Your business development team is generally the front line for your sales department and keeping these individuals fresh and engaged is essential for you to achieve business growth. Here are a few ways to ensure these team members are operating at full capacity.

Offer Unique Incentives

Offering incentives is a great way to motivate your business development team and keep them focused on their goals. Outline specific attainable metrics and attach some kind of reward to them. This may come in the form of cash, but unique and outside the box rewards work just as well. Things like paid time off, extra breaks and even free lunch can be great motivators.

Have A Competition

A bit of health competition is good for any team. Keep a running tally of each team member’s metrics on a board for all to see. Whoever wins the competition should get some kind of prize.  You may even consider splitting your team into two or three smaller teams to promote camaraderie and encourage your team members to cheer on their team members.

Work Multiple Projects

Working on the same project with the same scripting day in and day out can become monotonous. Allowing your team to work multiple projects will make them more well-rounded and help them to keep their enthusiasm for their primary campaigns. While it is good to have people who are experts in certain areas, a little bit of variety never hurts.

Celebrate Them

Employee appreciation can go a long way toward keeping your team motivated and is a big part of employee retention. Small gestures like team meals, outings, awards and bonuses will show your team that they are an important part of the company. When employees feel appreciated, they tend to work harder and be more productive.