Sales Hacker

AUGUST 20, 2020

If you’re managing a remote team, now is not the time to sell your sales contests short. Why Sales Contests? Sales contests are a tried-and-true tool in most sales managers’ arsenals and for good reason. So, let’s get into how you can put together the perfect remote sales contest. Get Buy-In.

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Sales and Marketing Management

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

In short, more precision is better for rewards used with incentives, while less precision is better for rewards used with recognition. Incentives. Good incentives rely on high degrees of precision to generate motivation. One of the most effective reward tools is a non-monetary point system. Reps Benefit From Incentives.

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Zoominfo

OCTOBER 6, 2020

You have a strong solution to go along with a solid stream of both inbound and outbound activity, which prompted you to split the team by each channel to maximize meeting creation (and hopefully pipeline!). But we have to warn you, there are sales leaders who will advise otherwise. When They Ask About Expectations and Incentives.

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The Brooks Group

JUNE 11, 2015

By adding in a few carefully selected sales incentives, you can capitalize on this competitive streak and really get your team to race full speed towards sales goals. Sales incentives can be broken down into three categories. Sales incentives can be broken down into three categories.

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Pipeliner

DECEMBER 23, 2021

And you can provide team members with sales guidance, tips, and recommendations as needed. Invest in video conferencing software and other remote collaboration tools for your hybrid sales team. Teach team members how to use these tools, too. As a result, they can work together to drive sales. Provide Incentives.

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Partners in Excellence

SEPTEMBER 29, 2013

The job of the sales leader is to maximize the performance of the organization. The sales leader has to make sure the organization is working as effectively and efficiently as possible, executing the corporate strategy with the customers. We have to have a Sales Management Operating System.

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Xactly

MARCH 29, 2018

Rather than scheming up some pranks for the office (we’ll leave that to you), we’re focusing on how you can avoid being a sales management fool with these 10 tips! Download our guide, "Inspiring Sales Rep Performance," to discover top tips on how to inspire sales reps and maximize their selling power from 10 industry experts.

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Troops

APRIL 18, 2018

A sales pipeline is a visual representation of where sales prospects are in the buying process. Sales pipeline stages represent the various points a buyer may be in the buying process. A C-suite executive, sales manager or sales director typically creates the sales stages. Perform sales call coaching.

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Zoominfo

OCTOBER 6, 2020

You have a strong solution to go along with a solid stream of both inbound and outbound activity, which prompted you to split the team by each channel to maximize meeting creation — and hopefully pipeline. But we have to warn you, there are sales leaders who will advise otherwise. The leaderboard is king in high-performing sales teams.

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Nutshell

MARCH 19, 2024

We’ll also explore some of the challenges sales reps face that impact their productivity, detail how to calculate your team’s sales productivity, and discuss the best tools to help you increase it. Table of Contents What is sales productivity? Why is sales productivity important? Download it today!

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Partners in Excellence

JANUARY 17, 2014

As is usual this time of year, I’ve been involved in lots of discussions of incentive and commission plans–both last quarter as people plan for the new year, and now as these plans are being introduced at Sales Kick Off Meetings. and the lists go on and on.

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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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Partners in Excellence

JUNE 25, 2018

Before, I go further, a disclaimer–the Sales Enablement function is an important function in the sales organization, but it is unrealistic to expect that Sales Enablement does everything to enable sales people. Senior sales management is key to enabling sales and sales performance.

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Steven Rosen

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

Ineffective Sales Coaches – Despite the proven efficacy of well-executed sales coaching, it’s likely that many of your sales managers will be insufficiently trained in how to conduct it properly. As an executive, it’s your responsibility to ensure that your sales managers are coaching their reps effectively.

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Partners in Excellence

JULY 20, 2017

Billions are spent on tools, training, consulting services all focused on improving the performance of sales people. In virtually every discussion, every popular blog post, the focus of all sales performance initiatives is the sales person. Do we have the right incentives/compensation?

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Braveheart Sales

DECEMBER 10, 2020

The end of the year is when many leaders tend to consider transforming their sales compensation plan since a new year equals making a fresh start. The plan should be designed to incent individuals to perform the way leadership desires in support of the company’s goals. It leaves a lot of sales performance to chance for one.

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Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 2, 2019

Having a sales performance management process in place is crucial for your team’s overall success. There is often a disconnect between the level of effort sales reps put into their work and the tangible outcome seen by sales management and the company at large. Helps predict future sales trends.

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Partners in Excellence

JANUARY 13, 2014

Second, we have to maximize the performance both of the overall organization and of each individual in the organization. Let me start with maximizing the performance of each individual in the organization. But our jobs as leaders is maximizing performance–not meeting minimums. We are not maximizing performance!

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Apptivo

MARCH 9, 2023

However, at times no matter how long one stretches, sales tasks eat up a lot of productive hours. So, whether you’re a sales manager or a sales representative, keep reading to find out how sales automation can boost your sales process! 3 Ways sales automation can help your reps sell more!

