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Training Incentives Are Vital in the Digital Sales Era

Sales and Marketing Management

As a longtime member of the incentives industry, I am often asked what businesses can do to better manage their sales teams and their relationships with their channel partners in the constantly changing world. My answer: sales training initiatives. Sales training has grown in importance in the past decade.

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Pivot Strategies and Technology to Master Sales Digital Transformation

Crunchbase

In the last few months, endless sales teams have gone remote and learned to depend more consistently on digital tools. According to the Annual State of Sales by Salesforce , 57 percent of sales reps said they expected to miss their quota in 2018. So, how do teams adjust to the digitally transforming sales landscape?

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6 steps to adapt effectively

Sales and Marketing Management

A survey of B2B sales operations by McKinsey & Company shows the pandemic has accelerated previous trends?—?omnichannel omnichannel selling, inside sales, tech-enabled selling and e-commerce. McKinsey & Company offers these steps for B2B sellers to pivot effectively. from all of your sales channels.

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How to Develop a Winning Sales Compensation Philosophy

The Spiff Blog

How well can you explain (or defend) the way your company compensates sales employees? In today’s world, where pay transparency and compensation fairness are increasingly in the spotlight, sales employees and high-quality job candidates want to know more than just “how” your sales reps are paid. Let’s get into it!

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AI’s Role In Sales and Marketing

Sales and Marketing Management

That question kicks off the new book “Pivot to the Future” by three thought leaders from the consulting giant Accenture. There’s no reason it can’t have equally powerful impacts on B2B sales and marketing, but it’s in its infancy, experts say. “AI Sales will rely on data and insights more than ever before.?The

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The Art of the Oops: How to Recover from an Email Marketing Mistake

Appbuddy

To ensure subscribers can still take advantage of key sales events, send an oops email as soon as possible. A well-crafted apology can help mitigate any complaints that come through your customer service or social channels. Offer a make-good incentive. A sale extension is exciting—whether it’s part of an apology or not.

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2023 Sales Comp Planning: A Conversation with The Alexander Group

The Spiff Blog

With a new year around the corner, it’s time to start thinking about your sales compensation plans for 2023. We recently sat down with Chris Semain, Principal and Tech Practice Leader at the Alexander Group to discuss the future of sales comp. Pivoting your focus mid-operating period rarely goes over well with the sales force.”.

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