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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. One way to support them is through AI-powered sales tools. But AI-powered new lead gen tools, such as Salesforce’s Einstein, are replacing customer-mining tasks, leaving salespeople free to pursue prospects and other high-value tasks. Compensation: Think beyond cash incentives.

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11 Sales Compensation Complaints to Address Before Next Year

SBI Growth

To get this tool, sign-up here. This also gets you access to SBI’s Annual Sales & Marketing Research. You will get access to more guides and tools to help sales compensation planning. Surely something is wrong besides the new incentive compensation. This could mean your base salary is too high.

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Competition: The Invisible Enemy of Compensation Planning

SBI Growth

Discover tactical solutions to get the most out your incentive comp dollars. To compete for and retain talent, leaders must know what the market is paying. It’s essential to know reasonable salary ranges for the positions in your company. But for sales roles, it’s not enough to know “market” conditions.

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The Gray Between the Green

Sales and Marketing Management

Salaries matter — sometimes too much. In this issue’s cover feature, Tim Houlihan, a longtime veteran of the incentive industry and student of behavioral economics, takes a close look at what we say motivates and what actually does. Learning is a powerful tool for motivating workers. In between, there is a lot of gray area.

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Proven Strategies for Effective Sales Management

Highspot

Setting Sales Targets Sales managers are responsible for setting realistic and achievable sales targets based on market analysis, historical data, and company goals. This involves identifying target markets, segmenting potential customers, and positioning products or services. Encourage collaboration and knowledge sharing.

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How healthy is your office?

Sales and Marketing Management

On the professional level, athletes are paid exorbitant salaries, thus it only makes sense for owners to seek the best return on their investment by supplying elite training equipment that can help draw out every bit of their skills. The problem of split incentives.

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How to Motivate Employees in Tough Times

The Spiff Blog

It is possible that your colleagues or employees have acquaintances who have experienced job loss, salary reductions, or that your organization has undergone cost-cutting measures. but there are always ways to get creative and offer immediate incentives to supplement the final reward. Consider these questions?