No More Cold Calling

MARCH 18, 2014

Unfortunately, it’s become acceptable in some circles to answer the phone or check sports scores at dinner. However, when you have your eyes glued to a device, keeping up with what’s going on “out there,” you miss out on the people in front of you—your loved ones, colleagues, customers, and prospects. Look at Me or Lose Out.

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Customer Journal Sports Cold Calling 244

Steven Rosen

AUGUST 10, 2015

Of course my focus is on sales, sales leadership, executives and business. Your firm is growing and needs a competent, energetic sales manager to increase revenue and direct sales operations on the frontline. Here are my Top 10 Reasons Why New Sales Managers Fail.

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Sales Management Hiring Sports Promotion 120

Jeffrey Gitomer

JULY 26, 2011

New prospective customer not looking to buy yet. New prospective buyer getting ready to buy. Talk about things you have in common (golf, sports, college, home state) as much as you can. Sales Management. Sales Videos. Tweet Share There are 4.5 business lunch categories: 1.Building GREAT food. Leadership.

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Hiring Social Media Referrals Loyalty 260

Understanding the Sales Force

JULY 8, 2013

One of the symptoms of Need for Approval is that people with this weakness are unable to ask good, tough, timely questions because they are afraid that if they do, it will upset their prospect and jeopardize their chances of getting the business. The only thing more detrimental to sales success than Need for Approval is #1, their ego.

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Consultative Selling Sports Margin Sales Methodology 259

Steven Rosen

MAY 1, 2024

He looks for candidates with a proven track record of success in B2B sales, particularly those with experience in cold calling and prospecting. He understands that prospecting takes confidence, persistence, and the ability to handle rejection, making it a key indicator of a candidate’s potential success.

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Lead Rank Lead Scoring Hiring Marketing Qualified Lead 228

Anthony Cole Training

FEBRUARY 27, 2012

open ended sales questions (11). performance management (3). practice management (9). Prospecting (25). qualifying prospects (13). qualifying sales prospects (10). Sale Process (2). Sales (34). sales accountability (10). sales activities (25). Sales Activity (1).

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The Sales Hunter

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

How do I Overcome my Lack of Confidence When Prospecting: It’s sad to say, but this situation is a major issue and one of the biggest reasons why there’s such a high turnover in sales. Sales is merely a mind game. Also, sales is a team sport; it’s not a solo activity. Sales Motivation Blog.

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The Pipeline

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

In some sports and other skills based endeavours, for example figure skating, you can score points for artistic merit, and you also get scored on execution. While I have always been a proponent of a good sales process, and having a playbook to assist and improve execution, let’s not lose sight of the overall objective: Revenue!

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Understanding the Sales Force

JANUARY 14, 2014

One of my favorites (at least the title) was Sales Process is to Religion as Sales Methodology is to Prayer. Another Sales Methodology article that I wrote was, Baseball''s Huge Impact on Sales Performance. Indeed, it would take a very sophisticated methodology to turn this sales process into a conversation.

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Understanding the Sales Force

NOVEMBER 18, 2013

Last week I was driving into Boston to lead our Fall Sales Leadership Intensive. I was listening to the personalities on the Boston sports radio station discuss the client appreciation event they attended the prior evening. Do your customers, clients and prospects expect this kind of treatment?

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Trade Show Fashion Sports Sales Leadership 228

Hubspot Sales

JANUARY 12, 2021

It's a powerful sentiment that provides some sage advice for coaches working across virtually all sports, fields, and occupations. But when it comes to sales, some managers might have trouble delivering on it — often through no fault of their own. Maybe, they have a tendency to get hot-headed and testy with prospects.

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Coaching Sales Management Sage Policies 141

Understanding the Sales Force

JANUARY 27, 2024

Wouldn’t it be cool if, instead of the news that currently appears in your feed, or the sports analysis you just heard, you could read the news of your last few days of selling, or hear the play-by-play analysis of your sales call from earlier today? Example One: Dave had a tough few days on the sales trail.

