Sales and Marketing Management

OCTOBER 31, 2017

Author: George Kriza, CEO, MTCPerformance Your organization wants to drive sales with an incentive program. Here are 10 of the most important elements in designing and deploying your next incentive campaign. Here are 10 of the most important elements in designing and deploying your next incentive campaign. Gen X, Y or Boomer?

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Incentives Incentive Strategy Penetration 195

Zoominfo

MARCH 19, 2018

Social selling generates 38% more new opportunities than traditional sellers. Because there are so many social selling tools on the market today, we’ve put together a list of some of our favorites. Top Ten Social Selling Tools: 1. Hootsuite is the most popular tool for sharing and managing your posts across platforms.

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Social Selling Tools Lead Rank Lead Scoring 227

No More Cold Calling

JANUARY 31, 2025

Opportunities stall, and deals fall through. A predictable referral system is a proven way to drive consistent, high-quality opportunities that directly impact your bottom line. Removing Barriers: Allocating time, tools, and resources to support referral initiatives so they remain a top priority.

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Referrals Scale GoldMine Pipeline 156

SBI Growth

JUNE 13, 2013

On the Process side, investments are commonly made in sales processes and CRM tools. The sales team is equipped top to bottom with tools they need to convert. Leaders continually identify opportunities to coach. Consequences & Incentives. Similarly, reiterate incentives related to desired performance.

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Incentives Incentive Energy Motivation 314

SBI Growth

SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

Here are the most common underutilized CRM system formats we see: The Pipeline Tool: Sales reps record projected deals and opportunities in the CRM. The Rolodex tool: Customer contact information is entered, but opportunities are sparse. The Compensation Tool: Reps hang onto opportunities until the last minute.

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Lead411

JANUARY 16, 2025

Sales Tools for 2025 Top 5 AI Sales Tools for 2025 AI tools are revolutionizing the sales landscape, empowering teams to work smarter, personalize outreach, and close deals faster. Heres a look at the top 5 AI sales tools in 2025, complete with real-world examples of use and pricing. Top 5 Best A.I.

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Ideal Customer Profile Sales Tools Tools Intent Signal 52

SBI Growth

MARCH 4, 2013

Included is a tool that helps pinpoint your root cause of turnover. $25 Dig in to these questions to be sure: Process issues: Do recruiter incentives include speed to fill or low vacancy metrics? Sales Reps depend on a continual flow of quality leads to work as opportunities. If this is a trend, do you know why? Call to Action.

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Hiring Outsourcing Services Lead Nurturing Demand Generation 326

SBI

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Top Sales Tools of 2020 and the Digital Sales Revolution. Today, I’m announcing the solution providers I’ve selected for the final cut of the Top Sales Tools of 2020 list. It was in 2009, after two-decades of sales experience, and 4 years after the launch of the AppExchange, that I started Smart Selling Tools. December 8, 2020.

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Top of Funnel Sales Tools Tools InsideView 169

SBI Growth

FEBRUARY 5, 2014

To make your assessment easy, SBI has created a 10-point Compensation Inspection tool. This simple, free, downloadable tool reveals the vital signs of your plan. Erik Charles is the Principal Incentive Strategist at Xactly Corp. In a recent webinar , Erik noted that: "The total outlay for Incentive Compensation in the U.S.

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Compensation Territories Hiring Commission 288

Zoominfo

APRIL 2, 2025

Throughout my career guiding B2B teams through data transformations, I’ve identified a recurring challenge: despite investing millions in sophisticated data tools, companies maintain operational silos that severely limit their return on investment. Align Incentives Across the Data Chain Reconsider how you measure team performance.

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System Enterprise Enterprise Data 130

SBI Growth

MAY 27, 2013

Opportunities are entered at the last minute. When a Sales Opportunity moves forward in the sales cycle, the probability increases. There is truth to this forecasting method, but it ignores all other opportunity information. Instead, he embedded a “Buyer Behavior” sheet on the opportunity within the CRM system.

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Data Top of Funnel Hiring Harvest 323

SBI Growth

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

Discover tactical solutions to get the most out your incentive comp dollars. How do competitors structure incentive payouts? Yet, the most dramatic threats and opportunities come from the outside. Social media is a key tool. Download the Competitive Compensation Analyzer tool. Poor Compensation Drives Turnover.