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Nutshell

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Pro tip: If you want to maximize attendance, offer incentives. One of the biggest let-downs for employees is spending an hour in a room listening to their manager drone on and on, only to walk away not knowing why they were there in the first place. Answering the sales team’s questions.

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Partners in Excellence

JANUARY 23, 2014

It kicked off a fascinating round of discussions on Performance Plans and Performance Management. I believe the Performance Plan and the Performance Planning Process is one of the most powerful tools for managers and subordinates to align expectations, priorities, and goals; then subsequently monitor performance against those goals.

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Partners in Excellence

AUGUST 21, 2019

Using commission, alone, people will do the mental calculation, “where am I most likely to be successful, maximizing my earning potential in the same period of time?” Does the sales person get to choose what price they want to sell the product for?” This is craziness.

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Xactly

AUGUST 20, 2018

Companies in all industries are beginning to dip their toes into intelligent tools to grow their businesses. Technology like IBM’s Watson, Amazon’s related items, and Netflix’s watch suggestions is making business interactions with customers more digital, and the same can be said for sales organizations.

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Sales Hacker

JUNE 17, 2019

How do you ensure you’re maximizing your sales team’s potential? According to the first-ever State of Sales Performance Survey , in partnership with Sales Hacker, Ambition, Gong, AA-ISP, Vidyard, and Factor 8, the key is modern sales performance management. The answers may surprise you.

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Xactly

APRIL 12, 2018

Download our guide, "Inspiring Sales Rep Performance," to discover top tips on how to inspire sales reps and maximize their selling power from 10 industry experts. Recognizing Workplace Stress in Sales. Sales, in particular, can be a demanding job with long hours, drawn-out sales cycles, and high quotas.

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Highspot

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Resource Allocation By assessing your sales performance, you can identify which areas demand more resources and which ones can operate with less. This ensures you maximize the return on every dollar spent on hiring, training, technology, or sales campaigns. However, this journey isn’t without its pitfalls.

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Partners in Excellence

OCTOBER 5, 2017

The action plans are all over the place: Fire the low performers, invest in training, invest in tools, invest in new programs to help the sales people, develop new incentives, focus on activity levels. All the actions focus on sales people as individuals. The execs put in action plans to improve performance.

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Sales Hacker

DECEMBER 12, 2017

On top of that, why are sales people some of the few employees subject to variable compensation structures? I wish I could say it’s all about incentives, but the truth is a bit more nuanced than that. Determine Additional Incentives (With Caution). Profit – harder to calculate but maximizes ROI. Set Metrics.

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Highspot

APRIL 2, 2020

Modern sales ops professionals play a vital role in the success of a sales organization by staying ahead of problems and enabling the sales team to focus on selling. What is the difference between sales enablement and sales operations? Sales operations roles. Top sales operation tools.

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Partners in Excellence

JULY 27, 2015

The post, Your #1 Priority As A Sales Manager (Plus 3 Things To Stop Doing) is brilliant. One quote stands out: “Your job as the sales leader is to ensure your sales team produces results, not do the work!” Some of it is the result of misguided sales managers playing Super Salesperson.

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Partners in Excellence

JANUARY 27, 2015

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.). Likewise there are those that say, you can’t drive sales results without commission.

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PandaDoc

DECEMBER 13, 2018

Even if you don’t have a tool in place, it’s likely as a sales leader you’re already using it in some form. Ever organize a sales contest? Not only is gamification popular, it’s a proven and effective sales performance booster. Be sure the contest aligns with each of their respective job functions to maximize the outcome.

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SBI

MARCH 18, 2015

The weekly sales forecasting process is the heartbeat of a sales teams’ activities, and intended to be a roadmap for the selling period. Today, this vital business process is plagued by archaic tools, namely spreadsheets or simplistic and inflexible bolt-ons in CRM applications.

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Partners in Excellence

JULY 18, 2022

We’ve a robust hiring market for sales people. Huge salaries, bonuses, other incentives are being offered; all to fill vacant positions. I thought it might be interesting to do a thought experiment, imagining a year in the life of a modern sales person. Day 1, month 1: The sales person is starting a new job.

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ExecVision

APRIL 25, 2018

Along the way, we’ve discovered what it takes to maximize your ROI from CAS. Here is how your sales team can get the most out of ConnectAndSell: There are two key factors often overlooked when implementing CAS: Lists. Use CAS as an incentive for reps to improve their conversion rates.

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Partners in Excellence

AUGUST 7, 2015

We do this by making sure we have the right people on board–people with the skills, competencies, attitudes, and behaviors to execute our sales plans, programs, and strategies. We do this by managing for performance, by putting in place the right metrics and incentives. Related Posts: Whose Job Are You Doing?

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Partners in Excellence

MAY 6, 2016

Often, if we think they are in danger of being wooed away to a competitor or another job, we’ll look at adjusting compensation, incentives or other things. We promote them into sales management! These top individual contributors are terrible managers and leaders. But that’s not the sales manager’s job.

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