Sales and Marketing Management

MAY 18, 2018

Author: Maura McCarthy, Vice President, Communication Solutions, ITA Group, Inc. In today’s experience economy, more and more consumers prioritize doing over having. Tapping in to the experiential trend is essential for building a brand, engaging B2B customers, and driving sales. Step One: Know What Motivates Your Customers.

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B2B Customer Social Media Face-to-face 221

Sales and Marketing Management

MARCH 8, 2018

Author: Tim Houlihan Is HR telling you your millennial sales reps don’t like their incentive plans? Are you really going to have a different incentive for the 26-year-old white female than the one for the 45-year-old Asian male? and it is a common foundation for incentive plans. Your salesforce is diverse, but. Your tribe.

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Incentives Incentive Lead Rank Pharmaceuticals 198

The Spiff Blog

MARCH 8, 2023

In the clip, the vendor accidentally shares the wrong screen– exposing an internal group chat making crude comments about Sharpe’s appearance. Despite progress made toward a more diverse, inclusive workforce in recent years, this anecdote highlights just some of the challenges women in sales– and women in general– continue to face regularly.

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Face-to-face Incentives Incentive Commission 76

Distribution Pricing Journal

OCTOBER 2, 2023

The distribution industry traditionally faces low margins in each sale. But getting the most out of your rebate programs involves a lot of work tracking, calculating, reporting, communicating through sales and marketing and of course collecting on rebates. The same holds true for your rebate programs.

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Margin Distribution Face-to-face Incentives 52

Vengreso

JULY 5, 2023

Transition from Traditional to Modern Selling Methods Gone are the days of face-to-face sales and cold calling. Say hello to social media networking, email marketing, content creation, and SEO. As the world of sales continues to evolve, Digital Sales Referrals have emerged as a powerful tool for driving business growth.

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Referrals Maximizer Ideal Customer Profile Social Media 89

SBI Growth

OCTOBER 21, 2013

Your people will need new capabilities to thrive in a changing market. The face to face interaction was appreciated but not necessary. The face to face interaction was appreciated but not necessary. The Sales Operations team moved to reorganize the group. The comp plan must incentivize the right behavior.

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Hiring Ideal Customer Profile Margin Face-to-face 293

Janek Performance Group

MARCH 2, 2022

To create a winning culture, consider these tips: Encouragement Motivation Incentives Recognition Team Building. While it’s tempting of think of salespeople as a homogenous group, they’re often diverse. Similarly, most comp plans already consider incentives and bonuses. Group coaching ensures team members are on the same page.

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Strategy Incentives Incentive Coaching 117

Cincom Smart Selling

OCTOBER 14, 2020

For marketing, digital transformation has always been about data. Data has been the essential raw material used to identify market segments, market size, audience, buyer preferences, message content, contact qualification and all the other metrics and values required to market a product. Customer Information Systems.

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Data Ideal Customer Profile Marketing Campaigns 62

Sales and Marketing Management

MAY 7, 2018

Author: Bob Junke Recently, I had the honor of being asked by the Sales Enablement Society (SES) to offer my definition of sales enablement as an alternative to the one the SES Definition Working Group came up with. Although the group included many of those factors, I respectfully submit that others need to be accounted for.

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Sales Enablement Hiring Compensation Buyer 192

No More Cold Calling

FEBRUARY 4, 2016

B2C incentives work like magic. But in the B2B world, incenting people to provide referrals isn’t the no-brainer sales strategy that it is for consumer-facing companies. Should You Give Incentives for Customer Referrals? What About Incenting Salespeople? We all love saving money and brag about getting great deals.

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Referrals Incentives Incentive Discount 120

Hubspot Sales

APRIL 4, 2023

What obstacles did you face? You know the ones: you're given a hypothetical problem and asked to analyze the situation and recommend a solution. However, solving cases is only half the battle. You also need to answer behavioral questions that assess your experience, skills, and fit for the job. You still need structure. Don't be vague here.

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Face-to-face Lead Rank Lead Scoring Positioning 103

Xactly

MAY 7, 2018

The resulting incentive plan must develop a compensation process that will motivates the right sales behaviors to achieve goals, all while driving growth. Sales compensation is a niche market, which is still in big demand as companies grow and want experienced professionals. Below is our interview with Palo Alto Networks Sr.

