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Game the Plan – With Chris Cabrera

The Pipeline

Almost everyone in sales will tell you that incentives drive behaviour, but beyond that there is often little agreement among the pundits as to what the right incentive plan is. One aspect of the incentive where the pendulum of opinion swings back and forth is between simplicity and complexity of a plan.

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Unleashing Profit Potential Through Rebate Automation

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Rebate automation helps you keep your customers loyal through cost savings while remaining competitive and maximizing your own profits. A common example involves your approach to pass-through promotions. These promotions are a favorite with suppliers and customers alike; however, when managed poorly they can be a margin killer.

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On Driving Performance

Partners in Excellence

As leaders, a key element of our job is to maximize the performance of each person on our team. We try to develop compensation plans that incent people to achieve those goals. Over time, the comp plan becomes so complex, it no longer achieves what we want–maximizing the performance of each person on the team.

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The Beginner’s Guide to Referral Marketing

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Not every referred prospect will become a customer, but the increased conversation about your company and products will strengthen your brand and help maximize your reach. The most common method is a Net Promoter Score survey, which directly asks customers how likely they are to refer your brand and products on a scale of 1 to 10.

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A Guide to Building a Referral Network for Your SMB

Act!

You can also use a combination of different referral networks to maximize the benefits. Offer compelling incentives Typically, you’ll have to offer some kind of incentive in exchange for successful referrals. You can motivate customers with incentives like discounts, cashback, reward points, and free gifts.

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Is A Sales Team Lead Role Worth Exploring?

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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!). What does success look like and the timeline toward promotion? When They Ask About Expectations and Incentives.

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Is A Sales Team Lead Role Worth Exploring?

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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. What does success look like and the timeline toward promotion? Things are great, but your time is also stretched too thin.

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