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How to Set Quota

A Sales Guy

Community member Jeff Abbott commented on a recent post about how he’d like to better understand how quotas are set and by whom. The first thing you need to know about quotas is there are a lot of different ways to set them. Let’s start with the rules: Quota MUST align with the business objectives.

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Why Sales Quota Must be Perceived as Achievable

A Sales Guy

Ok, I’m coming back to the quota discussion. My last post about quota focused on the importance of quota aligning with business objectives and business strategy. RULE 1: Quota MUST BE perceived as attainable. When quotas are not perceived as achievable, sales people just give up and don’t even try.

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62 Reasons You AREN’T Going to Make Quota this Year

A Sales Guy

Quota is hard enough to make as it is. Only 52% of sales people make quota. Doing these things will make for sure you don’t make quota. Bitch you have a shitty territory . Some territories are better than others. Yup, you could have better sales support. Shoot for 100% of quota.

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Why Sales People Fail (When the Company is to Blame)

A Sales Guy

Sales people fail because they company fails them and when the company fails them the isn’t doing some or all of these things; They don’t provide a good competitive product. They aren’t providing solid sales support (enablement). They’ve created a shitty sales culture. Weak sales messaging.

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I Learned How Sales Champions Drive Deals Forward — Here’s What You Should Know [+ Recent Data]

Hubspot

This forward-thinking mindset often involves introducing additional resources, offering post-sale support, even proactively identifying opportunities to enhance the client experience for a prospect. Sales champions can adapt to the evolving dynamics of a deal. Sales champions damn sure know this, too. You know this.

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Which Type of Sales Job Is Right for You?

Hubspot

Unlike a closing sales rep, SDRs don’t carry a traditional quota. AEs are held to quotas. Thanks to the rise of email, social media, and web-conferencing tools -- not to mention, a growing desire to talk to salespeople virtually and on the phone rather than in-person -- outside sales roles are becoming increasingly less common.

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How to Build Your Sales Operations Team from Scratch

InsightSquared

Sales operations has been around for quite some time, but lately the function has been gaining momentum. Instead of behind-the-scenes sales support, sales ops now acts as a strategic partner for sales VPs and leadership. Quota and compensation planning. Go-to-market strategy. Renewals management.

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