The Spiff Blog

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

These pillars include organizational alignment, robust reporting, ongoing professional development, incentive compensation, and sales enablement. Incentive alignment : Shared goals enable the design of incentive structures that motivate sales reps while aligning with the broader success of the organization.

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Janek Performance Group

JANUARY 16, 2024

With salary, commission, bonuses, and other incentives, sales professionals often have options and feel in control of the compensation they receive, which can be great for motivation and fulfillment. As a result, there can be reduced incentive to work harder or produce more. We all want to be paid fairly.

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Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Harnessing AI requires a strong alignment of incentives across departments, coupled with high-quality data and experienced resources to get the job done. Identify and Prioritize the Most Promising Leads AI tools can use ZoomInfo data to identify the most promising leads from a cohort of potential prospects. The good news?

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Hubspot Sales

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

In Glengarry Glen Ross — arguably the most prominent, important film about sales ever made — four real estate salespeople are pitted against each other in a weeklong competition. The contest's incentive structure is steep and high-stakes. This one is a win-win for both your sales org and the reps who win your competition.

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Hubspot Sales

MAY 22, 2018

If there's no real problem the prospect is trying to solve, there's no real reason for them to buy. Establish business pain (either from a known issue, or from a problem the prospect wasn't even aware of) before diving into other questions. If the answer is "well, not much," the prospect doesn't have a pressing need.

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Sales Hacker

JANUARY 30, 2024

On the other hand, pipeline represents genuine prospects with a vested interest in your offerings. In today’s fiercely competitive market, time is an invaluable resource that should be used wisely. Kevin reminds us of the relevant words of the late Charlie Munger, “Show me the incentive, and I’ll show you the outcome.”

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Highspot

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Incentives and Recognition Reward top performers with appropriate incentives and recognition. Incentives, training, engagement, and process strategies are proven to work based on the motivation and urgency they drive upon sellers. Communication Foster open and transparent communication within the team.

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Mereo

DECEMBER 7, 2017

Incentives and bonuses motivate sales professionals for good reason. A CSO can throw all the incentives and bonuses they want at their team to keep their top performers around, but that strategy alone will get costly. Good sales leadership: Speak to salespeople to the tune of incentives and rewards.

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Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 1, 2019

Further increasing competition for brand loyalty, customers trust brands far less than they once did. Their sales reps get super hands-on with prospects during the buying journey — they provide demos, answer questions, ask for feedback, etc. Then the prospect makes a purchase, and suddenly they’re on their own.

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The Spiff Blog

APRIL 27, 2023

Reflecting on this example, there are three notable hallmarks of a good incentive program : Simplicity Visibility/Transparency Appropriate Timing Let’s take a look at how each of these factors plays a crucial role in a successful incentive program: Simplicity “That’s been one of my mantras – focus and simplicity.

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Partners in Excellence

MARCH 6, 2024

They definitely don’t need our current prospecting outreach. ” They don’t need us creating a deadline incentive, “If you buy by the end of the quarter, we can give you a discount.” They probably don’t need a demo–at least now, they have more pressing issues to address.

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Sales Hacker

OCTOBER 7, 2022

For example, artificial intelligence enables the efficient and practical application of unstructured data for sales performance management and incentive plan design. Related: Top 8 Sales Incentives That Actually Motivate Your Team (Besides Cash). Staying innovative and competitive in the war for sales talent depends on it.

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Mindtickle

MARCH 1, 2016

So how do you attract top talent in a competitive and dynamic industry? that will help you make hiring your competitive advantage. Implement an employee referral incentive program. or “How do you research prospects before a call or meeting? Grace Mason, Head of Sales at Betts Recruiting. shared some of her best practices.

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Mindtickle

MARCH 1, 2016

So how do you attract top talent in a competitive and dynamic industry? that will help you make hiring your competitive advantage. Implement an employee referral incentive program. or “How do you research prospects before a call or meeting? Grace Mason, Head of Sales at Betts Recruiting. shared some of her best practices.

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Highspot

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

Failing to keep pace can impact the sales cycle, resulting in missed opportunities and competitive losses. We’ll talk about how good leadership, special sales incentives, and clear jobs can help make sales ops better. A root cause analysis shows the sales team needs better materials for competitive positioning.

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Janek Performance Group

JULY 12, 2022

For sales reps, it is a place to research prospects. Align Incentive With Revenue Goal. Charles Munger, Vice Chairman of Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway, said, “Show me the incentive and I will show you the outcome.” The only answer I can think of is the above quote from Charles Munger about incentives and outcomes.

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LeadFuze

DECEMBER 31, 2021

The Complete Guide to Prospecting for Sales Using Proven Outreach Techniques. Need Help Automating Your Sales Prospecting Process? What is Sales Prospecting? What are the best ways to prospect in sales? What does Sales Prospecting means? Prospecting is the first step in sales. What is prospect in sales?

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SBI Growth

MARCH 29, 2013

This Social Selling skill works with your customers and prospects. Competition for Resources. Competition for these resources comes in three areas: Other Reps. Incentive Structure. In spite of the competition, building a support team is in your best interest. When you give, others are more inclined to give back.

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SBI Growth

OCTOBER 29, 2012

The plan looks great – equitable, in line with competition, attractive to sales. But wait – this new incentive compensation plan could flop. So, he commissioned HR to design a new incentive compensation plan (IC Plan.) Culture at another firm required Sales Reps to do their own prospecting and sales. What can be done?

