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10 Creative Non Financial Ways to Motivate your Sales Team

Veloxy

Inside and outside sales reps are not only paid on commission, hefty bonuses and kickbacks also motivate them to work even harder. When it comes to activity based rewards, your reps would definitely love to unwind after pushing hard to hit their quotas. Intrinsically, employees are also empowered to choose their own rewards.

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How to Motivate a Sales Team to Improve Each Rep’s Performance (3 “Types” and 12 Tips)

Sales Hacker

People are motivated in one of three ways: Intrinsically. Intrinsically Motivated Salespeople. Intrinsic motivation stems from feeling accomplished through personal reward rather than rewarded through external means, like money. How to Recognize Intrinsically Motivated Sales Reps. What Are Motivational Styles?

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What Are the Benefits of Gamification in Sales?

Closer's Coffee

Even more explainable for entry-level salespeople who work in industries with long sales cycles; many months may go by before they get to celebrate with their first commission check. Success isn’t as black and white of whether or not you hit your quota. But the gamification process intrinsically creates rewards that employees ‘unlock’.

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How to Be a Leader that Inspires Your Sales Team

Openview

If you expect them to stay late at the end of the quarter to catch up on quotas, you’d better stay with them. They’ll be intrinsically motivated to meet your expectations. A quota is a good place to start, but you can do better. Rewards should accelerate, not plateau, after quotas. Extrinsic Motivation.

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PODCAST 186: Return to Work: Offering the Maximum Flexible Options

Sales Hacker

All of my employees were college kids who weren’t making commissions. I had to tap into their intrinsic motivation and communicate a common goal, all so they could understand the importance and value of their contribution. Sam Jacobs: Let’s say you’re tracking to below quota and you want a vacation.

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Getting Exotic with Sales Comp with Kevin Dorsey {Hey Salespeople Podcast}

SalesLoft

Why does a commission-based comp plan lead to lazy management? KD: More and more I believe Commission’s are played out. I believe commission plans lead to lazy management, where managers are hoping that the comp plan gets the behaviors that they want. Jeremey: Why does a commission-based comp plan cause lazy management?

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6 Steps to Designing a Sales Development Compensation Plan

SalesLoft

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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