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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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The Pros and Cons of Different Sales Compensation Plans

Janek Performance Group

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. In some instances, salary-only sales can be positioned as a more “transparent” marketing differentiator. We all want to be paid fairly.

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How to Maximize CRM Return on Investment

Pipeline

Contrary to the previous statistics, Nucleus Research claimed that CRM implementation can result in positive ROI, “For every dollar a company spends on CRM, it gets back $8.71 – 1.5 In this case, the high numbers of CRM failures in the previous stats (and the positive CRM ROI above) represent hundreds of thousands of businesses.

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Managers in the recovery can focus on change

Sales and Marketing Management

Sales managers are in a unique position to create a clean slate during the recovery because nearly everyone is. It’s easy to be stuck on the regular metrics: sales volume, gross margin or profit, number of pounds/boxes/crates of specific products. Try measuring new things and offer rewards (as incentives) for processes and learning.

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E-commerce That Avoids Channel Conflict

Sales and Marketing Management

These distributors are content with thin margins and typically provide no added value. Another client, a manufacturer of plastics processing aids, gives distributors a featured position on their website by featuring “Find Distributor” and “Buy Now” buttons. If they do, they have to look at their own service.

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This Year’s Most-read Articles on Distribution Pricing Journal

Distribution Pricing Journal

Understanding the pricing strategies of competitors can provide invaluable information about the market and how to best position one’s offerings. Read more > > Elevate Your Rebate Game with Technology : Rebates and incentives play a vital role in fostering relationships among customers, sales teams, vendors, and various trading partners.

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