The Spiff Blog

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Maybe your company is a start-up working in the customer acquisition phase and pounding the pavement hard. But remember that while the execs are driven by revenue and low customer churn, your sales reps are driven by their incentive compensation plans. Why are you changing the incentive compensation plan?

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Hubspot Sales

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Practices were strict, physical training was mandatory, and we were encouraged to ask for anything we needed to prepare for tournaments — extra reps, a specific food or drink, even a certain playlist on our iPods. For that reason, more than one of the following types of sales environments may apply to your sales organization.

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Pipeline

OCTOBER 16, 2023

If you’re curious about the ROI of your CRM, the following section will help you. Let’s say you’re the owner of a small contracting company and have a five-person team that needs construction CRM software. Step 3: Offer Incentives and Decide on Consequences Your CRM functions as your eyes and ears. Learn more about Automations.

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Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 2, 2019

Looking to set your sales team up for this kind of success? High-performing sales teams are twice as likely to provide ongoing training to reps than low performing teams. A sales performance management plan adds structure and accountability to your training process. Allows sales reps to build their skills.

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Mindtickle

APRIL 16, 2020

Whether you’re a sales enablement leader responsible for sales certification or an L&D practitioner ensuring your customer-facing teams are trained, you’re likely strategizing on how to engage and coach your remote teams. Typically, you’d develop a bootcamp for in-depth training, but these aren’t normal times. Review and Refine.

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Hubspot Sales

JULY 25, 2023

AI is no longer a construct of the future. At the very least, you’ll stay up-to-date on trends in sales. 83% of sales professionals say that AI tools that analyze or simulate sales calls for training/coaching purposes are effective. Another important use case is sales coaching and training.

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BrainShark

JUNE 28, 2023

Why sales coaching matters — a few key points Knowledge retention Sales coaching activities add an interactive element to learning and are an excellent way to ensure knowledge retention and evaluate whether reps can “play back” what they learned in their training. The rules and rewards can be as varied as any other sales incentive.

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The Digital Sales Institute

JANUARY 9, 2019

Sales Performance Improvement programs should be constructed in a way to better manage and channel the sales team to deliver higher levels of sales performance. It focuses on educating and motivating the sales team to take ownership of their own goals, and to achieve these goals by following a set of sales effectiveness guidelines.

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Hubspot Sales

APRIL 4, 2023

Here, we'll cover 15+ questions that will likely come up in consulting interviews — and discuss best practices for nailing them. I've been following the company's work closely, and I've been impressed by [Achievement 1] and [Achievement 2]. I recommended several changes, such as leadership training and a mentoring program.

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Mindtickle

APRIL 16, 2020

Whether you’re a sales enablement leader responsible for sales certification or an L&D practitioner ensuring your customer-facing teams are trained, you’re likely strategizing on how to engage and coach your remote teams. Typically, you’d develop a bootcamp for in-depth training or sales onboarding , but these aren’t normal times.

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Crunchbase

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Motivated employees not only contribute more to the company through better day-to-day performance, but they also bring a new level of inspiration to the team through a positive and innovative attitude that can inspire others to follow suit. It’s no secret that the sales industry is competitive. Celebrate small wins.

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Zendesk Sell

MARCH 21, 2019

Provide marketing with an understanding of the sales process and the different touchpoints in the pipeline through shadowing or offer training materials typically used for new sales employees. Marketing should ask sales the following questions: What are common objections that prospective customers have? Set up a free trial today!

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Close.io

OCTOBER 1, 2018

First you’ll need to make sure you’ve got the right skills, experience, drive and track record at the helm in both selling and at managing others—in order to back yourself up. Overseeing the organization’s sales training. Mentoring individual sales reps and administering incentive programs.

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LeadFuze

APRIL 19, 2021

Weekly sales meeting topics can also serve as a wrap-up for the previous week’s activities. You may not be able to address everything that is brought up but it should prompt some discussion with team members. This will allow your team member to take in both positive and negative feedback without feeling too beaten up.

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The Spiff Blog

OCTOBER 28, 2022

As a result, we’ve seen several new movements crop up in response to the general discontent felt among employees. They implement training to educate employees on techniques to prevent burnout. These include exercise incentives, free mindfulness tools, and practical advice about relieving workplace stress.

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Mindtickle

OCTOBER 24, 2018

This points us to two potential takeaways: There’s a problem with how sales training is done today. Prepare reps to handle different scenarios – not follow a script. Great enablement programs incorporate different ways in which reps can practice sales scenarios and get constructive feedback and coaching. Coaching cadence.

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Mindtickle

OCTOBER 24, 2018

This points us to two potential takeaways: There’s a problem with how sales training is done today. Prepare reps to handle different scenarios – not follow a script. Great enablement programs incorporate different ways in which reps can practice sales scenarios and get constructive feedback and coaching. Coaching cadence.

