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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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A Blueprint for Your Disruption: How to Become the Next Kodak, the Next Blockbuster, or the Next Taxi Cab Medallion Owner

Sales and Marketing Management

And incentives can take many forms -- economic (via your pricing structure), psychological (image, brand, etc.), Cable wire to the wall: Originally, in the analog days, most televisions could be connected to the wall directly by cable wire and we would switch channels up and down on the television set itself. .

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Using CPQ’s Pricing Features to Maximize Profit Margins Across Channels

Cincom Smart Selling

The contemporary competitive market poses a formidable challenge to maintain profitability across multiple sales channels. Understanding the Pricing Complexities in Multi-Channel Sales In the hyper-connected marketplace, businesses sell through multiple channelsdirect sales teams, resellers, e-commerce platforms, and distributors.

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Negotiators Need To Learn How To Negotiate Under Pressure

The Accidental Negotiator

Let’s all face it: pressure is a part of the negotiating process. We wouldn’t know that we were in the middle of a negotiation if we didn’t feel some pressure on us. Negotiators can feel pressured to use their negotiation styles and negotiating techniques to wrap up a deal as quickly as possible.

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How to Improve Sales Performance & Close Deals Faster in 2025

eGrabber

In short, sales performance includes both the results (like revenue growth, meeting sales targets, and customer retention) and the actions (such as sales negotiation, sales techniques, and follow-up strategies) that make those results possible. Improved negotiation tactics and higher conversion rates.

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Best Way to Reduce Discounting: Better Negotiating or Value Selling?

The ROI Guy

And Procurement is getting way more involved in every transaction, with specific incentives to extract discounts from every vendor proposal. Many companies have turned to Negotiation Training to help their sales reps and channel partners try to talk their way out of the discount. The advice from the research?

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Mastering Channel Sales: Top Strategies for Success

Vengreso

In this article, I delve into channel sales —a strategy that involves leveraging third-party intermediaries such as dealers and affiliates to distribute products—enabling companies to penetrate new markets without relying on a sizable in-house sales team. Discover how in our latest article by @M_3Jr!