The Spiff Blog

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

These pillars include organizational alignment, robust reporting, ongoing professional development, incentive compensation, and sales enablement. Only when these components are carefully managed and integrated into your sales strategy, can you drive performance, foster a motivated sales team, and ultimately, achieve your sales goals.

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Highspot

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Recruitment and Training Building a competent, successful sales team is crucial. Managers are involved in recruiting, sales coaching and training, and onboarding new sales representatives. Motivation and Leadership They inspire and lead the sales team, providing guidance, support, and motivation to achieve individual and team goals.

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Sales Training Connection

APRIL 10, 2013

Motivating sales reps - the role of money. All sales managers face the challenge of motivating their sales teams. Yet, talk with 10 sales managers and you’ll hear at least 10 different ideas on tackling the motivation challenge. And, some sales managers use the same motivators with their sales teams that motivate them.

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Anthony Cole Training

MARCH 10, 2014

Over the last 5 years, when conducting keynote sessions or workshops, presidents and senior sales executives overwhelmingly want to know – How do I motivate my sales people and keep them motivated? The answer that I give them is one they never like, but they soon understand: You cannot motivate them nor can you keep them motivated.

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Sales Hacker Training

AUGUST 10, 2021

In this episode of the Sales Hacker podcast, we have Keith Daw , VP of GSD and Trainer at McDonell Consulting Group , where he ‘Gets Stuff Done’ and teaches the Sandler Training methodology. Know why you’re training your team before you start. Training during the last 15+ months [10:43]. powered by Sounder. Sam’s Corner [28:12].

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Xactly

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

For the days that are more the latter than the former, we’ve put together a list of a handful of motivational sales success stories to bring you some inspiration, along with a list of additional motivational sales articles at the end. Motivational sales lesson: It’s okay to rely on the people around you for help.

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The Brooks Group

JUNE 11, 2017

The driving motivators behind performance can vary greatly from one individual to the next, but there are some groups who are generally fueled by the same set of rewards. Competitive by nature, salespeople will be intrinsically motivated to climb to the number one position. Sales incentives can be broken down into three categories.

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Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 1, 2019

In an Accenture study recently conducted, 54% of respondents experienced a drop in trust, which resulted in $180 billion in revenue at stake of being lost. Provide Ongoing Customer Education and Training. We also recommend hosting ongoing training sessions that help both new and old customers get the most out of your products.

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Sales Evangelist

APRIL 30, 2020

Why Your Brain Lies To You: Cash Is NOT The Best Motivator Although money is one of the indicators of growth and success, it’s not necessarily the best motivator when it comes to incentivizing a sales team. Emotion and motivation come from the same root making it difficult to distinguish one from the other.

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SalesLoft

MAY 29, 2018

Traditionally, sales organizations focus their efforts on motivating and rewarding top performers. However, studies show that a 5% performance improvement in the middle 60% of a sales organization can lead to a 70% increase in revenue. So why aren’t you motivating middle sales performers in order to move the needle? That’s huge!

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SalesLoft

APRIL 10, 2018

It’s no secret that salespeople are motivated by money. When you’re looking to reward reps outside of a structured commission program, other incentives may actually be even more effective. Think outside of the box when it comes to motivating sales teams without money. Alternative Ways to Motivate Sales Teams.

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The Spiff Blog

JANUARY 9, 2024

Unfortunately, accomplishing this will require a bit more than a motivational speech. Sales ramp-up time can be costly, considering how much training and coaching is required to get new reps up to speed. For one, insufficient training won’t create effective salespeople. Prioritize interactive training.

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Anthony Cole Training

OCTOBER 13, 2014

Or, if you want to use incentive travel/excursions to motivate people to higher levels of performance, you raise the bar required for people to qualify for the “President’s Club” trip. I have inquired about incentives and changes in overall production of a sales team. What motivates them?

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Hubspot Sales

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Practices were strict, physical training was mandatory, and we were encouraged to ask for anything we needed to prepare for tournaments — extra reps, a specific food or drink, even a certain playlist on our iPods. Studies have shown that happy, motivated people work harder, stay in their jobs longer, and make their companies more successful.

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The Brooks Group

JUNE 11, 2015

The driving motivators behind performance can vary greatly from one individual to the next, but there are some groups who are generally fueled by the same set of rewards. Competitive by nature, salespeople will be intrinsically motivated to climb to the number one position. Sales incentives can be broken down into three categories.

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Lessonly

AUGUST 4, 2021

Hopefully, you’re here to round out your repertoire of training methods and techniques. . But most of you are probably scratching your heads and wondering which employee training methods might actually motivate your team to kick it up a notch. Enter: employee training. And if that’s you, you’re awesome.

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OpenSymmetry

JULY 27, 2015

Fred Sass, Worldwide Marketing Executive for the Sales Performance Management (SPM) division IBM and Laura Roach, Senior VP of Marketing and Customer Success, OpenSymmetry invited Erin Harris, Executive Editor of Integrated Solutions for Retailers to join them in sharing their expertise in securing market share through Incentive Compensation.

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Highspot

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

We’ll talk about how good leadership, special sales incentives, and clear jobs can help make sales ops better. The company responds with a targeted sales training program to enhance negotiation skills and product differentiation. Measure and reward success, but also monitor trends to identify training gaps or new opportunities.

