A Sales Guy

JANUARY 2, 2015

It’s not enough for us to have a goal, as a goal doesn’t provide motivation. The why is our motivation. If you want to exceed quota by 150%, why? That is where the true motivation comes from. Here’s how I like to do it: Goal: Exceed quota by 50%. Almost all goals are missing something critical.

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Hubspot

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

Dan Pink: The Puzzle of Motivation. Great sales departments motivate their employees with incentives, contests, and -- you guessed it -- pep talks. Here are five valuable TED Talks from a productivity expert, a psychologist, an economist, a seventh-grade math teacher, and a motivational speechwriter to kick off your day.

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Sales Hacker

OCTOBER 26, 2021

If you missed episode #183, check it out here : Dear Sales Team, Set Your Own Quotas, with Tom Glason. What are their intrinsic motivators? Kerry Hudson: We have a clear understanding of how to motivate each individual. How do you motivate the team? Different reps have different motivations.

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A Sales Guy

AUGUST 28, 2017

You wouldn’t make quota unless you made the calls and set up the meetings. I created fields that helped me understand their buying motivations. If you want to sell better make sure you’re using the CRM to capture the following: The intrinsic motivation of your buyer – Why does the buyer want to buy?

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SalesLoft

OCTOBER 30, 2018

This is dollars left on the table due to ineffective processes for “defining, assigning, and managing territories, quotas, and incentives and compensation plans.”. Allow 70% of associates to meet or exceed quota. OTE is total cash compensation, inclusive of base salary plus variable commission, paid at 100% quota attainment.

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A Sales Guy

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

I’m referring to your buyer’s motivation, what is behind your prospects or customers desire to spend the time and money to change their situation? None of the common answers I get offer the insight required to understand the intrinsic motivation of their buyer. It’s the reason the prospect is looking to buy.

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A Sales Guy

JANUARY 18, 2018

It’s a sales manager’s job to know whether or not a salesperson is going to make quota or not and part of the process is understanding what deals are real and will close, and which won’t. Unfortunately, deal reviews can be all over the place. What problem(s) is the prospect or buyer trying to solve ?

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SalesLoft

JULY 16, 2019

Forget quota for a second. ” They’ll hit your quota. Money Motivated. They care about their personal achievement; there’s that deep intrinsic motivation. KD: I wish more people would realize this – a small percentage of people are actually money motivated. The Right Behavior.

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Gong.io

JANUARY 13, 2020

I focus on the intrinsic characteristics. My responsibility is really sales motivated, and then partnership and alliances within the organizations. Because if you have the right perspective, things like territory changes, or a change in quota, or a change in role and how we sell—they’ll fall right off somebody’s back. .

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SaaStr

AUGUST 27, 2019

This will include diving into the pros and cons of the various comp design models, including MBOs, detailed incentive structures and flat commission rate payouts, as well as the nuance between using comp design as a motivational factor but not as a substitute for good management. So let’s have our panelists flip their cards now.

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Sales Hacker

APRIL 12, 2018

The data shows that much of the reason VP’s are kicking the can so quickly is due to the fact that salespeople are failing to meet quotas at a higher rate these days. As Chris Orlob lays out in his article, this will help in many ways: higher win rates mean more deals closed, more reps hitting quota and getting paid, and lower turnover.

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Cerebral Selling

OCTOBER 30, 2022

In sales, we try to get customers to open up about the most intimate details of their business challenges and their personal motivations for finding solutions to those problems. But customers, wary of our motivations and intentions, keep those insights closely guarded. It felt like it didn’t matter. I got my future back.

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Highspot

MARCH 9, 2022

And most of us could list the benefits of working with a good sales leader — like the fact that their average annual quota attainment sits around 105% or that by offering dynamic training, they can boost their reps’ win rates by 28%. They’re motivational and visionary. We’ve all had experiences with sales leadership.

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Salesforce

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

So, how can you motivate your team to meet and exceed their goals? Figuring out the best sales incentives structure to motivate your reps can make a big difference in some cases — helping them come to work energized and eager to get results. This can help keep top performers motivated even after they achieve their original goal.

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