Understanding the Sales Force

JUNE 8, 2023

Yesterday, Andy Miller and I delivered onboarding training to a group of new partners at Objective Management Group (OMG). The group learned more from that spontaneous two-hour discussion than they ever would have learned from the sterile slides. To the contrary, it was strongly encouraged. Are slides bad?

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Anthony Cole Training

JANUARY 26, 2023

This year, we're celebrating a huge milestone- 30 Years of Anthony Cole Training Group. In 1993, Linda and Tony Cole decided to start their own training and development company. In this video, Tony shares 5 things that have helped us grow and serve others in these 30 years.

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Understanding the Sales Force

JUNE 8, 2023

Yesterday, Andy Miller and I delivered onboarding training to a group of new partners at Objective Management Group (OMG). The group learned more from that spontaneous two-hour discussion than they ever would have learned from the sterile slides. With self-directed training That. Self-directed training is passive.

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Understanding the Sales Force

MARCH 20, 2024

I mined some data from Objective Management Group, which has assessed around 2.5 Most of that group believes that a sales process is helpful. This begins with training and coaching Sales Leadership to support such an organization. million salespeople.

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Understanding the Sales Force

JUNE 1, 2021

My first attempt to understand how 2022 might look was to survey Objective Management Group's Partners (sales development experts that provide OMG's assessments to their clients). Among other topics, we asked them two questions about travel and in-person training and here is what they had to say:

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SalesFuel

MARCH 26, 2024

But since they can’t, the next best thing may be to reengineer your sales training program. How to Reengineer Your Sales Training Program Before you begin to adjust the details of your sales training initiatives, take time to study your rain makers. The Rain Group published a few key findings on this topic.

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Steven Rosen

JUNE 20, 2021

Peer Group Discussion and Coupled with Leadership Coaching Will Pump you Up! The most effective ways are networking with a peer group of like-minded sales leaders who face similar challenges and utilizing a sales leadership coach. That is the inherent problem with leadership courses offered by big-name training organizations.

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SBI Growth

JULY 12, 2019

Traditionally, sales enablement groups have spent their time working on budgets, supporting sellers through training, developing digital assets, and knowledge sharing. Today Ray Oram, Global VP of Sales Enablement for IBM, joins us to discuss how to transform the seller experience.

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Anthony Cole Training

JANUARY 13, 2023

Today I will cover one of the ways we at Anthony Cole Training Group, LLC coach sales managers to help them coach their salespeople to have more and better initial sales calls: Your USA! USA is the terminology we use at Anthony Cole Training Group as part of our Effective Selling System (ESS).

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Smooth Sale

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Photo by Coffebeanworks via Pixabay Attract the Right Job or Clientele: Generational Attention: The Impact of Offline Ads Across Age Groups Although our world is becoming more digitized, offline advertising remains a powerful method for reaching diverse age groups. Don’t give up – find a better way!’ Celebrate Success!

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Understanding the Sales Force

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

A client was having great success using OMG (Objective Management Group) to assess their sales candidates and they assumed the sales candidate assessment was the only thing OMG offered. I've been using a number of new widgets on the home screen of my iPhone 13 and I love how quickly I can get or enter information!

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Sales and Marketing Management

DECEMBER 16, 2019

A recent study by the Relational Capital Group revealed that 89% of senior leaders believe that relationships are the most important factor in their success year over year. Author: John DiJulius The vast majority of business leaders will agree that customer service is critical to their success.

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Understanding the Sales Force

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

You need to develop a culture of coaching and that begins with requiring it, and having an expert, like me, train and coach sales managers to do it effectively and get an instant revenue bump. It’s low hanging fruit. Both parties are already in place. Well, not really. Most of the advice given fell into the category of sales tips.

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Anthony Cole Training

AUGUST 11, 2023

While group training sessions have many benefits, there's no denying the unique benefits of personalized one-on-one sales coaching. In the fast-paced world of banking sales, staying ahead of the competition requires continuous improvement.

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Steven Rosen

APRIL 3, 2018

The rapid pace of change, high levels of uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity in business is forcing both executives and managers to look beyond training for their ongoing development needs. Traditionally, CEOs, presidents and business owners were the group that benefited the most from executive sales coaching.

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Sales 2.0

APRIL 23, 2020

The number of US businesses grouped by number of employees. There are so many small companies making a tiny share of the overall revenue and so few enterprise accounts making so much. Share of total US revenue by company size (number of employees). A shock to the system like this crisis is often what it takes for people to make big changes.

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Understanding the Sales Force

JULY 22, 2020

Steve Taback and I started our respective sales training firms at the same time back in 1985. We became great friends and he became the second licensee of Objective Management Group (OMG) in 1990. He emailed me asking if I had seen a change in any of the scores of the 21 Sales Core Competencies since the Pandemic had hit.

