Understanding the Sales Force

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

I’ve written more than 2,000 articles on my Understanding the Sales Force Blog and there are hundreds of other sales blogs. Some are written by sales experts. I am concerned about the subjects being curated for sales and sales leadership professionals. One or two are sales enablement topics.

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No More Cold Calling

MARCH 25, 2021

Who paved the way for women in sales? Yet, even with gender biases and cultural norms working against them, there were women trailblazers in every century, including women sales leaders. Blazing a Trail for Women in Sales. Most notable among early women sales leaders is Lucinda W. Picture yourself in 1900.

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No More Cold Calling

OCTOBER 27, 2020

(You can also read our interview in Sonia’s blog post, Driving Sales Through Referrals with Joanne Black.) . She works with small business owners who face the challenges of limited cash flow, declining sales, and minimal support. That’s why I’m recommending the Unstoppable Sales Community to you. I’ll be there.

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MTD Sales Training

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

You had a great sales interaction: Both you and the prospect were calm and comfortable. Below are three powerful closing questions that will ease the tension and help you maintain the flow of your sales interaction as you begin to ask for the order. #1 MTD Sales Training | Sales Blog | Image courtesy of Big Stock Photo.

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Anthony Cole Training

AUGUST 26, 2021

The bank CEOs we work with know they know that a banking sales training approach will help them by putting a structure in place for all to follow. In this blog, we discuss the 5 keys to choosing and implementing a better banking sales training program.

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Anthony Cole Training

JULY 13, 2023

Learn about the "Coachable" Sales Competency in this blog taken from OMG's recent webinar: The Data Behind Sales Managers of Elite Teams.

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Understanding the Sales Force

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Welcome to my annual list of the best sales and sales leadership content of 2023. 2023 saw more content than ever before and that certainly includes the sales space. There were 2 billion Blog posts last year and on WordPress alone, there are more than 400 million Blogs. That’s a s**t ton of competition!

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Sales and Marketing Management

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

If one of your goals in 2021 is to grow your online sales, you’re not alone. Choose a primary content channel (like a blog, social media platforms, or a podcast), and focus on creating content that is: High-quality. Make each piece of content valuable to your audience (read: not just sales copy). Never fear. Informational.

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Anthony Cole Training

MAY 19, 2023

In this blog article, we discuss the best advice sales managers can give their salespeople, and that is to "keep moving." If you want to increase sales within your organization, you must keep moving throughout the ups and downs, the missed opportunities, the clients who "ghost" you, and more.

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SalesFuel

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Adding a sales blog to your shared content has many benefits. Blogging isn't just about posting company updates or news. Crystal Mackling of Peer Sales Agency believes blogs are a must for any sales professional. Why having a sales blog makes sense Reps can use their blogs to build and boost their brand.

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Understanding the Sales Force

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Anyone who has followed this Blog over the past 15 years knows that other than sales, the only thing I write about nearly as much is baseball. A Google search from within the Blog yields 605 results, and a search on my son playing baseball over the past twelve years yields 208 results. How does that tie into sales?

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Understanding the Sales Force

AUGUST 9, 2024

SalesProCentral.com aggregates Blog posts and sends a daily newsletter highlighting the selected posts. Sales and marketing are not the same. Most of the blog authors listed here are from tech companies selling AI, CRM, SEO, Content, Shopping Carts, Call Analyses, etc. Has sales changed?

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SBI Growth

OCTOBER 22, 2020

At this point in 2020, all your competitors have undergone some variation of a “digital transformation” to supplement an end-to-end data-driven, Customer Experience (CX) focused digital sales strategy. A recent study conducted by KPMG found that over 90% of companies.

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SBI Growth

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

As a sales leader, it is necessary to understand the performance levers which impact your bottom line. One encompassing metric that can help you understand these levers and improve sales effectiveness and efficiency in 2021 is Sales Velocity. Deciphering your.

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Mr. Inside Sales

JULY 30, 2021

Note to my readers: Because of my heavy client load, I am reducing my blog articles to bi-weekly starting today. Your next blog will arrive on Tuesday, August 17 th. If you’re a manager, this is a great exercise for a sales meeting. ON DEMAND SALES TRAINING THAT GETS RESULTS! Ever feel stalled during a close?

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SBI Growth

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Traditionally, B2B sales teams are mostly dominated by men. Though female sales reps earn a base pay of 33% lower than male reps, women are still paid higher at a commission rate. In fact, 86% of women achieved their set.

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Understanding the Sales Force

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

A few years had passed since the last time I wrecked an hbr.com (Harvard Business Review online) article about sales. If you haven't been reading the Blog for the last sixteen years you may have missed my previous fourteen take downs. Why Do You Think Harvard Business Review Does This When it Comes to Sales?

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SBI Growth

JUNE 9, 2021

In years past, if you wanted to build out or strengthen your sales organization, you could simply offer higher compensation than your competitors. The higher sales cost would be greatly outweighed by the revenue that high-performing sales professionals would drive.

