Posts Tagged ‘commission’

A strategy for coping with tough economic times

Friday, February 20th, 2009

A slow economy does not have to mean fewer orders
As the economy slows, it’s likely that your firm’s order flow will slow too.
But, does it really need to?
For you to answer this question in the affirmative, two conditions need to be in place:

Your share-of-market needs to be considerable
Your sales function needs to be operating at […]

Why should selling be optional?

Thursday, August 28th, 2008

Yesterday was a day of firsts for me.
First time in Latin America.  First time presenting via a translator (it worked effortlessly).  And first time I’ve tipped more than $1,000 in a restaurant!  (1,000 pesos equals just $US0.50.)
But there was one experience yesterday that I’m well and truly used to: the reaction of workshop delegates when […]

Performance pay: the case against

Monday, July 7th, 2008

Few suggestions inflame passions faster than the suggestion that performance pay be abolished. It’s our contention, nonetheless, that, in an ideal environment, commissions and bonuses are likely to be in conflict with the goal of the organisation. Of course, traditional sales processes are not ’ideal environments’ and, as such, the traditional sales process serves as […]