Sales and Marketing Management

JUNE 29, 2020

Author: Paul Nolan According to an April survey by the Incentive Research Foundation, the top concern about participating in work or reward-related travel was the threat of an epidemic/pandemic at 33%, followed closely by severe weather at 29%. Incentives interrupted. Sales are still happening, but a group celebration isn’t likely.

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Zoominfo

DECEMBER 17, 2020

We love the energy in the room when we sign a new client. Everyone who works in sales dreams about achieving President’s Club status. Each sales person’s motivation is unique, and while the financial incentives motivate many, a President’s Club award that comes with recognition and a unique prize also provides motivation.

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Salesmate

JUNE 4, 2021

Sales isn’t the same as it used to be. And with this change in technology, advancements in sales methodologies have also taken place. Similarly, many other practices in sales have changed with the changing world around. One such practice is that of providing sales incentives to the salespeople.

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Hubspot Sales

JULY 30, 2024

Then, the game changed when I leveled up my sales email writing game with curiosity-provoking subject lines, strong body text, and compelling closing statements. Read on to hear my tactics for ending a sales email.e From there, initiating conversations and strengthening relationships with business buyers and influencers got easier.

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Zoominfo

MAY 17, 2021

Sales reps’ lives were built around the office — the environment, the energy, and the excitement of end-of-quarter blitzes. Then everyone went remote, and over the last year sales leaders and enablement teams had to come up with new ways to incentivize their reps. 4 Ideas to Incentivize Your Sales Team.

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Selling Energy

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Rebates and incentives have been part of the energy services landscape in America since the late-Seventies. Over the years, the collective pool of available funding has waxed and waned; however, in a typical year it’s not uncommon to see billions of dollars up for grabs.

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Selling Energy

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Rebates and incentives have been part of the energy services landscape in America since the late Seventies. Over the years, the collective pool of available funding has waxed and waned; however, in a typical year it’s not uncommon to see billions of dollars up for grabs.

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Zoominfo

MAY 17, 2021

Sales reps’ lives were built around the office — the environment, the energy, and the excitement of end-of-quarter blitzes. Then everyone went remote, and over the last year sales leaders and enablement teams had to come up with new ways to incentivize their reps. Enter the sales spiff. Check out these ideas: 1.

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Sales and Marketing Management

JULY 20, 2020

Author: Kris Belau Is there anything more quaint in sales and marketing than the door-to-door salesperson? As was common at the time, the main sales channel was an on-the-ground sales force. So what now for companies, perhaps yours, that rely even in some part on offline sales? It means rethinking how you engage.

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No More Cold Calling

DECEMBER 30, 2014

Which broken sales strategies should we leave in the past (ah-hem, cold calling )? Here’s a hint: Any sales tactics, activities, or systems that help you build relationships with clients and prospects are worth the time and effort. Phillip Twyford, director of sales and marketing for Tico Mail Works, elaborates in this guest post.

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No More Cold Calling

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

Sales VP Sam told me he wants to create a referral culture, as did CRO Sue, and CEO Amanda. And they know the best referral programs require a sales culture where referrals are top priority. Referrals must be part of their Sales DNA and the way they do business—when people are looking and when they’re not. That’s culture.

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Sales and Marketing Management

JUNE 14, 2020

sales and marketing at Intel, told Bloomberg. If we don’t understand where we are in a crisis and what we are feeling, it will be tough to lead ourselves or others to something different,” change consultant Talita Ferreira states in an article for Conference & Incentive Travel. Sales reps are ideally suited to work from home.

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Zoominfo

MARCH 6, 2019

When you consider the above benefits, it becomes apparent that the time and energy you put into your referral marketing program will more than pay off. Choose the right incentives. Plus, incentives motivate customers, as 50% of people say they’re likely to give a referral if offered a reward ( source ).

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Sales and Marketing Management

MARCH 8, 2020

There’s no reason it can’t have equally powerful impacts on B2B sales and marketing, but it’s in its infancy, experts say. “AI AI is the future of all sales, but it hasn’t gone from 0-1 yet in the B2B space,” says George Kocher, CEO of Brand North, a digital marketing and growth consultant. CRM will become more predictive.?AI

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Smooth Sale

JANUARY 23, 2025

Efficient procedures allow employees to devote their time and energy to meaningful contributions, driving your companys productivity upward. Recognize Your Employees for Their Work Giving employees incentives for their hard work is a great way to help your team function better. Dont give up find a better way! Celebrate Success!

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Selling Energy

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

Utilizing rebates and incentives can be key in getting your efficiency projects approved. Over the course of the next three days, we’ll cover some tips and tricks of rebates and incentives.

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Allego

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Not many people act on that, but David Ashe, director of sales development at Allego, did. In it, he taps into his years of experience leading sales development representative (SDR) teams to show you how to use his framework to transform your SDR team from good to great. His new book, Get Your Team into G.E.A.R:

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Sales Hacker

AUGUST 20, 2020

Sales contests are a great way to get your reps hustling and keep their heads in the game. But if you’re only leveraging them for short-term results, you’re majorly underestimating the heavy lifting they can do for your team, your sales org, and ultimately, your bottom line. Why Sales Contests? Get specific.

