September, 2014

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Do You Have a Recipe for Sales Management Success?

Anthony Cole Training

'I’ve been trying to find a way to tie cooking to sales management. I love to cook (and eat) and I love selling and coaching sales management. I often tie sports stories, analogies and themes to sales and sales management, and I generally have at least one in the crowd that doesn’t/cannot relate because they have not played sports or are just simply not into sports.

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Can You Sell Yourself?

A Sales Guy

'I know you know you’re good at selling. But HOW do you know? What makes you so good? What is it specifically about how you sell that makes you so good? What is your sales philosophy ? What is your sales approach? What are your sales liabilities? What makes your prospecting so good? What makes your engagement skills so good? What is about how you sell that makes you good, I mean really good?

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How To Kick-Start Your Rich Media SEO Plan

eTourism

Images and video have appeared in search results for some time now, but often, rich media of this type is very much an afterthought when it comes to search engine optimisation.

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What is YOUR High Payoff Sales Activity?

Anthony Cole Training

'Today is the first day of my renewed focus on High Payoff Activities (HPOA ) - those activities in sales and sales management, that when done well and done consistently, drive sales results to our company. There are just 5 steps to making this process of “focus” work and work well. Recognize that the problem exists. Identify the HPOA (High Payoff Activities) and the LPOA (Low Payoff Activities).

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Don't Let AI Pass You By: The New Era of Personalized Sales Coaching & Development

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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Is Your Sales Customer Experience Twice As Good?

Anthony Cole Training

'I don’t remember how old I was. I couldn’t have been more than 9 or so, but I remember I asked my dad for a quarter to buy some candy. He gave me the quarter. We were at my brother Ray’s football game and so I went to the concession stand, looked at the prices of candy and bought 5 – yes, count them – 5 Three Musketeers candy bars. Don’t tell me you wouldn’t have done the same!

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The Selling Process – Do We Have It Right?

Anthony Cole Training

'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. I enjoy reading HBR publications even though some of the research findings they provide are way over my head. 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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Sales Managers - Are You Thinking Presidentially?

Anthony Cole Training

'Not the Obama, Bush, Lincoln, Washington kind of presidential. More like the presidential thinking of Larry Ellison, Alan Mulally, and Beth Mooney. All are or were chiefs, and, at one time, were also presidents. But, prior to that, at some time in their careers, they were managers of something. What separated them, I’m guessing, is that they thought presidentially - they looked at the role of manager through the eyes of a president.

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"American Icon" Has It Right for Sales Managers

Anthony Cole Training

'Alan Mulally was an unlikely hero in American Industry when he took over Ford in 2006. Not unlikely because he was unqualified, but because he wasn’t a car guy. If you read the book, American Icon , you will enjoy a great story about guts, determination as well as unbelievable leadership and management. I started reading the book about 18 months ago, but then got sidetracked by other books and my own business needs.

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Assets Under Management – A Sales Leaders Job!

Anthony Cole Training

'I hate calling people “assets” or “human capital”. They are people that take on careers to help them and their families achieve very specific personal goals. They do not take on careers, professions and jobs to further the growth of the company that hires them. However, I was reading an article in Fast Company today about a diagnostic tool to help determine problems of the heart.

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Assets Under Management – A Sales Leader's Job!

Anthony Cole Training

'I hate calling people “assets” or “human capital”. They are people that take on careers to help them and their families achieve very specific personal goals. They do not take on careers, professions and jobs to further the growth of the company that hires them. However, I was reading an article in Fast Company today about a diagnostic tool to help determine problems of the heart.

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How to Stay Competitive in the Evolving State of Martech

Marketing technology is essential for B2B marketers to stay competitive in a rapidly changing digital landscape — and with 53% of marketers experiencing legacy technology issues and limitations, they’re researching innovations to expand and refine their technology stacks. To help practitioners keep up with the rapidly evolving martech landscape, this special report will discuss: How practitioners are integrating technologies and systems to encourage information-sharing between departments and pr

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Don’t Ever Trust This Sales Person

A Sales Guy

'When I ask a waitperson what they think about a dish, if they say it’s excellent, I say great and I then ask about another menu item. If they say that one is good too, I then ask about another. If the waiter also says that one is good, I switch my approach and ask, what’s not good. If they say everything is good, I get pissed inside and dismiss them and their responses.

