The Spiff Blog

APRIL 27, 2023

Real World Examples of How to Motivate Employees During Tough Times Let’s look at an example of how motivation and reward go hand in hand. For example: Does your employee know that if they do x, they will get y? but there are always ways to get creative and offer immediate incentives to supplement the final reward.

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Pipeliner

OCTOBER 19, 2021

But the lingering effects of the pandemic are not the only reason why your sales team may not be performing as you need or want them to. There can also be deeper, systemic issues that traditional incentives, such as commissions and bonus pay, can’t accommodate. The key to this is building a strong relationship with your employees.

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The Spiff Blog

OCTOBER 12, 2023

What’s the difference between the “how” and the “why” of sales compensation? How you pay sales reps depends on the way you design your comp program, what metrics relate to what incentives, and so on— all the details we’ve covered in many past articles about comp plan design. Let’s illustrate this concept with a few examples.

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Sales Hacker

JULY 17, 2019

Now, look at his advice: To become a sales manager, you essentially need to become an extension of your HR team — something every employee can do to make a positive impact on the organization. Of course, I also wanted feedback from industry veterans — the folks who are training & coaching sales management teams around the globe.

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PandaDoc

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Key takeaways Sales gamification can improve performance by drawing attention to specific metrics, sales targets, and KPIs. Employee engagement increases when the incentives are worth the effort required to do well. Manage your sales activities twice as fast Increase your close rate by 36% wuth PandaDoc.

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MTD Sales Training

DECEMBER 15, 2011

Sales people need to learn more and such continuing education is everlasting and is an investment. The problem is that many managers have difficulty in figuring out exactly what to train/coach/teach. The sales team has already gone through the company sales training. This relates to such things as in the above example.

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Nutshell

AUGUST 28, 2023

A sales process is a set of repeatable steps that your sales team takes to convert prospects into customers. Building a sales process is absolutely necessary to your company’s success, and is perhaps the most important thing you can do as a sales manager to impact your team’s ability to sell.

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Mindtickle

DECEMBER 28, 2023

First things first: what is sales operations? As the name suggests, optimized sales operations (or sales ops, for short) ensure the sales team can work faster and smarter. It is a term that describes the activities and processes that support the sales organization. It also drives efficiency for sales managers.

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Hubspot Sales

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

One example of a situation where planning and strategy come in handy is during a job search. Let's say you've spent weeks or months scouring the internet for a new sales job, but none of the job postings seem to match your skill set or career interests. Tactical Planning Examples. daily, weekly, monthly) if need be.

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Hubspot Sales

JANUARY 9, 2018

It’s like a traditional business plan but focuses specifically on your sales strategy. A business plan lays out your goals -- a sales plan describes exactly how you’ll make those happen. Who writes sales plans? What is a sales plan template? Sales plan targets. Most sales goals are revenue-based.

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Understanding the Sales Force

FEBRUARY 8, 2012

They must be trainable (incentive to change) and coachable (not resistant to change). The fourth event rarely occurs unless your sales trainer knows how to accomplish it: 4. Take Need for Approval for example. In most cases, this is why the majority of sales training program fail to help most companies.

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Pipeliner

APRIL 11, 2018

Information hits sales managers from all sides on the subject of creating high-performance sales teams. Provide constant feedback, hire the right people, incentive programs, create compensation plans that drive behavior…the list goes on and on. Yard sales’ occur every day in the sales profession.

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The Spiff Blog

APRIL 28, 2022

Here are a few recommendations: Lead by example. Here’s why: The more you know about a person, the easier it is to tailor your management style to their wants and needs. No two people are exactly the same, and therefore, a one-size-fits-all approach to management will never be the most effective sales management tactic.

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Mindtickle

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

We know that sales coaching is an important part of sales management. Studies have found that effective sales coaching programs can improve sales reps’ performance by up to 20%. years ( data from Bridge Group Sales Development 2018 Metrics and Compensation Report ).

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Hubspot Sales

MAY 9, 2022

Even the most seasoned, effective salespeople can struggle when hashing out how to lead a sales team. Taking the reins doesn't come naturally to everyone, and even born leaders might need a little guidance when transitioning into a sales management role. Let's dive in. Be thorough and thoughtful when hiring.

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LevelEleven

JANUARY 2, 2020

Fortunately, this is where sales contests help — especially if there are publicly displayed sales leaderboards involved. This is usually the primary reason for any sales contest; spiking behaviors that will lead to results. Check out our whitepaper, 102 Inexpensive Sales Incentive Ideas ! .

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Zoominfo

MAY 13, 2018

What we’re about to say is going to contradict every point we’ve made thus far—but hear us out: Stress can be beneficial for sales people. There’s no way around it, stress drives activity and sales managers know this. Start small, and expand your incentive program as you learn and grow. So how do you do this correctly?

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Close.io

OCTOBER 29, 2018

And that exciting measure of sales productivity—learning how to get more sales without hiring more reps for your team or working more hours each week—is exactly what we’re diving into here today. Want all of our best sales productivity tools, content, advice and templates? Get access to The Sales Library now. If not, why?

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Mindtickle

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

We know that sales coaching is an important part of sales management. Studies have found that effective sales coaching programs can improve sales reps’ performance by up to 20%. This presents a few challenges for sales managers. So what exactly is sales leadership coaching?

