DiscoverOrg Sales

DECEMBER 9, 2016

Didn’t hit your quota? Written in response to a DiscoverOrg hosted panel at VMworld , this post combines responses from CIOs including Sephora, Arch Mortgage Insurance, and Charlotte Russe depicting how to sell to them. See How DiscoverOrg Can Help You Torch Your Sales Quota Request a Demo Today. Share it in the comments below.

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Crunchbase

JANUARY 13, 2022

Think of a strong sales infrastructure like car insurance: You want good insurance before you get in a wreck so that if a fender bender occurs, you’re protected. The same goes for the health of your sales department.

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Sales and Marketing Management

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

One of those was Michael Stahl, executive vice president and chief marketing officer at HealthMarkets, an independent agency that sells health insurance, Medicare, life and supplemental insurance products nationwide. If the company stopped there, it may be just talk, Stahl admits. That is a huge mistake.

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The Pipeline

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

It seems if we just showed up and shut-up, we may do better than some of the close rates quoted in the sales press, especially when measured by quota attainment, or lack thereof these days. Vendors have an arsenal of satisfied customers they aren’t leveraging. Silence Sucks.

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Gong.io

JULY 11, 2022

An outside sales rep at an insurance agency might travel to meet clients in their homes to discuss their needs, present insurance packages, and sign deals. Achieving sales quotas and targets. Setting sales quotas. Inside sales quotas . AE quotas are more closely tied to revenue. . Team management.

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Hubspot Sales

APRIL 11, 2023

HubSpot research found that 16% of salespeople believe that unrealistic quotas contribute to turnover in sales. Make sure that the quotas you’ve set are attainable and adapt as the sales landscape changes. Survey your sales representatives about your current quotas. Set reasonable expectations. Reevaluate your benefits.

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Highspot

APRIL 13, 2023

The research, which surveyed 100 professionals in the financial services industry across banking, accounting, investment management, and insurance, outlines how sales enablement is structured in the financial services space and reveals opportunities for enablement practitioners to create consistent value for their firms.

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Hubspot Sales

APRIL 24, 2019

Relative Commission Plan : The relative commission plan is when a target or quota is set. Let's say a salesperson has a quarterly quota of $90,000 and a quarterly commission of $10,000. If they meet 85% of the quota, they'll receive 85% of the commission. Insurance Sales Agents. Median pay: $61,660. Median pay: $50,600.

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Hubspot Sales

JUNE 9, 2023

Fast forward a few years, and Kracov’s rep ended up going to the President's Club — an annual employee recognition program that rewards salespeople who meet or exceed sales goals and quotas. Examples are insurance, SaaS, consumer packaged goods, and advertising. The common thread? Great soft skills and a desire to learn the ropes.

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LeadFuze

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Do you remember that commercial where they tell you to buy their insurance because it’s better than your current one? Your insurance company has an objective that does not align with your own. The key to a successful sales team is removing quotas and targets, focusing on the customer instead. Risk and Reward.

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SBI

AUGUST 1, 2018

Effective sales onboarding is a continuous process – and it has a direct impact on compressing a rep’s time to value — and on quota attainment. Hiring good salespeople is difficult in any market condition, but retaining and helping them reach quota is even more difficult. Onboarding as an Early Warning System.

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Pipeliner

DECEMBER 10, 2022

As we covered in our previous articles on the Revenue Intelligence Loop, quotas, targeting and forecasting can only be accurately accomplished with historical data. This is the data that places insurance and security behind your target decisions. The time period for the target can be week, month, quarter or year. Historical Data.

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Anthony Cole Training

JULY 18, 2013

My good friend at Alliant Insurance Services, Ron Stewart, shared this piece of wisdom with me in our very first meeting: "Just because they aren''t sick doesn''t mean they can''t get better.". You didn''t intentionally hire people to fail to hit their quota but they are still failing. Look at your current team. Practice and role play.

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Hubspot Sales

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

That’s the difference between missing your quota and handily beating it. Insurance: 38%. What is the average email open rate for insurance companies? From a sample of over 213,000 emails, the average open rate for the insurance category is 38%. Of those meetings, you typically close three deals. Software: 28%. Media: 32%.

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Salesmate

OCTOBER 22, 2021

The individual commission plan is targeted towards salespeople who have exceeded their sales quotas. Likewise, if you want your reps to crush their sales quotas, then you need to provide rewards in form of commission. In this scenario, if they achieve a 70% quota, they’ll only receive $4,900 as their commission for their quarter.

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Anthony Cole Training

JULY 18, 2013

My good friend at Alliant Insurance Services, Ron Stewart, shared this piece of wisdom with me in our very first meeting: "Just because they aren''t sick doesn''t mean they can''t get better.". You didn''t intentionally hire people to fail to hit their quota but they are still failing. Look at your current team. Practice and role play.

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Pipeliner

JANUARY 18, 2023

Your 2023 quota is now the holy grail and 2022’s performance is as important as the conversations old men have in regaling their high school sports careers. And then they identify the critical actions to maximize the chances of winning, utilizing RACI to insure accountability. but in truth, it’s no laughing matter.

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Sales Hacker

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

VPs of Sales know that their AEs’ quota should be 3-5x their OTE, so let’s take 4x as an average, that’s $0.25 Then we can add tools, data, benefits, insurance, office space, and the very important cost of management! At an $80K OTE, their quota looks in this case to be 4x their OTE. Back to your company.