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Selling Energy

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Now that we’ve covered a handful of tips and tricks for maximizing rebates and incentives, we’re going to explore some useful resources that can help us track down the most relevant rebates and incentives for our projects.

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Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 20, 2020

It's powerful, chilling, motivational, and applicable in every field or facet of life, and sales is no exception. How can you tell if a rep is truly achieving sales excellence? Here, we'll go over the traits that define sales excellence and determine the best ways to incentivize and reward the reps who exhibit them. Motivation.

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Selling Energy

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Verify accurate input by third parties: Several years ago, a national retailer needed to file hundreds of incentive applications in the context of a planned portfolio-wide lighting retrofit campaign. Once the error was discovered, the client managed to retrieve the correct data and salvage the incentive.

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DiscoverOrg Sales

JANUARY 29, 2016

Have you ever walked into the office on a Monday morning and just felt the palpable lack of energy? Their selling powers rely on their energy, enthusiasm, and attitude in every conversation with every prospective client. This should engage both the high- and low-performers, maximizing overall sales for your business.

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Sales and Marketing Management

JANUARY 7, 2018

We asked veteran B2B sales managers, consultants and coaches how best to build and sustain a high-performing sales team with a clear understanding that a company’s success relies on a lot more than it sales personnel. But eventually, someone has to make a sale. Fielding a consistently strong sales team?—?let’s

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Selling Energy

APRIL 29, 2021

Rebates and incentives have been part of the energy services landscape in America since the mid-Seventies. Over the years, the collective pool of available funding has waxed and waned; however, in a typical year it’s not uncommon to see billions of dollars up for grabs.

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Hubspot Sales

MAY 21, 2021

It’s one of the most important components of sustained sales success over time. As a sales manager or director, you can only influence your team’s sales performance in two dimensions: Their skill set (what they can do) and their motivation (how repeatedly or passionately they do it). But motivation is far harder.

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Selling Energy

MAY 17, 2022

A ninja shared her experience as a solar professional that was offering other energy efficiency incentives as a package deal. She said, “People were really excited about solar, but when we got into energy efficiency it wasn’t as tangible, and after a while, it was like a wet blanket on a fire.

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The Pipeline

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

We have all witnessed situations where an outstanding sales rep is “rewarded” with a promotion to sales management, leading to two compounding problems. But many don’t, we have all known career sales people, who continuously make more money than their managers or even directors, but and have no desire to take on the role.

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Sales Hacker

JULY 9, 2020

No one could have predicted COVID-19, but the people who can adapt are the ones who will advance their sales careers during this time. With the current state of sales , everything is changing fast. Digital is now the preferred sales interaction, with a 250% boost in mobile app ordering. Don’t cut corners. Act as a resource.

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Pipeliner

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Even if your sales team was not immediately or directly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, even if no one on your team was touched by the illness and you were able to keep your team up and running through those long months of lockdown, your team has still been impacted. Motivating Beyond Money. But many employees today need more.

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Sales and Marketing Management

JANUARY 20, 2018

Author: Kostas Chiotis Picture this: your company wants to boost its sales with an incentive program. But, if different people from your organization reach out to the same thought leaders with different messages, then the result can only be confusion and a lot of wasted time and energy. What do you do?

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Zoominfo

MARCH 6, 2019

When you consider the above benefits, it becomes apparent that the time and energy you put into your referral marketing program will more than pay off. Choose the Right Incentives Rewards are the most critical part of your referral marketing strategy. But, we recommend you give more thought to your referral incentives.

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Hubspot Sales

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

Great sales departments motivate their employees with incentives, contests, and -- you guessed it -- pep talks. TED Talks for Sales. Sirolli explains how to listen to the people you're trying to help -- take this lesson and apply it the next time you're on a sales call with a prospect. The world is changing exponentially.

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Crunchbase

DECEMBER 18, 2020

Most retail brands have a sales cycle in place, but the events of 2020 have impacted the way the cycle works. Sales team leaders should consider creating a sales cycle flow chart to share internally so the sales team understands how the process works. Sales teams need to hustle the moment they confirm an inbound lead.

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Hubspot Sales

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

Imagine your sales team performing 19% better month after month. Research from the Sales Executive Council (SEC) examined thousands of salespeople and found receiving quality coaching helped them improve long-term performance by upwards of 19%. In other words, no other productivity investment is nearly as impactful as sales coaching.

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Increase Sales

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

The problem is some businesses provide incentives to new customers while forgetting their existing ones. Good marketing can leverage that advantage along with sales. This type of behavior drains the limited resources of time, energy, money (profits) and emotions by all involved. Keeping Loyal Customers Loyal.

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Sales Hacker

APRIL 8, 2019

In sales, culture is everything—and right now, it’s every where too. Sales culture has become one of the buzziest buzzwords out there, with think pieces popping up left and right about why culture matters. There’s no unattainable “it” factor that some sales orgs have and others don’t. So how do you define clear sales KPIs?

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Customer Centric Selling

JUNE 26, 2014

Sales Tips: How to Accelerate Sales and Buying Cycles. By John Holland, Chief Content Officer, CustomerCentric Selling® - The Sales Training Company. If and when they are successful in doing so, buyers have an incentive to make earlier decisions. In early September you sign an agreement with ABC Energy Inc.

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