A Sales Guy

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

Pipelines are an interesting thing. They are supposed to provide valuable insight for BOTH management and sales people. Their purpose is to provide visibility into the health of the selling process, letting the sales organization know how close or far they are from making quota. What does your pipeline look like.

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Pipeline Sales Closing Sales Process 116

Anthony Cole Training

JANUARY 13, 2014

It remains a question despite the millions of dollars spent on CRM, sales force automation, training and hype. I was on LinkedIn this morning and saw an ad which read, "5 Keys to Improve Pipeline Forcasting Accuracy and Reduce Revenue Risk!". And, because of these problems, there are challenges in the predictability of future sales.

Forecasting 189

Forecasting Sales Pipeline Sales Process 189

Anthony Cole Training

JANUARY 10, 2014

CRM, as a sales enablement tool IS NOT SO important to sales success even though it does contribute, aid, help and enable sales people to manage prospects and accounts. We have a sales activities tracking tool called Success Tracker, and internally, we use BASE to manage our pipeline.

Sales 184

Sales Sales Enablement Sales Process Pipeline 184

Anthony Cole Training

OCTOBER 7, 2011

Maximize the Initial Sales Call: The 3 rules. 5 Sales Lessons for Sales Reps I Learned While on Vacation. Sales and a Fish Story. Dont miss "5 Ways That Managers Can Impact Sales This Year in the May-June 2010 SalesforceXP magazine! managing sales (4). managing sales teams (18).

Sales 183

Sales Management Hiring Business 183

Anthony Cole Training

JUNE 5, 2015

As I continue to think about habits of sales people and the role of the sales manager in identifying, assessing and “correcting” habits, I keep looking for additional information that might be additive to this string of articles. Ike sent me a link to a survey that was done regarding the hunt for sales managers/directors.

Sales 174

Sales Management Hiring Pipeline 174

Anthony Cole Training

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

Maximize the Initial Sales Call: The 3 rules. 5 Sales Lessons for Sales Reps I Learned While on Vacation. Sales and a Fish Story. Dont miss "5 Ways That Managers Can Impact Sales This Year in the May-June 2010 SalesforceXP magazine! managing sales (4). managing sales teams (18).

Sales 172

Sales Management Hiring Sales Process 172

Anthony Cole Training

MARCH 5, 2013

Predicting sales success is something that many companies attempt to do, but they still struggle with forecasting accuracy. Sales people see sales software as something only for management and finance. Sales managers let sales people make excuses for not putting in data or updating information.

Sales 212

Sales Pipeline ROI Sales Process 212

Anthony Cole Training

JANUARY 30, 2012

Maximize the Initial Sales Call: The 3 rules. 5 Sales Lessons for Sales Reps I Learned While on Vacation. Sales and a Fish Story. Dont miss "5 Ways That Managers Can Impact Sales This Year in the May-June 2010 SalesforceXP magazine! managing sales (4). managing sales teams (18).

Sales 157

Sales Management Hiring Sales Process 157

Anthony Cole Training

MAY 19, 2011

Maximize the Initial Sales Call: The 3 rules. 5 Sales Lessons for Sales Reps I Learned While on Vacation. Sales and a Fish Story. Dont miss "5 Ways That Managers Can Impact Sales This Year in the May-June 2010 SalesforceXP magazine! managing sales (4). managing sales teams (18).

Sales 165

Sales Management Hiring Sales Process 165

Anthony Cole Training

JANUARY 19, 2015

Sales teams perform based on two inputs - effort and execution. If your sales team isn''t performing as expected, you must ask the question - Why? Chances are you won''t know for sure but you can describe the symptoms: Anemic pipeline. Sales taking too long. Can we be more consistent with our sales process?

Sales 211

Sales Hiring Pipeline Sales Leadership 211

A Sales Guy

AUGUST 21, 2012

I don’t give a rats ass about a sales opportunities status and as a sales manager you shouldn’t either. ” Status is the lame update sales people share during the weekly pipeline meeting. Sales Manager – “Hey Bob, what’s the status on the Techform opportunity?

Sales 115

Sales Management Pipeline Closing 115

Anthony Cole Training

MARCH 23, 2010

Maximize the Initial Sales Call: The 3 rules. 5 Sales Lessons for Sales Reps I Learned While on Vacation. Sales and a Fish Story. Dont miss "5 Ways That Managers Can Impact Sales This Year in the May-June 2010 SalesforceXP magazine! managing sales (4). managing sales teams (18).

Sales 120

Sales Management Sales Process Hiring 120

Anthony Cole Training

AUGUST 29, 2011

Maximize the Initial Sales Call: The 3 rules. 5 Sales Lessons for Sales Reps I Learned While on Vacation. Sales and a Fish Story. Dont miss "5 Ways That Managers Can Impact Sales This Year in the May-June 2010 SalesforceXP magazine! managing sales (4). managing sales teams (18).

