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10 Awards You Should Give Out to Fire Up Your Sales Team

Hubspot Sales

In Glengarry Glen Ross — arguably the most prominent, important film about sales ever made — four real estate salespeople are pitted against each other in a weeklong competition. The contest's incentive structure is steep and high-stakes. Now, your sales reps probably don't need to be motivated quite as harshly.

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5 Popular Sales Metrics That Destroy Sales Performance

Hubspot Sales

Beane’s strategy -- as depicted in the 2011 film, “Moneyball” -- has traversed beyond the world of baseball to nearly all sectors of business and has become synonymous with making data-driven decisions. If Billy Beane were to take over a sales organization today, he would feel like he’d traveled back by about 20 years. Call activity.

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The Ultimate Guide to Setting Sales Quotas

Hubspot Sales

In the film, Alec Baldwin's straight-talking sales manager arrives at a small business to motivate the sales team. For sales managers, "Glengarry Glen Ross" is a cautionary tale. Here's everything you need to know about setting successful sales quotas. Sales Quota. Different types of sales quotas.

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Ways to Effectively Promote a New Product or Service 

Smooth Sale

Offer Promotions and Incentives Initiating incentives and promotions can significantly increase interest and sales, particularly during the first few months of a product launch. Today’s insights are provided to help you achieve the Smooth Sale! Today’s insights are provided to help you achieve the Smooth Sale!

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5 Ways to Keep Your Sales Machine Efficient While Scaling Headcount

Sales Hacker

As sales leaders, most of us assume that many aspects of our sales machine will become inefficient during hypergrowth. As we think of ways to improve sales performance, a number of growth pains may come in the way: High acquisition costs. In the last six months at Weave, our sales team managed this balancing act.

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What Makes a Salesperson a Consultative Partner?

Janek Performance Group

Consultative selling is a sales approach that shifts the emphasis from pushing products to being a trusted partner. For example: 50% of sales reps think they avoid being pushy, yet 84% of buyers disagree. For example: 50% of sales reps think they avoid being pushy, yet 84% of buyers disagree. How can they improve their position?

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How to Accelerate Sales in the midst of Uncertainty

Showpad

Accelerating sales is not only possible, but it’s a challenge the entire organization should accept, creating the sales equivalent of the “rally around the flag” effect. Let’s examine how to accelerate sales even when prospects aren’t biting. unexpectedly poor sales performance is debilitating. It demoralizes employees.