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It's that time of year: “Call me back after the holidays.”

Jeffrey Gitomer

"Call me after the holidays" is the second most-heard objection in sales. But the worst of them are the Christmas to New Year, "Call me back after the holidays," and "Call me after the first of the year." Call me after the holidays" is not an objection. Offer incentives and alternatives. It's worse.

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Team incentives: 7 do’s and 2 don’ts

Sales and Marketing Management

Author: TIM HOULIHAN Do you avoid team incentives because you are worried about being fair? Teams perform better than individuals [ Kuhn, “Experiments on Motivation, Incentives and Rationality” 2007 ], and you and your bottom line can benefit from rewarding teams. Worry no more. Don’t ask team members to rate each other.

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All you need to know about sales incentives

Salesmate

For example, the way salespeople used to interact with customers has changed drastically over the past decade, thanks to the introduction of new calling methods and emails. One such practice is that of providing sales incentives to the salespeople. What are sales incentives? Types of sales incentives. Split incentives .

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Baseball, The Toad and Coaching Unresponsive Salespeople

Understanding the Sales Force

A couple of hours later, Dinger and I were walking back into the house and I spotted it again, waiting to hop into the house with us! Pick up the phone and call the person you need to be talking with. Call again. He said, “Go back and listen to him.” The baby toad was strategic, persistent and committed.

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Maximizing Motivation: Why Well-Intentioned Incentive Programs Don’t Work and How to Improve Them

Sales and Marketing Management

While on the surface, this incentive strategy had some validity, the results were not what the company predicted, or wanted. High-performing employees were frantically making calls, begging not to be nominated for this award. However, remember everyone needs an occasional pat on the back. The reasons are usually straightforward.

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Re-energizing sales efforts in a virtual world

Sales and Marketing Management

Using our proprietary technique, called rsX?, Though cash may seem like an easy solution, research as far back as the 1970s shows that cash rewards are not as meaningful as non-cash rewards on a psychological perspective. Not all sales incentive programs are the same. Not all sales incentive programs are the same.

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New Leads Not Calling You Back?

EyesOnSales

“We follow up on new leads that register for a free trial of our SaaS and I’m having a hard time getting them to call or email me back. A lot of sales people think that just because it’s a “warm lead” that its OK to handle the call a little differently (read: SKIP SALES STEPS).