Anthony Cole Training

JANUARY 13, 2014

It remains a question despite the millions of dollars spent on CRM, sales force automation, training and hype. I was on LinkedIn this morning and saw an ad which read, "5 Keys to Improve Pipeline Forcasting Accuracy and Reduce Revenue Risk!". And, because of these problems, there are challenges in the predictability of future sales.

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Forecasting Sales Pipeline Sales Process 196

A Sales Guy

JULY 2, 2012

This is a follow up to my post last week on moving things through the pipeline. Keeping deals and opportunities moving through the pipeline is one of the most critical parts of a sales leaders job. Sales teams have hundreds of active and inactive deals in the pipeline at any giving time. You can read it here.

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Pipeline Sales KPI Closing 111

A Sales Guy

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

Pipelines are an interesting thing. They are supposed to provide valuable insight for BOTH management and sales people. Their purpose is to provide visibility into the health of the selling process, letting the sales organization know how close or far they are from making quota. What does your pipeline look like.

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Pipeline Sales Closing Sales Process 116

Anthony Cole Training

JANUARY 10, 2014

CRM, as a sales enablement tool IS NOT SO important to sales success even though it does contribute, aid, help and enable sales people to manage prospects and accounts. We have a sales activities tracking tool called Success Tracker, and internally, we use BASE to manage our pipeline.

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Sales Sales Enablement Sales Process Pipeline 191

Anthony Cole Training

MARCH 5, 2013

Predicting sales success is something that many companies attempt to do, but they still struggle with forecasting accuracy. Sales people see sales software as something only for management and finance. Sales managers let sales people make excuses for not putting in data or updating information.

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Sales Pipeline ROI Sales Process 236

Anthony Cole Training

JANUARY 19, 2015

Sales teams perform based on two inputs - effort and execution. If your sales team isn''t performing as expected, you must ask the question - Why? Chances are you won''t know for sure but you can describe the symptoms: Anemic pipeline. Sales taking too long. Can we be more consistent with our sales process?

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Sales Hiring Pipeline Sales Leadership 240

Anthony Cole Training

JUNE 5, 2015

As I continue to think about habits of sales people and the role of the sales manager in identifying, assessing and “correcting” habits, I keep looking for additional information that might be additive to this string of articles. Ike sent me a link to a survey that was done regarding the hunt for sales managers/directors.

Sales 180

Sales Management Hiring Pipeline 180

Anthony Cole Training

OCTOBER 7, 2011

Maximize the Initial Sales Call: The 3 rules. 5 Sales Lessons for Sales Reps I Learned While on Vacation. Sales and a Fish Story. Dont miss "5 Ways That Managers Can Impact Sales This Year in the May-June 2010 SalesforceXP magazine! managing sales (4). managing sales teams (18).

Sales 181

Sales Management Hiring Business 181

Anthony Cole Training

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

Maximize the Initial Sales Call: The 3 rules. 5 Sales Lessons for Sales Reps I Learned While on Vacation. Sales and a Fish Story. Dont miss "5 Ways That Managers Can Impact Sales This Year in the May-June 2010 SalesforceXP magazine! managing sales (4). managing sales teams (18).

Sales 169

Sales Management Hiring Sales Process 169

Anthony Cole Training

JANUARY 30, 2012

Maximize the Initial Sales Call: The 3 rules. 5 Sales Lessons for Sales Reps I Learned While on Vacation. Sales and a Fish Story. Dont miss "5 Ways That Managers Can Impact Sales This Year in the May-June 2010 SalesforceXP magazine! managing sales (4). managing sales teams (18).

Sales 154

Sales Management Hiring Sales Process 154

Anthony Cole Training

MAY 19, 2011

Maximize the Initial Sales Call: The 3 rules. 5 Sales Lessons for Sales Reps I Learned While on Vacation. Sales and a Fish Story. Dont miss "5 Ways That Managers Can Impact Sales This Year in the May-June 2010 SalesforceXP magazine! managing sales (4). managing sales teams (18).

Sales 163

Sales Management Hiring Sales Process 163

Anthony Cole Training

MARCH 23, 2010

Maximize the Initial Sales Call: The 3 rules. 5 Sales Lessons for Sales Reps I Learned While on Vacation. Sales and a Fish Story. Dont miss "5 Ways That Managers Can Impact Sales This Year in the May-June 2010 SalesforceXP magazine! managing sales (4). managing sales teams (18).

Sales 120

Sales Management Sales Process Hiring 120

Anthony Cole Training

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

Maximize the Initial Sales Call: The 3 rules. 5 Sales Lessons for Sales Reps I Learned While on Vacation. Sales and a Fish Story. Dont miss "5 Ways That Managers Can Impact Sales This Year in the May-June 2010 SalesforceXP magazine! managing sales (4). managing sales teams (18).

