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Incentive Gift Cards Continue to Delight

Sales and Marketing Management

Author: SMM Research from the Incentive Gift Card Council (IGCC) and the Incentive Research Foundation (IRF) shows the majority of U.S. are increasingly using gift cards as a reward tool for multiple groups (channel, sales, employee and customer), and that investment in gift card rewards is both significant and growing.

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The Psychology Behind Unexpected Rewards

Sales and Marketing Management

Scientific studies show that unexpected incentive rewards stimulate areas of the brain connected to behavior development and learning. Let’s take a closer look into the psychology behind the element of surprise and how it can be used as part of a larger sales incentive strategy. Defining the unexpected reward.

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Don’t Neglect Channel Partner Programs

Sales and Marketing Management

If your go-to-market strategy relies heavily on channel partners, that’s one more step you are removed from your ultimate end-user. Training is essential to having success with channel partners, and just as in-person sales calls shifted to virtual due to the global pandemic, so too has channel partner training.

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Technology can improve your recognition efforts

Sales and Marketing Management

No longer considered nice-to-have resources for a subset of workers, these tools have become vital to all employees and will continue to support formal and informal functions for both remote and in-office workers. Cindy Mielke is the director of channel marketing, incentives at Tango Card.

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Firing Up the Revenue Engine Post-Crisis

Sales and Marketing Management

As organizations emerge from the pandemic crisis and fire up their sales engines, it’s clear that the channel must adapt – shifting and aligning priorities (SUPPORT), implementing new, more impactful channel strategies (ENABLE) and leveraging the right solutions (ENGAGE). ENGAGE: Leverage the Right Engagement Tools to Drive Sales.

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Insufficient Leads? How to Boost Campaign Effectiveness

SBI Growth

What is the one piece of information you want your target persona to consider and believe? The purpose of your campaign is to incent the buyer to act. Are you compelled to cough up more information to get the offer? STEP 10 - CHOOSE YOUR CHANNELS. Where are they going to find information? Think single-purpose.

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How to Find Out What Your Competitors Are Doing That You Are Not

SBI Growth

It will also guide you in proper questioning to learn valuable information. Compensation Plan : Did they change their compensation plan incenting more new business vs. account development? Channel partners who represent both products. The competitive profile found some interesting information. Or email me directly.