A Sales Guy

JULY 23, 2014

Note: This blog post is an excerpt from my new book: “Creating High Performance Sales Compensation Plans”. Some pay commission based on sales, while others only pay on margin; still others blend both with incentives and special bonus plans. Compensation plans shouldn’t be developed in a vacuum. Sizing It Up.

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Partners in Excellence

JULY 26, 2016

My last post inn this series was “ Super Hero Sales Managers.” ” I hesitated for a moment discussing this topic–sales compensation plans. I can barely scratch the surface on this topic, sales people, sales executives, and non sales executives invovled in compensation are likely to be unhappy.

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Highspot

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

What Makes a Great Sales Manager? What Sets Great Sales Managers Apart? Responsibilities of a Sales Manager Qualities You Need To Go From Good To Great Sales Management Strategy for Sales Managers The Importance of Sales Coaching And Training What Does Sales Manager Success Look Like?

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Braveheart Sales

DECEMBER 10, 2020

The end of the year is when many leaders tend to consider transforming their sales compensation plan since a new year equals making a fresh start. If you are a leader contemplating changes, I would suggest that a real purpose be at the core of any new compensation plan. It leaves a lot of sales performance to chance for one.

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Your Sales Management Guru

SEPTEMBER 22, 2014

Sales Leadership: How to Ensure You Exceed Your 2015 Quota. The end of the year is rapidly closing in and while everyone in your organization is focused on achieving their targets; as a sales leader it is crucial you are also focused on the new year. Evaluate your compensation plan. Create annual sales contests.

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Partners in Excellence

APRIL 25, 2017

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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Your Sales Management Guru

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

Sales Management End of Year Checklist. . Depending upon the person and the conditions in their sales organization each article may or may not be pertinent. I decided to start with a Sales Management End of Year Checklist. Do I have to alter the sales compensation plan to help achieve the new goals?

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Increase Sales

MARCH 27, 2012

Imagine for a moment a sales leadership team of individuals all demonstrating the self starting ability to do what they need to do without being told or extrinsically motivated. Self starting ability is not about rewards or compensation as this is 100% internally motivated. Credit www.sxc.hu. So what is self starting ability?

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Your Sales Management Guru

JULY 6, 2016

July is Sales Leadership Month. As a sales leader you must always have a vision and action plans for a rolling six months, this is why July is the perfect month for anyone that has sales management responsibility—so why not name it Sales Leadership Month ! Need more sales management resources?

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The Pipeline

NOVEMBER 25, 2011

The Pipeline Renbor Sales Solutions Inc.s Top Sales & Marketing Awards 2011. Stored in Attitude , Awards , Business Acumen , Communication , Compete , Marketing , Sales Success , execution , qualifying. One for Top Sales & Marketing Blog , where I share the company of last year’s winner S.

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Anthony Cole Training

JANUARY 30, 2012

Read Tonys article.recently published in Bank Insurance & Securities Marketing Magazine! building sales relationships (7). Sales Coaching (40). sales coaching skills (10). sales competencies (12). sales development (55). sales excuses (15). Sales Force (5). sales goals (29).

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Sales Training Connection

APRIL 11, 2014

Sales Team Turnover. Sales leaders spend a fair amount of time and effort reviewing issues related to the cost of sale. The issues can vary from travel policies and territory designs to compensation structures and bonuses. An issue that is receiving increased attention is the cost of turnover. Does it matter?

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criteria for success

OCTOBER 20, 2020

What makes an effective sales manager? Acting as sales manager can be a difficult job because you wear two bulls-eyes: one on your front and one on your back. Your senior management is pushing for results, numbers, revenue, and profit. Your sales people are looking to you for guidance. Coach, don't manage.

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Partners in Excellence

JULY 30, 2012

The other day I wrote about the “Almost Perfect Sales Management Article.” ” That post stimulated a flurry of questions about a Sales Management Standard Operating Process/System. There are a few key building blocks to the Sales Management/Leadership Process. Business Management.

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Your Sales Management Guru

JULY 30, 2012

Sales Leadership: Impacting Your 2013 Revenue. Yes, I am fully aware it is still 2012 and there are five months left in this year to exceed your quota and hopefully you are well positioned from a pipeline, marketing and headcount to achieve your goals. Fifth, is your current compensation working to attract top talent?

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The Pipeline

FEBRUARY 15, 2012

Stored in Business Acumen , Coaching , Demand Generation , Hiring Sales Talent , Planning , Sales Force Alignment , Sales Leadership , Sales Management , Sales Strategy , Sales Success , Sales eXchange , execution. Funnel management. Hiring Sales Talent. HR Management.

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The Pipeline

APRIL 15, 2011

The Pipeline Renbor Sales Solutions Inc.s How Marketing Can Help Sales After the Handoff. Stored in Attitude , Communication , Guest Post , Lead Management , Marketing , Reputation 2.0 , execution. Marketing automation software generates the data marketers need to provide new levels of support to sales.

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Your Sales Management Guru

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

Business and Sales Management: Planning for 2011 what you need to do! Time must be taken to actively work on forecasting, developing hiring plans for the year and making sure your marketing calendar is planned out at least through June of 2011. What assumptions are you making about the market in 2011? What are the risks?

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The Pipeline

JANUARY 18, 2012

The Pipeline Renbor Sales Solutions Inc.s Stored in Business Acumen , Interview , Proactive , Proactivity , Productivity , Sales Leadership , Sales Success , audio , execution. Funnel management. Hiring Sales Talent. HR Management. Lead Management. Random Walk Down Sales Street.

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Your Sales Management Guru

APRIL 23, 2012

Sales Leadership: “Looking Forward”. In a sales management role, you set the tone for your organization-everyday. Ken Thoreson “operationalizes” sales management systems and processes that pull revenue out of the doldrums into the fresh zone. Why do I use those words? First, I am a positive person.