Sales 147

Sales Management Hiring Closing 147

Anthony Cole Training

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

Maximize the Initial Sales Call: The 3 rules. 5 Sales Lessons for Sales Reps I Learned While on Vacation. Sales and a Fish Story. Dont miss "5 Ways That Managers Can Impact Sales This Year in the May-June 2010 SalesforceXP magazine! managing sales (4). managing sales teams (18).

Sales 180

Sales Hiring Pipeline Sales Process 180

A Sales Guy

FEBRUARY 9, 2014

Man, is knowing if a deal will close important to the sales world. It’s the center of every pipeline meeting, every executive conversation at the end of the quarter. Knowing if a deal is going to close is at the center of every opportunity discussion of every sales organization in the world.

Closing 117

Closing Forecasting Sales Process Pipeline 117

Anthony Cole Training

DECEMBER 16, 2011

Maximize the Initial Sales Call: The 3 rules. 5 Sales Lessons for Sales Reps I Learned While on Vacation. Sales and a Fish Story. Dont miss "5 Ways That Managers Can Impact Sales This Year in the May-June 2010 SalesforceXP magazine! managing sales (4). managing sales teams (18).

Sales 180

Sales Hiring Sales Process Management 180

Anthony Cole Training

APRIL 19, 2011

Maximize the Initial Sales Call: The 3 rules. 5 Sales Lessons for Sales Reps I Learned While on Vacation. Sales and a Fish Story. Dont miss "5 Ways That Managers Can Impact Sales This Year in the May-June 2010 SalesforceXP magazine! managing sales (4). managing sales teams (18).

Sales 167

Sales Hiring Sales Process Pipeline 167

A Sales Guy

SEPTEMBER 28, 2012

The sole purpose of the pipeline or sales process is to move deals from contact to contract, from start to finish. Because the only way an opportunity to move through the pipeline is to work it and the only way to work it is to manage it through specific tasks. It’s to get them closed, win or lose.

Pipeline 113

Pipeline Sales Process Closing Sales 113

Anthony Cole Training

AUGUST 17, 2010

Maximize the Initial Sales Call: The 3 rules. 5 Sales Lessons for Sales Reps I Learned While on Vacation. Sales and a Fish Story. Dont miss "5 Ways That Managers Can Impact Sales This Year in the May-June 2010 SalesforceXP magazine! managing sales (4). managing sales teams (18).

Sales 183

Sales Hiring Sales Process Management 183

Anthony Cole Training

APRIL 13, 2011

Maximize the Initial Sales Call: The 3 rules. 5 Sales Lessons for Sales Reps I Learned While on Vacation. Sales and a Fish Story. Dont miss "5 Ways That Managers Can Impact Sales This Year in the May-June 2010 SalesforceXP magazine! managing sales (4). managing sales teams (18).

Sales 180

Sales Hiring Closing Sales Process 180

Anthony Cole Training

JANUARY 16, 2012

Maximize the Initial Sales Call: The 3 rules. 5 Sales Lessons for Sales Reps I Learned While on Vacation. Sales and a Fish Story. Dont miss "5 Ways That Managers Can Impact Sales This Year in the May-June 2010 SalesforceXP magazine! managing sales (4). managing sales teams (18).

Sales 196

Sales Hiring Sales Process Closing 196

A Sales Guy

MARCH 4, 2014

They spend more time with your sales people than anyone else in the company. They lead the pipeline review meetings. They manage to the quotas. They sit next to, talk with and are closer to the sales people than any other person (role) in the company. Sales managers are the lynchpins to success in sales organizations.

Sales 115

Sales Management Sales Leadership Sales Process 115

Anthony Cole Training

AUGUST 2, 2010

Maximize the Initial Sales Call: The 3 rules. 5 Sales Lessons for Sales Reps I Learned While on Vacation. Sales and a Fish Story. Dont miss "5 Ways That Managers Can Impact Sales This Year in the May-June 2010 SalesforceXP magazine! managing sales (4). managing sales teams (18).

Closing 172

Closing Sales Hiring Sales Process 172

Anthony Cole Training

JULY 16, 2012

Noel Wagner , director of talent acquisition at the Achilles Group responded with a comment: "It is a manager's job to develop their team or manage them out if they're not capable after being trained.". When we assess the sales group we use the Objective Management Sales Talent Evaluation. Thank you Noel.

Sales 165

Sales Hiring Sales Process Management 165

Anthony Cole Training

AUGUST 27, 2010

Maximize the Initial Sales Call: The 3 rules. 5 Sales Lessons for Sales Reps I Learned While on Vacation. Sales and a Fish Story. Dont miss "5 Ways That Managers Can Impact Sales This Year in the May-June 2010 SalesforceXP magazine! managing sales (4). managing sales teams (18).

Sales 157

Sales Closing Hiring Sales Process 157

A Sales Guy

MAY 20, 2013

I believe this is the most poorly managed element of sales organization success. In my 15 years I can count on a single hand the number of sales organizations that had a sales team review process that mapped to the required hard and soft skills to be successful in that companies particular selling role.

