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10 Incentive Travel Facts You Can Put To Good Use

Sales and Marketing Management

The Incentive Research Foundation (IRF), a private not-for-profit foundation that focuses its initiatives on pragmatic research highlighting the premise and the power of incentive and motivational programs, issued a list of 10 incentive travel facts to commemorate Global Meetings Industry Day. 38 percent of all U.S.

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Does Your Sales Incentive Plan Drive Customers Away?

SBI Growth

The purpose of every incentive compensation plan is to influence the actions of sales reps. You still have time before 2013 to fix any blatant disconnects. Sales incentives can be like square pegs. Incentive compensation is intended to reward specific behaviors of the sales force. Product Launch Incentive.

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Study Shows Dramatic Growth In Use of Incentives for Employees and Customers

Sales and Marketing Management

Issue Date: 2013-10-22. Teaser: A new study conducted by the Incentive Federation confirms that the non-cash incentives market is thriving with 74 percent of U.S. billion annually on incentive travel, merchandise and gift cards. billion annually on incentive travel, merchandise and gift cards. read more'

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Sales Leadership: 2013 Sales Theme

Your Sales Management Guru

Sales Leadership: 2013 Sales Theme. At this time of the year everyone is working on your sales business plans for 2013 and finishing budgets and forecasts. This word reinforced the company’s focus on sales growth, professional growth, market share growth and company growth. Creating a “Drive Statement” can assist you.

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New Product? Don’t Forget to Update the Sales Compensation Plan

SBI Growth

Congratulations, your organization is launching a new product in 2013! Obtain market penetration projections. So how do we incent this behavior? Product Marketing and Internal Strategy have vital information. When designing the quota for 2013 sales reps, incorporate the new product into the compensation plan.

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Three Rules for Attracting and Retaining Top Sales Talent

Sales and Marketing Management

Issue Date: 2013-05-05. All incentive compensation management systems should adhere to three simple rules. All incentive compensation management systems should adhere to three simple rules. Author: Candace Arnold. So why are today's compensation programs so difficult to understand and even harder to manage? read more'

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Eyes On the Prize

Sales and Marketing Management

Issue Date: 2013-06-03. Teaser: Companies frequently run into trouble by failing to create the right balance between sales goals and the actions they tie incentives to. Companies frequently run into trouble by failing to create the right balance between sales goals and the actions they tie incentives to. Author: Tom Giddens.