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Juuust right incentives

Sales and Marketing Management

Author: Tim Houlihan Sales leaders are always trying to figure out how to get the most out of their reps at the lowest cost, and incentives are excellent at revealing that sweet spot. Finding the sweet spot for an incentive is like how Mama Bear’s porridge was juuust right. The best duration of an incentive is no longer than 90 days.

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Juuust right incentives

Sales and Marketing Management

Author: Tim Houlihan Sales leaders are always trying to figure out how to get the most out of their reps at the lowest cost, and incentives are excellent at revealing that sweet spot. Finding the sweet spot for an incentive is like how Mama Bear’s porridge was juuust right. The best duration of an incentive is no longer than 90 days.

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What is the Best Commission Strategy to Motivate Sales Reps?

Xactly

Once you’ve done a detailed cost-of-sale analysis and established the compensation mix of base salary and commissions, you’re ready to create an incentive plan that drives the sales behaviors that will help you achieve company goals and objectives. Choosing the Right Sales Commission Strategy.

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OpenSymmetry

At the center of this drama stands this unnerving fact: Mylan CEO Heather Bresch’s annual salary last year was reported at $18 million. Just last year, in 2015, CEO Martin Shkreli of Turing Pharmaceuticals was under fire for buying the drug Daraprim from Impax Laboratories and raising the price from $13.50 Yes and no.

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You should also identify salary for this role. For example, if your competitors are offering salespeople $160,000 OTE (on-target earnings), you may want to offer a comparable (or higher) salary to attract the top salespeople. You may want to consider including salary information in your job description. You're being misleading.

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