Sales and Marketing Management

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

These companies offer turnkey incentive programs for recognizing top-performing employees, channel partners or other important business associates. Rewards can range from merchandise and gift cards to fully supported incentive travel programs.

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Sales and Marketing Management

MARCH 25, 2024

Why do some sales incentive efforts produce stellar results and others fail? There are a number of factors, but clarity of rules, achievable goals and attractive incentives are good starting points. The post Why Your Incentive Plan Isn’t Working appeared first on Sales & Marketing Management.

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Sales and Marketing Management

JUNE 24, 2024

Incentive travel consistently ranks as the most memorable and appreciated non-cash reward by recipients. But it's vital to understand incentive travel trends to drive the highest ROI. The post Incentive Travel: What to Know Before It’s a Go appeared first on Sales & Marketing Management.

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Sales and Marketing Management

JUNE 24, 2024

A look at the latest incentive travel trends from the Incentive Research Foundation's Attendee Preferences for Incentive Travel survey. The post Be Mindful of These Incentive Travel Trends appeared first on Sales & Marketing Management.

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Sales and Marketing Management

MARCH 25, 2024

Regular assessment of incentive efforts is critical, and it can be wise to change things up from one campaign to the next even when you have enjoyed success. The post Review and Tweak Incentive Campaigns Regularly appeared first on Sales & Marketing Management.

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Sales and Marketing Management

JUNE 24, 2024

The post Effective Incentive Plans Don’t Happen by Accident appeared first on Sales & Marketing Management. The complexity and comprehensiveness required to produce proper ROI prevents these from being DIY projects.

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Sales and Marketing Management

MARCH 25, 2024

Strategies for building a better sales incentive program that captures your sales force’s attention and ensures sustained success. The post Ingredients for a Successful Sales Incentive Program appeared first on Sales & Marketing Management.

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Sales and Marketing Management

JUNE 26, 2023

The post Making the Business Case for Incentive Travel appeared first on Sales & Marketing Management. Creating one-of-a-kind experiences for groups creates long-lasting motivation and loyalty, but selling these programs to the C-suite takes careful planning.

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Sales and Marketing Management

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

In short, more precision is better for rewards used with incentives, while less precision is better for rewards used with recognition. Incentives. Good incentives rely on high degrees of precision to generate motivation. This powerful device is optimal for the above-and-beyond incentives that are outside the commission plan.

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Sales and Marketing Management

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

The post How Does Your Incentive or Loyalty Program Measure Up? appeared first on Sales & Marketing Management. New benchmark study from the IESP reveals expectations for program success.

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Sales and Marketing Management

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Quality Incentive Company (QIC) creates and administers recognition and incentive programs that motivate people, inspire higher performance and deliver results. Easily Source Incentive Merchandise RepLink provides an online sourcing tool that makes finding brand name products for business gifts and incentive programs […].

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Sales and Marketing Management

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

The post The Future of B2B Incentives Depends on ‘Just One Thing’ appeared first on Sales & Marketing Management. He went on to say that when you find that one thing, you stick to it and nothing else matters — though Curly used more colorful language. […].

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Sales and Marketing Management

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

Q: Why not use quota as a bar to require reps to pass before they’re eligible to earn in the incentive program? A: The lens you have as a sales manager of the stack-ranking report is fogged by the fact that you’re no longer a top-performing sales rep. Whether this is good or bad depends on the availability of talent in your markets.)

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Sales and Marketing Management

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

The post Merchandise Incentives Become More Meaningful In a World Spending More Time at Home appeared first on Sales & Marketing Management. Intangibles such as interesting work, growth opportunities and autonomy are primary […].

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The Spiff Blog

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

As an incentive compensation manager, you hold a critical role that keeps your organization running. What does an incentive compensation manager do? First, let’s cover the primary responsibilities of an incentive compensation manager. Recommended reading: A Foolproof Framework for Better Incentive Communication 2.

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Sales and Marketing Management

AUGUST 9, 2022

The post Channel Travel Incentive Program Reaps 8:1 ROI appeared first on Sales & Marketing Management. An electrical products distributor that offered mid-tier channel partners a group travel program realized a 23% increase in projected sales growth.

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Steven Rosen

JULY 8, 2024

In this article, Jenn Steele discusses the vital role of customer feedback in refining marketing and sales strategies. In addition, she tackles common challenges in aligning sales and marketing efforts, offering practical insights for overcoming these obstacles.

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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

MARCH 31, 2021

The post Changes Afoot for Incentive Travel Programs appeared first on Sales & Marketing Management. A full recovery is expected at some point, but the look of group travel may be forever changed.

