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Celebrating 25 Years in Referrals: My Story

No More Cold Calling

I was working for a global consulting and training firm. My first book— No More Cold Calling: The Breakthrough System That Will Leave Your Competition in the Dus t —was published in 2006 by Warner Books. Note: This post contains affiliate links, and I will be compensated if you make a purchase after clicking on my links.).

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X-Factor Compensation Leaders: How to Be Incredible at Incentive Planning (Palo Alto Networks)

Xactly

Sales compensation is one of the most important components of sales planning. Sales operations and compensation professionals must compile a team to piecing together metrics and goals, which carries an incredible amount of responsibility. Time in sales compensation: 11 years. Who: Padmaja Chavali. Position: Sr.

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3 New Sales Article Series, A Holiday Tradition and Future Blog #1000

Understanding the Sales Force

That's right; since 2006, I've posted nearly 1,000 articles. Sales Training Impact (very important). Hiring, Recruiting and Compensation (all about sales selection). Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan As we prepare for the holiday and year-end, I'm also preparing for this blog's 1,000th article.

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A 2026 excursion to the future of sales training

Sales Training Connection

Sales Training – 2026. As a way of exploring the future of sales training, let’s time travel to the year 2026 and examine the major trends of the day. A number of the authors writing back in 2016 suggested that sales training was at an inflection point. Let’s tune in and listen to what Dr. Beckett has to say.

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Mistakes to Avoid When Expanding Your Sales Department

Pipeliner

These days I remembered something I’ve read back in 2006 and somehow kept in the back of mind all this time: ‘’Everyone wants to be the VP of marketing and do the cool stuff like advertising and promotion. Offering Insufficient Training. Compensation Plans are Outdated or Misaligned.

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The Ultimate Guide to Sales Strategy

Hubspot Sales

Hiring, Onboarding, and Compensation. The next step is to develop a training and onboarding program that will prepare them to start selling effectively and efficiently, followed by a compensation and rewards plan that will motivate them to continue performing. Train the sales team by making them wear customers’ shoes.

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Advice for the New Sales Ops Leader

InsightSquared

Anyway, here you are with a wealth of training in skills from other functions. As the sales leaders gain trust in the Sales Operations team, the next major items they need assistance with are the training of sales people and the delivery of major events. or “We are so different that we have our own training and events.”