Sales and Marketing Management

MARCH 23, 2023

More than 85 companies reported revenue performance, turnover rates and change in compensation costs, including incentive and total compensation increases, for Alexander Group's 2023 Sales Compensation Trends Survey. Here's what we learned.

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Sales Hacker

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

He’s an expert in the sales world, particularly in revenue operations and incentive compensation. Building a compensation structure that works for both salespeople and the company. Building a compensation structure that works for both salespeople and the company. Best practices for designing compensation structure [07:00].

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The Spiff Blog

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

With a new year around the corner, it’s time to start thinking about your sales compensation plans for 2023. We recently sat down with Chris Semain, Principal and Tech Practice Leader at the Alexander Group to discuss the future of sales comp. After our conversation with the Alexander Group, we came away with an action item.

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Janek Performance Group

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

A sales organization’s compensation plan can be an important driver of success. Recently, Janek Managing Partner Nick Kane joined Tanner Lacey, the Co-Founder and Director of Go-to-Market Strategy at Spiff, a leader of sales compensation software and commission tracker, for an informative webinar. However, the reverse is also true.

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Xactly

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

Learn about XO Group's sales compensation process and how Xactly has helped them improve performance.

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Braveheart Sales

JUNE 29, 2021

While the compensation plan is one piece of the puzzle, it is incumbent upon the manager/leader to understand what really will inspire the salesperson to achieve or even over-achieve. Let’s also assume that the salesperson requires a certain level of compensation to reach their goals. The post Compensation Plan or Accountability Plan?

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Xactly

OCTOBER 18, 2018

Few leading indicators are more predictive of a company’s future sales performance than its incentive compensation plans. As former Reliance Electric CEO Chuck Ames once said according to General Electric CEO Jack Welch, “Show me a company’s various compensation plans, and I’ll show you how its employees behave.”. View Webinar.

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SBI Growth

SEPTEMBER 30, 2012

When sales reps think about their compensation, the first thing they ask is “How can I make more?” With no alignment of the support groups to sales goals. Is your compensation plan well designed or driving top-tier reps away? Talented reps – with the right comp plan, support and product/service set – always make targets.

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Braveheart Sales

DECEMBER 10, 2020

The end of the year is when many leaders tend to consider transforming their sales compensation plan since a new year equals making a fresh start. If you are a leader contemplating changes, I would suggest that a real purpose be at the core of any new compensation plan. 2) “Is my compensation plan structured to motivate them?”.

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Understanding the Sales Force

APRIL 6, 2012

Let's talk about something other than questioning which compensation plan is best for your company and its salespeople. You can make both groups of salespeople happy. Sales Force Compensation is just one of many important topics we will discuss at Kurlan and Associate, Inc.'s There is a compromise though.

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Your Sales Management Guru

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

Align Sales Compensation with Your Goals A compensation plan that works. Note: This week’s blog is an excerpt from my new book: “Creating High Performance Sales Compensation Plans”. Your sales management team must understand your company’s overall goals and structure compensation to align with them.

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Xactly

OCTOBER 17, 2018

You may feel we’re being a bit too generous here with the word “party,” but considering how much we love flawless incentive compensation, we think a celebratory vibe is just what your planning committee really needs. So, how do you know if you have the right mix of attendees for your incentive compensation planning party?

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Hubspot Sales

APRIL 27, 2021

This might not be all that mind-blowing to point out, but not all sales orgs are comfortably confined to their companies' corporate headquarters — operating under a group of managers that can come together to share stories over lunch every day. Many businesses have too broad a reach for that.

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Miller Heiman Group

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

Today we are announcing a landmark moment in the sales performance marketplace: Miller Heiman Group will join Korn Ferry to create an unprecedented force to deliver the most comprehensive solutions ever offered to the market. Are your compensation plans working? What is your sourcing strategy for top sales talent?

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Partners in Excellence

APRIL 25, 2017

I always worry when a conversation with a sales executive starts with, “We need to fix our compensation problem.” ” The ensuing discussion usually focuses on, “We aren’t meeting our numbers, we need to fix the compensation/commission system in order to make our numbers.”

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Understanding the Sales Force

AUGUST 21, 2023

For the consumers of Objective Management Group’s comprehensive data from the evaluations of nearly 2.4 To improve your chances of closing the business, instead of reading articles about closing, read articles about reaching decision makers. For help with improving your Sales Management capabilities read articles on Sales Management.

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Understanding the Sales Force

AUGUST 21, 2023

For the consumers of Objective Management Group’s comprehensive data from the evaluations of nearly 2.4 To improve your chances of closing the business, instead of reading articles about closing, read articles about reaching decision makers. For help with improving your Sales Management capabilities read articles on Sales Management.

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Sales Training Connection

DECEMBER 5, 2012

Sales Compensation + Sales Strategy. Sales compensation systems and sales strategy have long been established factors that impact sales performance. The Boston Consulting Group published the results of an interesting research article on this odd couple entitled Paying for Performance – Aligning Sales Compensation and Strategy.