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Mindtickle

APRIL 10, 2016

While offering external rewards can increase motivation in some instances, researchers have discovered that this is not always the case. When your employees are learning online, it is even more critical to foster a team of intrinsically motivated employees. How do you get your employees to look beyond money and praise for motivation?

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LeadFuze

MAY 18, 2021

Why is Sales Motivation Important to Your Business. Sales motivation can be the holy grail for a business. Learning how to motivate your sales team can feel like an impossible task. We’ve tried to round up all the best sales motivation strategies, insights , and ideas on how to motivate your sales team.

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LeadFuze

JULY 7, 2023

We will explore how past data analysis, future company changes consideration, and incentive programs implementation play a significant role in goal-setting. Motivate Like a Boss: The Incentive Power Move Let’s face it, we all need a little push sometimes. Motivation is the secret sauce to achieving your goals.

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Sell Integrity

JANUARY 28, 2021

Various studies have shown that salesperson turnover rates are up to three times as high as rates for the overall labor force. Hiring, training and severance and bonus packages all figure into the hard-dollar costs. firms spend $15 billion a year training salespeople and another $800 billion on incentives.

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PandaDoc

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Employee engagement increases when the incentives are worth the effort required to do well. Points, scores, and objectives allow participants to get a clear understanding of the end goal while prizes and rewards motivate them to achieve it. When you’re pushing team members to close deals and hit big numbers, that motivation matters.

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Partners in Excellence

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

We will provide references, case studies to support our arguments. We will reinforce that with incentives or discounts. Not listening for what we want to hear, but listening to really understand their motivations and goals. We may leverage our relationships. How do we do this? It’s starts with listening!

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InsideSales.com

APRIL 29, 2020

Study your sales team structure and check to see if there’s anything you need to change to optimize it. RELATED: 8 Techniques To Effectively Train Your Sales Team No matter what business you’re in, sales teams have a united goal of increasing profits through new or repeat business. What successes have you had?

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LevelEleven

AUGUST 9, 2019

What about motivating employees with bonuses? For example, running contests around sales KPIs such as dials, live connects, or deals closed keeps your sales team motivated to reach their goals. Game-Based Learning & Training. Unlike other methods, gamification-based training is a form of active learning.

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Hubspot Sales

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Buyer behavior: Many buyers are trained to buy at the end of the quarter or year. It’s no coincidence that 42% of managers and sales pros who coach or train their teams say that their primary goal is to get sales teams aligned on a common goal. Let’s take a look at what contributes to Q4 sales. Goals are important all year round.

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Crunchbase

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Today, many organizations still believe that money is the only motivation. One would think that a higher compensation would produce better results, but research shows the link between motivation, compensation, and performance is much more complex than most organizations realize. Learn what your reps value. Celebrate small wins.

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Mindtickle

APRIL 10, 2016

While offering external rewards can increase motivation in some instances, researchers have discovered that this is not always the case. When your employees are learning online, it is even more critical to foster a team of intrinsically motivated employees. How do you get your employees to look beyond money and praise for motivation?

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Sales and Marketing Management

JANUARY 7, 2018

As with the NFL, you can study top-performing teams for a dozen or more years and still not be able to mimic their success. Often, it’s their energy level and their motivation. She also recommends recording and reviewing sales calls in order to create a library of resources for new team members and training materials for your veterans.

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Hubspot Sales

JUNE 16, 2022

Will it require studying more? Create training and education opportunities. Create training and education opportunities for your employees. Training them can keep them engaged. You might have to inform employees of new incentives for high-performing team members. Increase team motivation.

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Mindtickle

APRIL 16, 2020

Whether you’re a sales enablement leader responsible for sales certification or an L&D practitioner ensuring your customer-facing teams are trained, you’re likely strategizing on how to engage and coach your remote teams. Typically, you’d develop a bootcamp for in-depth training, but these aren’t normal times. Focus on Skills.

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Hubspot Sales

JUNE 26, 2019

One way to ensure that your employees are feeling challenged, fulfilled, and motivated is to create career ladders. Career ladders help retain staff by providing an incentive to keep moving forward -- if they see a clear reward (i.e., Case Study: Parse.ly’s SDR to Enterprise AE Role Career Ladder.

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LeadFuze

MAY 17, 2021

Taking all of those variables into consideration and coming up with a fair and profitable comp plan that motivates and rewards sales reps for their efforts can take many forms. That turnover costs money in time and training, so make a winning comp plan from the beginning. Group/Team-Based Plan. Take caution when implementing this plan.

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Hubspot Sales

APRIL 11, 2023

One LinkedIn study found that 64% of recruiting professionals believe that the job search will be more favorable to candidates (as opposed to employers) over the next five years. To minimize turnover, consider offering promotion incentives to the top-performing salespeople at your business. times more likely to be engaged.

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Vengreso

JULY 5, 2023

Reward System: An incentive system encourages more people to participate in referring others to your offerings. A study by LinkedIn Sales Solutions revealed that salespeople who excel at social selling are creating more opportunities – they’re 51% more likely to hit quota than those who lag behind.

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Klozers

JUNE 5, 2014

Regardless of the industry you serve or the products and services you supply, how to motivate sales people can be the difference between thriving and surviving. Whilst money via compensation or commission plans is the obvious way to motivate sales people, does this really work? . Imagine a sales person as a knife.

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