SBI Growth

DECEMBER 19, 2013

A few weeks ago, I was talking to an SVP of sales. The SBI Sales Initiative Assessment Tool has answers. No matter what initiatives your sales organization is considering, this tool carefully evaluates them. Will it strengthen your position in the market? Next, have someone in sales ops aggregate the responses.

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Hubspot Sales

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Getting anything over the finish line as the holidays approach is a struggle in any facet of life, and sales is no exception. The end of Q4 is one of the — if not the — most stressful, frustrating stretches of any sales professional's year. Q4 Sales Strategies 1. Incentivize performance with contests and rewards.

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Sales Gravy

OCTOBER 10, 2024

On this episode of The Sales Gravy Podcast, Lucy Beth Adams sits down with Master Sales Trainer, Jessica Stokes to discuss her journey in sales, from her early days in cold calling to becoming a top trainer. Persistence After Losing Deals: After losing a deal, it’s crucial to maintain a positive mindset.

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SBI Growth

DECEMBER 29, 2013

Interviewing for the VP of Sales requires a lot of preparation. Sometimes the VP of Sales position is a great new opportunity. Throughout the interview, the VP candidate should look for these three qualities: Performance Conditions : Does the current environment allow the Sales VP to be as effective as possible?

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SBI Growth

MARCH 31, 2013

It's a critical time of year for sales compensation. Starting now, sales leaders and HR business partners are getting the first direct feedback. Here are just a few: Direction - Sales reps may be focused on the wrong activities. Is the entire sale organization at risk of not Making the Number for the full year?

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SBI Growth

OCTOBER 17, 2012

You need to improve your ability to accurately forecast so the VP of Sales can make the number. One way is to control the top of the sales funnel. How can Sales Operations control and improve the top of the sales funnel? Hold sales accountable by tracking how quickly sales reps respond to online-generated leads.

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The Pipeline

JULY 16, 2012

We all know that referrals are a highly effective way to grow your leads and prospect base, (yes, there is more than cold calling, and more than referrals), but at times reps and sales organizations place unnecessary limitations on their ability to fully leverage referrals. Failing this, all too often money is left on the table.

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SBI Growth

NOVEMBER 17, 2013

Listen up Chief Sales Officer. It’s time that Sales Operations gets your undivided attention. They are uniquely positioned to improve the performance of your organization. Download the Leaders Guide to Sales Ops Enablement by clicking here. There are multiple reasons why Sales Ops needs your attention now.

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Sales and Marketing Management

DECEMBER 3, 2018

While on the surface, this incentive strategy had some validity, the results were not what the company predicted, or wanted. Second, many of these performers were married and the idea of travel, even incentive travel, meant their families would be on their own for a few days. Bob Nelson is president of Nelson Motivation Inc. ,

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Sales and Marketing Management

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Taking a closer look at recognition programs, the Incentive Research Foundation (IRF) reports that 26% of program owners say they’re communicating more frequently. It also integrates with Slack and Tango Card, creating a steady feed of recognition, thank-yous, and general positivity in real time.

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SBI Growth

MARCH 29, 2013

B2B Sales Reps compete with their peers for sales support resources. Good Sales Reps consistently secure these resources and create their own virtual teams. You can cash in on Social Debt to build your virtual sales support team. The Sales and Support Relationship. Sales Reps have a sense of entitlement.

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SBI Growth

AUGUST 13, 2013

Remaining effective as a sales force means continuous improvement. This might be a new buyer-aligned sales process. Or sales recruiting to staff a new go-to-market channel. Whatever the Sales Force Effectiveness (SFE) improvement, it will require funds to get it implemented. If it is sales process improvement, Sales pays.

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SBI Growth

MARCH 4, 2013

Plagued by Sales Rep turnover? This post is to help discover the root cause of Sales Rep turnover. It is for HR Business Partners working with Sales Leaders. Here’s a sales rep turnover example. These also relate to Sales Rep turnover. Sales success is 50% talent and 50% performance conditions. Your Company.

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Sales and Marketing Management

MARCH 5, 2020

Author: Leeatt Rothschild Sales managers are racing to hit their 2020 goals, which are likely higher than last year’s. It’s no secret that by setting effective sales incentives and pay structures you can dramatically increase your team’s success rate. Giving bonuses based on sales achievements is the standard for most companies.

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Sales and Marketing Management

MARCH 8, 2018

Author: Tim Houlihan Is HR telling you your millennial sales reps don’t like their incentive plans? Are you really going to have a different incentive for the 26-year-old white female than the one for the 45-year-old Asian male? Furthermore, it’s been successfully tested on some of the world’s largest sales forces.

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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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No More Cold Calling

MARCH 13, 2014

The best way to motivate your sales reps is to believe in them. Sales managers can wreck a sales career or launch it. They can motivate reps who seem hopeless or derail the efforts of rising sales stars. Rene Zamora, a sales management thought leader and this month’s guest blogger, has a unique perspective.

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SBI Growth

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

This post is for HR and Sales leaders who want more. By participating in this free event at your office you will: Learn the best practices of the brightest sales people in our research. Discover tactical solutions to get the most out your incentive comp dollars. But for sales roles, it’s not enough to know “market” conditions.

