The Sales History Podcast
Welcome to The Sales History Podcast, the show that uncovers the forgotten stories, ideas, pioneers, and moments that shaped the sales profession and what they can teach us about selling, leading, and earning trust today.
The show is hosted by three-time award-winning author of The Transparency Sale, The Transparent Sales Leader, and Four Levers Negotiating, who has earned the Certified Speaking Professional keynote speaker designation, is a go-to-market sales trainer, and a sales nerd, Todd Caponi.
The Sales History Podcast
What History Got Right: Setting Sales Quotas
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“It is far better that the quota be right than that it be simple.” – 1926
Something odd struck me as I was investigating the origins of quotas and variable compensation. 75-100 years ago, organizations did MUCH MORE with MUCH LESS data. Today, not sure anyone could claim that quota setting is in a good state - and I think I know why.
In this episode, we explore how quotas were set back then...much more correctly...and why there's a very real way for us to fix it today.
(I will be doing another episode on quotas & variable compensation structures...today is just focused on an era of when quotas were set right!)
@saleshistorian on Instagram - daily quotes, pics & comics from the past
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The Transparent Sales Leader - my newest book which includes a number of quotes and lessons from sales' past.
The Transparency Sale - the first book, (ironically) named one of the top 100 sales books of all time.
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