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Will These 6 Tests Save 2013’s Sales Compensation Plan?

SBI Growth

Let’s suppose HR is fully engaged for redesign of a 2013 Sales Compensation plan. But wait – this new incentive compensation plan could flop. That would make 2013 worse than this year! So, he commissioned HR to design a new incentive compensation plan (IC Plan.) The IC plan was changed to diminish Rep prospecting.

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Inc Magazine Gets it Wrong on Sales Prospecting

Understanding the Sales Force

In his article he shares a systematic approach for prospecting " loosely based upon a conversation with Thomas Ray Crowel." In the fifth step of the prospecting call he says that if the prospect sounds interested you should skip the script and jump right to the close. Isn''t this a prospecting call?

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How One Entrepreneur Leveraged Fanatical Prospecting to Build His Business

Sales Gravy

This young entrepreneur leveraged Fanatical Prospecting to quickly ramp up his successful and fast-growing photography business that he started this year. Then between 2013 and 2015, I moved into more of a pure sales role where I was cold calling. This conversation about sales and entrepreneurship is both educational and inspirational.

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Are Sales and Sales Management Candidates Getting Worse?

Understanding the Sales Force

They tend to pay more than smaller and larger businesses and their recruiting efforts, compensation and incentive plans are designed to attract stronger salespeople. Quizzes by Quibblo.com (c) Copyright 2013 Dave Kurlan' There are four possible explanations for this considerable drop. What do you think?

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This is How Sales Managers Should Coach Their Salespeople

Understanding the Sales Force

That creates urgency, and an incentive for a prospect to self-qualify. The end-result should be a prospect that is willing to spend more to do business with you, and a sales cycle that is not based on winning the price war. c) Copyright 2013 Dave Kurlan What did you learn? (c)

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Consultative Selling, Commitment and Training - Like Oil & Water

Understanding the Sales Force

Salespeople with a lack of Commitment don''t have the incentive to change. It''s a conversation that different from what most salespeople are having with their prospects and it relies heavily on effective listening and note-taking skills. c) Copyright 2013 Dave Kurlan' They are conditionally committed. Not really.

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Sales Leaders Can Close Big Deals in Q4 by Reducing Customer Risk

SBI Growth

The holidays are an obstacle to getting face time with prospects and customers to secure those last minute deals. Click here to get free advice on how your peers are planning for a busy Q4 and 2013. Offer a small incentive for closing these deals in Q4 (cash is always good). Q4 is difficult. How can you help alleviate the risk?

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