Understanding the Sales Force

JANUARY 14, 2013

Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan When a salesperson fails to land a deal, sale or order which they expected, projected, forecasted and pre-banked, nine times out of ten, you can lay the blame on one of the following ten conditions: The salesperson did not have an effective sales process.

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Sales Process Banking Forecasting CRM 255

Steven Rosen

MAY 28, 2014

Last week I was speaking with a VP of Sales of a well-known software company. George was not pleased with the performance of his sales team and was under intense pressure from the senior team to turn things around. Sales were off in 4 out of 5 regions and he felt that the sales team was just not motivated. By Steven A.

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Motivation Incentives Incentive Coaching 319

Anthony Cole Training

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

If you're looking to increase sales this year and beyond, then you're in the right place! It's a new year and we have some new content to share with you here at Anthony Cole Training Group.

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Tools Hiring Groups Training 230

Score More Sales

JULY 22, 2014

Midmarket companies and larger SMBs seem to fall into three camps: the ones who understand the power of social sales and actively work to build a plan of action, the ones who are coming around to this idea but not doing much yet, and those who are turning a blind eye and are missing a great window of opportunity. Keep Track of Your Buyers.

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Ideal Customer Profile Banking Engineering Twitter 234

The Pipeline

JUNE 3, 2013

Unlike some others who will tell you to use only one method over another, I have more respect for your intelligence and time than to tell you to only cold call and ignore referral selling, I believe you need to leverage as many tools and resources as are available to you to get you message to the right person.

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Cold Calling Social Media Face-to-face Banking 267

SBI Growth

JUNE 28, 2013

That’s why it stings when you feel like the sales team is your downfall. She uncovered the root problem for sales and helped them make the company number. Meet Kathy, a VP of Marketing whose team supports a 25+ sales rep company. Q3 was approaching and the sales team was demanding more quality leads. Q2 is now at its end.

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Lead Gen Marketing Banking Social Media 319

SalesFuel

AUGUST 21, 2024

Challenge: Create a competitive banking digital ad campaign Jacob Flaten, a media consultant from Sparklight Advertising and a multiple Sell Smarter Award winner, has been using AdMall for four years and knows if, and when, it can help him during a sales process. They accept deposits and make loans to both consumers and businesses.

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Banking Campaigns Media Closing 102

Anthony Cole Training

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

In our 7th installment of Football & 9 Sales Productivity Tools That Will Change Your Results, we bring you the pivotal and "must-have" Pre-Call Checklist. Going into a sales call without a plan is similar to going into a football game without a game plan; it's a recipe for disaster!

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Tools Pivotal Hiring Sales 204

Anthony Cole Training

OCTOBER 1, 2019

In this article, Tony discusses the Sales Probability Scorecard, the second tool in our 9 Sales Productivity Tools series.

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Tools Hiring Sales Banking 180

Anthony Cole Training

DECEMBER 9, 2019

In this blog post, we discuss the idea of using older (yet effective) techniques to find success in the chaos of today's selling landscape. Let's face it; with the influx of social media, apps, and online distractions, it is actually harder to reach a prospect than ever before.

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Sales Tools Tools Face-to-face Social Media 221

Sales 2.0

APRIL 6, 2014

The first number is the number of emails I get as a marketing manager each quarter from sales people. The second number is the number of phone calls I get from sales people each quarter. The last number is the number of letters and notes I receive from sales people each quarter. Yes, this is still the Sales 2.0

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Prospecting Fashion Banking Commission 315

Highspot

APRIL 9, 2025

In theory, leading a banking and lending sales team should be simple: set the strategy, support your team, and drive growth. From governance and personalization to coaching and measurement, banking sales leaders face no shortage of choices. Highspot gives your team the tools to move faster without cutting corners.

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Banking Face-to-face Government Scale 52

Pipeliner

MARCH 6, 2025

Dr. Polleit says that central banks play a big role. The Boom-and-Bust Cycle The Austrian Business Cycle Theory explains this process: Low Interest Rates: Central banks make borrowing cheap. How Entrepreneurs Can Succeed Challenges from Central Banks John asks how businesses can succeed when central banks distort the economy.

