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Let’s Talk Sales! Inspirational Quote from Jack Welch – Episode 142

criteria for success

This quote comes from Jack Welch, an American business executive, author, and chemical engineer. Hiring the wrong salesperson is extremely costly – the average cost of recruiting, hiring and training a new employee is typically 200% of an employee’s average salary. And today’s quote is about making better hiring decisions.

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Sales Incentives Aren't the Only Motivator. How One Company Got Rid of Them

Hubspot Sales

Here's a story from one HubSpot customer about their shift to a 100% salary based sales team. And its sales compensation structure includes no commission, no bonuses, no incentives, and no monthly SPIFs — their salesforce is paid a set annual salary like every other department. Gone went incentives and in came salary-based pay.

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170+ Women in Sales Share Their Career-Defining Aha Moment

Sales Hacker

She holds a BS in Chemical Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin and lives in Los Altos, California with her two children. Be as picky about the culture you’re working in as you are the salary package. This board can help validate new ideas, technology, companies, and most importantly salary negotiations.

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