A Sales Guy

MAY 20, 2013

As a sales leader, if you are diligent in understand these four areas; people, process, strategy, product and the market you’re doing OK. Getting a grip on your sales team requires constant analysis and review of the critical areas that affect sales; people, process, strategy, market and product.

Sales 119

Sales Pipeline Sales Leadership B2B 119

A Sales Guy

AUGUST 12, 2013

If I hear another CSO, SVP of Sales, head of sales etc. say their sales people are complaining about the leads they get or how they need more support, I’m gonna throw up in my mouth. Since when has sales become a spoon fed career? This is a complete sales leadership miss. Most sales people suck.

Sales 128

Sales Sales Leadership Sales Process Management 128

A Sales Guy

AUGUST 16, 2013

Blaming sales when your business model no longer fits the market is neither constructive nor productive. That’s a poor business strategy, leadership and management failing aren’t paying attention to how the market is changing, what customers value. What if what your product no longer appeals to customers?

Sales 121

Sales Management Sales Leadership Hiring 121

A Sales Guy

OCTOBER 13, 2016

(For the sake of clarity, I’m defining scaling a sales organization as a fundamental restructure to accelerate revenue growth. I don’t consider simply hiring a few more sales people as a scaling.). In business, there hopefully comes a time when your current structure and way of going to market no longer works.

Scale 126

Scale Sales Hiring Revenue 126

A Sales Guy

NOVEMBER 25, 2013

They understand that success is predicated on what they know or can learn about the position; the goals and expectations, the environment, the challenges, the competitors, product readiness, market placement and more. “A” Is everyone making quota or a just a few bringing in most of the revenue?

Hiring 120

Hiring Sales Leadership Sales Sales Process 120

A Sales Guy

APRIL 29, 2014

They don’t have a sales culture through out the entire company. They lack sales leadership. They don’t listen to the sales people. The business model no longer fits the market. Weak sales messaging. Lack of market understanding. Shitty marketing department. No lead development.

Sales 121

Sales Hiring Sales Leadership Market 121

Anthony Iannarino

MARCH 17, 2020

Your plan needs to require massive action in response to the crisis that causes a loss or reduction of sales. There are only four ways to grow revenue, and you should use as many of them as possible, starting with selling more to your existing clients, communicating with them at a higher frequency, and making sure you retain them.

Sales 138

Sales B2B Pipeline Revenue 138

A Sales Guy

JANUARY 3, 2014

Great sales leaders know regardless of how much effort they put into something, credit always goes to their team. Great sales are good at giving credit and not taking it. Sales leadership inundates their people with useless meetings designed to keep them up to date. It’s sales job to sell. Sales Leadership'

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Sales Sales Leadership Hiring Closing 117

A Sales Guy

OCTOBER 5, 2013

Surprisingly or not surprisingly, there is a market for human waste or s**t. It’s a great example of the importance of how a good product is critical to sales and revenue and that relying on sales to over-come a subpar product is futile and a recipe for disaster. Build a great product AND a great sales team.

Sales 117

Sales Sales Leadership Hiring Retail 117

Anthony Cole Training

JUNE 22, 2011

Read Tonys article.recently published in Bank Insurance & Securities Marketing Magazine! building sales relationships (7). Sales Coaching (40). sales coaching skills (10). sales competencies (12). sales development (55). sales excuses (15). Sales Force (5). sales goals (29).

Sales 133

Sales Hiring Sales Process Pipeline 133

A Sales Guy

APRIL 25, 2012

If you have 3 types of sales or products that target very different customers, how would you structure your organization to attack those markets? All too often we focus on sales strategy, people and process. We spend time trying to identify the best go to market strategy we can. Would that change things? If yes, how?

Sales 130

Sales Market Marketing Sales Tools 130

Anthony Cole Training

SEPTEMBER 24, 2010

Read Tonys article.recently published in Bank Insurance & Securities Marketing Magazine! building sales relationships (7). Sales Coaching (40). sales coaching skills (10). sales competencies (12). sales development (55). sales excuses (15). Sales Force (5). sales goals (29).

Sales 139

Sales Hiring Sales Process B2B 139

Anthony Cole Training

DECEMBER 10, 2010

Read Tonys article.recently published in Bank Insurance & Securities Marketing Magazine! building sales relationships (7). Sales Coaching (40). sales coaching skills (10). sales competencies (12). sales development (55). sales excuses (15). Sales Force (5). sales goals (29).

Sales 175

Sales Hiring Sales Process B2B 175

A Sales Guy

MARCH 21, 2012

Could it be the marketing approach is no longer effective? When we assume the cause of declining revenue is the sales team, we start to fix the sales team. We only want to fix the sales team when we KNOW they are the cause. Could it be a leading indicator of a declining economy? Could it be pricing?

Sales 111

Sales Pipeline Revenue Market 111

Anthony Cole Training

MAY 16, 2011

Read Tonys article.recently published in Bank Insurance & Securities Marketing Magazine! building sales relationships (7). Sales Coaching (40). sales coaching skills (10). sales competencies (12). sales development (55). sales excuses (15). Sales Force (5). sales goals (29).

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Business Sales Hiring Sales Process 182

A Sales Guy

DECEMBER 5, 2012

Potential 2013 sales growth “maneuvers and stratagems:” Mine the base. Grow the sales organization (hire more people). Establish an inbound lead function (Content Marketing). Establish new sales processess and procedures (Tighten the ship). Implement sales operations function. Establish a channel.

Sales 116

Sales Hiring Revenue Closing 116

Anthony Cole Training

MAY 19, 2011

Read Tonys article.recently published in Bank Insurance & Securities Marketing Magazine! building sales relationships (7). Sales Coaching (40). sales coaching skills (10). sales competencies (12). sales development (55). sales excuses (15). Sales Force (5). sales goals (29).

Sales 163

Sales Management Hiring Sales Process 163

Anthony Cole Training

FEBRUARY 3, 2010

Read Tonys article.recently published in Bank Insurance & Securities Marketing Magazine! building sales relationships (7). Sales Coaching (40). sales coaching skills (10). sales competencies (12). sales development (55). sales excuses (15). Sales Force (5). sales goals (29).

Sales 133

Sales Hiring Sales Process B2B 133

A Sales Guy

OCTOBER 16, 2012

To stop the cycle, sales leaders and the CEO need the discipline to spend Q4 focusing on the team and the organization in addition to Q4 revenue and closing out the year. What will the sales team be responsible for in the coming year including; revenue. revenue growth. What is the 2013 sales strategy?

Sales 117

Sales Closing Revenue Sales Process 117

Anthony Cole Training

JUNE 20, 2011

Read Tonys article.recently published in Bank Insurance & Securities Marketing Magazine! building sales relationships (7). Sales Coaching (40). sales coaching skills (10). sales competencies (12). sales development (55). sales excuses (15). Sales Force (5). sales goals (29).

Sales 120

Sales Hiring Sales Process B2B 120

Anthony Cole Training

MARCH 25, 2010

Read Tonys article.recently published in Bank Insurance & Securities Marketing Magazine! building sales relationships (7). Sales Coaching (40). sales coaching skills (10). sales competencies (12). sales development (55). sales excuses (15). Sales Force (5). sales goals (29).

Sales 120

Sales Hiring Sales Process B2B 120

A Sales Guy

OCTOBER 17, 2012

The quarterly survey tracks the thinking and actions of CFOs representing North American companies averaging more than $5 billion in annual revenue. In fact, year-over-year expectations for sales, earnings, capital investment, and hiring growth all sunk to their lowest levels in the 10-quarter history of the survey.

Sales 110

Sales Hiring Scale Revenue 110