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April 2012
This blog summarizes our white paper: Does CRM Adoption Really Matter? 9 Proven Ways to Improve CRM Adoption and Drive Revenues—Without Driving Salespeople Crazy. Many businesses turn to CRM systems to control costs and revenues, but struggle to extract the value they expect due to low adoption. A recent LinkedIn poll showed 52% of sales...
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When designing sales contests, sales managers often struggle with the following question… “Should I motivate people to pitch this product and then trust it will result in more sales? Or, should I only motivate closing sales. After all, we get paid on sales – not pitches.” Since we now have our own sales contest app...
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Choosing the right sales incentives to motivate a team can be challenging. On the one hand, they need to be exciting enough to motivate a sales force to change their behavior, or at least point it in a certain direction. On the other hand, they also need to fit within an organization’s budget and not...
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We just finished up our sponsorship of the Sales 2.0 conference in San Francisco, which was a great event. There were a couple hundred people in attendance, and I heard very positive feedback from the attendees. Having been at a few of these events, I thought this one had particularly good content and speakers. Most...
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For a sales manager, finding ways to motivate a sales team is a constant challenge. Because salespeople operate under considerable pressure, the occasional slump is inevitable. Slow periods in the business cycle, lack of consumer interest and personal stress can sap a salesperson’s enthusiasm. When performance is down, a sales contest can reignite the spirit...
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