March, 2015

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March Madness Thursday and Selling

Anthony Cole Training

'This might be the biggest stretch ever in the history of my blog. How can I possibly tie the NCAA Basketball Tournament (also known as March Madness) to selling? Honestly, I’m not sure…so I will be making this up as I go. Let me begin by setting the stage for selling and how I see it is similar to the event of March Madness. Prospecting > games that are played by all Division I teams throughout the year.

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LinkedIn Is Today’s Suit — Are Your Wearing Armani or J.C. Penny

A Sales Guy

'When I first started my career, I was a suit b h. I wore the most stylish suits I could afford. I wore Boss, Armani, Ralph Lauren, and Canali. I loved them. I knew what stores had the best sales, and how to get these #badass suits for as cheap as possible. As my career progressed and I made more money, I began to have my shirts custom made. They had English spread collars with French cuffs.

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3 Ways To Boost Your Hotel’s Facebook Presence With Visual Storytelling

eTourism

With masses of businesses and brands vying for your audience's attention on Facebook, how can you make sure your content breaks through the noise? Visual storytelling might be the answer.

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April 1st - A Day for Sales People to Remember

Anthony Cole Training

'I normally have to do some research prior to posting an article or shooting a video for our weekly Sales Brew. Depending on the title we have selected, I look for thoughts from other subject matter experts, the history of the theme we are using or a definition of a key word. With April Fool’s Day on the horizon, I did some research on this annual day of chicanery.

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How to Stay Competitive in the Evolving State of Martech

Marketing technology is essential for B2B marketers to stay competitive in a rapidly changing digital landscape — and with 53% of marketers experiencing legacy technology issues and limitations, they’re researching innovations to expand and refine their technology stacks. To help practitioners keep up with the rapidly evolving martech landscape, this special report will discuss: How practitioners are integrating technologies and systems to encourage information-sharing between departments and pr

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March Madness Thursday and Selling

Anthony Cole Training

'This might be the biggest stretch ever in the history of my blog. How can I possibly tie the NCAA Basketball Tournament (also known as March Madness) to selling? Honestly, I’m not sure…so I will be making this up as I go. Let me begin by setting the stage for selling and how I see it is similar to the event of March Madness. Prospecting > games that are played by all Division I teams throughout the year.

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Why There Is No Room For “IF” In Selling

A Sales Guy

'I received this email the other day and it started like this; If you work in sales enablement you should – Well, I don’t and I suspect most of the other recipients didn’t either. The email then went on to talk about the value proposition of the podcast they were promoting. After a decent list of benefits the email ended like this: If you are in sales enablement , and need to scale, you will benefit from listening to this podcast.

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Have You Started Using Meerkat?

A Sales Guy

'I got hip to Meerkat about two weeks ago. Like most people, I saw the all the noise coming out of SXSW and so became curious. This week while at Insidesales.com Accelerate conference I decided to take Meerkat for a spin and see what it’s like. I Meerkatted Hall of Fame QB Steve Young’s talk. Steve is a pretty funny guy. I tried to upload it here, but it’s too big a file.

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The Greatest Sales Person, Can’t Save The iWatch (Apple Watch)

A Sales Guy

'The iWatch talk is getting hot. Watches as a device are being pumped up as the next big thing, but if you ask me, I’m saying no. ( so is my boy Fred Wilson ). Here’s the deal. I had a badass professor at The University of Chicago, his name was James Schrager. Some of you might even know of him. The guy’s a classic. One of the things he taught us was businesses fall into 4 categories (I think it was 4 ) One of the categories is the image category.

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The Word! Episode 1: What Sales People Are Missing

A Sales Guy

'We did our first episode of The Word on Thursday. It was sick. We had so much fun. Our guest was Dan Waldschmidt author of Edgy Conversations. The topic was what sales people are missing. We broke down the key traits we think sales people need more of and why it affects sales. We talked about being great, and why too many people don’t aspire to greatness.

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What Are You Focused On?

A Sales Guy

'What are you focused on ? ? ? Exactly! How honest are you being? What we focus on is what we get.

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Diving into Diversity: Decoding the Foundations of Inclusion in Hospitality Talent Acquisition

Speaker: Lauren Fernandez - CEO & Founder, Full Course

Companies all over the world, including Marriot International and Hilton Worldwide, are aware of the value of including DEI in their talent acquisition strategy. However, despite these initiatives, there is still plenty that the hospitality sector can do to promote DEI. When comparing the hospitality industries in India, Iraq, the UK, and the US, you will see that there is a consistent underrepresentation of persons from different ethnic, gender, and disability origins across all levels of the i

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7 Easy Ways To Boost Your Email List

eTourism

Your email contact list has a pretty short shelf life. It degrades over time as your contacts decide to opt-out of email communication, forget their passwords, or simply abandon that old email account they only set up to fill in website forms.

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It’s Time To Drive More Direct Bookings

eTourism

Partnering with OTAs can be pretty addictive. After all, they get your property seen by a wide online audience and can generally be relied on to generate a steady stream of bookings with minimal input on your part.

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3 SEO Strategies to Try Right Now

eTourism

SEO has come a long way. Following the Hummingbird algorithm update of 2013, Google has been placing less value on keyword matching, focusing instead on context, uniqueness and quality in an attempt to serve up the most relevant results for its users.

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How To Drive More Social Shares For Your Website Content

eTourism

Want to reach a wider audience with your resort's website content? All it takes is a few simple steps to maximise the appeal of your site's content and facilitate quick and easy sharing on the most popular social media channels.

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A Buyer’s Guide to Future-Proofing Your Restaurant Tech Stack

The race to 100% digital is on. With the restaurant industry still in the early innings of its digital transformation, brands need an airtight strategy when it comes to building out their tech stack. Download the buyer’s guide to learn where to prioritize your efforts and get the most out of every investment.

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Travel Is More Mobile Than Ever – Join In Or Lose Out

eTourism

Today's travellers are researching, planning and booking their breaks online, and more than ever before their using their Smartphones to help them do it.

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Are You Ready For Google’s Mobile Search Update?

eTourism

As you've probably heard, Google recently made an announcement stating its intention to use mobile-friendliness as a ranking signal from April this year.

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4 Quick and Budget-Friendly Content Creation Tips

eTourism

Content creation is one of the most effective ways you can connect to your guests on a deeper level, without eating too much into your marketing budget.

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3 Steps To Get Your Resort Mobile-Ready

eTourism

2014 saw an upsurge in travellers using their handheld devices not only to browse and plan their breaks, but also to book.

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Beyond The Meeting Room: Luxury Magazine Resource

Escape into a world of luxury and dive into the future of tech, fun takes on the American pastime, and many inspirational individuals. With engaging reports on fashion, food, travel, finance, sports, and more, download now and enjoy the read!

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A New And Surprising Way To Improve Email Response Rates

A Sales Guy

'Getting people to open emails and then respond to them is the biggest challenge in sales today. With so much communication being done via email, increasing response rates is the holy grail. I wrote a post a while back that contained an infographic outlining the best subject lines for emails. It was one of my most popular posts in 2014. It’s clear that getting increased response to emails is important to salespeople.

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The 5 Roles Of Sales People Crushing Quota

A Sales Guy

'I had to share this with you guys. It’s a great Infographic. I’ve long argued that information is the key to successful sales people and that renaissance people are the best sales people, while teaching organizations are the best sales organizations. This infographic by Salesforce and Kapost on content represents exactly what I’ve been saying.

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