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Top Five Benefits of Sales Process and Methodology

Understanding the Sales Force

Although we’ve attended for close to 23 years, this year I noticed something different and that experience will help you better understand the important role that sales process plays in the context of a modern sales methodology. A well designed sales process has so many benefits. We are happy to help with that!

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3 Keys That Determine the Length of Your Sales Cycle

Understanding the Sales Force

Which brings me to sales cycles. Do you know what actually determines the length of your sales cycle? A lot of sales leaders and their salespeople believe that sales cycles are determined by their industry, or are specific to the industries they sell to. Short Foliage Cycle. Understand this.

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How I Learned I Was a Sales Consulting Imposter

Understanding the Sales Force

I scheduled a five-minute pre-screening call with a candidate who was recommended and scored quite high on the OMG sales candidate assessment. Within the Sales Posturing Competency, he had a weakness in the attribute, Maintains Appropriate Amount of Patience. what a complete joke you are and your “Bliblical sales study?”

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2024's Top Sales Training & Management Content

Anthony Cole Training

As 2024 comes to a close, were sharing our most read and favorite sales training and management content that helped sales teams thrive this year. Whether youre focused on leadership, skill development, or strategic planning, you can use these resources to help drive sales success in 2025.

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The Intersection of AI and Sales: Personalization Without Compromise

Speaker: Jesse Hunter and Brynn Chadwick

For sales teams managing hundreds or thousands of prospects, however, delivering this level of personalization without automation is nearly impossible. We’ll cover: 🧩 The intersection of AI, sales and product teams and how their cross-functional collaboration drives personalization.

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25 Sales Tips for 2025 from The Sales Experts

Anthony Cole Training

As Sales Leader, it is your role to bring resources to your team to help them become even better. Our team of sales experts at Anthony Cole Training Group have compiled 25 sales tips to help your salespeople prospect smarter, plan effectively, and sell with confidence.

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How to Get Ready for Quota-Busting Sales Success

Understanding the Sales Force

Treat that appointment as you would a sales call and don’t cancel it or reschedule it. For example, keeping the math simple, if you need to close $100,000/month in new business, you have a win rate of 50%, and your average sale is $25,000, then you must close 1 sale per week.

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Sales & Marketing Alignment: How to Synergize for Success

Speaker: Carlos Hidalgo, Co-Founder & CEO of Digital Exhaust, Author, International Keynote & TEDx Speaker

Recent research shows that only 50% of B2B organizations state that they have good alignment between their marketing and sales teams. While many B2B organizations continue to struggle with aligning their marketing and sales teams, they can take practical steps to unify both teams and simplify their overall approach.

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AI in Marketing & Sales: Today’s Tools, Tomorrow’s Potential

Speaker: Kevin Burke

AI is reshaping marketing and sales, empowering professionals to work smarter, faster, and more effectively. 🤖 AI-Powered Tools: Learn about essential AI-driven features that assist marketing and sales professionals in automating tasks, analyzing data, and enhancing customer engagement. Be part of the conversation!

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Maximizing Sales Training ROI with eLearning

Speaker: Ray Makela, CEO Sales Readiness Group

Companies spend about $20 billion a year on various forms of sales training. Still, many sales leaders report low ROIs from their sales training initiatives. So how can you ensure that your investment in sales training is producing excellent results. Leverage eLearning to maximize sales training results.

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The Best Learning Methodologies for Developing Elite Sales Leaders

Speaker: Steven Rosen MBA, Author, Executive Coach, Speaker and Top 50 Sales Influencer

It is well recognised that the frontline sales managers are the key to driving performance in sales organizations. If you had to choose between investing in sales manager training vs sales rep training what would you do? The challenge is, that the road to success in developing your sales leaders is fraught with pot holes.

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Your Next Sales Coach is a Machine

Speaker: Matt McDarby & Dan Smaida, Managing Directors, Specialized Sales Systems

The pace of change in most sales organizations means sellers must constantly update and refine their skills to survive. Most sales managers know this, but suffer from three conditions that limit their opportunity to help: Too many people, too much ground to cover, and not enough time for developing people.

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The Modern Essentials for Sales Onboarding Effectiveness

Speaker: Mike Kunkle, Founder & Sales Transformation Architect, Transforming Sales Results LLC

Traditional sales onboarding methods have not produced a strong return on investment or moved the needle on the sales metrics that matter. The way that top-performing organizations onboard new employees has changed significantly over the last five years.

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Product Sales Training – Transformed for Results

Traditional product sales training doesn’t always work for dispersed sales reps who can’t attend Demo Days or Lunch ‘N Learns. Choosing the right product sales training partner will have a significant impact on sales reps’ expertise and results. Drive more sales. Differentiate competitive advantages.

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2019 State of Sales Coaching: Managers, Reps, and Enablement Pros Weigh In

Speaker: Henry Bruckstein, Founder at Canam Research, and Jake Miller, Product Marketing Manager at Allego

Virtually every sales organization sees the value of good sales coaching. Join Henry Bruckstein, Founder of Canam Research, and Jake Miller, product marketing manager at Allego, to learn why--and more--from the new 2019 State of Sales Coaching survey. So why do so few organizations do it systematically and well?