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Compensation Competition Salary Social Media 288

SBI Growth

NOVEMBER 15, 2013

Incent them correctly and you get what you want. Mis-align incentives and you get nothing. This means that getting Sales to use the tools requires you to be the best salesmen in the company. Perhaps you’ve rolled out marketing automation, a new collaboration tool like Jive or Chatter or even a new CRM. You should.

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Sales Qualified Lead Ideal Customer Profile Referrals Incentives 312

Nutshell

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Benefits of affiliate management How to start an affiliate program Strategies for successful affiliate management Tools for affiliate management What is affiliate management? Affiliate management involves finding and managing partners, which promote your brand in exchange for commission or other incentives. Get started for free!

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Commission How To Promotion Campaigns 117

Lead411

DECEMBER 19, 2024

10 Tips for Closing B2B Deals Before Year-End: Last-Minute Strategies and Incentives Tips for Closing B2B Deals Before Year-End: Last-Minute Strategies and Incentives As the year winds down, sales teams often face the challenge of closing deals before the clock strikes midnight on December 31.

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Ideal Customer Profile Incentives Incentive B2B 40

SBI Growth

OCTOBER 24, 2013

You will have access to guides, templates and tools. Included in this you will receive the Causes of Sales Manager Vacancies tool. One golden opportunity to find root causes is to consistently perform SM exit interviews. Part of the poor compensation may be the inability/difficulty to achieve incentives. Poor territory.

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Positioning Hiring Sales Management Compensation 292

SBI Growth

JUNE 29, 2013

Incentive Compensation: Sales people are “coin-operated.” They thrive on opportunities to win rewards and prizes. These include recognition, incentives, interpersonal support, and clear goals. Compare their integrated CRM tools. Remoteness: Field sales people are spread across wide geographies.

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Hiring Case Study Lead Rank Lead Scoring 326

SBI Growth

SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

This represented the largest opportunity among top 10 carriers.” These growth levers represented a larger opportunity and better return for us.” We partnered with a consulting firm to help us identify the right sales resources, define the sales processes, and determine the proper metrics and sales incentives.”. Execute the Plan.

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Hiring Penetration Demand Generation Targets Incentives 297

SBI Growth

SEPTEMBER 30, 2012

Today’s post will give you a tool to decide if your comp plan is built to keep top players on board or push them out to a new job. Does the plan put a cap on total payouts, limiting your earning opportunity? When sales reps think about their compensation, the first thing they ask is “How can I make more?”

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Compensation Incentives Incentive Retention 288

SBI Growth

JANUARY 10, 2013

Are the tools we’ve invested in generating a return? Use the Expense to Revenue Reality Check tool to do this. Perhaps you raised quotas and incentives to get more rep productivity. Opportunity - If your market is expanding rapidly, you may want to reconsider. You may be leaving opportunity on the table.

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Top of Funnel Hiring Channels Funnel 282

SBI Growth

JUNE 8, 2013

Customer referrals have been the most powerful sales tool since the dawn of commerce. 73% of sales people using social tools in their sales process out-performed non-users. Was the opportunity a referral? Important steps are included in the tool with this post. Incent people who embrace these strategies.

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Strategy Referrals Cost per Lead Social Selling 310

SBI Growth

JANUARY 5, 2014

It’s a great opportunity to challenge yourself to grow, both personally and professionally. Download this simple tool to track the three aforementioned productivity killers. When analyzed closely, they are in sweet patches with massive opportunity. A-players – Incent them more and put them in your best territories.

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Sales Management Face-to-face Decision Maker Travel 310

Sales and Marketing Management

MAY 17, 2020

In addition to strategic alignment, now is the time to invest in partner success programs – providing them with resources, knowledge and tools to achieve those established objectives. ENGAGE: Leverage the Right Engagement Tools to Drive Sales. This may include creative story-telling, original content, digital training videos, and more.

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Engineering Revenue Incentives Incentive 207

Understanding the Sales Force

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

There are categories of sales tools and CRM applications where none existed a few years ago. W hen their industries were negatively impacted by the economy, m any salespeople and sales managers were laid off or left voluntarily to search for better opportunities.

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Sales Management Hiring Compensation Trends 288

SBI Growth

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

Your reps utilizing social and mobile tools consistently was not in your ’13 plan. Change the compensation plan to incent new logo growth by adding an accelerator. Complete the Strategy Blueprint Tool for 2014. The ability to stress test your plan against others is a unique opportunity. You sell to a more informed buyer.

