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Team incentives: 7 do’s and 2 don’ts

Sales and Marketing Management

Author: TIM HOULIHAN Do you avoid team incentives because you are worried about being fair? Teams perform better than individuals [ Kuhn, “Experiments on Motivation, Incentives and Rationality” 2007 ], and you and your bottom line can benefit from rewarding teams. Worry no more. Don’t ask team members to rate each other.

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Winning the Sales Battle: Overcoming the "Failure to Impact.

The Sales Hunter

Focus on growing key customers. Create a better incentive plan. customer service. December 2007. November 2007. October 2007. September 2007. ” The typical response goes like this: You devise several homemade remedies to ensure you do better next year. Hire only top sales reps.

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Sales Managers Have the Hardest Job in Sales | Sales Motivation.

The Sales Hunter

He eventually lost a great job and thousands of dollars in incentive bonus because instead of helping his people succeed, he became a roadblock to success. customer service. December 2007. November 2007. October 2007. September 2007. .” What happened to Dave? cold calling. discounting.