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Xactly

JANUARY 2, 2019

The sales planning process can become quite complex, especially when it comes to designing sales compensation plans. Ultimately, the new compensation and incentive plans must successfully motivate the right sales behaviors to achieve goals, all while driving growth. Time in sales compensation: 4 years. Who: Robert Walters.

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Anaplan

AUGUST 22, 2017

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Understanding the Sales Force

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

They believe that the sales organization is some mysterious group of overpaid characters that don’t fit into a neat, controllable box. Most do not become CEOs via a career in sales, and as a result, don’t know what they don’t know about sales and the sales organization. We have a law firm for that. Investments?

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SBI Growth

JULY 18, 2014

Last week, in LinkedIn’s Sales Operations Group forum, the question of commission splits arose. Sales Operations Strategy sales operations Compensation' How should a company track and credit these splits? Many Sales Ops leaders brought insights to the conversation. One thing was clear reading through the responses.

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Sales and Marketing Management

AUGUST 28, 2019

Personalize Compensation Packages. This appetite for a customized experience is relevant in the workplace as it applies to compensation as well. Compensation and sales performance technology can create a channel for sales teams and HR managers to integrate personalization into the compensation experience.

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Engage Selling

APRIL 2, 2012

In 20 years of selling, I’ve never encountered a compensation plan that eliminated all conflicts. The more complex the compensation plan, the easier it is to misunderstand or manipulate. Remember: your salespeople will check whether their potential compensation might decline under the new plan. Keep your plan simple.

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Xactly

MAY 7, 2018

Sales compensation is one of the most important components of sales planning. Sales operations and compensation professionals must compile a team to piecing together metrics and goals, which carries an incredible amount of responsibility. Time in sales compensation: 11 years. Company: Palo Alto Networks.

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Steven Rosen

MARCH 25, 2021

Groups like YPO (Young Presidents Organization) provide CEO’s an opportunity to discuss organizational concerns and receive feedback from other CEOs freely. In the areas of Finance and IT, executives also have their own associations and networking groups readily available. Why Would Sales Executives Need Networking Groups?

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Sales 2.0

APRIL 23, 2020

The number of US businesses grouped by number of employees. Adapting sales compensation plans to the realities of selling to large accounts. There are so many small companies making a tiny share of the overall revenue and so few enterprise accounts making so much. Share of total US revenue by company size (number of employees).

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OpenSymmetry

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

However, automation is not necessarily the answer to all sales compensation problems – in fact, a new shiny tool could be a huge investment that only helps the company make the same mistakes faster. Take a fresh look at your sales compensation processes before considering the investment of a new tool. Don’t know where to begin?

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The Bridge Group

MARCH 7, 2019

Here at The Bridge Group, we’ve been doing rep and manager comp research since 2007. Although we’ve been asked about CRO/SVP of Sales compensation a lot , it’s one area we’ve never delved into. To read the full report, download the CRO Compensation Research Report. You can get the latest SDR report here and AE report here.)

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Xactly

MARCH 22, 2018

Being a sales leader is no easy task, and it takes a lot of strategy and collaboration with sales operations to be incredible at sales compensation planning. Download our "Ultimate Guide to Sales Compensation Planning," for everything you need for a sales comp plan design project. Why Focus on Motivating the Middle?

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Janek Performance Group

MARCH 12, 2024

3) Clearly communicate benefits and compensation New hires should have a clear understanding of commission plans and other important benefits and compensation from the start. If not properly compensated, they’re likely to shop their résumé around to more generous companies. Reinforce the training.

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The Pipeline

JUNE 7, 2013

Compensation style dictates breadth of view and company culture. Compensation affects every employee’s focus and breadth of view. Aligning your compensation with your goals. But we quickly realized these goals were tough to achieve when our account, sales, and media teams each had their own compensation system and culture.

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Your Sales Management Guru

DECEMBER 10, 2012

Ken: We have two posts today, first How to Manage Manipulative Sales Employees and a BONUS Sales Compensation Survey to help you plan. BONUS Sales Compensation Survey. Service Leadership’s 2012/13 Annual Solution Provider Compensation Survey is Now Open! . Acumen Management Group Ltd. report at no cost.

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OpenSymmetry

JULY 20, 2016

In some cases, incentive compensation (IC) methods have evolved to align with new regulations regarding specific sales metrics. However, a recent article from the Harvard Business Review suggests the stagnant methods of pharmaceutical sales rep compensation may be the root cause of an even bigger public health issue.

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OpenSymmetry

JULY 20, 2016

In some cases, incentive compensation (IC) methods have evolved to align with new regulations regarding specific sales metrics. However, a recent article from the Harvard Business Review suggests the stagnant methods of pharmaceutical sales rep compensation may be the root cause of an even bigger public health issue.

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Fair and Transparent Compensation Last year, we launched a Total Rewards Statement program that shows employees an itemized report of their total compensation. “We are proud of the investment that we have made in learning and development, and in training a generation of sales people.”

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Sales and Marketing Management

OCTOBER 15, 2020

we measured the trust, alignment and commitment within these groups. The line between rewards and compensation can become blurred. In late 2019, we surveyed more than 3,000 U.S. employees across various industries to determine the strength of the relationship between employees, their managers and their companies. and more frequently?—?thereby

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