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Sales and Marketing Management

MAY 20, 2019

The company, which has been named one of the best places to work in Georgia by Georgia Trend Magazine, incorporates education, contests and incentives into its benefits program, adopting a holistic approach to helping workers be happier and healthier. Using incentives wisely. Creating plans that work. done well?—?can

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Sales and Marketing Management

FEBRUARY 9, 2020

Author: TIM HOULIHAN Sales reps and rewards go hand in hand. When sales managers use rewards, they send signals to their teams and organizations. Among the various messages they can send, rewards can signal the sales manager’s current priorities, or they can help build their team’s culture. What rewards can signal.

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SBI Growth

SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

You need to close a few of the big ones in the late stages of your sales process to hit your number this year. Early stage sales activity won’t get you to the number. Neither will your efforts to move deals from stage 1 to stage 2 in the sales process. The deals you care about are the ones in latter half of the sales cycle.

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Understanding the Sales Force

AUGUST 20, 2014

Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan One of the most frequent questions we get from clients has to do with the second most important finding on Objective Management Group''s (OMG) sales and sales management evaluations. This is one of my top salespeople - how can she possibly lack Desire for sales success?".

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Hubspot Sales

JULY 30, 2024

Then, the game changed when I leveled up my sales email writing game with curiosity-provoking subject lines, strong body text, and compelling closing statements. Read on to hear my tactics for ending a sales email.e From there, initiating conversations and strengthening relationships with business buyers and influencers got easier.

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Smooth Sale

MARCH 24, 2025

Photo by Geralt via Pixabay Attract the Right Job or Clientele: 9 Ways to Empower Your Sales Team The sales team is the driving force behind a company’s success, but that can only happen if they have the time, space, and support they need to work at their highest level. So, how do you invest in your sales team?

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Sales and Marketing Management

JULY 21, 2019

Author: Lauren Boutwell As the field of sales enablement has evolved and matured, so, too, have its supporting technologies. Accordingly, video coaching has become a popular tool for driving readiness in sales organizations of all sizes and across industries. How would you position our product compared to Competitor X?”

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SBI Growth

SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

One of the biggest purchases a Sales Department makes is the CRM system. More aligned sales reps and materials. And the sales team ultimately reverts to old habits. Get your copy by signing up for SBI’s 7th annual research tour: " How to Make Your Number in 2014: A Sales Strategy You Can Execute ". The result?

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Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

How should you respond to a negative message, or a positive message? Their sales reps get super hands-on with prospects during the buying journey — they provide demos, answer questions, ask for feedback, etc. Establish an incentive-based customer loyalty program. Offer incentives that speak to your customers’ values.

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Vengreso

JANUARY 9, 2025

Sales contests are a powerful tool to boost motivation, improve performance, and increase revenue. However, designing a sales contest or sales game that delivers tangible results requires careful planning and execution from your sales enablement team. But what exactly is the endgame?

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Hubspot Sales

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Regardless of where my team traveled or who we were playing, our coaches and trainers worked hard to cultivate a positive, successful environment for us. In your sales organization, this starts with your sales environment. A sales environment is a vague, intangible concept. Types of Sales Environments. I sure did.

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Jeffrey Gitomer

OCTOBER 10, 2018

Where will your sales be? What's my incentive? Is my incentive strong enough to ensure achievement? pennies per day, ounces per day, calls per day, dollars per sale) and do that daily dose each day. Screaming positive things always feels wonderful.). Sales note.Don't confuse goals with quotas. Don't Quit!

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Sales and Marketing Management

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Some sales organizations saw their pipelines disappear overnight, so they began to reevaluate processes in an attempt to preserve them. Aligning sales and service teams will better position an organization to engage with customers throughout their journey and achieve mutual success for themselves and their clients. .

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SBI Growth

NOVEMBER 18, 2013

In B2B sales environments, it’s easy to become a commodity. From a B2B Sales point-of-view, Social Sharing is beneficial for 4 reasons: 1. It is behavior that must be reinforced and incented. Set up a contest that drives positive behavior. Peer recognition goes a long way in a sales organization. Gamification.

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SBI Growth

MARCH 21, 2013

Generating New Sales Leads – Move leads through early stages of buyer’s journey, nurturing them until sales-ready. Educating Buyers – Commercial Insight that educates buyers on issues your firm is uniquely positioned to solve. The purpose of your campaign is to incent the buyer to act. STEP 12 – ENABLE THE SALES TEAM.

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Zoominfo

JANUARY 27, 2019

But, marketers can take a more active approach to generate positive buzz. Rather than sit back and hope for positive reviews, marketers can take certain steps to increase the number of reviews their business receives online. Encourage your customers to create UGC by offering an incentive. Here are a few tactics to consider.

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Sales and Marketing Management

JANUARY 27, 2019

Author: Brad Wilsted Note: This is part 3 in a 3-part series on the powerful role sales management plays in driving sustained revenue growth – and how companies can better leverage this critical position for improved top-line performance. Hire the right sales managers.

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Understanding the Sales Force

JULY 9, 2024

Pivot to sales. If the most committed baseball players always want to practice, and the same would be true for all athletes including soccer (I put it first instead of not including it), football, hockey, golf, track, and basketball, why isn’t it true for sales? Are they as committed to sales as the data suggests?

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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. In this day and age, no one doubts the importance of sales compensation when it comes to driving growth for a business. What does an incentive compensation manager do? The same goes for your relationships with sales leadership.

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