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How to Optimize Inside Sales Territories

SBI Growth

Where I have seen some of the greatest amount of pain is around territory design. So let's walk through my framework on how to optimize inside sales territories. 4 Lenses to Optimize for Inside Sales Territories. This will enable you to design territories where each sales representative has room to sell.

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Is Your Sales Compensation Driving the Right Behaviors?

SBI Growth

It's a critical time of year for sales compensation. If the compensation plan is not effective it will have profound negative effects. For example: selling low margin products because they maximize the compensation payout. A compensation problem may soon morph into a retention problem. Compensation: One Factor Among Many.

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How to Optimize Sale Territories for a Strategic Advantage

Xactly

Effective territory design is the basis of strategic sales planning. Balanced territories allow you to set fair quotas, which have a huge impact on your incentive compensation and success of your salesforce. Ultimately, if your sales territories aren’t optimized, you hinder sales reps’ motivation and performance.

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The Key to Sales Territory Mapping

Xactly

In order to manage your sales performance, you need effective sales territory mapping. Sales territory design must be a thoughtful process that involves data and a balancing act to ensure every sales rep has adequate sales potential within their territory. Use Data-driven Intelligence to Map Territories. Download Guide.

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Onboarding Sales Talent The Right Way: The Sales Manager’s Perspective

Janek Performance Group

It’s expensive and time-consuming to onboard a new employee. 3) Clearly communicate benefits and compensation New hires should have a clear understanding of commission plans and other important benefits and compensation from the start. It’s a definite red flag in an employee’s profile if she or he “job hops” regularly.

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Six Steps Toward Building a Successful Sales Force

Pointclear

Most sales managers will tell you it involves three fundamental steps: Hire the best-qualified candidates; train them; and compensate for results. Let’s take a closer look: Deploying sales resources: Should the sales team be deployed by geographical territories? Coaching is time consuming and needs to be managed long-term.

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X-Factor Compensation Leaders: How to Be Incredible at Incentive Planning (CoreSite)

Xactly

From territory planning to sales team organization, to sales coaching and leadership strategies to sales compensation planning, each element helps to create a strong sales plan. Sales Compensation is one of the most important steps because it drives sales behaviors and ultimately helps your company reach its goals.