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Sales Incentives, Awards, Lead Follow Up and Sales Effectiveness

Understanding the Sales Force

Dave Kurlan wrote: They should receive the incentive only if the opportunity makes it as far as 2 nd base in the sales process. At yesterday's Top Sales Awards event , I was honored with three awards for 2012. Last Word: Tomorrow will be my final post of 2012 and my 1000th Article since I began writing on this Blog in 2006.

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Smart Incentive Gift Card Shoppers Steer Clear of Retail Outlets

Sales and Marketing Management

Issue Date: 2012-07-01. Author: SMM. Teaser: Businesses are increasingly using gift cards to reward employees for reaching or exceeding goals. Many companies continue to spend thousands of dollars at retail outlets sourcing these rewards. Businesses are increasingly using gift cards to reward employees for reaching or exceeding goals.

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The Employee Engagement Enigma

Sales and Marketing Management

Issue Date: 2012-10-02. Teaser: A Q&A with Fay Beauchine, President of the Business Loyalty Division of Aimia, a worldwide purveyor of incentive and loyalty management programs. A Q&A with Fay Beauchine, President of the Business Loyalty Division of Aimia, a worldwide purveyor of incentive and loyalty management programs.

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100 Years – Huzzah!

Sales and Marketing Management

The magazine’s current publishing group, Mach 1 Business Media, began publishing Sales & Marketing Management in 2012. Today, gift cards are the most commonly used incentive (outside of cash) to drive performance and to reward top performers. I am honored to have served as its editor since that time. Our “Trends In.”

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Top Sales Tools of 2020 and the Digital Sales Revolution

SBI

In 2012, Smart Selling Tools ran a sweepstakes – the first and only sweepstakes of its kind to-date – to give away $100,000 of sales software licenses. In 2012, Smart Selling Tools ran a sweepstakes – the first and only sweepstakes of its kind to-date – to give away $100,000 of sales software licenses.

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Plug and Play

Sales and Marketing Management

Issue Date: 2012-07-01. Teaser: Consumer electronics continue to be a top incentive category. Consumer electronics continue to be a top incentive category. Author: SMM Editors. Here are some new ways to charge up your troops. Here are some new ways to charge up your troops. read more

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Putting Work In the Rearview

Sales and Marketing Management

Issue Date: 2012-05-01. The best managers take an interest in the outside pursuits of their workers and recognize stellar performance with non-cash incentives that match up with those interests. Here's a selection of new lifestyle products and experiential incentives that you can use to motivate your team. Author: SMM.