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Understanding the Sales Force

JANUARY 28, 2014

Five Things VP’s Must Do To Insure Sales Enablement Has Impact. After you have identified the ratios to sell one, they should be multiplied by the number of accounts, deals or sales that each salesperson must achieve this year in order to hit their quotas or expected revenue. Why Doesn''t Sales Methodology Get More Attention?

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Xactly

APRIL 16, 2018

This type of incentive is often used in insurance and real estate markets, and can be reassuring for customers, who know they won’t be needlessly oversold. Without tiered compensation, reps might be tempted to “sandbag” their sales, or save them to ensure they meet quota in the future.

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Pipeliner

AUGUST 4, 2019

He has worked with over 7000 professionals to date, many of which are in the insurance and financial services industry. If you are in a slump or you are having difficulties or you are not where you want to be with your quota for the year, then is it okay to go back and examine what you are doing and how to follow right basics!

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Vengreso

JANUARY 21, 2020

With a clearly defined strategy in place, you will be able to better track the ROI of different social selling tools and the impact social selling has on pipeline, win rates, and quota attainment. For instance, if you are a business insurance company, your target buyers are C-level executives. Learning and development.

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Braveheart Sales

JANUARY 23, 2019

Statistics abound about the abysmal state of quota attainment by salespeople. Of course, the data varies based on whose report you read, but it is safe to say that the majority of reps don’t meet their sales quotas. No wonder so many sales reps don’t meet their quotas. We’ve all seen the numbers. Proficient Vs. Effective.

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Women Sales Pros

OCTOBER 5, 2018

So, whether you’re selling dance lessons, real estate, software, or life insurance, people buy on emotion and justify their decisions with logic after the fact. Shari Levitin helps sales teams bridge the gap between beating quota and selling with an authentic heartfelt approach. You were emotional about your commitment.

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Showpad

JANUARY 8, 2021

For instance, the objections expressed by customers in selling business insurance solutions will be significantly different from those encountered with electronic health records software. Your training content must clearly educate new reps as to the circumstances they’re likely to encounter in your corner of the sales universe.

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BuzzBoard

MAY 19, 2023

As far as jobs are concerned, AI is one of the most in-demand skills in sectors, like information and technology services, telecommunications, electronics, business support, insurance and pensions, media, management, sports, entertainment, etc. They might be just filling their outreach quota, but are your sales and revenue growing?

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BuzzBoard

MAY 19, 2023

As far as jobs are concerned, AI is one of the most in-demand skills in sectors, like information and technology services, telecommunications, electronics, business support, insurance and pensions, media, management, sports, entertainment, etc. They might be just filling their outreach quota, but are your sales and revenue growing?

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Smooth Sale

JULY 10, 2018

One phone is covered by work, and the other is insured. Not only do they have to satisfy their quota and employer, but they also have to be amenable to what clients suggest. The expectation was to receive a refund for the rental, nothing more. It was little to ask because the extended family also rented kayaks.

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Partners in Excellence

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

I also never “carried a quota”. Had I carried a quota and been on an OTE plan, I probably would not have dared such a move. The usual perks such as OTE, company cars, invitation to “presidents clubs” offered to sales people never motivated me. I never had a job, offering these external motivators.

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Pointclear

AUGUST 15, 2017

“I ignore the quota,” Theresa the salesperson said. “No Steve piped up, “We don’t worry about the quota; it’s a yearly number and no one tracks it.”. Amad said, “Yeah, they give us quotas, but the sales managers don’t have the same numbers, and the systems engineers aren’t on the same system; so no one gets punished but us.”.

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Sales Hacker

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Social selling has been proven to increase sales: Opportunities: by 45% Quota: by 51% Performance: by 78% TikTok is the rich environment for social selling. NEXT is a B2B insurance company that used TikTok Spark Ads featuring content creators to increase engagement and notoriety. Create connections to convert more cold leads Online?

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Allbound

APRIL 24, 2018

What's wonderful and exciting about sales — whether you're pitching a modest insurance package or a lucrative channel sales partnership — is that you're appealing to the human condition, which stays constant. In this piece, we'll explore how gamification can help your channel reps meet their quota.

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Customer Centric Selling

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

Whether a retail store, buying insurance or buying a car, chances are the buyer and seller won’t ever do another transaction. Sellers are under constant time pressure each month, quarter and year to achieve quota. It’s as though a poor 3-act play can be salvaged by a strong ending. These pressures increase when pipelines are thin.

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Hubspot Sales

JANUARY 9, 2024

Ask if people are interested Tim Connon, Founder of ParamountQuote Insurance Advisors, spent over five years selling ADT home security from door to door. Either way, our D2D sales tips will help you hit your monthly quota and start making even more money, stat.

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Allbound

APRIL 24, 2018

What's wonderful and exciting about sales — whether you're pitching a modest insurance package or a lucrative channel sales partnership — is that you're appealing to the human condition, which stays constant. In this piece, we'll explore how gamification can help your channel reps meet their quota.

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Sales Hacker

JUNE 24, 2021

They call it deal insurance. If you continue to ignore systemic issues at the bottom of the funnel, don’t act surprised the next time your org misses quota. Essentially it means building relationships with multiple stakeholders within a deal. Data from Gong shows that winning deals have at least three engaged stakeholders.

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SalesLoft

OCTOBER 1, 2019

Should salespeople divert focus away from their quota? For us, on the insurance side, we have to understand the economics of an insurance agency. Listen to this episode for answers to questions like: . How many snow globes has Richard collected over the last 20 years? How can you immediately identify a great sales manager?

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