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How to Navigate Sales Territory Mapping in 2021

Hubspot Sales

Moving into 2021, sales territory mapping software is here to help clear up the ambiguity, help you plan for the future, and get your team on the right track. What is sales territory mapping? Now, sales territory mapping software makes the process even more comfortable and straightforward for sales teams.

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Territory Managers: A Look at Their Role, Skills, and Compensation

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They have to have a presence in various regions, and the managers tasked with making sure the sales efforts in those locations are carried out effectively are known as territory managers. The extent of a territory sales manager's influence leans heavily on the nature of their business, size of their teams, and structure of their sales orgs.

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The Key Differences Between Inside Sales vs Outside Sales

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They often travel to meet customers face-to-face, as well as to maintain relationships with existing customers at their place of business or interacting at networking events, trade shows and conferences. Travel could take up to between 40-50% of their time daily.**. Inside Sales vs. Outside Sales – Salary Comparison.

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Inside vs. Outside Sales: How to Structure a Sales Team for Success

Hubspot Sales

Inside sales reps often sell remotely, from an office base, while outside sales reps travel, brokering face-to-face deals. Our study revealed the average base salary for inside sales account executives in the US is $42,833 with average on-target earnings (OTE) of $96,299. Inside vs. Outside Sales. New research has those answers.

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How to Create a Sales Plan: The Ultimate Guide

Hubspot Sales

If you have territories, assign a sub-goal to each. That usually includes: Pay (salary and commission). Travel costs. Of course, you’ll probably have more than one goal. Identify the most important, then rank the rest by priority. That will make it easier to identify over- and under-performers. Strategies and tactics.

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Don’t Blow It: 5 Steps to Making Your First Sales Hire

Hubspot Sales

Compensation: Allocate an appropriate salary and include variable compensation based on their performance metrics. Territory: Where will this salesperson’s leads and customers come from (zip code, vertical market, country, or other)? Travel: Is there travel involved? Are you open to title negotiation?

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Enterprise vs. Small Business: The Difference in Commission Structure

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Plus, commissions work well for SMBs who don’t have the resources to pay up-front base salaries. Of course, the payment plan—a mix of a base salary and commission—gets determined by the goals and size of the business. If times are bad, companies don’t have to cut salaries since it is a commission structure.