Partners in Excellence

JANUARY 27, 2015

I’ve been at the periphery of a number of discussions about commissions and sales. Usually there’s one camp evangelizing the evils of commission (There’s one CEO making a lot of noise on this issue in LinkedIn, though I suspect he has not given up his own executive bonus/incentive compensation plan.).

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Partners in Excellence

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

This one was posed by an individual pretending to want to become a “trusted advisor” to his customers. He posed a scenario, “I can propose A to my customer and this is my commission. If I propose B to my customer, my commission is more. Great sales people always play the long game.

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Partners in Excellence

MAY 11, 2016

I’m amazed by the number of calls I for advice on compensation and commission planning. The conversation usually goes something like: “I can’t get my sales people to sell this product line, I want to adjust their compensation plan to get them to sell more of that product line,” or.

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Partners in Excellence

MAY 13, 2016

This morning I get a call, it’s the CEO and VP of Sales on a conference phone. Apparently, they had read my recent article: We’ll Fix Performance Problems In The Commission Plan. It turns out, their people were on a 100% commission plan. They had a problem. If they sell nothing, they don’t get paid!

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The Spiff Blog

APRIL 28, 2022

20 Questions Sales Leaders Must Ask Themselves When Reps Underperform. Modern media will have you believe sales motivation is best delivered in the form of an inspirational quote. But, while an inspirational quote can go a long way, it’s simply not going to fix any deep-rooted sales performance issues. Assume the best in people.

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Close.io

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

For the average person, we’re sleazeballs who will say anything to close a sale. That’s because sales are all about change. But if you want to be successful in sales, you need to build trust and clear a path towards change in your prospects and teammates. The basics of Radical Candor for sales teams. ?

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Sales Hacker

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Subscribe to the Sales Hacker Podcast. Figuring out customer centricity [18:55]. If RFPs are slowing down your sales team, you need to check out Loopio. We’re on iTunes. And on Stitcher. Show Agenda and Timestamps. Show Introduction [00:02]. Who is AJ Bruno and what is Trendkite? [2:00]. The acquisition process [21:55].

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