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The Best Infographic In The World For Sales People Who Struggle With Price

A Sales Guy

'If you’re someone who struggles with price, check out this info graphic. Pay close attention to the iPhone’s price in relationship to all the other phones over time. What do you see? The iPhone is by far the most expensive smartphone on the market. It gets more expensive every year in comparison to the competition. And, There are almost NO lower price options in the iPhone product line, yet Apple sells more smart phones than anyone else in the world, except Samsung.

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Switching From The Competition

A Sales Guy

'I’m a RedBull drinker. I don’t do Monster or 5 Hour Energy. I’m a Mac (Apple) guy, not much of a fan of Microsoft or Android. I’m on my second Audi and have never had a BMW or a Mercedes. I’ve been with AT&T for 15 of the last 17 years. I fly United 99% of the time. I’m pretty happy with the choices I make and I’m a fairly loyal customer, but in spite of my loyalty, there is always a little fire inside me that is open to something else.

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Funny How, Funny Like A Clown? Do I Amuse You?

A Sales Guy

'One of the best movie lines ever is Joe Pesci’s from Good Fellas. “Funny how? I mean, funny like I’m a clown? I amuse you? I make you laugh?” In my world, I don’t care how you’re funny, like a clown, like a comedian, like a comic, as long as you’re funny. When it comes to being funny, in the world of sales and business, Stu Heinecke amuses me.

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Diving into Diversity: Decoding the Foundations of Inclusion in Hospitality Talent Acquisition

Speaker: Lauren Fernandez - CEO & Founder, Full Course

Companies all over the world, including Marriot International and Hilton Worldwide, are aware of the value of including DEI in their talent acquisition strategy. However, despite these initiatives, there is still plenty that the hospitality sector can do to promote DEI. When comparing the hospitality industries in India, Iraq, the UK, and the US, you will see that there is a consistent underrepresentation of persons from different ethnic, gender, and disability origins across all levels of the i

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What Leaders Should Do, But Don’t!

A Sales Guy

'Watching the Dallas Cowboys, New Orleans Saints game the other night reminded me of the Drew Breeze trade from the San Diego Chargers back in 2005. For you non-football fans or those of you who don’t remember, Drew was traded to New Orleans after the 2005 season in which he broke his shoulder. As a result, San Diego ships him off to New Orleans and Philip Rivers becomes San Diego’s new starting quarterback.

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What’s Your Mission?

A Sales Guy

'Seth Godin had a killer post the other day called, I Made It My Mission. It was phenomenal. In typical Godin style, he got right to the point and made impact. It had more to do with hiring than sales in general, so I posted my thoughts over on the A Sales Guy Recruiting blog, rather than here. Go check it out. I love when people make something their mission.

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In The Trenches

A Sales Guy

'I’m gonna be in the trenches today and I’m excited about it. I’m currently consulting with one of the big broadband providers and I’m gonna be walking the streets with their door to door sales team. I know, there are still door to door sales people, can you believe it? This is going to be very interesting. When I was a kid, I was the king of door to door sales.

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Apple Watch Unveiled

eTourism

The Apple Watch was unveiled in a live event in California last week, alongside a preview of the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus. Set to go on sale early next year, the highly anticipated product is Apple's first all-new design since the original iPad in 2010.

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A Buyer’s Guide to Future-Proofing Your Restaurant Tech Stack

The race to 100% digital is on. With the restaurant industry still in the early innings of its digital transformation, brands need an airtight strategy when it comes to building out their tech stack. Download the buyer’s guide to learn where to prioritize your efforts and get the most out of every investment.

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5 Tips for Better Organic Traffic Analysis

eTourism

Google Analytics is one of the best tools out there for getting to grips with your website metrics, but if you haven't set it up correctly, all you'll achieve is inaccurate data and incorrect conclusions about how your organic traffic converts.

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How To Improve Your Social Customer Service

eTourism

Responding to your guests on social media is now an essential component of customer service and your online reputation hinges on getting it right.

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3 Bad Blogging Habits To Break Today

eTourism

In life, old habits die hard. And in blogging, they can be just as difficult to break.

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4 Crucial Reasons Why Your Resort Needs a Responsive Website

eTourism

There's no denying it: you need a mobile-optimised site.

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Beyond The Meeting Room: Luxury Magazine Resource

Escape into a world of luxury and dive into the future of tech, fun takes on the American pastime, and many inspirational individuals. With engaging reports on fashion, food, travel, finance, sports, and more, download now and enjoy the read!