Contributors

John Golden
John is the Amazon bestselling author of Winning the Battle for Sales: Lessons on Closing Every Deal from the World's Greatest Military Victories and Social Upheaval: How to Win at Social Selling. A globally acknowledged Sales & Marketing thought leader, speaker, and strategist. He is CSMO at Pipeliner CRM. In his spare time, John is an avid Martial Artist.
Author's Publications on Amazon
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Author’s Articles Blog / Off The Cuff
What Kind Of Valentine Are You?
Myth Busting Part I
Save Time & Create Proposals Directly
Who’s Who In The Zoo?
Don’t Believe The Hype, Believe The Reality
Shouldn’t Your Data Work For You?
Vote For Sales POP! Contributor of Year 2018!
The Importance of Sales Referrals
Learn From The Past, Predict & Influence The Future!
Treasure Trove of Insight
Author’s E-Books
Building Your Brand of Gold: 6 Step Process
There is a lot of conversation circulating about building your personal brand. If you take a look online, you might see personal branding defined 1 as “the practice of people marketing themselves and their careers as brands,” with terms like “self-packaging” thrown into the mix. But, the discussion about personal branding is fairly superficial; what ... Read More
Understanding the Buyer: Today´s Simple, Cutting-Edge Sales Techniques
Going back to the earlier part of the last century, sales was traditionally fraught with—and seen as—trickery. It seemed that the most clever salesperson, the one who consistently got the highest numbers, knew how to manipulate prospects. In the 1960s this began to change, when pioneers such as Zig Ziglar sought to raise the reputation ... Read More
Building a Business: From Dream to Live Action, and Everything In Between
When people think about starting a business, they rarely think of factors in the order that they need to occur. If you attempt to simply found a business without having these things in the right places, it is almost guaranteed that you’ll fail. This book tells the story of how Founder and CEO, Nikolaus Kimla ... Read More
Sales and Marketing Alignment: Time To Get Serious!
We’re well into the 21st century—yet the subject of Sales and Marketing alignment still seems as pertinent today as it has ever been. In many organizations, the frustrations seem to endure with every passing year. The age-old blame games are played out. Sales bemoan the quality of leads that Marketing is sending over, and Marketing ... Read More
Sales Training for the 21st Century
Sales. It’s right at the center of a company’s revenue strategy. Without sales, revenue doesn’t happen at all. With the right sales team and the right strategy–and of course the right product or service–it’s a rocket ride right out through the top. But what comes before all that? You guessed it: sales training. Join us ... Read More
The Five Fundamentals of Effective Sales Management
John Golden and Matt McDarby outline the five fundamental management activities including a careful alignment with the organization’s Go-To-Market strategy, a deliberate focus on early-stage pipeline opportunities, a dedication to coaching, and a deliberate approach to account growth, all underpinned by a carefully designed and rigorously-adhered-to operating rhythm. Read More
Managing a Social Sales Team
There has been so much talk about Social Selling and what that means to Salespeople but there has been precious little attention given to the impact on Sales Managers. Finally here is an ebook that provides practical advice on how best to approach and adopt Social Selling with your sales team. Read More
12 Steps to Creating an Effective and Predictable Sales Pipeline
12-step Checklist to Help You Create Your Own Custom Sales Pipeline. The Benefits of Building your Sales Pipeline from the Ground Up Here’s a comprehensive list of sales pipeline checklist items. Whether you run a small or large sales team— or are a contributor yourself, you’ll love this guide. Totally actionable; use it to make ... Read More
The Key to Sales Prosperity: Clarity
Selling is a very dynamic process, probably the most dynamic in any organization. It has so many moving parts, so many variables that it often becomes frenetic, chaotic, and reactionary. In this ebook, John Golden argues that it doesn’t have to be that way. Read More
Author’s Tools
Sales Opportunity Evaluation Scorecard
Identify and evaluate any sales opportunity to prioritize your sales pipeline and keep it accurate and actionable. Learn How to Identify a Good Sales Opportunity Nancy is a sales rep for a company that sells office furnishings. They include chairs, desks, couches, conference tables and any other such items needed. Nancy’s company generally qualifies opportunities with this ... Read More
The Account Profiler
Qualify accounts and track information about contacts, sales account profile, and sales in process. Knowing Your Buyer The first and most important thing you’d like to know about the decision-makers in your prospect company is: what is motivating them to be interested in your product or service? In other words, you want to discover the ... Read More
Your BANT Sales Qualification Tool
Salespeople know that qualifying opportunities with the BANT Method (budget, authority, need, and timing) is quick and effective. Try our version of Bant sales qualification too for free. Budget + Authority + Need + Timing The first thing to know when sounding out a prospect company, of course, is if there is a budget available. In ... Read More
Qualifying Lead Opportunity Tool
Increase the chance of a successful close with a free tool to help you effectively qualify any opportunity in your sales process. Clearly Defining the Opportunity Defining an opportunity can only be done through communication with the prospect company, as in-depth as possible. It may be possible with the initial person who contacted you in ... Read More
The Raybec Sales Effectiveness Scorecard
Sales strategist Robert Beckerman has designed a tool to help you build stronger relationships with prospects and clients. Are Your Sales Methods Effective? Are you ready to ask yourself some really important and possibly difficult questions? The answers to these 10 questions will help sales professionals focus on core issues that may be holding them ... Read More
Author’s Media TV / Radio
#SalesChats: CRM Mega-trends to Watch
Panel Discussion: Accelerating End of Year Business
John Golden Talks About Being The Best You!
Author’s Snapshots Infographics / Slideshows
How Your Positive Attitude Can Win You Sales
Sales Strategies: The BANT Approach
SPIN Selling
The Sales Pipeline Revealed
6 Steps to Building Your Personal Brand: The Checklist