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PandaDoc

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Employee engagement increases when the incentives are worth the effort required to do well. These objectives can be positively reinforced through game mechanics, friendly competition, and performance management. When executed properly, contests can dramatically boost sales productivity by offering incentives for high performers.

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LeadFuze

JULY 7, 2023

We will explore how past data analysis, future company changes consideration, and incentive programs implementation play a significant role in goal-setting. Motivate Like a Boss: The Incentive Power Move Let’s face it, we all need a little push sometimes. Streamline tasks, monitor progress, and stay ahead of the competition.

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Pipeliner

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

He investigates the ins and outs of each potential client’s business to identify problems, and prospects, and find technical ways to get better results. Sales structures have stayed static over a long time either through commission or non-commission incentive systems. Potent & Non-exclusive sales structure.

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Hubspot Sales

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

Questions to consider: What separates your product from the competition? Let the answers to those questions guide how you describe your product to prospective customers. Thoroughly qualify your prospects. Are you sure you’re selling to the right prospects to begin with? What main features would you highlight?

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SBI Growth

NOVEMBER 15, 2013

Social prospecting, technology proficiency and content production are just a few. Incent them correctly and you get what you want. Mis-align incentives and you get nothing. This requires the ability to perform social prospecting extremely well. Does he or she understand the competencies required to support the new buyer?

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Hubspot Sales

DECEMBER 7, 2023

The very moment deal-seekers everywhere shoot their shot, turn prospects into buyers, and score buzzer-beating slam dunks that accelerate the business to record-breaking sales. As the end of the year approaches, prospects will divert excess money to priorities that are now financially feasible to tackle. Dear [Prospect], Happy October!

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Zoominfo

MARCH 6, 2019

Not every referred prospect will become a customer, but the increased conversation about your company and products will strengthen your brand and help maximize your reach. Choose the Right Incentives Rewards are the most critical part of your referral marketing strategy. And remember, your reward doesn’t need to be super expensive.

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LeadFuze

DECEMBER 31, 2021

I have found that the best way is by offering incentives, like a prize of sorts. Need Help Automating Your Sales Prospecting Process? It’s been proven that when you create healthy competition within a sales team, it leads to increased results. Incentive contest ideas are one way of motivating employees.

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BrainShark

JUNE 28, 2023

Make it competitive A contest is an excellent way to get teams engaged and foster friendly competition, especially for initial coaching activity launches. Make it shareable Everyone appreciates recognition for their efforts and results — especially social and competition-driven people like sales reps. Get creative!

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Partners in Excellence

JANUARY 12, 2022

Perhaps it’s problems, perhaps competitive threat, perhaps it’s being opportunistic. Sometimes, it’s we that incent the customers to change, whether through our content at our websites, our customers talking to others, or our prospecting. Sometimes there is a visionary leader that provokes that change.

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Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 20, 2020

But as much as I love how gloriously petty and competitive that particular Lombardi gem is, it's not my favorite thing he ever said. You want your reps to be ambitious and dedicated — willing to do that much more to book an extra meeting or keep a prospect with waning interest in your pipeline. That one is absolutely killer.

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Hubspot Sales

MAY 9, 2022

Compensation is the most fundamental, powerful incentive for reps to perform. If you want to get the most out of your team, they need to know how they're being compensated — with respect to base salary, commission, and any other financial incentives you might be offering them. Create a healthily competitive atmosphere.

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Understanding the Sales Force

MARCH 13, 2013

Executed correctly, the salesperson has a conversation with a decision maker that is unlike any conversation the competition has had. That creates urgency, and an incentive for a prospect to self-qualify. He didn’t need to offer competitive pricing because he sold value! Step 2 – Can you articulate why it’s wrong?

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Hubspot Sales

MAY 18, 2018

If they need to get better at prospecting, make it a goal for them to increase outreach calls by 10% every week. If 50% of their demos convert to deals, that means they must demo to eight prospects each month. The incentive for your reps to meet their quota? So what’s the incentive for meeting these smaller goals?

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Pipeliner

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

For instance, if in the course of a sales call, you find out that the prospective member is interested in reducing pain in her body, then you can go on to talk to her about classes tailored towards that and avoid conversations about rigorous and complex training sessions. Understand Your Competition. Prepare a Sales Script.

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Zoominfo

MAY 13, 2018

When you set an ambitious goal, or organize competitions, you put on the pressure in a healthy way and bring out the competitive nature in people. Start small, and expand your incentive program as you learn and grow. Start small, and expand your incentive program as you learn and grow. Look into prospecting tools.

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Zoominfo

MARCH 19, 2018

Social selling is a sales technique that leverages social networking sites to identify prospects, build relationships, and ideally, close more deals. Sales Navigator also offers real-time updates on your prospects and customers for improved communication. Social selling generates 38% more new opportunities than traditional sellers.

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Sales and Marketing Management

JULY 21, 2019

Success stories (“How I won the deal”), advice (“How I reignited interest with a prospect who went dark”) and more can be stored for central access. Video coaching can tap into reps’ competitive spirit. Coaches can attach rewards and incentives (e.g., to their assignments to spur healthy competition and, of course, learning.

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