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Go For The "No" Early in the Sales Process

Anthony Cole Training

In today's blog post, we discuss the technique of going for the "No" early in the sales process. It may seem counterintuitive, but countless studies have shown that humans desire what they can't have.

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Onboarding - 5 Keys to Sales Success for New Hires

Anthony Cole Training

I just returned from a sales development program. For this company, we had spent the better part of 4 years working with senior sales executives and their sales leaders preparing them to better coach, mentor, teach and motivate their current sales teams and future hires. Observe your new hires on ALL sales calls.

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On - Boarding - 5 Keys to Sales Success for New Hires

Anthony Cole Training

I just returned from a sales development program. For this company we had spent the better part of 4 years working with senior sales executives and their sales leaders preparing them to better coach, mentor, teach and motivate their current sales teams and future hires. Observe your new hires on ALL sales calls.

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Stop Hiring People Who Can Sell [How to Hire Your Next Sales Manager]

A Sales Guy

When you’re hiring a sales manager, you don’t need someone who can sell, you need someone who knows how to get others to sell and those are entirely different skills. When hiring your next sales manager, don’t start with how well they sell but rather how well they lead. Make no mistakes about it.

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Sales Management Success Metrics

Anthony Cole Training

The average production of each quintile of your sales team increases. The number of failed new hires should decrease. The on-boarding time for new hires shortens. Critical conversion ratios improve in the steps of yours sales process. Try our express new hire screening profile. Growth of business.

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The New Hiring Bar Surprisingly Few People Are Reaching

A Sales Guy

She runs a sales team for a mid-size company, and she’s sharing her frustration with finding impressive talent. She’s hiring and she’s lamenting about how difficult it is to find quality candidates. She takes a sip of water, puts the glass on the table and starts describing her process. I’m having drinks with a friend.

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Who Is Responsible for Sales Success?

Anthony Cole Training

As part of my visit I spent some time with Mark Trinkle, one of our sales development experts, during one of his sales training sessions for new hires. Our client has an 'immersion program' designed to help new hires get up to speed quickly in execution of their sales process and sales managed envirionment.

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