17 super affordable sales incentives for 2017

Sales incentives are a great way to increase sales activities on your team. With a small contest or spiff, you can quickly rally your team and drive focus, energy and excitement around key initiatives.

But too often, sales management assumes that the best sales incentives are the most expensive. That’s not quite the case. In fact, research has found that experiences make people happier than material things.

Consider skipping the Apple Watch or Rolex this year, because we’ve got a list of fun, affordable sales incentives that will motivate your reps without burning a hole in your wallet.  

Motivate your team with these inexpensive sales incentives

1. Custom bobblehead. (You can get these customized to look like team members, or characters that team members love.)
2. Gift card for any fun office accessory.
3. Hang a hammock somewhere in or near the office and let the rep hang out for an hour.
4. What’s your rep’s favorite type of food? Set up a potluck with that theme.
5. Already planning on sponsoring a conference, but not sure who to send? Choose the rep.
6. Small figurine from the rep’s university that they can put on their own desk.
7. Fun song each time the rep walks in the room for one day. (May we suggest you start with the Rocky theme song?)
8. Give the rep a desk with a better view.
9. Let the rep bring their pet to work for a day.
10. Name your next contest after the rep – add some fun language in there, like “The Time We Try (Again) to Beat Johnny W.”
11. Get the rep a fun business book (*note – make sure it’s one that would interest them) and have everyone in the office sign the cover.
12. When you have VIP contacts in the office or at a conference, facilitate an intro between them and your recognized rep.
13. Rep gets their favorite ice cream to eat at work.
14. Get the rep a basket full of gag gifts that he or she can use for some fun around the office.
15. Have TVs in the office? Let the rep choose what channel they’re on for a week.
16. Fun toy from the rep’s childhood to keep on their desk – think Magic 8 ball, silly putty, pet rock, etc.
17. Let the rep choose one song that the entire team has to sing to them before the next team meeting.

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