Quota setting is consistently at or near the top of the list of sales compensation challenges for most companies. One reason is because ineffective quotas can derail even a well-designed sales compensation program. Many sales organizations consider poorly-set quotas among the chief threats to sales force motivation. Prevailing practice contributes...Read more
Research
Sales performance reporting guides leadership’s decision making, and represents an important information management priority for many firms. This research investigates the use of performance reporting in business-to-business sales organizations, and identifies management priorities and best practices. Specific areas of focus for this research include: Identifying current approaches for provisioning sales...Read more
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Uncover Hidden Insights in Your Sales Comp Data 
13 February 2015
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Sales compensation programs are a treasure trove of data. The best companies know that it's important to make optimal use of such information - but it hasn't always been easy. This webinar will explore how new developments in natural language-based cognitive computing promise to help your compensation team see non-obvious...Read more
Blog Post
The concept of sales as something that could be trained and improved upon began in the late 1800s when NCR opened the first sales training school after demonstrating their methods at a trade show. While many aspects of sales have changed in the last couple hundred years, a few things...Read more
When they work, onboarding programs improve salesperson productivity and new hire success rates, which can profoundly impact overall sales organization performance. Yet onboarding approaches vary in scope, intensity, and outcomes across firms. This study offers a survey of onboarding practice in business-to-business sales organizations, identifies onboarding program elements that contribute...Read more
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US Job Market — Economic Update For Sales Leadership
29 January 2015
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What better way for sales leaders to ring in the New Year than taking a nice look back on 2014’s job market. In this webinar, we will shed light on the employment market as it applies to sales organizations. We will be taking a deeper look at the economic trends...Read more
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Sales Leadership’s Guide to Sales and Marketing Alignment
26 January 2015
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There's lots of talk about aligning sales and marketing. But the truth is, sales and marketing may always butt heads. It's the natural consequence of competing agendas in resource-constrained corporate environments. This webcast presents effective strategies for sales leadership in resolving the inevitable with marketing. Topics include: Common points of...Read more
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Three Steps to Make Sales Manager Training Stick
23 January 2015
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Why is it that just weeks after a sales manager training, everything goes back to the way it was, as if the training never took place? When this happens, a company may conclude that sales training is a waste of time and money, but you know that the problem isn't...Read more
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