Anthony Cole Training
FEBRUARY 5, 2013
I'm not sure if the word "dilemma" or "problem" best describes what I'm trying to say. It's like trying to compare the words commitment and resolution. I'm reading the book, "Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln" , and on page 54, Lincoln is quoted as saying: "Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other one thing.".
A Sales Guy
MAY 28, 2013
'I am well aware this post is going to rile some feathers. Yup, I know it’s controversial. I know some of you aren’t going to like it. It’s one of those posts that just touches too close to home for many. I get it. With that said, I will also qualify this post with the statement that I have no empircal data to support my believe. Although I believe very strongly in my theory or hypothesis, I have little evidence to back it up so therefore if you don’t like what I say then
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eTourism
NOVEMBER 12, 2013
If you've ever daydreamt about sitting back and letting someone else do all your marketing for you, implementing a marketing automation system could be the answer. Well, almost.
Anthony Cole Training
MARCH 5, 2013
Predicting sales success is something that many companies attempt to do, but they still struggle with forecasting accuracy. Over the last 10+ years, tools like SalesForce.com, ACT, SalesLogic and Base have been developed that provide capabilities for sales management and finance to gather data, gain insight, manage sales opportunities and predicit future sales success.
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Anthony Cole Training
FEBRUARY 21, 2013
Learning about sales and selling is one of the things I enjoy most about what I do. When I started my personal quest to improve my understanding of sales, my ability to execute a sales process effectively and to ultimately improve my sales results, there was much for me to learn. My first introduction into sales was with Nautilus Equipment Inc. in Dallas, Texas.
Anthony Cole Training
AUGUST 9, 2013
'Your sales people are probably focusing on the wrong thing(s) when meeting with new prospects. But.it isn''t their fault. From the time they join your organization, you teach them, or reinforce with them, that in order to persuade a prospect to buy, they must be able to effectively communicate a unique selling proposal, a competitive edge, or a dazzling 30-second commercial.
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Anthony Cole Training
SEPTEMBER 4, 2013
'Sales people have to prospect! At least that was the case in 1983 when I was selling Nautilus exercise equipment, and it still is today even as president of Anthony Cole Training Group. I know this is not a great revelation, and you are probably wondering why I would even add this to the list of truths about sales people. Honestly, I have to say I''m confused by this.
Anthony Cole Training
MARCH 19, 2013
BISA is the Bank Insurance and Securities Association. During their annual conference, many topics, methods, strategies, and product evaluations are presented and discussed. There are several GREAT speakers in the general sessions, but it is not a conference where you will find constant discussions about the art and science of selling or sales management.
Anthony Cole Training
APRIL 17, 2013
'Sales don''t just "happen". At least, not in my business nor in the companies that I have the opportunity to work with. Over the last 20 years of partnering with sales organizations from coast to coast, from large metropolitan areas to small cities, sales have to be generated not merely collected. Sales have drivers, leading indicators and activities that, when executed at the right amount and the right way, will generate sales results.
Anthony Cole Training
JANUARY 24, 2013
By Mark Trinkle, Sales Development Expert, Anthony Cole Training Group. “I’d rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints….only the good die young”. Our sales brew today is all about celebrating Global Belly Laugh Day. Yep, you can Google it if you want. January 24 th is Global Belly Laugh Day. So, what does laughter have to do with selling?
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Anthony Cole Training
OCTOBER 31, 2013
'How do you go about finding sales talent? What challenges have you had trying to hire better sales people? When you replace someone, because they leave or you let them go, is the replacement better, the same or worse than the recently departed? At Anthony Cole Training Group, we spend a lot of time helping presidents of organizations answer the burning platform question: How do I drive consistent sales growth?
Anthony Cole Training
JULY 18, 2013
'Regardless of where your sales people are on the bell curve, they can get better. My good friend at Alliant Insurance Services, Ron Stewart, shared this piece of wisdom with me in our very first meeting: "Just because they aren''t sick doesn''t mean they can''t get better.". Over the last 20 years at Anthony Cole Training Group, I''ve been privileged to work with thousands of sales people.
Anthony Cole Training
MARCH 28, 2013
By Bob Wehrmeyer © 2013 Wehr Publishing. All Rights Reserved. I started doing yoga about 10 years ago and now I am a believer. I also like to lift weights, run and play basketball. Actually, I no longer really play basketball. I am more of a basketball watcher. But since I used to play basketball, I get to claim watching as a form of exercise. Generally, regular exercise is important to me, and I have been fortunate enough to make it a regular part of my life.
Anthony Cole Training
JUNE 11, 2013
'Over the years, I have been very fortunate to work with a lot of very successful companies in many industries across the US. Over the years, I have found some very common responses to our sales and sales management training programs. Some of the responses I would consider legitimate and reasonable; others I put in the category of myths. Our standard operating procedure of beginning our work with a client is to evaluate their sales organization.
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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
Anthony Cole Training
OCTOBER 14, 2013
'Many of my clients and prospects tell me that the 4th quarter is when they take time to discuss sales plans (goals) and business plans with their sales people. The purpose obviously is to get everyone on the same page with expectations of performance for the coming year. In my experience in working with approaches to this project, I find the following: The process is either too complicated or too simple.
Anthony Cole Training
APRIL 29, 2013
'I just returned from a conference that I attend annually. The conference is sponsored by Objective Management Group, a company that produces the #1 Sales Assessment tool IN THE WORLD. I am proud to say that, as part of our overall approach to providing critical sales and sales management solutions, we have represented this resource for 18 of the 20 years that we have been in business.
