A Sales Guy

MARCH 17, 2012

One of the participants asked this question: What incentives have you offered your sales teams to help motivate them to close more deals? If you are looking to incent your team to close more deals, you’re missing the real problem. If the team isn’t closing enough deals, something else is wrong. Take Aways: .

Closing 106

Closing Sales Sales Leadership Forecasting 106

Anthony Cole Training

JANUARY 19, 2015

If your sales team isn''t performing as expected, you must ask the question - Why? Not closing enough. Sales taking too long. Can we close more sales? Do our systems and processes support a high performance sales organization? Can we be more consistent with our sales process?

Sales 208

Sales Pipeline Hiring Sales Leadership 208

A Sales Guy

JULY 10, 2013

Deal debt is one of the most egregious management practices perpetrated on sales people today. Deal debt is the result of end of the quarter pressure sales leaders put on their sales team to pull deals into the current quarter that aren’t slated to close until the next quarter — all in order to make the number.

Sales 115

Sales Sales Leadership B2B Pipeline 115

Anthony Iannarino

JULY 29, 2020

You may also be familiar with forecasted closing dates as “Hopeium.” Under the very best of circumstances, forecasting can still be incredibly difficult. However, some factors can help you dial in your sales forecast, moving you closer to what is true, even if you don’t like the truth your forecast reveals.

Forecasting 90

Forecasting Sales Closing Pipeline 90

A Sales Guy

MARCH 6, 2012

” I talked about how so few companies measure forecasting accuracy and why that is a mistake. In all my years of selling I’ve never worked for a company, nor consulted with a company that measured the average deal size AND managed its sales people to it. Deals take a long time to close.

Upsell 90

Upsell Sales Closing Forecasting 90

Anthony Cole Training

OCTOBER 18, 2011

5 Direct Sales Activities that Lead to Sales Success? 7 More Sales Core Competencies. What’s Your Funniest Sales Story Ever? Sales Core Competencies I. Four ‘Have To’ Strategies for Closing Sales. Sales Core Competencies II. Maximize the Initial Sales Call: The 3 rules. Sales Force (5).

Sales 150

Sales Hiring Sales Process B2B 150

Anthony Cole Training

SEPTEMBER 8, 2011

5 Direct Sales Activities that Lead to Sales Success? 7 More Sales Core Competencies. What’s Your Funniest Sales Story Ever? Sales Core Competencies I. Four ‘Have To’ Strategies for Closing Sales. Sales Core Competencies II. Maximize the Initial Sales Call: The 3 rules. Sales Force (5).

Sales 185

Sales Hiring Sales Process Management 185