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5 Ways Companies Fail Their Sales Teams

A Sales Guy

Sales people are gladiators. Like gladiators, sales people are expected to win. Sales people, like gladiators, are expected to just get it done. This independent, capable, accomplished, solo sales warrior ideal, however romantic, is a common notion. Sales people, like gladiators, are expected to just get it done.

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How Much More Should Your Sales Team Do … Than Just Plain Selling?

SaaStr

So in the earlier days especially, you’ll be tempted to lean on the sales team to do more than just … sell. It has some positives, the more you ask sales to do. Renewals, if they are tough, are sometimes better handled by sales who at least isn’t a brand-new name Customers like continuity.

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Align Sales Compensation With Your Goals: ?A Compensation Plan That Works

A Sales Guy

Note: This blog post is an excerpt from my new book: “Creating High Performance Sales Compensation Plans”. Some pay commission based on sales, while others only pay on margin; still others blend both with incentives and special bonus plans. Are your sales goals orders- or bookings-based? Understanding Cost of Sales.

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3 Things Sales Leaders Must do to Stay in Sync with Their Sales Team

A Sales Guy

You have a sales process in place, but the sales manager and sales people are using separate spread sheets with additional stages, because the current sales process doesn’t meet their needs. You’ve built a killer sales portal the sales team never seems to visit. They expect it will be GOOD.

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Sales Incentives Shouldn’t Be Used as Motivation to Close More Deals

A Sales Guy

It’s not uncommon for people to ask me what’s the best way to motivate sales people to sell more. If you are using money to incent sales people to sell MORE, you have a big problem. I participated in this sales webinar yesterday; Best Practices in Modern Day Selling. A few obvious things: A shitty sales team.

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Why Sales Quota Must be Perceived as Achievable

A Sales Guy

When quotas are not perceived as achievable, sales people just give up and don’t even try. The reps don’t care about commission, about Presidents Club, about anything. The sales team freaks out. Management doesn’t budge arguing the sales team is sandbagging, and the quotas are more than achievable.

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How to Build Sales Compensation Plans that Increase Retention and Productivity

Sales Hacker

In this article, I’ll outline the principles of compensation design , how to build sales compensation plans , and include resources to set OTEs and quotas that keep your reps happy and hungry for more. Why Sales Comp Planning is Key to Rep Retention. Who should be responsible for sales compensation planning?