected, you must ask the question - Why? Chances are you won''t know for sure but you can describe the symptoms: Anemic pipeline. Not closing enough. Sales taking too long. Can we close more sales?
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