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Competition: The Invisible Enemy of Compensation Planning

SBI Growth

Discover tactical solutions to get the most out your incentive comp dollars. To compete for and retain talent, leaders must know what the market is paying. But for sales roles, it’s not enough to know “market” conditions. How do competitors structure incentive payouts? Market Conditions vs. Competitive Threat.

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Eyes On the Prize

Sales and Marketing Management

Teaser: Companies frequently run into trouble by failing to create the right balance between sales goals and the actions they tie incentives to. Insurance giant Aflac follows these four guidelines as it builds and refines a wide variety of incentives, contests and prizes to capture the attention of a sales force more than 60,000 strong.

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2 Ways to Turbocharge Your Sales Strategy

SBI Growth

Referrals in B2B often have closing rates 2 times greater than marketing-generated leads. Create social media guidelines and make them part of your job descriptions and accountabilites. Incent people who embrace these strategies. That’s equal to adding the entire population of New York City in 7 weeks. Make it part of your DNA.

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All you need to know about sales incentives

Salesmate

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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2 Birds with 1 Stone: Getting Ads and Link Building at the Same Time

Sales and Marketing Management

Author: Kostas Chiotis Picture this: your company wants to boost its sales with an incentive program. You identify your target audience, establish clear goals, select the right reward structure, and develop an extensive digital marketing campaign that ensures that your offer will get to as many prospects as possible. What do you do?

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Pricing challenges posed by a pandemic

Sales and Marketing Management

In a blog post about pricing in the pandemic for marketing research firm Forrester SiriusDecisions, Lisa Singer says companies trying to rebound from the disruption of the COVID-19 pandemic must look for opportunities to offer low-cost or free offerings. There is no single approach that serves B2B sales and marketing teams across the board.

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The Better Way to Build a Sales Team

Sales and Marketing Management

TSP first works closely with clients to establish a “competency model” that is specific to that company’s market strategy and culture. Incentives are part of most every salesperson’s salary structure, but intangibles play a large role in retaining top talent. That is as impactful as compensation or incentives. Engage and retain.

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