Running incentive schemes is a valuable part of keeping the telesales or telemarketing team focused on the organisation’s goals. However there are some common banana skins to avoid if you want your commission, bonus and or campaigns to produce the right results. Here 5 of the common pitfalls.
All you really want to do is generate more business. To sell more. To more people, more often. Here are 4 quick wins that will help you convert the warmest leads you have in your pipeline. You may be all over these topics, but most aren’t.
How to win more business over the phone. A one day workshop rather than training on how to build your small or medium sized business with more proactive telephone work. We’ll help you structure your approach, your calls, and come up with ways of overcoming your most likely objections. Plus we’ll help you put together some great benefit statements to promote your business.
Outbound telemarketing is back in fashion. As B2B marketers find out that inbound marketing models featuring social media, eflyers and websites aren’t the total answer to their prayers, so outbound telemarketing comes back into vogue. With highly personalised one to one communication – no other form of contact offers such a great way of learning about customer wants and needs.
Marketing half day seminar for Leicestershire businesses. Recent workshop conducted by Andrew Seaward of To Market in support of the SPARK initiative. Covered all the main topics a small or newly launched business will need to consider in order to get it’s name out and find customers. And all without a vast marketing budget. And no, social media is not necessarily the answer.
Commission schemes need to be well constructed to ensure they work for your organisation. They must be there to motivate. They mustn’t simply pay more for the same. Does your telesales or telemarketing scheme pass muster? A good, clear commission scheme will help you achieve better results. A bad one is worse than doing nothing at all.
Unwavering business management. Keep your ship steady in times of choppy waters can pay dividends. Making the right decisions, and then sticking with them can bring benefits as they did for a client.
Hiring an interim telemarketing or telesales manager can be a more cost effective recruitment solution than going to the expense of recruiting a new full-time telesales or telemarketing manager. It is a more flexible solution too as you avoid much of the statutory regulations and are not committed to paying someone for turning up.
To Market now offers telemarketing, telesales and customer service training packages on a sort of buy now pay later type of scheme. You can choose to spread the investment in training their staff over periods up to 12 months. You get the training you want to invest in quickly while being able to manage the programme for a set monthly fee to help budgeting.
Understanding the KPIs for your telesales or telemarketing team is key to helping them raise activity levels and output. We’ve produced an audio CD that distills this down into our top tips and advice on how to use KPIs to manage your team effectively. Measure, Monitor, Motivate.