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Just Out! Our Top 20 Sales Tech Vendors to Follow at Dreamforce #DF17

SBI

Dreamforce 2017 is just around the corner. ModelN @ModelN Model N is a global leader in Revenue Management, maximizing revenue with quoting, contracting, pricing, rebating, channel and compliance solutions. 6-9 in gorgeous San Francisco. B2B sales professionals can engage faster with customers to grow their business.

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Are You Using Your Sales Performance Data Effectively?

Xactly

But to start, consider the following metrics in your sales performance analysis: Quota attainment: In 2017, the average quota attainment was 55 percent and this number is continuing to fall (yikes!). With that in mind, you can then design your territories, set quotas, and build incentives that will keep you on track to hit goals.

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A Short and Sweet Case for Enterprise SPM

Xactly

Sales performance management (SPM) and incentive compensation management (ICM) are often used interchangeably. Fact #1: In 2017, the average quota attainment was at 53%, and this rate is continuing to trend downwards. SPM refers to sales planning, comp management, performance optimization—and everything in between.

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[Webinar Recap] Transforming Enterprise Sales Organizations With Data and AI/ML

Xactly

Traditionally, SPM has been synonymous with incentive compensation management (ICM). Using manual forms of incentive compensation management, companies were left with static data that is more of a problem than a solution. SPM solutions have been shown to help companies better manage their sales performance and incentive compensation.

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How to Use Clawback Clauses in Your Sales Comp Strategy

The Spiff Blog

Shadow accounting is a practice in which individual sales reps keep track of their own deals and incentive-based compensation, typically to ensure that their compensation will be accurate. Look no further than the 2017 Oracle lawsuit , in which the technology company was sued for $150 million over clawed back sales wages.

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Will 2018 Mark The Death Of The Sales Development Representative?

SalesFolk

It starts with accepting and acting on two important realities in 2017: 1. If you have a sales rep who is already great at creating opportunities, why force them into an AE role without first considering how you can maximize their potential? Quality has more lasting value than quantity in today’s sales conversations.

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Sales Hacker’s Top Sales Trends & Predictions You MUST Be Aware Of In 2018

Sales Hacker

The race to the 2017 finish line is in full throttle – While last minute closed deals are still trickling in, B2B organizations are researching how to shape next year’s sales strategy to align with the top sales trends that are expected to emerge in 2018. Yeah, sales SaaS got out of hand in 2017. 1 Best Seller.

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