Sales 186

Sales Hiring Pipeline Sales Process 186

Anthony Cole Training

AUGUST 29, 2011

Maximize the Initial Sales Call: The 3 rules. 5 Sales Lessons for Sales Reps I Learned While on Vacation. Sales and a Fish Story. Dont miss "5 Ways That Managers Can Impact Sales This Year in the May-June 2010 SalesforceXP magazine! managing sales (4). managing sales teams (18).

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Sales Management Hiring Closing 145

A Sales Guy

FEBRUARY 9, 2014

Man, is knowing if a deal will close important to the sales world. It’s the center of every pipeline meeting, every executive conversation at the end of the quarter. Knowing if a deal is going to close is at the center of every opportunity discussion of every sales organization in the world.

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Closing Forecasting Sales Process Pipeline 117

Anthony Cole Training

DECEMBER 16, 2011

Maximize the Initial Sales Call: The 3 rules. 5 Sales Lessons for Sales Reps I Learned While on Vacation. Sales and a Fish Story. Dont miss "5 Ways That Managers Can Impact Sales This Year in the May-June 2010 SalesforceXP magazine! managing sales (4). managing sales teams (18).

Sales 186

Sales Hiring Sales Process Management 186

Anthony Cole Training

APRIL 19, 2011

Maximize the Initial Sales Call: The 3 rules. 5 Sales Lessons for Sales Reps I Learned While on Vacation. Sales and a Fish Story. Dont miss "5 Ways That Managers Can Impact Sales This Year in the May-June 2010 SalesforceXP magazine! managing sales (4). managing sales teams (18).

Sales 173

Sales Hiring Sales Process Pipeline 173

Anthony Cole Training

APRIL 13, 2011

Maximize the Initial Sales Call: The 3 rules. 5 Sales Lessons for Sales Reps I Learned While on Vacation. Sales and a Fish Story. Dont miss "5 Ways That Managers Can Impact Sales This Year in the May-June 2010 SalesforceXP magazine! managing sales (4). managing sales teams (18).

Sales 186

Sales Hiring Closing Sales Process 186

Anthony Cole Training

JANUARY 16, 2012

Maximize the Initial Sales Call: The 3 rules. 5 Sales Lessons for Sales Reps I Learned While on Vacation. Sales and a Fish Story. Dont miss "5 Ways That Managers Can Impact Sales This Year in the May-June 2010 SalesforceXP magazine! managing sales (4). managing sales teams (18).

Sales 203

Sales Hiring Sales Process Closing 203

Anthony Cole Training

AUGUST 17, 2010

Maximize the Initial Sales Call: The 3 rules. 5 Sales Lessons for Sales Reps I Learned While on Vacation. Sales and a Fish Story. Dont miss "5 Ways That Managers Can Impact Sales This Year in the May-June 2010 SalesforceXP magazine! managing sales (4). managing sales teams (18).

Sales 181

Sales Hiring Sales Process Management 181

A Sales Guy

MARCH 4, 2014

They spend more time with your sales people than anyone else in the company. They lead the pipeline review meetings. They manage to the quotas. They sit next to, talk with and are closer to the sales people than any other person (role) in the company. Sales managers are the lynchpins to success in sales organizations.

Sales 115

Sales Management Sales Leadership Sales Process 115

Anthony Cole Training

SEPTEMBER 24, 2010

Maximize the Initial Sales Call: The 3 rules. 5 Sales Lessons for Sales Reps I Learned While on Vacation. Sales and a Fish Story. Dont miss "5 Ways That Managers Can Impact Sales This Year in the May-June 2010 SalesforceXP magazine! managing sales (4). managing sales teams (18).

Sales 177

Sales Hiring Sales Process B2B 177

Anthony Cole Training

DECEMBER 12, 2011

Maximize the Initial Sales Call: The 3 rules. 5 Sales Lessons for Sales Reps I Learned While on Vacation. Sales and a Fish Story. Dont miss "5 Ways That Managers Can Impact Sales This Year in the May-June 2010 SalesforceXP magazine! managing sales (4). managing sales teams (18).

Sales 205

Sales Hiring Sales Process B2B 205

Anthony Cole Training

AUGUST 2, 2010

Maximize the Initial Sales Call: The 3 rules. 5 Sales Lessons for Sales Reps I Learned While on Vacation. Sales and a Fish Story. Dont miss "5 Ways That Managers Can Impact Sales This Year in the May-June 2010 SalesforceXP magazine! managing sales (4). managing sales teams (18).

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Closing Sales Hiring Sales Process 169

Anthony Cole Training

JULY 16, 2012

Noel Wagner , director of talent acquisition at the Achilles Group responded with a comment: "It is a manager's job to develop their team or manage them out if they're not capable after being trained.". When we assess the sales group we use the Objective Management Sales Talent Evaluation. Thank you Noel.

Sales 163

Sales Hiring Sales Process Management 163

Anthony Cole Training

FEBRUARY 6, 2012

Maximize the Initial Sales Call: The 3 rules. 5 Sales Lessons for Sales Reps I Learned While on Vacation. Sales and a Fish Story. Dont miss "5 Ways That Managers Can Impact Sales This Year in the May-June 2010 SalesforceXP magazine! managing sales (4). managing sales teams (18).

