Sales and Marketing Management

MAY 6, 2019

Author: Paul Nolan Meetings and incentive travel professionals agree that Brexit will impact their industry, but they differ on what sort of impact it will have. The British-based C&IT Magazine recently summarized five incentive travel trends that will impact programs in 2019. We are moving from incentive travel to ‘Instatravel.’

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Sales and Marketing Management

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

The travel trends report from global event ticketing agency Eventbrite can help corporate incentive program planners create more impactful events. The post Understand Trends for a More Successful Event appeared first on Sales & Marketing Management.

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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. This begs the question, what’s up with the weather scaredy-cats ?

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MTD Sales Training

NOVEMBER 1, 2011

I presented my session on eselling® at the ISMM’s Successful Selling Conference recently, where I met and had a very interesting conversation with Peter Bowen, CEO of Access Displays – who produce modular and custom built exhibition stands for all manner of venues and events. Give staff incentives to encourage activity and accuracy.

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Zoominfo

DECEMBER 17, 2020

But one event in particular has weighed heavy on our mind. . But this year, most companies had to push their events out. 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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No More Cold Calling

JULY 25, 2024

Olympic athletes come from all over the world to compete in a myriad of events, but they all have one thing in common: They got there because they have continually invested in building their skills and practiced. They train with unparalleled rigor. They have not just one coach, but many. But we do need practice.

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Sales and Marketing Management

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

Breathe new life into a tired sales meeting with on-site reward events designed to inspire and excite attendees and satisfy even the most hard-to-please guests. It’s critical that the rewards offered in incentive programs are highly desirable. R-SITE revolutionizes onsite gifting programs.

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Sales and Marketing Management

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

The Incentive Research Foundation convened a group of incentive professionals in Florida this summer to discuss factors that are impacting corporate decisions regarding relaunching incentive travel programs. The post Regaining Trust and Engagement for In-Person Events appeared first on Sales & Marketing Management.

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SBI Growth

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

By participating in this free event at your office you will: Learn the best practices of the brightest sales people in our research. Discover tactical solutions to get the most out your incentive comp dollars. How do competitors structure incentive payouts? free event registration required). What You Should Do Now.

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SBI Growth

AUGUST 13, 2013

To learn how other top companies fund initiatives, register for this event: How To Make Your Number in 2014: A Sales Strategy You Can Execute. But, the SPIFF incentive didn’t completely go to the sales rep. A percent of SPIFF incentive was held back for funding the SFE effort. This is true especially at this time of year.

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Jeffrey Gitomer

MAY 22, 2011

Little do they know it’s one of my favorite things to do – and one of, it not THE most important parts of their event. There is an incentive for that person to maintain or improve his or her performance to stay at the top. KEY POINT OF UNDERSTANDING: Incentives and awards are economic stimuli of the first degree.

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Sales and Marketing Management

MAY 17, 2020

Organizations are doing their best to navigate this new landscape of layoffs, remote working, canceled events, slowing sales and demand slumps. Then consider the following: Invest in automation: Now is the time to accelerate digital transformation efforts with the time and existing budgets that are available from non-existent events.

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Sales and Marketing Management

MAY 18, 2018

The best events integrate products and services in interesting and original ways, ensuring the experience is unforgettable – and highly shareable on social media. Once you’ve identified necessary trends and insights, you can design an event that truly engages the individuals who impact your bottom line. Conferences/expos/tradeshows.

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Salesmate

JUNE 4, 2021

One such practice is that of providing sales incentives to the salespeople. What are sales incentives? Call it what you will, incentives are what get people to work harder.” – Nikita Khrushchev . In simple terms, sales incentives are something that motivates your team to wake up in the morning and get to work.

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SBI Growth

OCTOBER 29, 2012

But wait – this new incentive compensation plan could flop. So, he commissioned HR to design a new incentive compensation plan (IC Plan.) A company’s sales culture is geared around one annual event – President’s Club. Let’s suppose HR is fully engaged for redesign of a 2013 Sales Compensation plan. What can be done?

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Score More Sales

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Being invited to sales incentive and award events at cigar bars. I have spent an entire career in sales since my early 20’s being called a guy. Filling out forms that said “Salesman Number”.

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Sales Hacker

APRIL 13, 2020

The cancellation of industry events from the COVID-19 crisis poses a real problem to salespeople who rely on events-based marketing. In the tech sector alone, the direct losses from the cancellation of just 10 events are more than $1.1 Many companies are canceling events or postponing them until after the crisis is over.

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Sales and Marketing Management

JANUARY 23, 2019

Helping others as a team is invigorating and bonding, which is why corporate social responsibility (CSR) continues to be a popular component of offsite meetings and incentive travel programs. Sauvage’s post was written after participating in a CSR event his company helped create for a corporate client.

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Crunchbase

APRIL 6, 2023

When it comes to keeping sales reps happy and quotas attained, what worked over the past few years is no longer working One solution is the introduction of a sales incentive program that encourages reps to work toward a goal and receive recognition. The key to selecting the perfect one?

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SBI Growth

JUNE 8, 2013

Train everyone but make it more than an event. Incent people who embrace these strategies. Measure success and broadcast across the company. Organizations that want to continue to grow must embrace these strategies. Make it part of your DNA. Just don''t remain passive or you''ll be looking up at your competitors. Follow @pseidell.

