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Sales Managers – Why Isn’t Goal Setting Easy?

Anthony Cole Training

I was first introduced to goal setting in sales when I was an insurance agent with National Life of Vermont. The General Agent was Dave and his manager was Bob. I never did write 100 lives but, based on the sales activity reporting I did every week, I should have. Tom introduced me to an idea of a sales cookbook.

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How Do You Determine the Success of Your Sales Managed Environment®?

Anthony Cole Training

First, it makes sense to define a Sales Managed Environment ® (SME™). For the last 15 years, we’ve built, developed, refined and implemented the principles we associate with a sales environment that is “managed”. The major components of SME™ are as follows:

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Grab The Right End of the Problem For Effective Sales Management

Anthony Cole Training

However, once I got into sales, sales management, sales training and became a president of a company, I think I finally understood. Not Hiring – We are not hiring better sales people AND we don’t have replacements, therefore we feel trapped in a bad situation. Workshop on “Why Aren’t My Sales People Selling?”.

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“Our Value Proposition is…”

The Pipeline

What really counts in the real world (you know where sales are made), is the prospects’ and clients’ perception and definition of value. Unsuspecting prospects thinking they are meeting with an SME, are commonly probed for pain and fit. Almost all executives point to one kind of sales meeting they hate most.

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3 Business Lessons Learnt Whilst Travelling Half The World!

Bernadette McClelland

I do it for two reasons – one is business where I combine working with corporate sales teams, small businesses and honing my skills in the area of sales development so I can stay one step ahead of my clients and continue to deliver value.

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3 Business Lessons Learnt Whilst Travelling Half The World!

Bernadette McClelland

I do it for two reasons – one is business where I combine working with corporate sales teams, small businesses and honing my skills in the area of sales development so I can stay one step ahead of my clients and continue to deliver value. Each year for the past few years, I make my annual pilgrimage to the USA.

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5 Keys to Building a Successful Sales Team/Career

Anthony Cole Training

The program, delivered in a 45 to 90 minute segment, is an overview of our Sales Managed Environment (SME) program. SME is one of our corporate coaching/consulting deliverables for companies trying to get the answers to the big question: How do we drive more sales growth? o Consistent sales growth.

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