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7 Tips to guarantee* you hit your sales quota
*okay, so obviously I can’t GUARANTEE you hit your quota as a sales rep, but if you use these tips, you’ll crush your sales quota. Understand your sales quota I...
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10 sales dashboards every team should familiarize themselves with for 2023
This is a guest blog from our friends at Dialpad. Are you looking at developing and modernizing your business with the use of sales dashboards? You can use many different...
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6 tips to unlock your sales reps’ full potential
This is a guest blog written by SetSail CMO Peter Mollins. It’s impossible to lead a high-performance team without trust. And to build trust, you need transparency – openness, honesty,...
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How to make rep sign-off on comp plans less painful
A new year often brings new sales compensation plans. And, the perfect time to share compensation changes is often during your sales kickoff (SKO). Sales kickoffs happen annually and provide...
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Top 20 interview questions for sales reps (+5 bonus tips)
Hiring sales reps can be a tricky endeavor. After all, they are salespeople selling themselves. You’re looking for successful sales rep hires that will ramp up quickly to qualifying leads,...
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What to use instead of a “touching base” email
For years, sending a touching base email has been part of proper sales etiquette. You don’t want to be too pushy, but you can’t risk falling off the radar, either....
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How to develop a sales scaling mindset (not just for startups)
This is a guest blog from Dialpad. Once you’ve made that magic 10th sale, you’re ready to start scaling, right? As a CEO, you’ll want to grow your brand, but...
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What is OTE? On-target earnings definition + examples
What is OTE? OTE stands for On-Target Earnings. Your OTE is the amount of money you can expect to earn if you hit 100% of your quota. This number is...
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What does a sales engineer do? We asked our own to answer.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, about 60,000 individuals held the role of “sales engineer” in 2021. This role most frequently appeared in the computer systems design and...
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Community-qualified leads are the future of sales
Move over marketing qualified leads (MQL). Community-qualified leads (CQL) are the hottest new best practice for generating solid leads and brand evangelists. According to this Community-Led Report, 22% of companies...
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Why gamifying sales commissions is advantageous
Gamification in the workplace has increased in popularity by 143% over the last five years, according to recent research. The same study revealed that 70% of global 2000 companies and...
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Why you should offer a draw against commission
Paying your employees on a commission basis is a complex operation, and it can sometimes be difficult to retain employees if the system isn’t working for them. If you don’t...