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Hubspot Sales

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Virtual training has often become the default. So, what type of training makes sense? Let’s review what virtual training is, the best practices, and how to run a virtual training program. Table of Contents What is virtual training? Virtual Training Best Practices How to Do Virtual Training What is virtual training?

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Zoominfo

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Many corporate leaders still have blind spots when it comes to the obstacles confronting an employee from an underrepresented group. The Boston Consulting Group recently conducted a survey that found that of the 97% of people whose companies have D&I programs in place, only 25% felt they have personally benefited from the program. .

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RAIN Group

OCTOBER 30, 2024

There's no room for improvisation when it comes to sales training. In a recent study from the RAIN Group Center for Sales Research, only 33% of respondents rated their sales training as extremely or very effective, indicating a significant gap for most organizations. 1 However, some organizations still get training right.

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No More Cold Calling

JULY 13, 2021

New research from Dave Kurlan and The Objective Management Group (OMG) backs up my claims. Sure, new hires get product training and information about how great their company is, but they have no clue how to reach decision makers quickly, build trusting relationships with prospects from the get-go, and learn inside info no one else gets.

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No More Cold Calling

JUNE 10, 2021

I was working for a global consulting and training firm. I was a member of a leads group at the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce. I knew the people in my group well. Why I made referral selling my life’s work. The year was 1996. The economy was booming, and my colleagues encouraged me to go out on my own. Easy,” she said. “No

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Anthony Cole Training

JANUARY 25, 2024

We rely on the pioneer and #1 sales management evaluation by Objective Management Group to help understand exactly what it takes to ‘motivate’ a sales team. What are the competencies and behaviors of those leaders who seem so talented at helping others achieve their very best?

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The Pipeline

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Ask any group of salespeople why they don’t like telephone prospecting, objections or rejections are number one on the list. Your question can be a key to unlocking a train of thought. By Tibor Shanto. While it may not be pleasant, it is a fact, so we need to learn to manage things. Rinse & Repeat.

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Steven Rosen

APRIL 3, 2018

The rapid pace of change, high levels of uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity in business is forcing both executives and managers to look beyond training for their ongoing development needs. Traditionally, CEOs, presidents and business owners were the group that benefited the most from executive coaching.

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Sales and Marketing Management

JANUARY 25, 2021

Author: Andres Lares Negotiation is a soft skill and as a result it requires both training and real world experience to improve. Yes, we train through poker. To make the most of the training, we begin these programs with an introduction to the game itself. Negotiation Skills are Improved Through Training and Experience.

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Understanding the Sales Force

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Using statistics from Objective Management Group’s (OMG) assessments of around 2.5 Using statistics from Objective Management Group’s (OMG) assessments of around 2.5 And there’s the problem. Most salespeople don’t effectively utilize a consultative approach and therefore, lack the ability to uncover urgency.

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Sales and Marketing Management

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

Author: Mike Schultz, President, RAIN Group Before buyers will open up to you about their needs and desires, they have to first be comfortable with you. Comfort (and trust) begin with rapport. Building rapport is sometimes dismissed as a ploy to make a superficial connection with a buyer.

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Hubspot Sales

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Great inside sales training improves team performance, which can increase sales revenue. Aside from helping you make money, training may save you money too. Be that reducing recruitment costs by retaining top-tier sales talent or training reps to automate non-selling activities with AI tech. Here are five reasons you should.

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Sales and Marketing Management

MARCH 3, 2021

Other traditional options to handle addiction include in-patient and out-patient treatment, detoxes, therapy/counseling, 12 Step programs and other recovery support groups. CPRCs are well-trained, deeply experienced substance abuse experts who: Focus on what matters most to the individual, business, family, and others seeking help.

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No More Cold Calling

MARCH 25, 2021

She decided special training was needed for girls who wanted to become saleswomen, and perhaps one day, women sales leaders. And as a member of the executive committee of the Women’s Educational and Industrial Union of Boston, she had the means to provide that training. She and I first met in Chicago at a CEO Read gathering in 2006.

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Mr. Inside Sales

APRIL 30, 2021

I was training a group of new reps last week, listening to one of their calls, and we found that the rep was ad-libbing right from the beginning of the call. ON DEMAND SALES TRAINING THAT GETS RESULTS! The best practice script, which we had provided him, was far, far away….

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MTD Sales Training

APRIL 23, 2019

Feel part of a unique group or select band of people. MTD Sales Training | Sales Blog. appeared first on MTD Sales Training. So, think about the feelings and the emotions that you want to stir up with your prospects and clients and use this in your sales. Can your product/service make the prospect: * Feel important. Feel whole.

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