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The Pipeline

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

The Pipeline Renbor Sales Solutions Inc.s Stored in Attitude , Business Acumen , Interview , Planning , Proactive , Sales Leadership , Sales Success , audio , execution. Funnel management. Hiring Sales Talent. HR Management. Lead Management. Random Walk Down Sales Street. Sales Cycle.

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The Pipeline

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

The Pipeline Renbor Sales Solutions Inc.s 23 Marketing Tips For Avoiding Small Business Failure. Stored in Attitude , Communication , Communication Strategy , Compete , Guest Post , Marketing , execution. Unfortunately there are also many sales and marketing reasons. Avoid Ad Hoc Marketing. February 2008.

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Understanding the Sales Force

DECEMBER 18, 2013

Also, I did not include the article that was awarded a Gold Medal for Top Sales & Marketing Article of 2013 earlier this week. Here they are in no particular order - My Top 10 Articles of 2013: SALES. The Key to Powerful Sales Conversations. SALES MANAGEMENT. SALES LEADERSHIP.

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Xactly

JANUARY 18, 2019

Your sales commission plan is a portion of your sales compensation plan. Ultimately, your sales commission plan motivates reps to close deals and perform specific sales behaviors that align with your company goals. To help ensure you set your sales team up for success, here are six steps to setup a commission plan.

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Your Sales Management Guru

JULY 16, 2012

The first program consisted of six (6) individuals and was titled: “ 50 marketing tips in 50 minutes”, it was so successful, the meeting room was moved to accommodate the massive number of people who signed up for it-over 450 people attended the session! Each of the members spoke about: The components of a Marketing Plan.

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The Pipeline

JULY 29, 2011

The Pipeline Renbor Sales Solutions Inc.s Sales And Marketing Alignment In Terms Of Lead Generation In A 2.0 Stored in BANTER , Business Acumen , Guest Post , Marketing , Proactive , Productivity , Sales 2.0 , execution. Sales and marketing lead generation tools follow this suit. March 2008.

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Your Sales Management Guru

AUGUST 5, 2013

Your Sales Management Guru Blog Author on “Top 50 Sales & Marketing Influencers” List . Speaker, consultant, and author Ken Thoreson’s updated Sales Manager’s Tool Kit now available . One of the new approaches we’re taking with sales organizations is Business Guidance Selling.” .

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The Pipeline

DECEMBER 7, 2011

Funnel management. Hiring Sales Talent. HR Management. Lead Management. Random Walk Down Sales Street. Sales Bloggers Union. Sales Compensation. Sales Cycle. Sales eXchange. Sales Force Alignment. Sales Leadership. Sales Management. Sales Tool.

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The Pipeline

NOVEMBER 23, 2011

Stored in Attitude , Business Acumen , EDGE Sales Process , Funnel management , Impact Questions , Interactive Selling , Planning , Prospecting , Sales Leadership , Sales Strategy , Sales Success , Sell Better , Video , execution , qualifying. Funnel management. Hiring Sales Talent. Sales Tool.

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Your Sales Management Guru

APRIL 2, 2012

Sales Leadership: Gaining Insight and Accountability. Most sales leaders have a lot of confidence-which is good, but many have never experienced what many CEO’s have, that is an insights and help from other CEO’s. Sales Management Board of Advisors. What can you do to improve on these two critical blind spots?

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Xactly

AUGUST 27, 2018

Surprisingly, female sales reps routinely hit quota at higher rates despite being paid a lower base pay than their male counterparts. Today, in honor of Women’s Equality Day on August 26, we’re introducing Xactly’s newest addition to the executive team, Lisa Welch, VP of Enterprise Sales. Meet Lisa Welch, Xactly VP Enterprise Sales.

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Partners in Excellence

JUNE 9, 2016

My friend, Mike Weinberg, has been one of the most consistent and vocal spokesperson on the Dysfunction of Sales Leadership. He wrote a brilliant article about this, identifying 8 Sins that destroy sales cultures and results. For a much deeper discussion, make sure you read his book, Sales Management Simplified. (It’s

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The Pipeline

JANUARY 17, 2012

The Pipeline Renbor Sales Solutions Inc.s Top 25 Sales Influencers for 2012. Stored in Attitude , Awards , Business Acumen , Gap Selling , Interactive Selling , Productivity , Sales Leadership , Sales Success , execution. Funnel management. Hiring Sales Talent. HR Management. Lead Management.

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The Pipeline

OCTOBER 26, 2011

Funnel management. Hiring Sales Talent. HR Management. Lead Management. Random Walk Down Sales Street. Sales Bloggers Union. Sales Compensation. Sales Cycle. Sales eXchange. Sales Force Alignment. Sales Leadership. Sales Management. Sales Tool.

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Steven Rosen

MARCH 25, 2021

Sales Executive Leadership Forum. Build a Bigger Network and Increase Your Market Value. Every sales leader needs to consider their market value. Sales leaders should regularly evaluate and determine areas for growth for their staff and themselves. As a former sales executive , I was always in a tough spot.

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The Pipeline

MARCH 6, 2012

The Pipeline Renbor Sales Solutions Inc.s Win The Sale Without Compromising on Price. Stored in Attitude , Book Notice , Price , Proactive , Sales Leadership , Sales Success , Sales Technique , execution. All sales aren’t created equal. Funnel management. Hiring Sales Talent. Sales Tool.

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Hubspot Sales

MAY 9, 2022

Taking the reins doesn't come naturally to everyone, and even born leaders might need a little guidance when transitioning into a sales management role. That's why we put together a list of some key tips aspiring sales leaders can refer to as they find their footing as managers. Clarify how your reps will be compensated.

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