{"id":1300,"date":"2013-02-17T19:03:13","date_gmt":"2013-02-17T19:03:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.peaksalesrecruiting.comblog\/gamify-your-sales-effort\/"},"modified":"2023-03-08T19:43:37","modified_gmt":"2023-03-08T19:43:37","slug":"gamify-your-sales-effort","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.peaksalesrecruiting.com\/blog\/gamify-your-sales-effort\/","title":{"rendered":"Gamify your Sales Effort"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nothing in life is as much fun as having fun and that is why its always great to try and turn work into a game.\u00a0Sales competitions are powerful motivators because they bring out the competitive spirit in sales people and encourage sales team members to have fun while they are working hard.<\/p>\n<p>Put some fun into your team when you gamify your sales efforts with these sales gamification methods:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Scoreboard<\/strong> \u2013 we have a big screen TV in our office that tracks metrics vs Q goals and all of us look at it regularly while we scheme ways to improve the results.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Prizes<\/strong> \u2013 obviously the sales commission is the big prize, but find ways to add rewards for finishing first, second, and third amongst a team and watch the team compete. The prizes don\u2019t he to be large or even financial, sometimes a toy trophy is all it takes to create the right mood.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mini competitions<\/strong> -Incent the behaviors that lead to sales for instance a competition for most calls or meetings, or create energy surges by having a contes for most calls in a day or most meetings in a week.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Apps<\/strong> \u2013 there are several apps that tie in to CRM data and allow you to get granular with the games assigning points to different events and updating results in real time.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Have fun<\/strong> \u2013 encourage team members to pick goofy nicknames that can be used on the scoreboard which further enhance the sport and spirit of competition.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Your sales will never be the same. 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