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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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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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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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How to Avoid Wasting Money on a Compensation Assessment

SBI Growth

HR leaders, get ready for the 2013 Sales Kickoff by fixing the flaws in your compensation plan today. And get your hands on a Competency Grader for compensation assesement providers as part of SBI's "Make The Number 2013.". Rinse and Repeat: The Annual Comp Study. The standard comp study may be dangerously inadequate.

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Gamification: The Secret to Accelerate Onboarding

SBI Growth

Incentive Compensation: Sales people are “coin-operated.” These include recognition, incentives, interpersonal support, and clear goals. A February 2013 report by Aberdeen Research validates the impact of gamification. See below for links to case studies.) Badgeville: Supercharge Your Sales Team case study.

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Sales Leaders Can Close Big Deals in Q4 by Reducing Customer Risk

SBI Growth

Click here to get free advice on how your peers are planning for a busy Q4 and 2013. Provide case studies that prove you can execute. Case studies help reduce your customer's fear of risk. They relate to the problem the customer in the study was solving for. Get ahead of this issue, by building a Q4 strategy now.

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Gain exclusive insights into global B2B Sales and Marketing research by contributing to study

The Ultimate Sales Executive Resource

In 2005, MathMarketing and MarketingProfs set the debate about alignment alight when they published the findings of their global study on Sales and Marketing alignment. There are some fantastic incentives for you to participate. You are invited to participate in the research.

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