Anthony Cole Training
OCTOBER 20, 2016
In a scene from Men in Black, Will Smith’s character, Agent J, asks, “Why are we here?” (He is in a meeting room with the head of Men in Black , Agent Zed, along with several other recruits all from various branches of the military.) Agent Zed asks one of the recruits to answer the question. The young recruit stands and declares, “We are the best of the best, SIR!
A Sales Guy
SEPTEMBER 15, 2016
A few years ago I created a list of the best books sales people should read to become a badass. You can see the list here. The list included some amazing books. What made that list so special was the surprising number of books that WEREN’T sales books. The original list of must read sales books for sales badasses included some books that address traits and skills that are critical to sales, but aren’t solely sales related.
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Social Tables
NOVEMBER 22, 2016
Consumers Value Community More Than Ever Before. We live in an era where people feel disconnected. You walk into a coffee shop, it’s packed, but everyone is on their laptop or phone barely glancing up at the world around them. One of the few time we all pause (and yes, it may be to take a photo) is over food, and sharing an experience about food. The rise of #foodporn on your Instagram feed isn’t just because of its beauty, it’s also belonging.
eTourism
FEBRUARY 9, 2016
As you're probably aware, SEO is far from dead. In fact, it's still absolutely crucial if you want to get your property discovered by your guests and drive lots of bookings online.
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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!
Experience Hotel
NOVEMBER 29, 2016
Il y a bien longtemps, lors de mon adolescence, j’ai appris à jouer de différents instruments de musique. À cette époque, l’un de mes professeurs m’a parlé d’une technique utilisée par de nombreux artistes qui souhaitaient s’améliorer : trouver un modèle ou un mentor et s’en inspirer. L’idée était la suivante : plutôt que d’avancer à l’aveuglette, il est toujours préférable de trouver quelque part quelqu’un qu’on estime très performant et de chercher à saisir ses techniques pour les reproduire e
Anthony Cole Training
NOVEMBER 9, 2016
When I was a youngster, I used to go hunting with my dad and my older brother, Ray. I never hunted with my younger brother, Michael, until just a few years ago. But Ray, Dad and I spent many weekday evenings and weekends in the woods.
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Anthony Cole Training
DECEMBER 8, 2016
So, what are you looking for in your next great sales person? I guess the most important question is this: Are you really looking for the next great sales person or are you looking for a sales person that will fill the FTE allocation? Will you settle for someone that is “at least as good as” your average sales person?
Anthony Cole Training
NOVEMBER 14, 2016
You and your salespeople are a product of mom and dad, the people met, the experiences had and the education/knowledge acquired:
Anthony Cole Training
OCTOBER 3, 2016
Several years ago, as part of our sales team evaluation, the skills, tendencies and effectiveness of the sales leadership team was also assessed. The findings indicated that of the 224 leaders, 23% had at least 60% of the skills required to be an effective performance manger. Of the 5 sales management skill sets required - coaching, motivating, recruiting, mentoring and performance management – this last one, performance management, is where the team “scored” the best.
Anthony Cole Training
SEPTEMBER 27, 2016
If you’ve followed my blog for any period of time, you know that there are several phrases that I use when discussing sales outcomes, sales management, recruitment and talent development:
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Anthony Cole Training
SEPTEMBER 28, 2016
Earlier, I stated that eliminating the variability of performance all starts with people, right? And then, I proceeded to tell you that I thought that eliminating variability starts with systems and process. Now, it’s time to talk about people and that means talking about recruiting. Here are the big ideas about recruiting: You don’t have to like it; you just have to do it.
Anthony Cole Training
SEPTEMBER 21, 2016
I’ve been writing about solutions to variability of performance and, as often happens, I see/find something connected to the theme of sales or sales management.
Anthony Cole Training
APRIL 20, 2016
The obvious metric to use to measure performance is the sales results of the individual. If they hit or exceed goal, all is good. So, that takes care of about 10 to 15% of your sales force. But, how about the rest of them? Sure, the numbers tell you they are not performing but, as an effective sales manager, you need to find out why. The only way to do that is to look at additional data points.
Anthony Cole Training
APRIL 14, 2016
Kobe Bryant will be retired from NBA basketball when the final buzzer sounds in tonight’s game against the Utah Jazz. If you are not a basketball fan or sports fan, this may mean nothing to you. My intent is to frame a very important discussion about performance around a living legend of the LA Lakers and NBA.
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
Anthony Cole Training
DECEMBER 30, 2016
Assertive (not aggressive) salespeople win more business than others. They care so much about doing the right thing for their clients that they are willing to risk the relationship and the deal in order to make sure the prospect or client makes the right decisions. Does that describe your people? Are they assertive?
