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CMO: Sales People are Cavemen

SBI Growth

If you are like most CMOs, here’s the problem: You’re way ahead of Sales. The competencies required by Sales for Marketing to be successful are just not there. Does the CSO/VP of Sales even understand how Marketing works? Something needs to change for sales to benefit from your marketing programs. Sales people are simple.

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Five Bottom-Line Benefits for Incentive Compensation for Retailers

OpenSymmetry

One Wall Street Journal article reports that in 2014, the average turnover for part-time sales associates was 66%, while full-time was less at 27%, with the availability of benefits as the contributing factor to why full-time employees tend to stay. The first transformation relates to organizational culture.

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Tips for Voicing Your Values When You’re Asked to Bend Morals

Pipeliner

Professional development in sales and marketing has a similarly checkered ethical history. Easy to say at the sales kickoff. Marketing and sales organizations are hives for conformity and group think: “Quit giving excuses!” “I If you’ve worked in sales or marketing even a short time, you have probably heard similar sentiments.

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Sales Training Games and Goals: 4 Steps to Successfully Motivate Retail Employees

Sales Hacker

When setting sales goals for your retail employees — or for any employee, really — there are usually two things to keep in mind: Those goals need to be realistic and clearly defined. I’ve been leading sales teams since 2014, and believe me when I say I’ve seen a few things. Improve sales numbers” is not specific.

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