Sales 119

Sales Pipeline Sales Leadership B2B 119

Anthony Cole Training

JULY 21, 2010

Maximize the Initial Sales Call: The 3 rules. 5 Sales Lessons for Sales Reps I Learned While on Vacation. Sales and a Fish Story. Dont miss "5 Ways That Managers Can Impact Sales This Year in the May-June 2010 SalesforceXP magazine! managing sales (4). managing sales teams (18).

Sales 157

Sales Hiring Sales Process B2B 157

Anthony Cole Training

SEPTEMBER 10, 2010

Maximize the Initial Sales Call: The 3 rules. 5 Sales Lessons for Sales Reps I Learned While on Vacation. Sales and a Fish Story. Dont miss "5 Ways That Managers Can Impact Sales This Year in the May-June 2010 SalesforceXP magazine! managing sales (4). managing sales teams (18).

Sales 187

Sales Hiring Closing Sales Process 187

Anthony Cole Training

MAY 16, 2011

Maximize the Initial Sales Call: The 3 rules. 5 Sales Lessons for Sales Reps I Learned While on Vacation. Sales and a Fish Story. Dont miss "5 Ways That Managers Can Impact Sales This Year in the May-June 2010 SalesforceXP magazine! managing sales (4). managing sales teams (18).

Business 184

Business Sales Hiring Sales Process 184

Anthony Cole Training

FEBRUARY 6, 2012

Maximize the Initial Sales Call: The 3 rules. 5 Sales Lessons for Sales Reps I Learned While on Vacation. Sales and a Fish Story. Dont miss "5 Ways That Managers Can Impact Sales This Year in the May-June 2010 SalesforceXP magazine! managing sales (4). managing sales teams (18).

Sales 190

Sales Hiring Sales Leadership Sales Process 190

Anthony Cole Training

DECEMBER 14, 2011

Maximize the Initial Sales Call: The 3 rules. 5 Sales Lessons for Sales Reps I Learned While on Vacation. Sales and a Fish Story. Dont miss "5 Ways That Managers Can Impact Sales This Year in the May-June 2010 SalesforceXP magazine! managing sales (4). managing sales teams (18).

Sales 165

Sales Hiring Sales Process B2B 165

Anthony Cole Training

JUNE 22, 2011

Maximize the Initial Sales Call: The 3 rules. 5 Sales Lessons for Sales Reps I Learned While on Vacation. Sales and a Fish Story. Dont miss "5 Ways That Managers Can Impact Sales This Year in the May-June 2010 SalesforceXP magazine! managing sales (4). managing sales teams (18).

Sales 135

Sales Hiring Sales Process Pipeline 135

Anthony Cole Training

DECEMBER 12, 2011

Maximize the Initial Sales Call: The 3 rules. 5 Sales Lessons for Sales Reps I Learned While on Vacation. Sales and a Fish Story. Dont miss "5 Ways That Managers Can Impact Sales This Year in the May-June 2010 SalesforceXP magazine! managing sales (4). managing sales teams (18).

Sales 183

Sales Hiring Sales Process B2B 183

Anthony Cole Training

MAY 1, 2010

Maximize the Initial Sales Call: The 3 rules. 5 Sales Lessons for Sales Reps I Learned While on Vacation. Sales and a Fish Story. Dont miss "5 Ways That Managers Can Impact Sales This Year in the May-June 2010 SalesforceXP magazine! managing sales (4). managing sales teams (18).

Sales 147

Sales Hiring Sales Tools Sales Process 147

Anthony Cole Training

OCTOBER 25, 2011

Maximize the Initial Sales Call: The 3 rules. 5 Sales Lessons for Sales Reps I Learned While on Vacation. Sales and a Fish Story. Dont miss "5 Ways That Managers Can Impact Sales This Year in the May-June 2010 SalesforceXP magazine! managing sales (4). managing sales teams (18).

Sales 180

Sales Hiring Closing Sales Process 180

Anthony Cole Training

AUGUST 3, 2010

Maximize the Initial Sales Call: The 3 rules. 5 Sales Lessons for Sales Reps I Learned While on Vacation. Sales and a Fish Story. Dont miss "5 Ways That Managers Can Impact Sales This Year in the May-June 2010 SalesforceXP magazine! managing sales (4). managing sales teams (18).

Sales 165

Sales Hiring Sales Process Closing 165

Anthony Cole Training

DECEMBER 10, 2010

Maximize the Initial Sales Call: The 3 rules. 5 Sales Lessons for Sales Reps I Learned While on Vacation. Sales and a Fish Story. Dont miss "5 Ways That Managers Can Impact Sales This Year in the May-June 2010 SalesforceXP magazine! managing sales (4). managing sales teams (18).

Sales 178

Sales Hiring Sales Process B2B 178