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Five Elements of an Effective Sales Territory Map

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The sales territory is a geographical area that is managed by a sales rep or sales team. A territory can be defined by sales potential, history, geography, or a combination of the above. The objective is to make sure sales territories are balanced to help increase revenues. . Take Assessment.

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SMA Research Findings: 10 Important Territory Planning Statistics

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Earlier this year, we teamed up with the Sales Management Association (SMA) to conduct a survey on sales territory design. More than 100 organizations participated in the survey and provided insights into how they design and plan their sales territories. Download Guide.

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The Key to Sales Territory Mapping

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In order to manage your sales performance, you need effective sales territory mapping. Sales territory design must be a thoughtful process that involves data and a balancing act to ensure every sales rep has adequate sales potential within their territory. Download Guide.

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Research Reveals Best Practices for Sales Territory Design

Xactly

By adopting advanced territory planning software, Xactly’s sales operations team shortened the time spent designing territories from a month to a week – shaving hundreds of hours off the process. Data Has Become Essential for Effective Territory Design. To measure sales potential requires data.

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Benefits of Territory Mapping Software

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Let’s cut to the chase–if you’re not using data to drive your sales territory mapping, your territories might be hurting your sales performance more than they are helping it. Sales territory mapping software offers more benefits than sales managers may realize. Take Assessment. The answer?

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How to Optimize Sale Territories for a Strategic Advantage

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Effective territory design is the basis of strategic sales planning. Balanced territories allow you to set fair quotas, which have a huge impact on your incentive compensation and success of your salesforce. Ultimately, if your sales territories aren’t optimized, you hinder sales reps’ motivation and performance.

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The Shifting Sands of Selling Tech

Sales and Marketing Management

Still, virtual events were unchartered territory. On the other hand, we saved on travel expenses for the handful of employees needed to staff the event, along with the booth set-up costs. We had participated in these events in past years with strong results, which made the decision process simple.