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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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Building a Winning Sales Organization Following an Acquisition

Sales and Marketing Management

Author: Dave Gerry Building a winning sales organization is no small task. Finding and hiring the right kind of people with the right mix of skills, developing a compensation plan, identifying training needs and aligning everyone with business goals can all be daunting. . . Sales Takes the Lead.

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Sales Leadership: 4 Keys to Successfully Promote a Rep to Sales Manager

Sales Hacker

Their sales territory loses proper coverage since the rep is now focusing on the transition into management. Worse still — and this is the biggest problem — the newly promoted sales manager may not have had any practical training on how to manage a sales team. The Bottom Line?

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The Pipeline ? The REAL Problem with Sales Training

The Pipeline

The Pipeline Renbor Sales Solutions Inc.s The REAL Problem with Sales Training. Stored in Guest Post , Productivity , Sales Leadership , Sales Success , Sales Training , e-book , execution. The REAL Problem with Sales Training [link] #news #sales. This post has 1 comments.

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A sales leadership red flag – sales turnover matters

Sales Training Connection

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. Sales turnover matters! The point being, at the high end, the cost is devastating.

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The Pipeline ? Shrink Your Way To Success

The Pipeline

Stored in Attitude , Business Acumen , EDGE Sales Process , Metrics , Productivity , Sales Success , Territory Alignment , execution. They say you can’t shrink your way to success, but perhaps there are situations in sales where you can. By shrinking your territories, strategically where it make sense.

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Sales Leaders Got These Issues All Wrong

Understanding the Sales Force

A similar scenario faced hundreds of sales leadership executives. I reviewed the 2012 Sales Performance Management Report, published by the Aberdeen Group and gleened some interesting statistics. 21% want a better sales hiring process. 17% want their reps to better understand their compensation plan.

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