Compensating New Sales Roles: How to Design Rewards That Work in Today's Selling Environment

COMPENSATING NEW SALES ROLES How to Design Rewards That Work in Today's Selling Environment In every industry the traditional sales force is disappearing. To grow and prosper today, companies are focused on managing the total customer experience -- with an increasing number of jobs now playing key roles in the sales process. But what exactly are these new sales roles? How are they compensated? Now this action manual shows how to:

** understand why sales forces are evolving into new acquisitions specialists, retention sales specialists, telephone sales managers, service consultants, and more

** design state-of-the-art compensation plans for new sales roles

** implement a compensation plan that rewards top performers

** measure the effectiveness of the plan. JEROME A. COLLETTI is president and CEO of The Alexander Group, Inc., a nationwide management consulting firm specializing in marketing and sales. MARY S. FISS is a consulting manager with The Alexander Group, Inc. They are based in Scottsdale, AZ. WALLY WOOD (Sandy Hook, CT) is co-author of several books, including Marketing Myths That Are Killing Business.

Now updated to cover the online selling arena--the most comprehensive guide to building an innovative sales compensation plan.

With the explosion in Internet sales, organizations are frantically transforming their sales departments, adding new roles and redefining existing positions, to capture a share of this lucrative new market. This second edition of the landmark Compensating New Sales Roles explains:

* How to identify and establish the sales roles an organization needs to turn in double-digit growth on a continuous basis

* How to design and implement a compensation plan that directs, motivates, and rewards employees who perform effectively--regardless of sales channels

* How to compensate sales staffs in telesales and teleweb operations--the fastest growing fields of selling.

Packed with updated tips, tools, and examples, along with a new focus on online selling opportunities, this is an essential guide for human resources/compensation professionals, business owners, and sales executives.