Sales 206

Sales Hiring Sales Leadership Sales Process 206

Anthony Cole Training

FEBRUARY 25, 2011

Maximize the Initial Sales Call: The 3 rules. 5 Sales Lessons for Sales Reps I Learned While on Vacation. Sales and a Fish Story. Dont miss "5 Ways That Managers Can Impact Sales This Year in the May-June 2010 SalesforceXP magazine! managing sales (4). managing sales teams (18).

Sales 199

Sales Hiring Sales Process B2B 199

Anthony Cole Training

AUGUST 27, 2010

Maximize the Initial Sales Call: The 3 rules. 5 Sales Lessons for Sales Reps I Learned While on Vacation. Sales and a Fish Story. Dont miss "5 Ways That Managers Can Impact Sales This Year in the May-June 2010 SalesforceXP magazine! managing sales (4). managing sales teams (18).

Sales 154

Sales Closing Hiring Sales Process 154

Anthony Cole Training

MAY 16, 2011

Maximize the Initial Sales Call: The 3 rules. 5 Sales Lessons for Sales Reps I Learned While on Vacation. Sales and a Fish Story. Dont miss "5 Ways That Managers Can Impact Sales This Year in the May-June 2010 SalesforceXP magazine! managing sales (4). managing sales teams (18).

Business 191

Business Sales Hiring Sales Process 191

Anthony Cole Training

JULY 21, 2010

Maximize the Initial Sales Call: The 3 rules. 5 Sales Lessons for Sales Reps I Learned While on Vacation. Sales and a Fish Story. Dont miss "5 Ways That Managers Can Impact Sales This Year in the May-June 2010 SalesforceXP magazine! managing sales (4). managing sales teams (18).

Sales 154

Sales Hiring Sales Process B2B 154

Anthony Cole Training

SEPTEMBER 10, 2010

Maximize the Initial Sales Call: The 3 rules. 5 Sales Lessons for Sales Reps I Learned While on Vacation. Sales and a Fish Story. Dont miss "5 Ways That Managers Can Impact Sales This Year in the May-June 2010 SalesforceXP magazine! managing sales (4). managing sales teams (18).

Sales 185

Sales Hiring Closing Sales Process 185

Anthony Cole Training

APRIL 14, 2011

Maximize the Initial Sales Call: The 3 rules. 5 Sales Lessons for Sales Reps I Learned While on Vacation. Sales and a Fish Story. Dont miss "5 Ways That Managers Can Impact Sales This Year in the May-June 2010 SalesforceXP magazine! managing sales (4). managing sales teams (18).

Sales 189

Sales Hiring Sales Process B2B 189

Anthony Cole Training

FEBRUARY 24, 2012

Maximize the Initial Sales Call: The 3 rules. 5 Sales Lessons for Sales Reps I Learned While on Vacation. Sales and a Fish Story. Dont miss "5 Ways That Managers Can Impact Sales This Year in the May-June 2010 SalesforceXP magazine! managing sales (4). managing sales teams (18).

Sales 144

Sales Hiring Sales Process Pipeline 144

Anthony Cole Training

APRIL 11, 2011

Maximize the Initial Sales Call: The 3 rules. 5 Sales Lessons for Sales Reps I Learned While on Vacation. Sales and a Fish Story. Dont miss "5 Ways That Managers Can Impact Sales This Year in the May-June 2010 SalesforceXP magazine! managing sales (4). managing sales teams (18).

Sales 206

Sales Hiring Sales Process B2B 206

Anthony Cole Training

OCTOBER 25, 2011

Maximize the Initial Sales Call: The 3 rules. 5 Sales Lessons for Sales Reps I Learned While on Vacation. Sales and a Fish Story. Dont miss "5 Ways That Managers Can Impact Sales This Year in the May-June 2010 SalesforceXP magazine! managing sales (4). managing sales teams (18).

Sales 186

Sales Hiring Closing Sales Process 186

Anthony Cole Training

DECEMBER 14, 2011

Maximize the Initial Sales Call: The 3 rules. 5 Sales Lessons for Sales Reps I Learned While on Vacation. Sales and a Fish Story. Dont miss "5 Ways That Managers Can Impact Sales This Year in the May-June 2010 SalesforceXP magazine! managing sales (4). managing sales teams (18).

Sales 163

Sales Hiring Sales Process B2B 163

Anthony Cole Training

JUNE 22, 2011

Maximize the Initial Sales Call: The 3 rules. 5 Sales Lessons for Sales Reps I Learned While on Vacation. Sales and a Fish Story. Dont miss "5 Ways That Managers Can Impact Sales This Year in the May-June 2010 SalesforceXP magazine! managing sales (4). managing sales teams (18).

Sales 133

Sales Hiring Sales Process Pipeline 133