Sales and Marketing Management

MAY 14, 2020

Author: Liz Pulice In recent years, many companies have implemented remote work arrangements, driven by financial incentives, recruitment/retention initiatives and other factors. Online meetings and training – With a content distribution system in place, you can take formerly in-person functions?—?such

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Sales and Marketing Management

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

It may feel risky to select a new city for an important sales meeting or incentive event, but in an era in which you’re asking the sales and marketing professionals you count on to take a few risks in order to create some rewards, there may be no better time to practice what you preach.

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Allego

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Today’s fast-paced, tech-driven world is causing a massive shift in the medical device sales industry. The days of relying solely on face-to-face sales meetings are over. Digital selling is the game, and you must have a strategy that ensures your team succeeds in medical device digital sales.

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Janek Performance Group

OCTOBER 18, 2021

In the fourth quarter, both sellers and buyers have additional incentive to get deals done. As a football coach may pump up the team for the fourth quarter, sales managers can provide extra motivation. Like a gift card to Starbucks, incentives can be the gesture that says it’s pumpkin spice season. Incentivize. Ramp Up Coaching.

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The Pipeline

DECEMBER 16, 2011

I would add another disconnect that prevents sales training from achieving a positive return on investment is a lack of alignment between the organization’s strategies, structure, processes/operations, incentives and people. Sales Bloggers Union. Sales Compensation. Sales Cycle. Sales eXchange.

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LeadFuze

APRIL 19, 2021

When to Have Sales Meetings. According to Grant Cardone , the priority of every sales meeting is money. Thus, it’s important to have effective sales meeting ideas to ensure that your sales team is focused and motivated. Now, when should you hold your sales meetings? Weekly meetings.

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A Sales Guy

AUGUST 13, 2012

If a sales person were to be measured or coached on their average deal size, the sales person would be compelled to put revenue in the CRM in order for it to be tracked. Create a time to close sales metric and track the results publicly. Make the bonus or spiff substantial and I promise you, deal size will make it into the CRM.

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Selling Energy

MAY 17, 2022

A ninja shared her experience as a solar professional that was offering other energy efficiency incentives as a package deal. A few years ago, I came across an excellent example of up-selling.

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Your Sales Management Guru

NOVEMBER 16, 2012

The reality of Sales departments is that salespeople live quarter to quarter, and they have to hit a quota each quarter in order to stay in the good graces of their department. While this is a great incentive for keeping your sales team motivated to bring in revenue, that same incentive be counterproductive in the lead qualification process.

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Igniting Sales Transformation

DECEMBER 1, 2019

Sales reps don’t become trusted advisors without help and that means training. With that in mind, how is your SKO agenda training your salespeople to: Engage rather than repel buyer interest with sales messaging and approach? Conduct sales meetings using business acumen & insight vs. feature dumps & demos?

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Nutshell

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Read on for our top five tips on how to hold a sales team meeting that’s actually worth everyone’s time. Make the Meeting Convenient. The biggest hurdle when scheduling team sales meetings is finding a time that works for everyone. Pro tip: If you want to maximize attendance, offer incentives.

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Cincom Smart Selling

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

In the Midnight Hour: Streamlining the Sales Process This guy is always too busy to come in and talk. He may miss sales meetings or other gatherings, always with a last-minute excuse. All the incentives kick in, bonus checks are written, and the hero is headed to Tahiti for the 100 percent club meeting.

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Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Chorus’ analysis of more than 500,000 sales meetings conducted by more than 100 clients in 10 major industries. So, the first tip may seem obvious, even mundane, but it can’t be emphasized enough how much you need to prepare for a sales meeting to ensure you’re ready to engage with a CXO.

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Partners in Excellence

JUNE 28, 2012

Several years ago, I was the guest speaker at the National Sales Meeting for a very large technology company. The theme they had selected for the meeting and the year was, “It’s how we put it together that sets us apart!” I could go on and on. all interrelate.

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Pipeliner

JULY 9, 2018

The company is overly reliant on the sales team to generate leads. The company offers limited sales skills training and sales mentoring is non-existent. The sales compensation plan does not incent the desired behavior. The sales message does not differentiate the company from the competition.

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Partners in Excellence

OCTOBER 22, 2018

So it’s easy to get jaded when you sit in sales meetings. Last week, I had the privilege of sitting in the single best sales meeting of my career–even those I have had with my own sales teams. Their compensation and incentives were all aligned around that value creation.

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Your Sales Management Guru

MAY 6, 2013

This tactical program will provide insights and tools to help the Executive or Sales Manager easily increase the productively of their management meetings, sales meetings and sales training events. 2) a discussion of pertinent sales success indictors and how to use them for coaching. REGISTER: https://m360.salesassociation.org/event.aspx?

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Sales Training Advice

OCTOBER 19, 2010

In addition, a contest encourages your sales reps to achieve new levels of personal production, taps into peer pressure and generates a positive synergism within the organization. A successful incentive program is a delicate balance of three key motivational factors; reward, recognition and peer pressure.

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DialSource

JULY 26, 2018

A recent study by Atlassian forces managers to face the facts: 47% of meeting-goers complained that meetings are the number one time-waster in the office. 91% found themselves daydreaming, and 73% did other work during meetings. The mere scheduling of a meeting feels like a herculean task. So get to it!