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Compensation Incentives Incentive Networking 49

Janek Performance Group

JANUARY 25, 2022

While the C-suite can be the most important group to win over, they can also be the easiest to talk to. A busy group, with their fingers in every pie, they don’t have time to dilly dally or haggle. Whether it’s sales, marketing, purchasing, or materials management, someone with this title typically has a hive mentality.

Decision Maker 114

Decision Maker How To Face-to-face Groups 114

Partners in Excellence

JUNE 15, 2020

While there will be a need for face to face, it will be the smallest part of the customer engagement process. We have to learn how to “manage” larger more diverse buyer/selling groups. We’ve long known that buying is a consensus building activity and the buying groups are growing.

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Channels Skype Face-to-face Social Media 96

The Pipeline

JULY 16, 2012

Last week I was working with a group, we were looking at more effective prospecting, when we got around to discussing referrals, I got back some familiar comments. The specific comment was that the rep was reluctant to ask prospects/clients for referrals “because what if the person or company they refer are out of my territory?”

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Referrals Lead Rank Lead Scoring Territories 324

Janek Performance Group

JUNE 7, 2022

In fact, amidst the pandemic, employers were faced with candidates who had no problem walking away from great job opportunities and even signed offer letters. Top sales reps are in high demand and the competition for hiring them can be fierce. Top sales talent is in high demand. We know of a few strategies that work!

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Sales Talent Competition Hiring Marketing 62

Janek Performance Group

JUNE 4, 2024

For example, Fluent Support notes 37% of marketers shy away from cross-selling. And let’s face it, the term “upselling” can be unfortunate from a buyer’s point of view. It can also include package deals, bundles, and incentives, such as a suite of widget-related products/services.

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B2B Hubspot Case Study Insurance 62

Partners in Excellence

APRIL 19, 2023

What if our total addressable market was 100 enterprises? What if our total addressable market was 100 enterprises? This is critical, at least in the thinking of these experts, because those customers we are trying to engage aren’t responding in the numbers we need. So we can keep extending our reach.

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Customer Enterprise Enterprise Account 112

Salesmate

MAY 29, 2020

When faced with a challenge, look for a way, not a way out – David Weatherford. Here are the most common challenges that most of the sales reps’ face and the solutions to tackle them. The market has turned into a battlefield where businesses are doing all it takes to surpass their competitors.

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Face-to-face Ideal Customer Profile Negotiation Lead Rank 93

Hubspot Sales

AUGUST 3, 2020

Is that the biggest problem that they face? If the difference between a hobby and a business is making sales to customers, then how do you make the transition? It’s one thing to have a theory around who you’d like to sell to but how do you actually find those initial customers to sell to? It doesn’t have to be this way.

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Ideal Customer Profile Customer Demographics Exercises 140

Janek Performance Group

MARCH 12, 2024

Effectively onboarding new salespeople can be a daunting task. Many companies tend to underestimate the importance of guidance, training, and support for their new hires, and that tends to be detrimental. Many sales professionals often don’t receive the crucial tools needed for success right away. What did his predecessor do right?

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Hiring Sales Talent Compensation Lead Rank 62

Allbound

DECEMBER 18, 2019

Bombora is the leading provider of Intent data for B2B marketers. Bombora’s data aligns marketing and sales teams, enabling them to base their actions on the knowledge of what companies are in market for which products. In this post, we sought advice from leaders that are on the front lines of channel management.

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Channels Face-to-face Intent Data Intent 83

No More Cold Calling

DECEMBER 30, 2014

Phillip Twyford, director of sales and marketing for Tico Mail Works, elaborates in this guest post. My expectation was that all salespeople were pushy, arrogant, in-your-face, loud, obnoxious, and total extroverts. My expectation was that all salespeople were pushy, arrogant, in-your-face, loud, obnoxious, and total extroverts.

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Referrals Gatekeeper Cold Calling Networking 260

Partners in Excellence

MARCH 23, 2020

Like our customers, each of us and our people are facing things we may have never experienced before. Face to face meetings with each other, with customers not only put them at risk and put others at risk. I’ve written a lot about how we should be selling and engaging our customers through the current crisis.

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Face-to-face Travel Trade Show Hiring 111

Sales Hacker

SEPTEMBER 24, 2022

Building a sales funnel that aligns with your business goals is essential. Each funnel stage defines your steps to turn prospective buyers into customers, even if they’ve never heard of your business before. What is a sales funnel? In B2B sales orgs, you’ll encounter two common models of the journey from prospect to closed deal.

