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“Fixing The Compensation Problem….”

Partners in Excellence

I always worry when a conversation with a sales executive starts with, “We need to fix our compensation problem.” ” The ensuing discussion usually focuses on, “We aren’t meeting our numbers, we need to fix the compensation/commission system in order to make our numbers.”

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The Strategic Account Manager – How do you Compensate This Critical Role?

OpenSymmetry

Today’s organizations are more complex; they sell through multiple channels, have complicated coverage models, and network of sales roles to sell their products, services, and solutions. The Strategic Account Manager is included in this group and is amongst the most difficult roles to compensate in sales organizations.

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A Get-Well Plan for Sales Ops in the New Year

SBI Growth

Having an enterprise-wide Customer Master File (CMF) is the ideal first step. CMF’s provide a unified view across the organization of your customers. Sales, Finance, Marketing and Customer Service need this alignment. All your data is rolled-up to a common definition of the customer.

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What is the State of Marketing in 2013

Score More Sales

The study identified five areas marketers need to be thinking about: Understanding and engaging with customers. Evaluating and prioritizing channels. Creating a consistent customer experience. The top two marketing challenges are issues near and dear to the sales team as well: Acquiring New Customers. Top Marketers do.

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Smarter Commerce Global Summit 6 Tips for Midmarket Companies

Score More Sales

Instead of keynotes all about how great the idea of Big Data will be, there was a treasure trove of stories on how data – big and small – is transforming and improving customer service, response times, interaction with customers and buyers, and improving bottom line revenues. Marketing Study Update. Procurement Study.

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Are Our Customer Conversations Substantively Different Than Internal Discussions?

Partners in Excellence

compensated, promoted, and terminated based on their effectiveness in achieving their goals. Procurement, customer service, HR are all easily understood. Perhaps, training them together, having them learn from each other can create huge benefit. They are driven to do it as efficiently and effectively as possible.

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What should you do when your sales team is underperforming?

Nutshell

Start by: Identifying your ideal customer: Knowing exactly the sort of person you’re selling to and then communicating that vision to your team members is the first step, but don’t forget to regularly evaluate and update that customer persona as trends and markets change. Rethink your compensation strategy.