SBI

MARCH 18, 2015

The net result is that enormous time is spent scrubbing the pipeline and rolling up a forecast, leaving sales managers less time for selling and making their number. Sales teams end up relying on gut, intuition, and emotion to make critical decisions around deal prioritization, resource allocation, and pricing/discounting.

Up-Sell 50

Up-Sell Revenue Sales Forecasts Forecasting 50

The ROI Guy

FEBRUARY 8, 2017

To attract and enable partners, tech firms are investing more towards channel Incentives, now one of the largest marketing expenditures, with the typical technology provider allocating 3% to 5% of revenue to indirect channel incentives (Accenture).

Channels 53

Channels ROI Sales Goal Microsoft 53

SBI

JUNE 23, 2010

Only when they’re harangued by Reps or offered last minute discounts do they finally put pen to paper and paper to fax. Financial incentives and personal pleas are two options for changing a buyer’s behavior. We selected it as one of the must-have tools in our recent “Smart Inside Sales Tools” ebook and it’s the one I use.

Prospecting 77

Prospecting Incentives Incentive eBook 77

Hubspot Sales

JANUARY 17, 2018

This daily podcast is geared toward helping B2B sales executives achieve growth. Learn about sales team management, creative business development strategies, time-saving sales tools, B2B strategic partnerships, aligning sales with marketing, effective prospecting, negotiation techniques, and more. Sales Gravy.

Scale 145

Scale Sage Lead Rank Lead Scoring 145

Allbound

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

Whether you’re a freelancer or an agency, they offer a wide variety of perks , including discounts on products and services from leading software companies. Higher tiers also include referral bonuses, product discounts, and a dedicated channel manager. Copper’s Productivity-Focused CRM Tool.

Commission 112

Commission Referrals Hubspot Marketo 112

Close.io

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

This includes white papers, case studies, testimonials, pricing and discount information, and more. For a successful sales enablement strategy, this customer-facing content must be well-organized and accessible to sales reps. Integrates with other sales tools, like CRM software. Automates approval workflows.

Sales Enablement 85

Sales Enablement Top of Funnel Hiring Face-to-face 85

OnePageCRM

MARCH 8, 2017

Think about offering a 1-2 month discount for annual subscription plans to encourage a longer-term commitment. Should you offer discounts or go freemium? But they used a different incentive… Alternative currencies. What to do if a prospect asks for a discount. Ask “why do you want a discount?”.

Strategy 20

Strategy Discount Lead Rank Enterprise 20

Product Management University

MARCH 3, 2020

Situational competitive battle cards are a sales tool that help salespeople communicate your unique business value without the need for in-depth product knowledge. to get volume discounts on each order. Get additional discounts by meeting cumulative volumes purchased over the length of a vendor contract.

Competition 71

Competition Comparison Discount Analysis 71

Sales Hacker

DECEMBER 8, 2017

This is the greatest time ever in history to be a sales rep. There’s more knowledge available to you right now as a sales professional than you can probably handle. Sales tools and automation capabilities are more advanced than ever before. Adopt a millennial-focused incentives and promotions scheme.

Trends 96

Trends Outsourcing Services Top of Funnel Account Based Marketing 96