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Lead Rank Lead Scoring Video Banking 98

Partners in Excellence

MARCH 20, 2025

” “We need sales training,” came the response. “What kind of sales training do you need?” “Sales training, our people aren’t performing the way we expect,” came the response. “We just need sales training, our people need to sell better, how much does your training cost?”

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Training Real Estate Insurance Insurance 120

Sales and Marketing Management

OCTOBER 15, 2020

How this number will change following the pandemic isn’t certain, but the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta predicts the number of days worked from home will triple among full-time employees. Video technology tools like Zoom and Slack were reported helpful in fueling connection and engagement.

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Hubspot Sales

JANUARY 11, 2021

B2B sales tools are meant to automate day-to-day processes, increase efficiency in all aspects of the sales process, and simplify various aspects of a sales rep's day to save valuable time — time that can be spent focusing on prospects and deals. B2B Sales Tools. Why use B2B sales tools?

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Sales Tools B2B Tools Hubspot 143

Hubspot Sales

JULY 30, 2024

Then, the game changed when I leveled up my sales email writing game with curiosity-provoking subject lines, strong body text, and compelling closing statements. Read on to hear my tactics for ending a sales email.e From there, initiating conversations and strengthening relationships with business buyers and influencers got easier.

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Pipeliner

MARCH 31, 2025

With AIs rapid advancements, accountants now have tools that automate routine tasks, improve efficiency, and minimize errors. By implementing AI tools early, businesses can streamline data collection, making it easier to provide financial information to stakeholders like investors and auditors.

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Account Video Lead Scoring Lead Rank 71

DiscoverOrg Sales

DECEMBER 18, 2018

You might recognize the most-prospected-to companies of 2018, according to DiscoverOrg’s database, as household names – but that’s not why savvy sales and marketing professionals have been pitching to them. Bank of America. When you understand the types of events that precede spending, you can look for them in the future.

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Company Prospecting Oracle Transportation 156

SBI Growth

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

It is the first night of sales kickoff for a $400 million communications company. The bank wants monthly statements on it. My sales force tells me they can’t make it. Before that I spent a small fortune on sales training. Did you know that I personally made 27 sales calls this year? I knock on door 1107.

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Banking Software Software Competition 288

Anthony Cole Training

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Sales organizations typically have plenty of sales data due to the growth and usage of CRM systems, critical to capturing the activities that are occurring with the sales team. But effective coaching with sales performance data often becomes the greater challenge with sales managers and leaders.

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Hubspot Sales

DECEMBER 14, 2022

To minimize direct contact, people gravitated towards payment methods that didn't require the use of physical money, like bank cards and payment apps. The Swedish Central Bank recently stated that only 9% of the country's population uses cash for transactions right now. Central Bank Digital Currency.

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Tools Banking Retail How To 132

The Pipeline

OCTOBER 23, 2017

But many sales people cherry pick time, and use it to avoid things that have to be done, like prospecting for example. It is interesting to work with new sales people, when they have no distractions, no base, no proposals, nothing to do but identify and pursue pipeline opportunities. No Distraction.

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Banking Sales Qualified Lead Quota Proposal 268

Hubspot Sales

APRIL 23, 2021

That's why the entrepreneur resources and tools below are essential to running a company and keeping your sanity. 29 Resources and Tools for Entrepreneurs. Pricing: Free Tools ($0/month), Growth Suite (starting at $1,343/month). HubSpot Growth Platform is a full stack of marketing, sales, and customer service software.

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Hubspot Sales

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Effective sales prospecting is a multistep process that requires systematic prospect discovery, qualification, and outreach. In this post, you’ll learn the 19 best sales prospecting tools to help you engage with your ideal prospects. But first, we’ll dive into the benefits sales prospecting tools have for your organization.

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Ideal Customer Profile Tools Prospecting Intent Data 128

Zoominfo

JANUARY 27, 2021

Lookalike targeting tools take that data, search third-party data sets, then return with your lookalike audience data. That data bank is enough to amass a vast ecosystem of contact information — all marketers have to do is pick out what they want. That ideal audience makes it easier for sales and marketing teams’ outreach strategies.