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Paid Content Top of Funnel Funnel Ideal Customer Profile 120

The Spiff Blog

MARCH 16, 2023

Today, we’re continuing the conversation by celebrating a group of incredible women from a variety of sales organizations who have made their mark in the world of sales. Confidence comes from doing your research and knowing the market value. Welcome to the second installment of our Sell Like a Girl Series.

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Negotiation Face-to-face Hiring Lead Rank 69

Crunchbase

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

and MQLs (leads qualified by your marketing team and passed on to the sales team). You need two separate strategies for each group. Prospects have likely already engaged with your marketing or sales team and have a high chance of graduating to a qualified sales opportunity. But, let’s be honest. Search less. Close more.

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Sales Qualified Lead Lead Rank Lead Scoring Prospecting 111

LeadFuze

DECEMBER 31, 2021

The Ultimate Guide to Creating a Framework for Your B2B Marketing Plan (2022 Update). Who currently have job openings for marketing help. What Is a B2B Marketing Plan and Strategy? B2B marketing plan and strategy is about how you plan to raise brand awareness. What is a b2b marketing strategy?

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Paid Content Ideal Customer Profile Top of Funnel B2B 52

The Spiff Blog

MARCH 31, 2023

Welcome back to our Sell Like a Girl series– where we’ve spent recent weeks unpacking gender bias in sales. Today we’re continuing this conversation by sharing a preview of our latest research on sales commission. We break down commission payouts across gender, job function, and location within the United States. Let’s get into it.

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Commission Data Salary Face-to-face 52

PandaDoc

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Employee engagement increases when the incentives are worth the effort required to do well. Research has shown that there are huge benefits to gamifying your sales process, including better worker productivity and retention when it comes to learning new things. Let’s jump in! People love to play games.

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Sales Process Incentives Incentive Hiring 52

Sales Hacker

APRIL 1, 2021

As the world is starting to reopen, there is likely room for your products in new markets, if you understand the complexities and risks. Your efforts before a global crisis can be especially helpful at the time by showing you what the market may return to, or beneficial areas relative to the crisis itself.

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Outsourcing Services Company Scale Transportation 68

Crunchbase

SEPTEMBER 29, 2019

Working with thousands of small businesses, startups, and entrepreneurs, my team at UENI sees first-hand the challenges business people face as they come towards the end-of-the-year. It also pays to have a precise understanding of wider market events and trends. They don’t talk about summer slowdowns, slides, and slumps for nothing.

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Quota Hiring Incentives Incentive 66

PandaDoc

DECEMBER 9, 2022

At its core, there is a huge benefit in making your pricing strategy more dynamic and value-focused for a more interactive relationship with markets. In addition, it can help you generate higher profit margins that you can reinvest in improving your products, running robust R&D operations, and launching influential marketing campaigns.

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Segment Lead Rank Lead Scoring Buyer Persona 52

The Spiff Blog

MARCH 2, 2023

This series is an opportunity for you to get to know the faces behind Spiff– the people who work tirelessly behind the scenes to make our product and our company what it is today. I am excited to work with such a diverse, talented, and passionate group of people. A warm welcome to all of our readers!

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Meeting Engineering Travel Face-to-face 75

Sales Hacker

OCTOBER 30, 2018

She is the co-author of a business book, called Aligned to Achieve , about sales and marketing alignment. Andrea has led numerous sales initiatives and teams at enterprise software and solution providers, including Varolii, IBM, Symphony Technology Group, Vitria Technology, DigitalThink, and PeopleSoft.

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Top of Funnel Hiring Scale Lead Rank 111

Nutshell

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

Start by: Identifying your ideal customer: Knowing exactly the sort of person you’re selling to and then communicating that vision to your team members is the first step, but don’t forget to regularly evaluate and update that customer persona as trends and markets change. Get to the root of the problem. They aren’t closing enough sales.”.

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Lead Rank Sales Qualified Lead Lead Scoring Follow-up 94

OpenSymmetry

NOVEMBER 3, 2016

From executive compensation and incentive strategies to the legislative framework, we will dissect this case to address the fact that this is not just a problem plaguing Big Pharma, but any entity that drives people within the organization to a goal through incentive compensation. Is this just a story of greed? Yes and no.

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Incentives Incentive Compensation Salary 40