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Pipeliner

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

The topic of Sales management is very broad, and is covered in an infinite number of books, so we won’t be covering that here. There is also an endless list of material on sales management—and as anyone who has read my previous writings on the subject knows, I consider that management is management.

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Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

Ultimately, a sales dialer won’t let you miss out on leads that could just be your next customer. Streamlined Prospecting. If we haven’t made it clear yet, your sales dialer should be integrated. How Does Engage’s Sale Dialer Improve Sales Productivity? That way, they have more time to prospect.

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Understanding the Sales Force

JANUARY 22, 2014

Overlooked Conversation Between Sales Managers and Salespeople. Do Technical Salespeople Need Sales Training? Why Doesn''t Sales Methodology Get More Attention? Getting a Sales Organization to Buy-In to Sales Training. Marketing and Sales Feedback Loop Can Help You Grow.

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Proposal Sports Sales Qualified Lead Scale 235

No More Cold Calling

MAY 19, 2015

Your birthday, favorite sports team, or hometown could help you seal the deal. The same goes for people with similar political agendas, passions, or hobbies, or who like the same sports teams? The Death of Small Talk When it comes to research, social media is the best thing that’s ever happened to sales. When is yours?

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The Sales Hunter

MARCH 18, 2012

As a rookie salesperson, I learned that when it comes to making sales calls, it’s best to follow the Boy Scout motto: Be prepared. Back then, a sales manager and I once drove 45 miles to see one of my early-stage prospects. Along the way, we talked about sports, our past jobs and life in general.

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The Pipeline

FEBRUARY 27, 2012

The Pipeline Renbor Sales Solutions Inc.s Beware The Mixed Message – Sales eXchange – 138. Stored in Attitude , Business Acumen , Communication , Communication Strategy , Marketing , Proactive , Sales 2.0 , Sales Management , Sales Success , Sales eXchange , execution. Prospecting. Sales Cycle.

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Anthony Cole Training

JUNE 14, 2011

open ended sales questions (11). performance management (3). practice management (9). Prospecting (25). qualifying prospects (13). qualifying sales prospects (10). Sale Process (2). Sales (34). sales accountability (10). sales activities (25). Sales Activity (1).

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Hiring Ideal Customer Profile Sports eBook 165

Sales and Marketing Management

JUNE 3, 2019

Through predictive analysis, we’ve identified a set of six core skills and characteristics where high-performing salespeople score well: Qualifying prospects with a swift level of interest – People who score well on this capability are able to capitalize on the moment in a closing market by quickly and accurately gauging someone’s readiness to buy.

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Hiring Lead Rank Lead Scoring Analysis 222

Score More Sales

JUNE 9, 2014

Have you ever been to a sports event where the hometown fans “boo” one of its own players? By the same token, a sales manager is one of the sales professional’s top customers – if not THE top customer. Help your sales manager do their job by getting them what they ask for in a timely manner.

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Sports Ideal Customer Profile Twitter Inside Sales 204

Anthony Cole Training

MARCH 24, 2014

I don’t mean that you have to fawn over them because they prospected. That’s like passing out participation trophies in youth sports (you don’t want to get me started on THAT discussion.). Additional Resources: How do I motivate my sales people ? - Why is sales management so damn hard?

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Pipeliner

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

In dealing with people—something a sales manager certainly must do—the first thing you must admit is just how difficult it is to change people. It is extremely common for sales managers to dive in and attempt to strengthen sales rep weaknesses. Ask yourself: Have you ever tried to really change someone?

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Sales Management Hiring Commission Lead Nurturing 98

Pointclear

JANUARY 31, 2013

While Josiane admits that “gamification is the new black” among sales consultants, many inside sales professionals respond to systems that track performance like a video game or a sporting event. Click to start video at this point — “No one wants to answer their phone,” Josiane says. “No

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Inside Sales Cold Calling Face-to-face Sports 203

Janek Performance Group

JUNE 24, 2022

In the real-world, sales is a complex and competitive environment. In fact, sales as a profession is quite similar to sports. In this article, we will outline what sales professionals have in common with sports and how they can improve their performance and set new sales records. The truth hurts.