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Compensation Social Media Incentives Incentive 325

SBI Growth

NOVEMBER 17, 2013

Opportunity is ripe. Timing : The opportunity is now. Link some incentive to making the revenue goal. With the right people, tools, support, and clout, Sales Ops can transform the organization. Take note CEO, marketing leader and CIO. It’s time that Sales Operations gets your undivided attention. Throw out the status quo.

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Company Hiring Buyer Persona Maximizer 296

Hubspot Sales

JULY 30, 2024

Limit the timeframe within which your customer must act on your offer or use scarcity as an incentive for the prospect to act. Tools like the HubSpot Meetings and Appointment Scheduling app integrate with your calendar and make it easy for your audience to book a time to meet or speak on the phone. Create a sense of urgency.

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Closing Quota How To Webinar Metrics 122

Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

Here are a few examples of how you can feature customers in your content: Case studies and testimonials : Customer testimonials and case stories provide a great opportunity to let your customers tell their story. Establish an incentive-based customer loyalty program. Offer incentives that speak to your customers’ values.

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Loyalty Customer Incentives Incentive 206

Sales and Marketing Management

JUNE 29, 2020

providing them with resources, knowledge and tools to achieve those established objectives. Channel leaders have the unprecedented opportunity to invest in and improve channel automation systems, including sales incentive platforms, partner portals, digital training programs and through-channel marketing. Are you digital-ready?

Engineering 156

Engineering Revenue Incentives Incentive 156

SBI Growth

MARCH 21, 2013

Use this opportunity to establish your expertise. The purpose of your campaign is to incent the buyer to act. Use a tool like Google Analytics to track and measure. Generating New Sales Leads – Move leads through early stages of buyer’s journey, nurturing them until sales-ready. Think single-purpose. How views did the piece get.

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Campaigns Lead Rank Lead Scoring Leads 319

Vengreso

JANUARY 9, 2025

Sales contests are a powerful tool to boost motivation, improve performance, and increase revenue. Recognizing what drives your sales team can transform an ordinary contest into a powerful tool for achieving strategic business goals. But what exactly is the endgame?

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Incentives Incentive How To Sales Qualified Lead 66

Zoominfo

AUGUST 2, 2020

This data is split into three types: intent, fit, and opportunity. Opportunity Data. Opportunity data helps identify favorable conditions for a company to act on when prospecting. With data like promotions, mergers and acquisitions, product launches, and funding, opportunity data gives users opportunities to create new business.

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B2B Data Vendor Intent Data 245

Hubspot Sales

JULY 22, 2020

In reality, sales professionals and managers need to have access to the best available sales planning tools to help them boost sales productivity and close more and bigger deals. Sales Productivity Tools. The HubSpot Sales Platform gives sales professionals the tools they need to sell more deals faster in one integrated suite.

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Tools Closing Territories Hubspot 131

Highspot

MARCH 24, 2025

It depends on strong foundational pillars that drive improved workflows, rely on actionable insights, and align incentives with measurable business goals. Customer Engagement: It helps detect early signs of churn or opportunities for cross-selling and upselling. When incentives are misaligned, teams become siloed and lose focus.

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Lead Rank Lead Scoring Incentive Incentives 52

Score More Sales

JUNE 2, 2014

In Ken Krogue’s full day session on Business Development – inside sales tips, strategies, tools, and methodology, this acronym was one of the highlights of his session because it brings everything you need in sales together. Increase Opportunities. Ready for it? The word is CLOSERS. Which areas need improvement?

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InsideSales Lead Rank Lead Scoring Ideal Customer Profile 221

Sales Hacker

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

With this in mind, it’s important to identify the best tools to automate lead generation and why your team should invest in them. Automated lead generation is about using tools which are powered by AI and machine learning to create lead generation systems across all your inbound and outbound channels. PPC marketing tools.

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Paid Content Lead Generation Lead Rank Lead Scoring 126

Zoominfo

MARCH 6, 2019

There are more answers to that question than ever before, thanks to the variety of tools and channels at a modern marketer’s disposal. These customers trust your brand and the quality of your products, and they’ll be much likelier to spread the word if you give them the opportunity. Choose the right incentives.

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Referrals Ideal Customer Profile Marketing Incentive 197