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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

APRIL 1, 2021

The post Incentive Travel Experiences Are Too Treasured to Abandon appeared first on Sales & Marketing Management. How desperate are people to travel again after a year in lockdown?

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Sales and Marketing Management

JUNE 8, 2017

The Incentive Research Foundation (IRF), a private not-for-profit foundation that focuses its initiatives on pragmatic research highlighting the premise and the power of incentive and motivational programs, issued a list of 10 incentive travel facts to commemorate Global Meetings Industry Day. 38 percent of all U.S.

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Crunchbase

APRIL 6, 2023

In a recent study of sales professionals, 67% reported that they are close to experiencing burnout. Incentives serve as a form of acknowledgement of an employee’s hard work and can make reps feel a sense of belonging. The right kind of incentive can even reduce stress in the form of extra days off or relaxing experiential rewards.

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Hubspot Sales

DECEMBER 29, 2021

Incentives are natural motivators — and sometimes, some "natural motivation" is exactly what your salespeople need to perform to the best of their abilities. That's why several companies leverage something known as incentive compensation : the practice of offering financial rewards for professional excellence. Annual Incentives.

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The Spiff Blog

MAY 26, 2022

So, you’ve realized commission spreadsheets are actually evil, and that sales incentive software will vastly improve transparency, efficiency, and your personal sanity. There’s no shortage of sales commission software on the market, and when you factor in the massive operational differences, it’s a recipe for information overload.

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Sales and Marketing Management

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

It also boosted the use of gift cards in employer-sponsored incentive and recognition programs. The Incentive Federation Inc. IFI) reports that among companies that offer […]. The post Gift Cards Are Tailor-Made for Today’s Remote Work Trends appeared first on Sales & Marketing Management.

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Sales and Marketing Management

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Group incentive travel continues to be a leading way to recognize and retain top performers. appeared first on Sales & Marketing Management. appeared first on Sales & Marketing Management. The post Right Destination, Right Design… Right On!

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Sales and Marketing Management

JUNE 26, 2023

Associations that serve the incentive travel and non-cash recognition industries publish valuable research that can help sell a group incentive travel program to the C-suite. It’s helpful to understand emerging trends, participants’ preferences and key elements of program structure.

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Sales and Marketing Management

OCTOBER 15, 2020

In April, Echo Market Research and Tango Card asked 500 newly remote employees how engaged they were feeling. Video technology tools like Zoom and Slack were reported helpful in fueling connection and engagement. In addition, prepaid and gift cards are up 26%, representing the largest shift in use reported.

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Sales and Marketing Management

MARCH 23, 2023

More than 85 companies reported revenue performance, turnover rates and change in compensation costs, including incentive and total compensation increases, for Alexander Group's 2023 Sales Compensation Trends Survey. Here's what we learned.

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Sales and Marketing Management

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Nine in 10 respondents say gift cards make an appropriate employee incentive or reward. The post Gift Cards: Highly Valued and Highly Used appeared first on Sales & Marketing Management. Here's a look at why they are popular and some suppliers for your next motivational effort.

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Sales and Marketing Management

APRIL 4, 2022

Companies are trimming daily perks, but maintaining spending on incentives. The Incentive Research Foundation reports 2022 incentive trends. The post Recognition Remains a Priority Budget Item appeared first on Sales & Marketing Management.

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Sales and Marketing Management

JUNE 24, 2024

Here's a look at best practices and current trends in using incentive merchandise. The post Corporate Gifting: The Action that Generates a Positive Reaction appeared first on Sales & Marketing Management. Tangible gifts are a means to reward employees, channel partners and other business associates outside of pay for performance.

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Sales and Marketing Management

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Five tips for creating group incentive travel experiences that delight today's multigenerational workforce. The post Tips for Planning Multigenerational Travel Experiences appeared first on Sales & Marketing Management.

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Sales Hacker

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

If you’re looking to get a little extra from your revenue team, examining your sales incentives program is a great place to start. . An effective sales incentive program is not just the fuel to drive your revenue team. Why It Matters to Invest in Sales Incentives R ight N ow. Incentives have never been more important in sales.

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Xactly

DECEMBER 10, 2018

Compensation drives sales behavior, which means your sales incentive plan is a critical factor in sales performance and objective achievement. The incentive compensation planning team faces the challenge of balancing executive priorities and designing incentives that motivate reps. Gather your previous and YTD data.

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Sales and Marketing Management

MARCH 8, 2020

Author: Paul Nolan “What happens when new and fast-improving technologies create opportunities to unleash untapped sources of revenue, some of them long trapped by market inefficiencies?”. There’s no reason it can’t have equally powerful impacts on B2B sales and marketing, but it’s in its infancy, experts say. “AI

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