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Is your complex incentives plan holding you back?

Sales and Marketing Management

Incentive compensation plans are often far too complex. With this in mind, an incentive plan should be as simple as possible. He’ll focus on his work and hope the incentives pan out. A sales representative will spend too much time focused on the incentive plan. Copyright © 2018 ZS Associates, Inc.

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5 incentive travel trends for 2019

Sales and Marketing Management

Author: Paul Nolan Meetings and incentive travel professionals agree that Brexit will impact their industry, but they differ on what sort of impact it will have. The British-based C&IT Magazine recently summarized five incentive travel trends that will impact programs in 2019. We are moving from incentive travel to ‘Instatravel.’

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[Infographic] 2018 Mid-Market Study on Sales and Incentives

Xactly

Compensation and incentive pay plays a big role in the success of a sales organization. Incentives drive sales behaviors, but when reps get paid incorrectly, it can lead to some big problems, specifically rep turnover.

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16 Sales Incentives to Keep Your Team Engaged and Motivated

Xactly

Sales incentives are a great way to motivate your team and keep morale high. Your first line of motivation is your sales commission structure , but there are several different types of sales incentives you can use to further encourage your team. Getting SPIFs Right as Sales Incentives. Making SPIFs too complicated.

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[Data Snapshot] 2018 Sales Compensation Best Practices Study

Xactly

In May 2018, Xactly partnered with WorldatWork to complete its annual Sales Compensation Best Practices Study to define the key trends and metrics for companies that want to plan and incent a top sales organization. This 2018 study reveals the trends that you can stake your company’s comp strategy on.

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Serving Others Never Goes Out of Style

Sales and Marketing Management

Helping others as a team is invigorating and bonding, which is why corporate social responsibility (CSR) continues to be a popular component of offsite meetings and incentive travel programs. Comparing the results from 2015/2016 with 2017/2018, CSR is actually up two points across all regions.

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Beyond the Pay Mix: What Makes Salespeople Tick Today

Sales and Marketing Management

Incentives and bonuses are just the starting point. Compensation: Think beyond cash incentives. Offer incentives on the go and focus on experiences (e.g. travel incentives). To retain top salespeople, we need to change the conversation around rewards and work. .

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