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Incentive Gift Cards Continue to Delight

Sales and Marketing Management

Author: SMM Research from the Incentive Gift Card Council (IGCC) and the Incentive Research Foundation (IRF) shows the majority of U.S. are increasingly using gift cards as a reward tool for multiple groups (channel, sales, employee and customer), and that investment in gift card rewards is both significant and growing.

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Unlock Sales Potential with a Sales Training Strategy

Highspot

Achieving revenue targets can be tricky, and it’s tempting to overlook training. A sales training strategy is your blueprint to equip sales teams with the necessary skills and knowledge to excel. Get practical advice for developing an effective, modern sales training strategy.

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The value of fresh starts

Sales and Marketing Management

In research conducted by Wharton Business School Professor Katherine Milkman, she and her colleagues discovered that new habits are more effective anytime you have a fresh start. Her research suggests that fresh starts help people to stick with their new habits. This tool is tremendously powerful at turning motivation in to results.

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5 Tips for Designing Successful Sales Incentive Compensation Plans

Xactly

Few leading indicators are more predictive of a company’s future sales performance than its incentive compensation plans. While multiple factors influence the effectiveness of your sales incentive compensation plans, 5 tips stand out: 1. Creating incentive programs that work require balancing multiple design choices.

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5 Key Pillars of Effective Sales Performance Management

The Spiff Blog

These pillars include organizational alignment, robust reporting, ongoing professional development, incentive compensation, and sales enablement. Incentive alignment : Shared goals enable the design of incentive structures that motivate sales reps while aligning with the broader success of the organization.

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Embrace These Seven Success Tips for Small Business Growth

Smooth Sale

Develop a Comprehensive Business Plan A comprehensive business plan is a crucial tool for any small business owner. When developing your business plan, research your industry thoroughly. Research relevant keywords and optimize your website’s content, meta tags, and images accordingly.

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6 Ways to Make Your Sales Training Effective

CloserIQ

If you consider sales training to be the first of several steps toward boosting profits, it’s easy to see why it’s such a crucial investment. Sales training lays the foundation for future revenues by increasing your team’s satisfaction, loyalty and competence, all of which improve their interaction with the customer.