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Sales Hacker

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

The old way of doing business doesn’t work in the new normal, with buyers taking longer to make decisions, sales meetings happening mostly virtually, and the line between inside sellers and field sellers blurring. Sales force automation (SFA). With so much for sellers to navigate in this new landscape, it can seem daunting.

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PandaDoc

MAY 9, 2024

For many businesses, the answer lies in offering incentives like spiffs, spivs, or commission structures. What is a spiff in sales A spiff in sales means a strategy for motivating teams. Essentially, it’s a special incentive offered to salespeople, usually over and above their usual commission or bonuses. Physical gifts.

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Allego

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Typically, sales teams submit their exercises in video form each Wednesday, and the VP of sales enablement selects two or three to highlight in the next week’s sales meeting. The friendly competition among teams to produce a featured video provides an added incentive.

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Vengreso

DECEMBER 20, 2024

This section explores sales motivational strategies, goal setting for sales teams, and sales coaching techniques. It emphasizes the importance of sales incentive programs and leading motivational sales meetings to drive performance.

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Pipeliner

APRIL 11, 2018

Information hits sales managers from all sides on the subject of creating high-performance sales teams. Provide constant feedback, hire the right people, incentive programs, create compensation plans that drive behavior…the list goes on and on. Salespeople that know how to prospect enjoy prospecting and do it more often.

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Hubspot Sales

AUGUST 27, 2020

Additionally, your team can report these reviews at large sales meetings and perhaps to your broader team and organization. Sales Bingo. Sales bingo is a multifaceted sales contest that allows your sales team to pursue many different, smaller goals. Winner's Choice.

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Vengreso

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

And, with data telling us that 60% of B2B sales professionals are able to generate higher volumes of qualified leads through referral programs – why wouldn’t you have one in place? Building in incentives for customers to refer their colleagues or business connections to you is an important part of consistently driving referrals.

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Vengreso

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

And, with data telling us that 60% of B2B sales professionals are able to generate higher volumes of qualified leads through referral programs – why wouldn’t you have one in place? Building in incentives for customers to refer their colleagues or business connections to you is an important part of consistently driving referrals.

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Sales Hacker

APRIL 11, 2019

This let her focus on her sales meetings and her productivity increased and close rates skyrocketed. RELATED: How to Motivate Sales Reps So They Won’t Quit. Extrinsically motivated sales reps work for the money. She admitted she didn’t enjoy prospecting and had a hard time sitting down to do it.

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Marc Wayshak

MAY 25, 2022

Align incentives. One of the biggest barriers to creating a truly high-velocity sales team is lack of alignment. Aligning incentives is the backbone of any successful sales management training initiative. Discovery meetings are those initial sales meetings that are in the calendar for that first introduction.

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The Brooks Group

DECEMBER 18, 2018

How to Uncover Buyer Needs with Sales Probing Questions. How to Create a Sales Meeting Agenda to Get More Done in Less Time [Template]. 17 Creative Sales Incentives (Other than Money) to Motivate Your Salespeople. What is the Difference Between Account Management and Sales?

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Zendesk Sell

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

According to a 2009 survey conducted by McKinsey & Company , nonfinancial incentives were rated as more powerful motivators than financial incentives. Sales meetings are often seen as time-wasters, but they don’t have to be. Use this to your advantage. Implement a quarterly stand-up.

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The Brooks Group

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

To select the right KPIs for your sales organization, follow these rules of thumb: Less is More – It can be tempting to track every data point related to the sales department, but the most important information will likely be lost or unactionable if you try to track too much. Choose the right incentives.

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Cincom Smart Selling

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

He may miss sales meetings or other gatherings, always with a last-minute excuse. All of the incentives kick in, bonus checks are written and the hero is headed off to Tahiti for the 100% club meeting. The sales manager gets a kiss, and the VP of sales is honored as well.

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Highspot

JANUARY 4, 2024

Encourage sales reps to participate in live sales calls or meetings with their sales managers, followed by a debriefing session to discuss what worked and what could be improved. Feedback Mechanism: Establish a feedback mechanism for sales representatives to share insights, challenges, and success stories.

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ExecVision

MAY 29, 2018

Almost everyone on my sales team has a best friend at work. ? SPIFFs are loosely defined as Short Term Performance Incentives For Fun. ? There is a buzz on my sales floor that feel like a Wall Street trading floor. We have an annual or semi-annual incentive trip to a place like Playa del Carmen or the Dominican Republic.

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The Brooks Group

DECEMBER 16, 2015

Get your team inspired and driven to hit next year’s targets with 7 of our most popular sales motivation articles from 2015. . Reducing the Anxiety of Aggressive Sales Targets [Infographic]. Sales Incentives: What Works and What Doesn’t? How to Coach Your Sales Team to Adapt to 3 Changing Market Realities.

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The Spiff Blog

AUGUST 11, 2022

For example, if your organization is shifting up market and wants to dedicate more time and resources going after enterprise accounts, you may decide to increase your minimum contract size— and therefore, no longer offer incentives for smaller deals that fall outside that range. Final Thoughts.

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