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Training Incentives Are Vital in the Digital Sales Era

Sales and Marketing Management

As a longtime member of the incentives industry, I am often asked what businesses can do to better manage their sales teams and their relationships with their channel partners in the constantly changing world. A closer look at a sales training incentive program. Why is this a trending incentive initiative?

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3 Key Insights Management Can Learn from an Inside Sales Team

Sales and Marketing Management

Teaser: In my 20-plus years of managing inside sales teams, I am still amazed at the amount of critical information they can provide to management. Managers who understand the value of the up-to-date information that inside sales teams can provide are often rewarded with professional success and significant incentive payouts.

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Should Marketing Be Compensated On Revenue?

Pointclear

James Obermayer, Executive Director and CEO of the Sales Lead Management Association and President of Sales Leakage Consulting is a regular guest blogger with ViewPoint. Some have heard me say in interviews and on SLMA Radio that, pound for pound, marketers produce more revenue than anyone in their company. Qualified leads.

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A Sales Leader’s Blueprint for 2014

SBI Growth

VPs of Sales are asking the question “What have I done before?”. Market conditions 12 months ago were very different. VPs of Sales are asking questions like: Is our Sales Process good enough? Why This Matters— The size of your addressable market has shifted. Generating demand inside these customers is different.

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The Science of Motivation

Sales and Marketing Management

Sales manager: I’d like to know what rewards the reps would like for our next incentive. Sales rep: Cash! Sales manager: Sounds good. You may be a seasoned sales manager, fatigued by trying to come up with innovative ways to motivate your reps. Are incentives obsolete? I’ve got bills to pay! Don’t do it.

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What’s Your Time Worth

The Pipeline

While it may be realistic to expect inside sales teams to sell more than 23% of their time, it is not for others. Consider travel, time understanding the clients and market, generating leads, and more. Buyers know they will be offered price incentives to bring a deal in sooner, like “end of the quarter.”

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4 Ways to Achieve Better Personalization with Inside Sales: How a Data-Driven Approach Will Help Your Reps Work Smarter. @TechTarget

SBI

Inside sales reps who engage prospects with a personalized pitch see better open rates, have longer conversations, and book more meetings. But migrating from a traditional cold calling model to one that requires a high-level of customization can be challenging, even for the most sophisticated inside sales environments.