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Juuust right incentives

Sales and Marketing Management

Author: Tim Houlihan Sales leaders are always trying to figure out how to get the most out of their reps at the lowest cost, and incentives are excellent at revealing that sweet spot. Finding the sweet spot for an incentive is like how Mama Bear’s porridge was juuust right. The best duration of an incentive is no longer than 90 days.

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Juuust right incentives

Sales and Marketing Management

Author: Tim Houlihan Sales leaders are always trying to figure out how to get the most out of their reps at the lowest cost, and incentives are excellent at revealing that sweet spot. Finding the sweet spot for an incentive is like how Mama Bear’s porridge was juuust right. The best duration of an incentive is no longer than 90 days.

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A Forthcoming Shift of Pharmaceutical Sales Compensation Plans?

OpenSymmetry

Sales in the pharmaceutical industry has been a rigid and consistent business. In some cases, incentive compensation (IC) methods have evolved to align with new regulations regarding specific sales metrics. The post A Forthcoming Shift of Pharmaceutical Sales Compensation Plans? Share your thoughts in the comments below!

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A Forthcoming Shift of Pharmaceutical Sales Compensation Plans?

OpenSymmetry

Sales in the pharmaceutical industry has been a rigid and consistent business. In some cases, incentive compensation (IC) methods have evolved to align with new regulations regarding specific sales metrics. Where do you think pharmaceutical sales compensation plans are headed? Share your thoughts in the comments below!

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4 new ways to engage your sales force

Sales and Marketing Management

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. We never stop acquiring.

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The Science of Motivation

Sales and Marketing Management

Sales manager: I’d like to know what rewards the reps would like for our next incentive. Or maybe you think that incentives have run their course and it’s time to drop them altogether. If you’re thinking of asking your reps what will make the best prize in the incentive program, stop. Are incentives obsolete? Don’t do it.

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When it’s OK to give a customer a gift – and when it’s not

Selling Essentials RapidLearning Center

Reciprocity kicks in In one study , researchers looked at the prescribing patterns of several thousand American doctors who had accepted modest lunches from pharmaceutical reps. Another group of salespeople offered no gift. So this type of reciprocity isn’t about offering a reward or incentive in exchange for the customer’s business.