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Old-School Territory Management is Dead: A Q&A with John Stewart, CEO of @MapAnything

SBI

The premise is that enterprises can no longer afford to design geographically equivalent territories that are unbalanced in terms of value of potential sales, number of accounts, and travel and schedule efficiency. To sum it up, John asserts that territory planning is now a critical part of sales success.

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The 13 Least Known Sales Technologies

Velocify

This is most useful for field sales teams who need reps to connect with customers in person and need a way to automate the process so they can scale effectively as territories shift and change. Sales managers can leverage this to develop accurate forecasts with reduced pipeline risk. 6) Incentives and Commissions.

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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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Sales Hacker’s 35 Most Influential Women in Sales

Sales Hacker

She was recognized as a leading sales mentor by Women in Sales North America. She is the co-author of a business book, called Aligned to Achieve , about sales and marketing alignment. An engaging speaker and innovative seminar leader, Joanne is changing the business of sales.

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Sales Performance Management: Not Your Parent’s Compensation Calculator

OpenSymmetry

We have been ushered through the age of Incentive Compensation Management (ICM) being the buzzword 4 to 5 years ago into an age of where the focus is now on the performance. I first started hearing the rumblings from enterprise customers during and after implementations about 8 years ago. About the Author.

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The Ultimate Guide to Outsource Sales Team: 6 Do’s & Don’ts

LeadFuze

When we were testing different outsource sales team incentives, it was crucial to find out what motivates the person and why they might not be doing well. When selling a product, field sales will be used when the target segment is large and there are many steps in the sale process.

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Seismic Acquires Percolate to Create Exceptional Content Experiences at Every Point in the Customer Journey

SBI

In August, Forrester Consulting found that 85 percent of enterprises agree that buyers will dismiss their brand if they don’t provide tailored information. The result for global enterprises like IBM, American Express, PayPal, and Quest Diagnostics is better win rates, larger deals, and higher customer retention. Field Sales.