Have you ever wanted to know what the best reward is for a sales person? We did too. That’s why we’re lucky to have The Daily Sales on LinkedIn – hot bed of memes and sales related content with over 100,000 followes! When they asked ‘What’s the best reward you’ve earned/won in sales?’ We had to take a look at the comments. We’ve selected a few, just to give you a taste of what people said – hopefully, some good food for thought for your next sales incentive. A Lotus for the weekend… A round of golf at Celtic Manor on the 2010 Ryder Cup course! All inclusive trip to Dublin for a weekend (plus cash for the bars) Sustainable relationships along with winning an award ☺️ Free beer Trips to Vegas, Miami, Cancun and 12 European locations. All of which were incredible I like when I know I’ve been able to help. I reckon, sales is not just about making the money, this is just a natural consequence of building good relationships. The human touch usually never let the customer down (together with delivering the promised results, of course.) Trips to Hawaii and Cancun, 5K bonus Tickets to a Piano Guys concert! Satisfaction, commission freedom Progression/promotion Valuable connections and a 2.5k bonus Olympics London Trip FIFA Brazil trip + 10K comms Trip to Japan 1 month Paid Time Off Handshake An amazing super car drive day was an awesome reward I got a skateboard using a voucher I won as an incentive last year, loved taking myself back to my youth! 7K on a single sale. Many out of the country vacations and $$$$ A leather portfolio that has lasted for over 15 yrs and still looks like new. Contacts; that follow me not the company. A hug! Ferarri Spider Money! Lots of contests and challenges for money! Dangle this carrot! I’ll go for it every time! I had a great week so my boss let me have Saturday and Sunday off. Holiday to Cancun and $10k lottery Finding permanent placements for two exceptional graduates – knowing that I changed their lives for the better is the best reward ever! A transfer overseas! Constant recognition and praise! Always nice to get that pat on the back All expense paid vacation to Cancun Long lasting friendships Best reward ever? Was a manager’s choice award, I wasn’t the top rep that year by any means but I had a done a lot of work to move the organization forward which meant sacrificing some of my own personal gains. Praise from my supervisor who thought I was a garbage. Acknowledgement from the manager that you are doing good. There is no money that can pay that feeling! Biggest Impact Award and a Top Salesperson of the Year Award; always lovely to know you’re hard work is recognized! My colleague won a brand new car through a vendor promotion which was pretty epic The commission check that subsequently paid my student loans in full. ? Best reward- a team who have achieved their goals for the month and all have a good pay and enjoy a drink together at the end of month Multiple President’s Club Awards. Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Acapulco… A big fat commission check. A trip to Iceland. The land of fire and ice, just mental. Will never forget it Repeat business. A nearly $30k commission for one month’s performance. Ahhhh… those were the days. All expense paid European trip complete with spending money for my husband and myself! At the beginning, I won the customer’s loyalty, which was the most important thing. Later, when I had won many customer’s loyalty and respect, I won a giant contest in 2013 with Cisco and in 2016 I won the Summit Club (the company I worked for called it Summit Club, but it was like a Directors Club). Actually being new to the company and hitting quota the first month. A trip to Cancun for Sales Excellence!! Thank you, Staples. The best reward that I’ve won being part of a Sales department has been my recognized Leadership role and Respect from the team and from the Customers too ! Box seats to a football game All expense paid trip to Mauritius Rangers game 4 day stay in 7* hotel in St Tropez! All expense paid trip for 6 (wife and I and 2 other couples) to Chicago to see Bruce Springsteen at Wrigley Field. Chairman’s Club 4 years and sent to Coronado Island, Vegas, Orlando, a cruise for 2 to the Bahamas, and quoted by the CEO in a company newsletter. Vegas Trips. One through JM&A after only 2 months on the job as an additional Finance Manager. Gave it to another finance guy who had been there 3 years. All expense paid 5 day trip to Queenstown, NZ A holiday to Barbados for a week in the Turtle bay resort Client Relationship and Self Confidence. 5k + in vouchers from SKY over an incentive period. SKY has the most amazing incentives and rewards for their employees 1) trip to Bali with my wife 2) chance to represent my company at the time at their client conference in Las Vegas. In dec (17 years ago) and with just one month working in the company, I received the anual bonus of 1 month salary .Very grateful for that that gesture! All expenses paid Trip to Hawaii for my whole family. We stayed at Disneys Aulani Resort for 4 days. All expense paid trip to Costa Rica with my wife! Respect to be sure, but in compensation, use of a corporate jet. my first plaque for top producer. Probably a $4 piece of wood and metal. But it is 36 years old and the only one I kept. 2 week Caribbean cruise for 2 Froch vs Groves 2 tickets in Wembley with transport from Cardiff and back in a Rolls Royce Phantom 🙂 Tej Randeva In the old days the norm was an oversea jaunt in our industry…I’ve done a few….Barbados and The South of France stand out……but the best was a few days driving a Lotus Elise for work. 2 tickets to a Michael Jackson concert An Audi TT and all expense 5* trip to Los Cabos A Nespresso machine A 6 day trip to Las Vegas, suite at the Wynn Hotel Encore part 55th floor, best meals, race in a Nissan GTR Bi-Turbo on the circuits, helicopter flight over the strip and drinks lots of drinks at the best VIP party’s….I will never forget that! Custom made surfboard Helping others get promoted Champion Mortgage loan officer of the year. The satisfaction of knowing that I have made a meaningful difference in my client’s life. New set wheels for my car. Customer satisfaction as feedback I’ve earned the trust from my clients and won their confidence. A sea of material things & posh trips & jollies but the one that stands out is some long term business relationships & friendships that have endured over a few decades even as we all move about. Money is money but the best things in life are priceless….. The satisfaction of knowing how many people I have helped. Learning and handling toughest situations Former customers calling to check on me after I was laid off? Took my Son on a 3 days to Vegas, paid for by Acura. Penthouse Suit at Aria. $2000 Cash. Plus drove 4 exotic Cars on the race track. ONE DRIFT HOT LAP with Z06. Grand Canyon tour with Helicopter. Then went to Battle Field Vegas. FIRED pretty much every riffle, favourite was 50 Cal, Mini Gun. We also cruised Vegas with H1 Hummer that had 50 Cal attached to it. Client appreciating and believing money he/she paid was of worth for the product or service which I offered. Overwhelmingly the friendships of customers and colleagues. Respect from the customers knowing that they are being well looked after A loyal clientele base due to hard work, dedication, loyalty, honesty, commitment. I cherish each of my clients so much! $15,000 bonus check, AFTER taxes. Customers willing to recommend our services to their peers Long standing relationship: the result of giving my clients commitment and honesty. Respect The best reward is intrinsic. Taking care of the customer so well and enjoying doing it do much that you would do it for nothing, but do it so well that they pay you for it A set of steak knives mid 5 figure bonus check plus the 5 figure company award trip to the best location for the whole family and all the other top sales people. RESPECT from peers and leadership! You can’t buy that. Team Player Award along Experience! 1st prize-a Cadillac Eldorado! 😉 Credit due to everyone who responded, and the Daily Sales for the interesting post! 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