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Hire Slow but Fire Fast

SBI Growth

The smartest CEOs I know use a tool called The Bad Hire Cost Estimator. This tool is to a sales leader hiring decision what a scale is to a weight loss program. Salary: $250,000. Severance: 6 month’s salary. Don’t hire the wrong sales leader. The pain this causes the CEO is severe. Go here to get a template.

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15 Indispensable Company Research Tools for B2B Sales Reps

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In fact, access to the right research tools and information can make or break your ability to identify target accounts, personalize a sales pitch, and ultimately, close deals. For this reason, we’ve put together the ultimate list of company research tools for sales reps. This next tool is a no-brainer. Let’s get into it!

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Best Sales Rep Salary: Average Sales Salary in 50 States

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Sales rep salary varies heavily, but here’s how it breaks down by state. Whether you’re looking for a job, negotiating a raise, or looking to hire sales reps — knowing the average sales rep salary for your state will help you! You’ll also need all of the tools necessary to make an informed decision. .

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2 Ways to Dominate 2014 on Your Current Budget

SBI Growth

It will also help you save the money from their salary. You can then allocate that salary money to other projects. You successfully save 5 months of underperforming sales rep salary. You can allocate those 5 months of salary into your new project. You can allocate those 5 months of salary into your new project.

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Competition: The Invisible Enemy of Compensation Planning

SBI Growth

It’s essential to know reasonable salary ranges for the positions in your company. Competitive intelligence is more than salary data. Social media is a key tool. Download the Competitive Compensation Analyzer tool. This is the start of turnover; a very expensive problem to fix. Wanted: Competitive Intelligence.

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11 Sales Compensation Complaints to Address Before Next Year

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To get this tool, sign-up here. You will get access to more guides and tools to help sales compensation planning. This could mean your base salary is too high. Reps give up and learn to live off of base salary. Review the list in the tool of sales comp complaints and possible causes.

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3 Mistakes in Sales Improvement

SBI Growth

Also, this downloadable, free tool ( The Stakeholder Scheduler ) is what you need. Finance didn''t allow increased base salary for the types of new hires needed. Here are some expected stakeholder actions listed in the tool: • Input – Stakeholder provides input on issues, challenges, best practices, concerns, etc.

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