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3 Must-Haves When Designing a Modern Sales Incentive Program

Crunchbase

During the past two years, sales professionals have faced budget and hiring freezes along with multiple bouts of layoffs across industries — especially in tech. Incentives serve as a form of acknowledgement of an employee’s hard work and can make reps feel a sense of belonging. Why the disparity?

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The Pros and Cons of Different Sales Compensation Plans

Janek Performance Group

With salary, commission, bonuses, and other incentives, sales professionals often have options and feel in control of the compensation they receive, which can be great for motivation and fulfillment. As a result, there can be reduced incentive to work harder or produce more. We all want to be paid fairly.

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Unleashing Profit Potential Through Rebate Automation

Distribution Pricing Journal

The distribution industry traditionally faces low margins in each sale. How Rebate Automation Changes the Game Some distributors count on rebates for as much as 60% of their total margins. These promotions are a favorite with suppliers and customers alike; however, when managed poorly they can be a margin killer.

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3 Ways Technology Can Streamline Your Sales Performance Management Strategy

Sales and Marketing Management

Instead of spending weeks attempting to understand how many more sales an associate needs to meet his or her quota, advanced technology can deconstruct the process to deliver clear goals and real-time updates, as well as implement incentive programs. This transparency also plays a big role in maintaining employee engagement and satisfaction.

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Will We Ever Meet Again?

Sales and Marketing Management

Anyone who works for a hospitality provider, conference center, food service company, entertainment venue or other business that serves the meetings and events industry is anxious to determine when people will be willing to gather after the COVID-19 lockdown ends. Will the meetings and events industry rebound? We need to accept that.”.

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How to Maximize CRM Return on Investment

Pipeline

They are diverse in size, industry, products or services sold, and the CRM implementation (how the team uses it), among other conditions that can affect the ROI of a CRM adoption. You’ve got a pretty reasonable profit margin. Obviously, the metrics and KPIs you’re focused on will vary by business and industry. million annually.

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Selling Strategy: Focus on People or Products?

Janek Performance Group

Unless your product is revolutionary, like the first smart phone, it’s only marginally different from the competition. To create a winning culture, consider these tips: Encouragement Motivation Incentives Recognition Team Building. Similarly, most comp plans already consider incentives and bonuses.

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