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Incentive Program FAQs

Sales and Marketing Management

Author: Tim Houihan A single-page article in print is rarely enough for me to the get the message across, so this online extra helps fill in the blanks. Q: Why not use quota as a bar to require reps to pass before they’re eligible to earn in the incentive program? I hope it provides clarity in the case of feeling a little confused.

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Sales Incentives, Awards, Lead Follow Up and Sales Effectiveness

Understanding the Sales Force

Dave Kurlan wrote: They should receive the incentive only if the opportunity makes it as far as 2 nd base in the sales process. Objective Management Group (OMG) won Gold for Top Sales Assessment Tool for the 2nd straight year! The appointment setters are upset, blaming the low closing percentage on the salespeople. I am stuck on comp.

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Team incentives: 7 do’s and 2 don’ts

Sales and Marketing Management

Author: TIM HOULIHAN Do you avoid team incentives because you are worried about being fair? Teams perform better than individuals [ Kuhn, “Experiments on Motivation, Incentives and Rationality” 2007 ], and you and your bottom line can benefit from rewarding teams. Don’t deprive your teams of these two important tools.

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How to Assess and Sequence Your Sales Initiatives

SBI Growth

The SBI Sales Initiative Assessment Tool has answers. No matter what initiatives your sales organization is considering, this tool carefully evaluates them. After you download the SBI Sales Initiative Assessment Tool , you’ll need to do a little customization. After you’ve done this, send the tool to your senior team.

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How B2B Reps Use Social Debt to Get Sales Support

SBI Growth

Online networks such as LinkedIn provide tools that facilitate social gifting. Incentive Structure. Even when their virtual team has no monetary or organizational incentive to do so. Share articles and market insights you gain from the field. Download this tool to help you construct your virtual sales support team.

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Look for Potential in the Next Generation of Sales Hires

Understanding the Sales Force

Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan The Harvard Business Review finally published a relevant article that I agreed with! Much too frequently, their articles on selling are written by out-of-touch researchers with little field experience and lots of theories. References verify that information.

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Cloning Top Performers

Sales and Marketing Management

Author: Theresa Thomas, VP Strategic Solutions, Hinda Incentives Have you ever daydreamed about cloning your top sales performers? Every salesperson wants to know what works; they crave new ideas and tools to help grow their business. Think of it. All your customers would have the pleasure of only dealing with your best of the best.