GC09: Winning the Sales Game | with Bob Marsh of LevelEleven

One of the earliest areas to adopt employee gamification has been sales teams. That’s not surprising, since some game-inspired elements like competition and rewards have long been used in sales departments, where many salespeople are naturally competitive and love to win. But the gamification trend is bringing changes to the world of sales, and here to talk to us about that is Bob Marsh of LevelEleven. LevelEleven develops software tools for sales managers and their teams. Their flagship product, Compete, is an app that brings gamification elements to Salesforce, which is the world’s best-selling Customer Relationship Management (CRM). In this episode, Jesse and Bob discuss the four phases of sales CRM adoption, and how gamification can help sales teams move each phase forward. In addition, they discuss specifics of how Compete works to build a sales pipeline, motivate sales teams to take targeted actions, and drive adoption of Salesforce. Resources Mentioned in This Episode * “Crank Up Your Sales Team” white paper mentioned in this episode, as well as other white papers by LevelEleven * LevelEleven’s website:  LevelEleven.com * Follow Bob and LevelEleven on Twitter: @BobMarsh5  @LevelElev To stay up on the latest news and trends in employee gamification, join the Game Changer group on LinkedIn. Subscription Links iTunes Stitcher RSS Your Feedback If you like our show, please rate us on iTunes. That makes a huge difference in helping more people discover it. We love to know your thoughts about this episode. Please submit your comments below! You can also email comments to Jesse at jesse@engagingleader.com, subscribe to him on Facebook, or follow him on Twitter. For the transcript of this episode: Winning the Sales Game | with Bob Marsh

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Welcome to Game Changer, a show on using gamification to engage employees. Join us as industry experts discuss one of the hottest trends in business today: using fun and game-thinking as a strategy to better engage employees in their work and in areas such as health and wellness, recruiting, and more. This is a special podcast series by the producers of the top-rated podcast, Engaging Leader. Game Changer is the show for CEOs, HR Executives, and other business leaders to learn about internal gamification. Over the course of this series, you'll hear examples and pitfalls, discover how to assess when it's an appropriate strategy, and learn to evaluate gamification partners and game ideas.