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Maximizing Motivation: Why Well-Intentioned Incentive Programs Don’t Work and How to Improve Them

Sales and Marketing Management

While on the surface, this incentive strategy had some validity, the results were not what the company predicted, or wanted. Second, many of these performers were married and the idea of travel, even incentive travel, meant their families would be on their own for a few days. The possibilities are limitless.

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Group travel is down, but not out

Sales and Marketing Management

Author: Paul Nolan According to an April survey by the Incentive Research Foundation, the top concern about participating in work or reward-related travel was the threat of an epidemic/pandemic at 33%, followed closely by severe weather at 29%. Incentives interrupted. Inventive alternatives.

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Beyond the Pay Mix: What Makes Salespeople Tick Today

Sales and Marketing Management

Incentives and bonuses are just the starting point. Compensation: Think beyond cash incentives. Offer incentives on the go and focus on experiences (e.g. travel incentives). Racial and gender diversity is associated with increased sales revenue, more customers, greater market share, and greater relative profits. . .

Lead Rank 254
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Managing for peak performance in a remote worker world

Sales and Marketing Management

Author: Paul Nolan On the first Friday in March this year, Jeb Ory led an employee appreciation celebration at the Arlington, Virginia, headquarters of Phone2Action, a provider of advocacy software that enables organizations to create grassroots marketing campaigns. A survey of more than 3,900 U.S. The shift to WFH. of the U.S.

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Workplace Wellness Can Deliver a Healthy ROI

Sales and Marketing Management

The company, which has been named one of the best places to work in Georgia by Georgia Trend Magazine, incorporates education, contests and incentives into its benefits program, adopting a holistic approach to helping workers be happier and healthier. They also filled out surveys about habits such as exercise, smoking and diet.

ROI 257
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What Is Your Merch Actually Doing for Your Business Growth?

Smooth Sale

Get merch right, and you might even find that it’s as much of an incentive for your niche to buy from you as your products, individually and collectively. This is because merch makes you feel like a more relatable, trustworthy brand that values its customers. In Conclusion: What Is Your Merch Actually Doing for Your Business Growth?

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Doing The Whole Job

Partners in Excellence

LinkedIn is filled with surveys about, “What is the highest priority focus for [Fill In Your Favorite Role]?” ” There are surveys asking for the one area sales managers should focus on. There are surveys for sellers covering things like prospecting, pipeline management, closing, sales process.

Survey 101