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Mr. Inside Sales

MAY 14, 2022

Each time I work with a new company, the first thing I ask for are recordings of both their top two or three sales reps, and then recordings of everyone else. I’ve been doing this for over 30 years, and things have remained constant during that time: top sales reps are better for many different reasons (personality, work effort, etc.),

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No More Cold Calling

APRIL 9, 2020

You’re the ultimate sales technology—and this is the ultimate sales conversations book. If there ever was a time for real, authentic sales conversations, it’s now. Do you know how to have that kind of sales conversations? Reps told me they didn’t need to have sales conversations. The phone works. INTRODUCTION.

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Anthony Cole Training

MAY 26, 2023

In this blog post, we present a question that may force you to look yourself in the mirror and ask, "What can I do better as a salesperson to increase my sales in 2023 and beyond?"

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The Sales Heretic

AUGUST 25, 2020

Do you need photos for sales presentations, training materials, or blog posts? But your budget is a little tight? Hey, we’ve all been there. Fortunately, there are a lot of great online resources stocked with millions of photos you can download and use free of charge. Here are 23 of the best.

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No More Cold Calling

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

If virtual sales training was ever needed, this was the time. The importance of eye contact in sales (even virtual sales) can’t be overstated. Early on in the pandemic, there was a learning curve as we all adjusted to virtual sales meetings. Virtual sales is not going away, so I’d better up my game.

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Anthony Cole Training

JULY 29, 2021

In this blog, we discuss the top 5 cold calling sales tips that you can implement into your sales process today. The best cold calling strategies involve doing the work necessary to warm your cold calls up.

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Understanding the Sales Force

DECEMBER 11, 2024

If you’ve been reading this Blog for more than a couple of years, or since 2006, then you know that every December I post the best articles of the past year. The Top 5 Sales Leadership Articles (unranked): Exposing the DIY Sales Organization – This should resonate with most senior executives! Whipped Cream!

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No More Cold Calling

MAY 9, 2024

If you regularly read my blog, you know about the PITA client —”pain in the ass” prospects who drain your team’s time, resources, and morale. I’ve made the case many times that salespeople should walk away from a PITA sales opportunity as fast as you can. Question: How do you display integrity in sales?

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Understanding the Sales Force

JANUARY 31, 2024

Earlier this week, I was interviewed by John Radkins, for his Sales Machine Blog, and he asked me to explain sales process for those who don’t want to be restricted by sales process. Think of the sales process as a journey rather than an adventure. Similarly, there are stages to the sales process.

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Sales and Marketing Management

DECEMBER 14, 2020

But Kavadellas recognizes the golf course doesn’t suit everyone as an effective setting for a sales meeting. Orasi’s team of 12 field sales reps is supplemented with 10 inside salespeople who call on a second tier of prospects. What does it mean for B2B sales managers as they strategize for 2021? Trends that are here to stay.

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SBI Growth

JULY 2, 2020

This has enabled almost every industry and business to become more productive, but a function like sales that is largely relationship-based (especially. There has been exponential growth in the amount of data generated since the start of the digital age.

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SBI Growth

MAY 21, 2020

Whether you are about to go on a first date or preparing for a discovery call with a prospect – first impressions matter. Regardless if it is from their initial website visit to their first discovery call, the prospects’ experience.

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SBI Growth

AUGUST 20, 2020

If you’re like most Sales Leaders we’ve worked with, you’re glad the first half is behind us. You are also trying to figure out how to make up lost ground. We’ve found the two most effective ways to recover from.

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Mr. Inside Sales

APRIL 23, 2021

If this objection frustrates you, then all that will end after you read this blog post. If you find the real objection even half the time, you’ll be that much closer to closing more sales! ON DEMAND SALES TRAINING THAT GETS RESULTS! appeared first on Mr. Inside Sales. Their boss/spouse/purchasing won’t let them buy.

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No More Cold Calling

DECEMBER 19, 2019

No one really listens to sales pitching anyway. Or have you reverted to those old, tiresome sales pitches that go on and on about why you’re so great? But in the real world, it’s storytelling, not sales pitching , that makes all the difference. We have sales playbooks, when what we really need are sales storybooks.

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Sales and Marketing Management

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

Regardless of how they acquire it, potential buyers step onto the sales floor (in-person or virtually) armed with information about their options; to remain effective, salespeople will need to adapt to the methods of the modern buyer. More than ever before, the new reality of sales must rely on marketing to a higher extent.

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Mr. Inside Sales

APRIL 14, 2023

To follow up on the blog post from two weeks ago (about the one quick fix to get your VMs returned ), here is the second quick fix: Stop trying to trick your prospect! Search my blog if you missed them.) Bottom line: Stop trying to be tricky, and stop sounding like a desperate sales rep. Believe me.

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The Pipeline

AUGUST 24, 2021

If you follow this blog, you know our tag line is “execution, everything else is just talk!”; And the one thing in abundance in B2B sales, is talk, often just for the sake of talk, not communication. Curiosity is not a sales skill; curiosity is a way of life. Curiosity is not a sales technique, but a way of life.

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Mr. Inside Sales

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

If not, start using it today: search my blog to read articles on how to do that.). This one technique will separate you from all the other sales reps who are just looking for someone to dump their pitch onto. Like so many solid techniques in sales, this one is simple—but it will only work if you commit to trying it.

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