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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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The Ultimate Guide to Setting Sales Quotas

Hubspot

Motivating your sales team isn't about taking the coffee from their lips, it's about setting realistic quotas tailored to each rep, the type of product or service they're selling, and the market they're selling to. Here's everything you need to know about setting successful sales quotas. Sales Quota. Activity Quota.

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The Easiest Month-End Negotiation Tactic

Cerebral Selling

But in a negotiation, the terms and conditions a customer throws at you (typically in the form of price) are usually their minimum position and sometimes they ask for concessions just to ask! The reality is, it won’t be!

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How to Use AI to Close More Sales

Hubspot

To meet your quota (and stay sane), it’s important to leverage AI tools and techniques that can unlock the following benefits. Armed with the right solutions, you can increase efficacy, improve efficiency, and exceed your quota — and yes, enjoy those commission accelerators, too. 5 Ways to Use AI to Close More Sales 1.

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The Confounding Logic of Discounting

SaaStr

The at first nonobvious thing about discounting is the dynamic: Sales reps on commission will naturally do 2 things: First, they’ll quote at list price. That’s Maximum Commission, after all. So yeah — that’s what you’d do if you were a successful, experienced rep on commission and quota.

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The 4 Best Responses to "I Need a Better Price"

Hubspot

When a buyer and seller don’t align on price, you might guess the sale won’t go through. In the 1970s, researchers studied the effect of seller ability to deviate from list price. They suspected sellers with higher pricing authority would close better deals. Sellers setting a precedent for price concessions.

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Sales Compensation: The Ultimate Guide

Hubspot

Commission only. Base plus commission. Absolute commission plan. Relative commission plan. Straight line commission plan. When to pay commission. Quota and OTE. Setting quota. Yet without commission, reps are usually less motivated to go above and beyond. Commission only.