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B2C Ideal Customer Profile Account Based Marketing Lead Rank 264

Allego

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Sales enablement professionals, get ready—2025 is shaping up to be an exciting year for sales enablement conferences. For attendees, the top sales enablement conferences in 2025 promise to provide value-packed and personalized experiences. Ready to take your sales enablement game to the next level?

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No More Cold Calling

AUGUST 9, 2012

He has carried a bag, been a sales executive, and actually provides tips we can use. I’m always learning—even when I’m writing about How to Attract Sales Prospects in a Tech-Focused World. Listen and learn: “LinkedIn is a great tool for Social Selling. Then I met Kurt Shaver: He’s different. still ranks as the No.

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Social Selling Ideal Customer Profile Industry LinkedIn 261

Zoominfo

AUGUST 26, 2020

At ZoomInfo, we care about the sales numbers, but we know to get there we must: Always. When you rush to close a sale, you don’t have the time to harness key insights about your prospects — leaving you high and dry during your sales calls. These tidbits can be the difference between an average sale and a humongous deal.

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Cold Calling How To Exact Campaigns 207

Jeffrey Gitomer

MARCH 5, 2019

meeting that can lead to a sale. Sperling now banks at Chase Manhattan. I don't think of my company as people who make cards – we create business development tools.". His company, IntroKnocks specializes in standard and custom business greeting cards. Memorable, humorous, personalized greetings. The card worked. Everyone won.

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Journal Banking Lead Rank Lead Scoring 222

The Pipeline

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

However, the biggest challenge most sales organizations have is not closing but opening. We use a simple tool, The Activity Calculator , that allows individuals to tailor a success plan based on their skills and ratios. By Tibor Shanto. One challenge is that most salespeople do not know what they “need” to close to make quota.

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Closing Quota Proposal Face-to-face 292

Zoominfo

MARCH 17, 2025

Capital One: Enhanced Sales Efficiency with Centralized Data and Automation Capital Ones Commercial Banking division faced significant challenges in optimizing relationship managers (RMs) efficiency due to time-consuming manual data entry and fragmented information sources.

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Territories Ideal Customer Profile Account Based Marketing Lead Rank 130

Crunchbase

DECEMBER 6, 2021

There’s no shortage of paid and free sales prospecting tools on the market these days, all touting time-saving features. But who of today’s busy sales professionals has the time to vet hundreds of lead generation and sales prospecting tools, let alone road test them to find the best fit? What is sales prospecting?

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Ideal Customer Profile Tools Prospecting Lead Scoring 111

Zoominfo

AUGUST 2, 2022

From startups to the Fortune 500, companies of all sizes are leveraging tools that gather market intelligence data to gain a competitive edge. It’s important to note that the right tool for your business will depend on your specific needs, industry, and goals. ZoomInfo’s platform tracks 1.5

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Ideal Customer Profile Tools Marketing Hoovers 130

Mr. Inside Sales

APRIL 2, 2021

Elevator pitch example #2: “ _, we make inside sales teams as much as 33% more productive by providing them with a best practice approach that helps them cold call more effectively and close more qualified prospects. Your customers (and your bank account) will thank you for it! ON DEMAND SALES TRAINING THAT GETS RESULTS!

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Sales Qualified Lead Face-to-face Advertising Advertising 231

Sales and Marketing Management

MARCH 1, 2021

Cespedes, Yuchun Lee and Mark Magnacca A lot of sales training misunderstands how salespeople learn. Most learning in sales is through peer learning in specific contexts, and the effects are cumulative because modeling behavior is a big driver of how salespeople develop. It’s one of our most powerful learning tools.

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Nutshell

JULY 16, 2021

A typical sales organization has glass walls around each department, allowing each to gain insight, but not always allowing for communication or collaboration. Though often seen strictly as software that helps your sales team keep track of their deals, CRMs can actually be used as collaborative tools for an entire organization.

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