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The Solution vs. Budget Dilemma

Anthony Cole Training

There is an age-old debate about which came first, the chicken or the egg?

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9 Things Terribly Wrong With Sales Today: The Sales Tools

A Sales Guy

Sales is suffering from 9 brutal ills: Number 5 in this 9 part series. The Bro Culture , . Lack of Coaching. Too Product-Centric and Not Problem Centric. Not enough salespeople understand the game/rules of sales. Too much reliance on selling tools. Upcoming: Not enough training in the industry/space. Too much activity management. Little respect for prospects and buyers time.

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The Enormous Difference Between Success and Struggling

Anthony Iannarino

There are many differences between those who succeed and those who struggle. However, there is one difference that dominates the list, and this single factor may be the root cause of the others. The difference in succeeding and struggling is what you believe about the root cause of your challenges. Nothing Is My Fault. Those who struggle believe that nothing is their fault.

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Make Partnership Marketing the Next Tactical Step for Your Hotel

eTourism

After establishing your online marketing strategy, the next big step for your hotel is partnership marketing.

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State of AI in Sales & Marketing 2025

AI adoption is reshaping sales and marketing. But is it delivering real results? We surveyed 1,000+ GTM professionals to find out. The data is clear: AI users report 47% higher productivity and an average of 12 hours saved per week. But leaders say mainstream AI tools still fall short on accuracy and business impact. Download the full report today to see how AI is being used — and where go-to-market professionals think there are gaps and opportunities.

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You Cannot Win If You Have Already Lost in Your Mind

Anthony Iannarino

You cannot win if you have already lost in your mind. If you have given up and accepted defeat before you have even tried, you have eliminated the possibility of winning. The certainty that you cannot win becomes a self-fulling prophecy, and it becomes your reality. You Wouldn’t Want to Meet, Would You? When you expect your dream client to reject your request for a meeting, the contact will meet your expectations.

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How I Know What I Know About Selling

Anthony Iannarino

Recently, a salesperson asked me how I know the frameworks in my three books work, but particularly the ones in Eat Their Lunch and The Lost Art of Closing. I had a slide deck professionally designed. The outcome for this deck was answering the question, “Why should I do business with you and your company instead of my current supplier.” It worked well enough, allowing my team to tell our story (something marketing people find more valuable to clients than it is in practice).

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9 Powerful Ways to Help Your Clients and Create a Preference

Anthony Iannarino

The idea of creating value can easily be summed up as helping your clients. The more you help your clients, the greater their preference to work with—and buy from—you. Here are nine ways you help your clients and create a preference to work with you. Providing a New Vision of What’s Possible : You will often find your clients mired down in the status quo, sticking with the devil they know, and working to survive.

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The Monumental Value of Task List Bankruptcy

Anthony Iannarino

About once a year, I review all of my projects, initiatives, and tasks to determine what is still relevant. That description isn’t accurate enough to explain this process. The right way to say it is that I file a form of bankruptcy , admitting there is no possible way I am going to do everything I accumulated as projects, tasks, and interesting ideas over the last year.

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Why the Failure to Choose a Competitive Strategy Prevents Survival

Anthony Iannarino

Thomas Cook, the U.K. travel company, shuttered their operations this morning, leaving their clients and customers stranded, requiring the U.K. government’s help to get home. Whenever a business like this fails , there is always more than one factor to blame. There were financial deals that didn’t improve their competitive situation, but there is a more fundamental failure here, and one I have been pointing to for some time.

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