On average, only about 65% of salespeople reach their sales quotas. Robert Youngjohns, CEO of Callidus Software, talks about the realities of sales quotas and how to set them effectively.
Accurate sales quotas can help to predict the future business, motivate the sales team and serve as the basic for a solid sales compensation plan. The key word here is "accurate," which requires that a person must consider the seven factors identified in this Sales Manager's Guide To Establishing Sales...
The sales force in an organization consists of different sales persons. To process the sale systematically, each sales person is given a sales quota. Setting the sales quota itself is an elaborate process. Several issues have to be addressed therein. If the sales quota is set too low, the company...
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