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DialSource

JULY 26, 2018

Those kinds of little tidbits provide some kind of incentive for people to actually open the agenda. To be honest, up until that point I often didn’t touch the agenda until the day of the meeting. If all your team members have to do is show up, then odds are they will be less invested in the meeting overall.

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The Brooks Group

AUGUST 20, 2015

TIP: A great tool for creating a purpose statement is to complete the following sentence: We (what do you uniquely do?) Here’s an example for a manufacturer of safety equipment for the construction industry: “We build and distribute equipment that protects lives for contractors so that the people who build our world are always safe.”.

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LeadFuze

JULY 5, 2023

We’ll also explore how Sales Performance Incentive Funds (SPIFs) play a role in motivating teams. Also, provide regular constructive feedback to help them improve their skills. According to Gallup , engaged employees show up every day with passion, purpose, presence, and energy.

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Janek Performance Group

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

This is followed by timing, trust, need, and urgency. For calls, set a date and time for a follow-up. Not Following Up. In research cited by HubSpot , almost half of salespeople only follow up once. Yet that same study notes 80 percent of deals require an average of five follow-ups.

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Sales Evangelist

JANUARY 26, 2024

The Paradigm Shift in Sales Training Monica and Donald discuss the vast differences in training among salespeople and the urgency of embracing nontraditional methods for pipeline development. Monica delved into the nuances of understanding what motivates partners beyond financial incentives.

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Sales Hacker

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

So I ended up doing my MBA and not going to medical school. Then realized fairly early on that I wasn’t equipped to work for others and landed up starting FirePower. When I threw that first axe, I had that exact same reaction, I knew that it lit something up in my brain. I was 26 years old at the time.

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InsideSales.com

APRIL 29, 2020

Sometimes if you need to gear up the efficiency of your sales team, you’ll need to alter your team’s structure. RELATED: 8 Techniques To Effectively Train Your Sales Team No matter what business you’re in, sales teams have a united goal of increasing profits through new or repeat business. What successes have you had?

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Pipeliner

AUGUST 2, 2022

Fortunately, the best practices for business management listed below will help address the up-to-date challenges that management faces today. In addition to setting up goals, add some rewards to the mix. This not only supports teamwork but also keeps you up to date on important aspects of your operations.

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Xactly

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

That’s not to say when you have high morale in the workplace, there aren’t ups and downs—there are still plenty. Download the "2018 Sales Compensation Administration Best Practices Executive Guide," for incentive compensation trends, best practices, and tips to drive the right sales behaviors to kickoff your sales compensation planning.

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Zendesk Sell

JANUARY 31, 2019

To align marketing and support departments with sales, sales managers can construct an ongoing, interdepartmental job-shadowing program. Departmental benefits include the following: Identifying content opportunities. Steps for setting up a sales-shadowing program. Hold a short training session for participants.

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LeadFuze

DECEMBER 31, 2021

This is crazy specific, but you could find all the people that match the following: . Whether it is a cold email or warm, there are specific guidelines that need to be followed. I will go into more detail about the other methods in this article, but first you need to set up a few things. CONSTRUCTING A COLD EMAIL.

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Costello

JANUARY 21, 2019

“I started out as an individual contributor, leveraged my knowledge from my time as an athlete to create a niche approach to specific markets, and then slowly but surely built up my own team. We talked to Cody about the importance of company culture, how sales training can impact culture, and why employee feedback is so important.

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PandaDoc

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

A bad hire is bad for company morale, it wastes valuable time, and it ends up costing you a lot of money. The best sales professionals in the world can’t make a positive contribution to your company if you don’t have the capacity to onboard and train them. It includes the following information: Specific job-related tasks.

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Costello

JANUARY 21, 2019

“I started out as an individual contributor, leveraged my knowledge from my time as an athlete to create a niche approach to specific markets, and then slowly but surely built up my own team. We talked to Cody about the importance of company culture, how sales training can impact culture, and why employee feedback is so important.

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Cincom Smart Selling

MARCH 16, 2018

HVAC manufacturers can segment their market into four major divisions: commercial versus residential and new construction versus replacement products for existing buildings. CPQ can help you execute the strategy by supporting off-season promotions and incentives that will drive interest and participation by your sales force.

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Showpad

OCTOBER 1, 2019

But as a Sales manager, you’ll benefit greatly from balancing that with training visualizations and other exercises that staff can complete on their own. Sales coaching of this kind is made possible with a versatile Sales enablement software, with specific functionality and modules dedicated to Sales training and coaching.

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Highspot

MARCH 9, 2022

And most of us could list the benefits of working with a good sales leader — like the fact that their average annual quota attainment sits around 105% or that by offering dynamic training, they can boost their reps’ win rates by 28%. This will enable you to effectively coach and train your sales reps regularly.

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Sales Hacker

AUGUST 16, 2018

All these competencies can be learned and developed over time through practice and training. Under challenging situations, professionals with low emotional intelligence will likely lack the incentive to rise above the situation. For the most part, brands are — at their core — emotional constructs. Erodes drive.

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