Anthony Cole Training
APRIL 1, 2013
Every firm we work with here at Anthony Cole Training Group uses some sort of sales pipeline application. These applications, which range from simple excel spread sheets (SalesForce.com) to internally designed database systems, are used with the hope of assessing sales productivity and/or predicting future sales. Recently, while working with an international insurance firm, I was told that their tool had initially been very usefull and effective.
Anthony Cole Training
FEBRUARY 12, 2013
Some of you are old enough to remember LPs (long playing microgroove records) and record players. Back in the day, that is how we listened to music. The sound was, and still is, incredible. And like almost any medium used to record and replay audio, there were pluses and minuses. One of the negatives of the LP was the scratch. A scratch on the vinyl would cause the needle to skip back or skip ahead.
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Anthony Cole Training
MAY 30, 2013
'Several years ago, while conducting a sales training and sales management workshop to rebuild an insurance agency, I was talking with one of the highly successful agents who asked: "Tony, When is enough enough?" I responded with, "Ask me another question because that''s the wrong one.". Too often highly successful sales peope reach a point in their carrer where they become complacent.
Anthony Cole Training
APRIL 29, 2013
'I just returned from a conference that I attend annually. The conference is sponsored by Objective Management Group , a company that produces the #1 Sales Assessment tool IN THE WORLD. I am proud to say that, as part of our overall approach to providing critical sales and sales management solutions, we have represented this resource for 18 of the 20 years that we have been in business.
Anthony Cole Training
JANUARY 11, 2013
Sales Success is influenced by many factors. The economy being a major one in that it has a significant impact on 'consumer and business confidence'. Other contributing factors might be the direction of a company or its product offering or it's pricing strategy. All of these do have influence but I believe that the influence has to do with 1) How easy is it to engage a prospect or 2) How hard is it to engage the prospect.
Anthony Cole Training
JANUARY 31, 2013
At Anthony Cole Training Group, we perform a sales team evaluation before we begin working with a group. The findings provide everyone - the sales executives, the individual sales people and us - with actionable insights as to “why” the sales team functions the way it does. Additionally, the Impact Analysis (findings) gives us a guide as to what can and should be done to improve sales outcomes with the right sales leadership, management systems and process.
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Anthony Cole Training
FEBRUARY 7, 2013
Performance management is generally considered to be the 2nd step in building successful sales teams. Some would argue it's the 3rd. I'm not here to argue, however, based on my experiences and what I've learned, I believe there IS another important step that must come before performance management. Let me take a moment to define performance management: www.successfactors.com : Performance management - includes processes that effectively communicate company aligned goals, evaluate employee perfor
Anthony Cole Training
JANUARY 2, 2013
I was in church on the 24th of December for Christmas Eve mass. Seated in front of me was a mother and daughter. The daughter looked to be about 6 or 7. She had jet black curly hair, dark complexion, brown eyes and a wonderful child's smile. To begin the mass, we all stood as the cantor instructed us where to go in our hymnal to find our opening song.
A Sales Guy
DECEMBER 12, 2013
'There always seems to be lots of ideas and discussion around what great sales people do. I think it’s just human nature to evaluate success and emulate it. We take inventory of what the successful are doing and we copy it. I’m just as guilty, as I’ve written a number of posts highlighting the things the best sales people do. Don’t get me wrong, knowing what the best of the best do is noteworthy.
A Sales Guy
OCTOBER 21, 2013
'Success is not static. Growing, getting better and honing your craft is critical. There are 1000′s of books out there ready and willing to help sales people get to the next level. However, all sales books are not created equal AND becoming a bad ass sales person requires more than just studying sales. It’s not enough to focus on selling.
Speaker: Brendan Sweeney, VP of Sales at Allego
Maximizing sales rep performance is no easy task. 📈 Traditional sales training methods focus heavily on the first few weeks in the sales role. Companies dedicate time, resources, and budget to onboarding new hires, only for them to forget what was learned in those first few weeks, lose motivation, and struggle to come to grips with their role.
A Sales Guy
AUGUST 26, 2013
'A BLOG! If you expect to continue to be a great sales person and remain at the top of your game, then it’s time to start your own blog. Waiting any longer will relegate you to the middle or even worse, the back of the pack. Why a blog? The answer to that question is in three parts: We are in an information world and information (content) has never been more important to sales.
A Sales Guy
JUNE 23, 2013
'When I was a kid, I used to build forts. I loved it. We’d snag all the scrap building supplies from the houses going up in the neighborhood and build the elaborate forts. They were multi-story, multiroom shanties. These things were a kids paradise. You could never stand up in them, but they would have carpet from ceiling to floor. You’d be able to go from room to room through trap doors and secret cut outs.
A Sales Guy
AUGUST 12, 2013
'I’m going to interrupt the normally cheery, uplifting, feel good nature of this blog with a black cloud observation. I suspect, like many of my posts, this one is going be controversial and going to p**s a lot of you off. However, my thoughts on that are, if this post pisses you off, it’s your subconscious telling you something. Therefore, you might want to listen to it.
A Sales Guy
MAY 7, 2013
'You have a sales process in place, but the sales manager and sales people are using separate spread sheets with additional stages, because the current sales process doesn’t meet their needs. You’ve built a killer sales portal the sales team never seems to visit. You’ve created an entire library of sales tools and yet the sales team creates their own selling tools.
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