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Sales Hacker

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Today on the show, we’ve got Brian Litvack, the first person that ever hired me as a sales consultant and my fast friend. He’s the Co-founder and CEO of a company called LeagueApps, which is democratizing the world of youth sports. Serving youth sports while social distancing [25:57]. Show Introduction [00:10].

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Sports Lead Rank Scale Lead Scoring 74

Anthony Cole Training

JUNE 6, 2012

As part of my visit I spent some time with Mark Trinkle, one of our sales development experts, during one of his sales training sessions for new hires. Our client has an 'immersion program' designed to help new hires get up to speed quickly in execution of their sales process and sales managed envirionment.

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Hiring Ideal Customer Profile Exact Sports 180

Sales Hacker

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

3 Ways to Engage Prospects and Move Deals Forward. Many people forget that selling is a team sport, especially where BDRs are concerned. That’s why, with my team, I start each week with a TONE meeting , which stands for: Targets: Where do you currently stand with prospects? Here’s how we did it. Set the TONE for the Week Ahead.

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Prospecting CRM Sports Analytics 123

Anthony Cole Training

FEBRUARY 12, 2013

Unfortunately, sales managers may find that their "LP has a scratch" and their "needle is stuck". A quick review of previous articles: Coaching Sales People and Raising the Bar. The Bell Curve Dilemma in Sales Management. Performance Management - Building Successful Sales Teams.

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Coaching Hiring Sales Coaching Sports 187

The Sales Hunter

FEBRUARY 7, 2012

Mark’s Insights on SALES MOTIVATION. Mark’s Insights on PROSPECTING. Mark’s Insights on PROSPECTING. Sales Articles. Sales Motivation. phone sales tips. prospecting. sales goals. sales manager. sales motivation. sales negotiation. sales success.

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Ideal Customer Profile Negotiation Hiring Facebook 204

MTD Sales Training

JUNE 22, 2018

When sales managers have opportunities to develop their sales team, it’s something they should throw their whole time and attention at, as they seldom have the chance to get out of the fire-fighting mode and spend time working on. So what are some ways to ensure success in this important part of the sales manager role?

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Coaching Sports Objections Up-Sell 149

SBI

JANUARY 16, 2018

Sales is a sport. Just like a sports team, great sales teams are built with an obsessive focus on stats and success metrics. Sales needs the right players, and those players need the right tools. Sales needs the right players, and those players need the right tools. Who are the sales MVPs?

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Sports Analytics Follow-up Tools 139

Anthony Cole Training

NOVEMBER 2, 2010

open ended sales questions (11). performance management (3). practice management (9). Prospecting (25). qualifying prospects (13). qualifying sales prospects (10). Sale Process (2). Sales (34). sales accountability (10). sales activities (25). Sales Activity (1).

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Hiring Sports Ideal Customer Profile eBook 120

PandaDoc

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

This disparity isn’t surprising, as a number of factors have come together in recent years to make B2B sales more challenging than ever: That same HubSpot report also found that 38% of salespeople say getting a response from prospects is getting more difficult. ” As a modern digital magazine, Sales POP! Sales Gravy.

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Top of Funnel Sales Management Hiring Lead Rank 98

Anthony Cole Training

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

open ended sales questions (11). performance management (3). practice management (9). Prospecting (25). qualifying prospects (13). qualifying sales prospects (10). Sale Process (2). Sales (34). sales accountability (10). sales activities (25). Sales Activity (1).

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Hiring Ideal Customer Profile Sales Qualified Lead eBook 183

Anthony Cole Training

OCTOBER 24, 2011

open ended sales questions (11). performance management (3). practice management (9). Prospecting (25). qualifying prospects (13). qualifying sales prospects (10). Sale Process (2). Sales (34). sales accountability (10). sales activities (25). Sales Activity (1).

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Hiring Ideal Customer Profile Face-to-face eBook 178

Zoominfo

AUGUST 11, 2021

What Is a Sales Pipeline? A sales pipeline is a visual representation of your current deals and opportunities. It shows where leads and opportunities are in the sales cycle, from prospecting and first approach to discovery and (hopefully) closed-won. The sales cycle begins when your customer is just a new prospect.

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