Anthony Cole Training
AUGUST 26, 2016
A year ago tomorrow, I was released from University Hospital here in Cincinnati. Doctors Augsburger and Correa had performed radioactive plaque surgery on my right eye. The plaque stayed attached to my right eye for 5 days with a lead eye patch covering it. I was confined to a lead lined room. On the 25 th , they removed the plaque (disc), sutured the eye and then sent me home for recovery.
Anthony Cole Training
FEBRUARY 24, 2016
It’s an oldie, but a goodie from the late Steven Covey. In his ground breaking book, 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, he states that highly successful people start with where they want to be – “the end” - and then work to get there. That’s great advice for managers attempting to lead for results, manage activity and coach behaviors.
Anthony Cole Training
FEBRUARY 2, 2016
Start focusing on helping people get more of what they want: I don’t remember the time or place but I remember the message; “If you help more people get what they want you’ll get more of what you want.” Ralph Waldo Emerson in his essay on compensation alludes to the law of the universe. The law of the universe fundamentally means that you can neither add nor take from the whole of the universe.
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Anthony Cole Training
DECEMBER 14, 2016
Sales management, sales leadership and sales presidency require special diligence this time of year. Actions taken now will assure successful sales results in the coming year. In order to transition smoothly, here are 7 sales management steps that should be completed before the end of the year.
Anthony Cole Training
SEPTEMBER 8, 2016
My wife and I just came back from Minong, Wisconsin where we visited with our friends, Barb and Gerald O’Dell. Gerald, Barb and I go back a long way, over 30 years. We all met and worked together at Iowa State University. We parted ways for awhile until Gerald became the athletic director at the University of Cincinnati. Later, Gerald, a man of great integrity, decided it was time to leave UC and leave athletics for good.
Anthony Cole Training
SEPTEMBER 6, 2016
When evaluating sales performance - past, present and future - it’s difficult to figure out what information or data to trust when making decisions. Just like investments where past performance is not a guarantee of future results, past sales performance does not guarantee anything for the future. It gives you some, not all, insight into sales results, but it doesn’t tell you how the result was created.
A Sales Guy
OCTOBER 31, 2016
If great sales people are anything, they are resourceful. They create unique hacks to do their job better, to get a competitive edge. They’re always looking for something that will allow them to do what everyone else is doing better. Good sales hacks aren’t cheap shortcuts, but rather creative ways to do the work and improve the results.
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Anthony Cole Training
NOVEMBER 2, 2016
Successful sales management requires several contributions:
A Sales Guy
SEPTEMBER 29, 2016
For years we’ve looked at “closing” as a thing you do to someone. We’ve looked at it like an event that happens at the end of the sales cycle. Here’s the problem with that. It doesn’t work. If you’re trying to “close” someone at the end of the sales process, if you’re treating the close like an event your not selling and you’re not in a good sales place.
Social Tables
DECEMBER 13, 2016
International event planning outside your home country is highly likely to take you outside of your comfort zone. Especially when it’s your first time. While the challenge can be exciting it can also be daunting if not downright scary. Let’s face it, even the most accomplished and experienced planner can find it difficult to deal with the social, cultural and legal barriers that would simply not occur at home.
A Sales Guy
OCTOBER 10, 2016
Email is critical to sales and marketing. We all know it, so if we want to win with email, we must create emails that not only get opened but also deliver on the objective of the email. All sales and marketing emails have an objective. We wouldn’t send them if they didn’t. In most cases, the objective is to get the recipient to take action.
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
NOVEMBER 7, 2016
I spoke at DreamForce 16 this year. My presentation was about coaching. You can watch it here. The key quote from the presentation was this; “Nobody Brags About Developing Somebody” When I said it on stage, it was a powerful observation. I didn’t build it into my presentation. It just came to me as I was speaking. It’s been retweeted several times since, so it clearly affected others as well.
A Sales Guy
OCTOBER 10, 2016
First impressions are dead. Yup, I said it. If first impressions are still a part of your life, you’re doing it all wrong. There is no reason for anyone to be faced with a first impression any longer. There are just too many places and too much information out there for the first impression to matter. Well, in-person first impressions that is.
Anthony Cole Training
DECEMBER 2, 2016
As the story goes, Chicken Little gets hit on the head and declares the sky is falling.
A Sales Guy
NOVEMBER 4, 2016
There is a book called The Numbers Game; Why Everything You Know About Soccer is Wrong. It was written by Chris Anderson and David Sally. Think Moneyball for soccer. If you’re a soccer fan, you may have heard of it. If you’re Malcolm Gladwell fan and have been listening to his new podcast, it may ring a bell, because he references it in the My Hundred Million episode.
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