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Author: Tim Houlihan The best incentives have open budgets, meaning anyone who qualifies can win. Open budgets tend to lead to improved morale due to the general ability for reps to feel like they have a chance at winning and that will lead to more sales. For an outside route-sales-driver, that might be three to six weeks.
Plus, recruiting, hiring, and employing salespeople is expensive and cuts away at your margins. Another potentially game-changing strategy: Using a channel sales model. The Definition of Channel Sales. With channel sales, you rely on third parties to sell your product or service. Some companies choose to hire more reps.
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