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Case Study: How a Company Hurt its Business with a Change in the Comp Plan

SBI Growth

In 2011, P&O Cruise lines cut is commission rate from 12% to 5%. The CEO was upset with the rampant discounting used by his sales team. Some Key Learning’s From P&O’s Mistakes: Understand your market, including channel partners, before you change the comp plan. Don’t pick a fight with key channel partners.

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Stage Fright: Don't Let It Kill Your Presentation | Sales Motivation.

The Sales Hunter

It is a perfectly normal feeling, and a form of energy that can be channeled to your benefit. Copyright 2011 Marjorie Brody. discounting. December 2011. November 2011. October 2011. September 2011. August 2011. April 2011. March 2011. February 2011. January 2011.

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Walk the Flight Line: Get Dirty With Your Troops | Sales Motivation.

The Sales Hunter

Have you ever spent a day with your channel partners and joined them on a few sales calls? discounting. December 2011. November 2011. October 2011. September 2011. August 2011. April 2011. March 2011. February 2011. January 2011. Profit is Not a Dirty Word. cold calling.

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Your 2012 Sales Plan

Your Sales Management Guru

offerings in 2011? capability in 2011? 5.1.1 Channel strategy (link to Sales Strategy player). 6.1.3 Discounts, promotions. • What assumptions are you making about the market in 2012? • What assumptions did you make about your. Still true? . Topics: Table of Contents for the Section.

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Frugalnomics – Why the IT spending growth forecasts from Gartner are wrong again!

The ROI Guy

Highly empowered – privately controlling the decision making process with ever more competition for each deal and more discounting, b. So how well do your sales professionals and channel partners engage with value? As a result, organizations have learned how to “Do More with Less”.

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Frugalnomics in Effect - Gartner predicts low IT spending growth for 2016

The ROI Guy

Financial justification is the new language of IT selling, where CFOs are more involved through all stages of the purchase decision, and procurement is there to demand a discount if you lead with product and price vs. value. Many organizations are relying more and more on channel partners and inside sales to drive growth.

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Gartner says 2013 will be a Better Year for IT Spending Growth?

The ROI Guy

So will Gartner’s rosier IT spending growth predictions ring true into the New Year, or will the figures again be discounted as the year progresses? So how well do your sales professionals and channel partners engage with value?