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Hubspot Sales

JUNE 5, 2019

Compare channel sales to the direct sales model, in which a company’s own reps sell to clients. Examples of Sales Channels. So, which sales channels can you choose from? Here are some examples of sales channels through which you can sell your product or service. Affiliate partners. Distributors.

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LeadFuze

MAY 17, 2021

A simple way to figure it is to take an individual’s base salary, plus commissions earned at 100 percent of quota, their potential bonus opportunities, and then divide by that salesman’s revenues to figure out the percentage that sales cost. 4 Types of Sales Compensation Plans. Profit-Based Plan.

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SBI

JANUARY 13, 2015

This week I interview Adam Hollander, CEO of Fantasy Sales Team. What problem/s are you solving for sales and/or marketing organizations? Adam: FantasySalesTeam helps sales managers run more engaging and higher performing sales contests with their reps. Most traditional sales contests have three problems.

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Apptivo

MAY 26, 2023

Sales goals are developed by weighing a variety of criteria, including the company’s ambitious goals, shifting market dynamics, the lessons learnt from past successes, and the exciting prospects of future growth. As the days pass and sales progress, the manager compares the actual sales results to the set targets.

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Openview

MAY 30, 2018

Lead generation or business development reps (BDRs) will obviously need to have their performance measured and compensated against different leading indicators than inside sales reps and sales management may need to be compensated based on an altogether different set of metrics. Treating Your Plan Like a Contract.

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Crunchbase

JANUARY 5, 2023

For example, you may have the goal of upping your sales velocity by 30% over the next year. Countless KPI examples for sales demonstrate how you can use your raw data to measure and track sales performance. For example, you may have a goal for the upcoming quarter: 100 more sales than the previous quarter.

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Nutshell

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

It’s a technique that has just as much usefulness in the sales room as on the factory floor. Here’s an example of this in practice: “My sales team isn’t meeting their quotas.”. They aren’t closing enough sales.”. Why aren’t they closing enough sales? .” Why aren’t they meeting their quotas?

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Zendesk Sell

MARCH 21, 2019

Marketing can then create nurturing content that acts as an accelerator for sales and their interactions with potential customers. To track interactions with content, implement a shared inbox between marketing and sales, so members can see exactly what customers are saying in real-time. It’s a joint content effort. Make improvements.

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Bigtincan

OCTOBER 11, 2021

The solution, in our experience, is modern training software that allows sales reps to find and review product information exactly when it’s needed by using techniques like just-in-time learning (reps can look up answers as needed) and microlearning (short lessons for improved knowledge retention). It’s wildly inefficient.

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PandaDoc

MAY 26, 2022

Typically, sales is a highly competitive role, and reps are trained to pursue sales goals to the best of their ability. For example, if one of your KPIs revolves around the number of outbound follow-ups that a rep makes month over month, a rep has complete control over that. KPIs need to be simple, realistic, and achievable.

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LeadFuze

MAY 18, 2021

This is why sales team motivation is important to keep at the forefront of your mind as a sales manager AT ALL TIMES! . As a sales manager, you have the power to inspire your team to WANT to work harder and more efficiently. A completed sale may get 5 points, for example, while a new lead gets 3.

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Highspot

APRIL 2, 2020

From handling technical functions to developing sales strategies, a sales operations team’s job is to help the sales team run more efficiently. Here’s a quick breakdown of each team’s core responsibilities: Sales Operations Core Responsibilities. Sales Enablement Core Responsibilities.

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Cincom Smart Selling

MARCH 13, 2017

I remember working with one sales organization that formalized the order approval process to such a degree that it meant adding a week to almost any sales cycle. Each order went through the following checks: The sales manager confirmed pricing and evaluated commission processing. Where Do You Start? How are deals built?

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Zoominfo

NOVEMBER 3, 2019

There’s no way around it, stress drives activity and sales managers know this. The key to sales success is to harness the right kind and amount of stress to motivate your employees rather than discourage them. Start small, and expand your incentive program as you learn and grow. So how do you do this correctly?

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Close.io

JUNE 3, 2019

Imagine two sales managers walk into a room. Sales Manager #1 wants to crush her quarterly targets and has an idea of what it’s going to take to get there. Sales Manager #2, on the other hand, doesn’t hope. But it’s not okay to wonder about your sales numbers. How to forecast sales. No worries!

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Janek Performance Group

MARCH 17, 2023

Rest assured, if sales skills are average, opportunities are being missed. Some sales organizations likely would exceed their blown sales budget in the first quarter. Here’s a real-world example. A SaaS technology provider with a ten person inside sales team had an average closing rate of 30 percent.

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Showpad

OCTOBER 1, 2019

The best way to approach the need for coaching among your Sales teams is to deliver it through a combination of methods. But as a Sales manager, you’ll benefit greatly from balancing that with training visualizations and other exercises that staff can complete on their own. Personalization.

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Chorus.ai

MARCH 5, 2021

Developing your sales strategy first requires that you diligently build up a concept of your target audience — otherwise known as your buyer personas — before setting goals and constructing your sales funnel. A wide variety of goal models are available for uniting your sales team. Step 1: Set clear goals.

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