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Your Numbers Have To Add Up

The Pipeline

It was a straight unbroken line, the quota is a number, as are ROIs, commissions, and almost everything else. At times, the only number they seem to know is the level of discount they need to win (buy) the deal. BTW, that small discount it took to close them, that’s a number, may not be your number, but a number.

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Building Financial Acumen as a Sales Professional

Janek Performance Group

” I laughed and said, “Gross margin is like your commission before taxes. Term and Volume Deals When selling to a larger company, the decision-maker often leverages their size to obtain a deep discount. The sales rep is eager to accommodate because they believe a deep discount is the only way to win more business.

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Build Money Discussion Confidence for Selling Value

Braveheart Sales

Can salespeople, especially those money-motivated folks who work on commission, be uncomfortable discussing money? They ask for discounts, knowing that the salesperson will be uncomfortable having the conversation. The salesperson caves and discounts out of fear because it is easier than selling the value delivered.

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Juuust right incentives

Sales and Marketing Management

Example : A national discount clothing retailer decided to recognize top sales associates by giving them a 2-liter bottle of soda at their monthly team meeting. Example: Consider a global telco whose call center reps could double their base salary by earning commissions. It was successful and the ROI was excellent.

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Build Money Discussion Confidence for Selling Value

Braveheart Sales

Can salespeople, especially those money-motivated folks who work on commission, be uncomfortable discussing money? They ask for discounts, knowing that the salesperson will be uncomfortable having the conversation. The salesperson caves and discounts out of fear because it is easier than selling the value delivered.

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Build Money Discussion Confidence for Selling Value

Braveheart Sales

Can salespeople, especially those money-motivated folks who work on commission, be uncomfortable discussing money? They ask for discounts, knowing that the salesperson will be uncomfortable having the conversation. The salesperson caves and discounts out of fear because it is easier than selling the value delivered.

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Juuust right incentives

Sales and Marketing Management

Example : A national discount clothing retailer decided to recognize top sales associates by giving them a 2-liter bottle of soda at their monthly team meeting. Example: Consider a global telco whose call center reps could double their base salary by earning commissions. It was successful and the ROI was excellent.