SALES TOPICS | Revoyr & Associates

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Sales Outsourcing Today -- Do you need to interview a commission salesperson?

If the salesperson is taking all the risk, is there any need to interview them? Unless you're willing to give up your own productive time...

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Sales Outsourcing Today -- Did you just hire a rep on unemployment?

Did you just hire a 1099 sales rep who is receiving unemployment benefits? Did you know this in advance? Some say that the amount a sales...

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Sales Outsourcing Update for May 2020

I thought another update is in order regarding the state of Sales Outsourcing. Applicant volumes have steadily increased over the past...

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Sales Outsourcing update in the age of Coronavirus

A few updates concerning sales outsourcing in the current Coronavirus pandemic. As many businesses are temporarily closing, cutting...

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Motivating Sales People

Curious how to motivate commission sales people? Pay higher commissions right? Won’t a high percentage naturally motivate a commission...

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Sales Process Philosophy

The practitioner or the process? Is a high conversion ratio the results of the process, or the rep? Should your sales department...

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Startup and Personal Finance

Since we work with many brand new startup companies, and since the finances of a startup and the finances of its owner are often...

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Commission Only. The 14-Letter Word

There are few things more challenging than hiring sales people on straight commission. While most sales people will agree that commission...

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New Commission Hire

What you said: “You’re hired, you start training on Monday. Here is your territory, here are your leads, you’ll make 50 calls daily,...

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Difference between: Vendor & Investor

At least a twice a month we get a call from an upstart suggesting we construct their sales department on a performance basis. What that...

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The No-Show Sales Rep

The DOA. Why do some sales applicants who appear to be gung-ho in the interviews drop out without so much as dropping you a line? I’ve...

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6 Things Commission Reps Hate Most

If you’re an upstart and on a tight budget you’re likely considering “commission only” as a route to build your sales team. Having...

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Time to Outsource?

Is it time to outsource? To help you answer this question here are a few scenarios with corresponding "Yes" or "No"s followed by a brief...

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How to promote a commission only job

If you are reading this there is a good chance you are hiring or have considered hiring full commission sales people. Having hired...

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How To: Write A Compelling Job Ad

Taken from our comprehensive Manual for building remote sales departments, below is the structure that we use to create job descriptions...

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Adding Video to Your Recruiting Process

You drop hundreds $$ on job ads and watch the applications roll in. Then you begin to notice that most, if not all of your applicants...

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Examples of Sales Comp Plans

On the subject of sales compensation. Our friends over at Time to Hire compiled an extensive list of real comp plans from real employers...

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How To: Screen Applicants

Taken from our comprehensive How To Manual for building remote sales departments, Here's a few quick tips on screening job applicants: As...

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