Distribution Network Incentives: How to Make Them Simpler?

Anyone working in a distribution network will tell you that it is difficult to both develop, manage, and grow their distribution network. Objectives such as revenue growth, margins, and increasing the number of distributors (and their satisfaction) can be contradictory and face budgetary obstacles. Your ability to balance these factors will help ensure the success of your network and its good reputation. For this, simplicity is key: according to KPMG, 94% of business leaders state that managing complexity is key to business success (and distributor networks).

Knowing that according to INSEE, networks account for 84% of revenue in commerce, it can be said that distribution networks play a crucial role in the success of the manufacturers they represent, and that it is therefore fundamental that your distribution network incentives are as simple as possible.

With that in mind, here are three ways to simplify the management of your incentive programs for your distribution networks.

Make Incentive Programs Easy to Use for your Networks

How easy to use should your programs be? Should distributors need to call technical support to change their age or launch a challenge? Of course not! A complicated platform simply won’t be used by the majority of partner sales representatives. One of the keys is SSO: Single Sign-On, a single password and username for all company services. Having an intuitive interface is also important: you shouldn’t have to organize training sessions for your distributors just to learn how to use it! The engagement and loyalty you will create among your distributors largely depend on the ease of use of your tools.

Offer Extended Functionality as Part of your Incentives

How many other suppliers do your distributors work with? Each expects their partners to log into their tools and manage the program in the supplier’s interest, which can be extremely discouraging if there are many suppliers. If you want to simplify your distributors’ lives, you should offer them a single platform that has all the functions they need to reduce the number of tools. Incenteev brings together in one tool everything your distributors need to manage the distribution of your products (online training, real-time KPIs, collaboration and communication spaces).

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Offer Integrated Programs for your Incentives

Are you leveraging the full potential of your distributors’ data? Integrating information from other databases will improve the user experience and help you control the costs of maintaining your program. The ideal is to have a single platform that is modular and integrates all the data your distributor partners need for optimal efficiency and successful message targeting. It can be useful to have an Account Manager whose specific job is to ensure the integration of your tools with those of your distributors. Incenteev integrates with all your distributors’ tools, including Salesforce.

Thus, to simplify your distributors’ lives and improve the results of your network’s incentives, three points are essential. Your tools must be easy to use, as versatile (and few) as possible, and integrated with your distributors’ tools.

And you, what are your tips for simplifying your distributors’ lives? What difficulties do you face?

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