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Sales and Marketing Management

MARCH 8, 2018

But when it comes to incentives, you don’t reward a generation. Every incentive program needs the right awards to engage and inspire their target participants. Life stages tend to outweigh generational difference when it comes to incentive awards. Leaders ignoring this generation do so at their own peril.

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SBI Growth

OCTOBER 17, 2012

Download the tool at this event to get started. Once your audience is on your site, does Marketing offer an incentive for them to provide their contact information? But when it comes to online advertising effectiveness, there are specific measures to track against sales performance. Audience Targeting. Hold Sales accountable.

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Zendesk Sell

DECEMBER 17, 2019

Not all sales incentives are created equal. A sales incentive is effective only if it’s something your team actually wants. And while we’re all familiar with the typical cash incentive, some reps might need something new and exciting to truly motivate them. Tickets to concerts or sporting events. Travel vouchers.

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The Spiff Blog

AUGUST 19, 2022

The only remedy is a formal incentive communication strategy. This post will show you how to deconstruct your current sales compensation process to ultimately build a more effective incentive communication strategy. Map out an incentive communication step to align with each step of your sales comp process. Let’s dive in!

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Sales and Marketing Management

JUNE 29, 2020

Then consider the following: Invest in automation – Now is the time to accelerate digital transformation efforts with the time and existing budgets that are available from non-existent events. When it comes to channel engagement, the right mix of sales incentive tools is still the most effective and impactful. Are you digital-ready?

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Sales and Marketing Management

APRIL 5, 2019

We use it to create meetings, events and incentive programs, but it’s really at the core of everything we do. For example, we have a client that was set on having its event in the same tried-and-true destination, with the same tried-and-true activities. Our philosophy is simple – it’s not just an event, it’s a journey.

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SBI Growth

SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

Click here to participate in our Q3 Make The Number tour event and get a copy of the risk assessment tool shown below. Offer a small incentive for closing these deals in Q4 (cash is always good). Buyers know that reps are trying to make a commission check. Attach a ranking as to the probability of the risk occurring.

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Sales and Marketing Management

NOVEMBER 22, 2017

Sales manager: I’d like to know what rewards the reps would like for our next incentive. Or maybe you think that incentives have run their course and it’s time to drop them altogether. If you’re thinking of asking your reps what will make the best prize in the incentive program, stop. Are incentives obsolete? Don’t do it.

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Understanding the Sales Force

FEBRUARY 5, 2014

Every April, the state of Massachusetts celebrates Patriots Day and there are two special events. There was a heartfelt and immediate response by the Red Sox players as people from around the world watched the events play out on live television. Of course, that is much easier said than done. Let''s discuss the rallying cry.

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Sales and Marketing Management

MAY 14, 2020

Author: Liz Pulice In recent years, many companies have implemented remote work arrangements, driven by financial incentives, recruitment/retention initiatives and other factors. These conditions can present challenges for sales organizations, where in-person meetings and events are typically part of “business as usual.”

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Sales and Marketing Management

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

Author: SMM staff As the former chair and CEO of the global hotel and travel company Carlson, Marilyn Carlson Nelson has spent a lifetime helping companies enhance relationships with employees and clients through incentive travel experiences. SMM:  What are the ingredients of a great incentive travel experience? That hasn’t changed.

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Anthony Cole Training

DECEMBER 17, 2012

Incentive to succeed - Do you have the appropriate passion or desire for success? The interesting thing that I didn't know is how much the entire team, which is enormous, prepared for events AND post events so that the message was clear, consice and most importantly consistent.

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Sales and Marketing Management

APRIL 25, 2020

Author: Paul Nolan Are companies less likely to embrace meetings and events or is there a pent-up demand for getting together? Will the meetings and events industry rebound? Business travel and the events that companies put on their calendars will look drastically different, at least for the rest of this year and probably beyond.

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SBI Growth

OCTOBER 5, 2012

Sign up for our no-cost event here and receive our Field Sales Compensation Assessment Sheet to find out if your program is outdated. of Your Reps Receiving Incentive Compensation. % To drive the right behavior and hit your targets, your sales compensation must evolve at the same pace as your company.

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No More Cold Calling

DECEMBER 30, 2014

Here’s how to get the most out of the networking events you attend this holiday season…and in the New Year. Now it’s up to the sales manager to coach, motivate, and incent everyone else—the average performers. Otherwise you probably wouldn’t be in sales. Learn more.) You make an “ass” out of “u” and “me.”

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Sales and Marketing Management

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Budget, which might include costs for video testimonials, as well as promotions and incentives for participants . Successful customer reference programs must be able to maintain a broad range of customer profiles for the myriad reference activities for which you’ll need them – from taking a call to speaking at a company event.

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The Pipeline

AUGUST 27, 2019

Buyers know they will be offered price incentives to bring a deal in sooner, like “end of the quarter.” Its too bad salespeople cannot connect the euphoria they feel when they closed a deal with the fear they have when the same deal started as a prospecting event. Buyers know that sellers will trade time for cash. Well you can.

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