The Spiff Blog

JANUARY 26, 2023

Just as Olympic athletes train to reach peak performance, so do sales teams. In fact, research shows, it takes an average of three months for a new seller to be ready to interact with buyers, nine months for them to be competent to perform, and 15 months for them to become a top performer ( source ).

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Smooth Sale

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

The job market constantly evolves, and your skill set deserves substantial compensation. Skilled project managers guide projects to successful conclusions and receive reasonable compensation for their oversight and expertise. Many opportunities exist that can showcase your skills and offer you substantial compensation.

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The Spiff Blog

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

These pillars include organizational alignment, robust reporting, ongoing professional development, incentive compensation, and sales enablement. Henry Ford once said, “The only thing worse than training your employees and having them leave is not training them and having them stay.” ” And, it’s true!

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SalesLoft

OCTOBER 30, 2018

This is dollars left on the table due to ineffective processes for “defining, assigning, and managing territories, quotas, and incentives and compensation plans.”. Compensation plans need to evolve with organizational objectives and sales strategy. This brief set of sales compensation guiding principles underlie our 6 step guide.

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Janek Performance Group

MARCH 12, 2024

Many companies tend to underestimate the importance of guidance, training, and support for their new hires, and that tends to be detrimental. Best Practices During the Sales Onboarding Process 1) Invest time and effort into training This is probably the most obvious aspect of onboarding, but also arguably the most important one.

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Smooth Sale

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Reasons Why the Right Talents Reject Job Offers Competitive Compensation A frequent reason for job offer rejections is the disparity between the offered compensation and the candidate’s salary expectations. Research your industry concerning compensation for varying titles.

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Sales Training Connection

FEBRUARY 12, 2014

Sales Training. It is not a career risk to be out front advocating your company place a priority on sales training. However, has some solid research been done on what constitutes sales success? More recently, Dixon and Adamson, who did the work around the Challenger Sale, backed up their findings with credible research.

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The Pipeline

DECEMBER 16, 2011

The REAL Problem with Sales Training. Stored in Guest Post , Productivity , Sales Leadership , Sales Success , Sales Training , e-book , execution. It seems that every week we are being told that sales training is not working in a very high percentage of cases – 85-90% was one statistic I read just yesterday. JF Corporation.

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SBI Growth

SEPTEMBER 19, 2013

Changed your sales compensation plan. To assist you further, sign-up for SBI’s Sales & Marketing Research Review here. At no cost, an expert from SBI will present the full research findings. At no cost, an expert from SBI will present the full research findings. Launch – train the team. Here’s why.

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Sales and Marketing Management

OCTOBER 22, 2018

From sales force training and compensation to investments in sales processes and technology, organizations relentlessly seek to pull the right levers that will drive revenue growth and improve sales effectiveness. Very few had formal, repeated sales manager training programs. In this study, top managers brought in an average $3.5

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Sales and Marketing Management

OCTOBER 29, 2018

From sales force training and compensation to investments in sales processes and technology, organizations relentlessly seek to pull the right levers that will drive revenue growth and improve sales effectiveness. Very few had formal, repeated sales manager training programs. In this study, top managers brought in an average $3.5

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DiscoverOrg Sales

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

Compensation. In addition to the more obvious responsibilities of recruiting, hiring, onboarding, and training, HR decision-makers are responsible for purchases that affect other areas as well. orientation, training, and communication. compensation strategy and delivery. Compensation strategy. Workplace services.

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SalesProInsider

JUNE 8, 2017

I love data and research…especially when it comes to people. Now OMG research confirms it with science! Let me state that again… you can’t motivate and drive the actions of your team with pep talks, compensation, threats, and the like for very long if they don’t have the Will. Some call this motivation.

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The Pipeline

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

25% Increase in Sales Training ROI – Sales eXchange – 115. Some aspects of sales training are easy to measure others not so, but it is a fair question when I am asked what they can expect from an ROI standpoint. Companies have shown selectivity with other training or development programs. Given that, why train them?

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SBI Growth

OCTOBER 24, 2013

In either case, hiring/training distractions chew up valuable time better used for selling. To assist you further, sign-up for SBI’s Sales & Marketing Research Review here. At no cost, an expert from SBI will present the full research findings. Poor compensation. Poor training or onboarding materials and execution.

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Hubspot Sales

APRIL 11, 2023

HubSpot research confirmed this 35% churn rate. Lack of Compensation For starters, many salespeople report a lack of compensation as one of the top reasons they leave their employers. MIT research found a toxic culture was 10.4 times more likely to contribute to attrition than compensation.

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Zoominfo

MAY 12, 2020

Do your research. Do Your Research. Skills can be taught with training. In fact, according to a study by LinkedIn, compensation isn’t even among the top four reasons why people quit a job. A little research on your prospect will help you understand what an “awesome opportunity” means to them. Ask for referrals !

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Zoominfo

APRIL 7, 2020

Compensation. In addition to the more obvious responsibilities of recruiting, hiring, onboarding, and training, HR decision-makers are responsible for purchases that affect other areas as well. Workplace services. Recruitment. New employee orientation. Human Resources controls a growing piece of the budget. But how do you break in?

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SBI Growth

JANUARY 27, 2013

More Sales complaints we’ve witnessed: Can’t engage a world-class external training program. Can’t change the Compensation plan until HR’s partner does a 90-day benchmark. Can’t change the Compensation plan until HR’s partner does a 90-day benchmark. How should compensation/rewards change for the different generations involved?

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SalesFuel

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Transparency in compensation and important decisions. Emphasis on training, mentoring and succession planning. Photo by August de Richelieu on Pexels.com SalesFuel - Sales Credibility | Sales Research | Sales Hiring | Sales Management | Sales Enablement Support for attorneys’ well-being and work-life balance topped the list.

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DiscoverOrg Sales

MAY 5, 2016

In some cases, the failure of a CIO to mitigate risk can cost a company a lot more than the lofty compensation packages they command. To find this out, you would need a team of highly-trained researchers. Good news, though – we have that team in place. In short, they know a thing or two about the Fortune 500.

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Sales and Marketing Management

SEPTEMBER 17, 2017

Researchers have confirmed that paying too little is insulting and paying too much can cause reps to choke. The rule of thumb for calibrating incentives is to pay out between 3 and 10 percent of total compensation (commensurate with the period the incentive is active). When are rewards juuust right? These are critical.

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Allego

MAY 18, 2021

After all, missing the mark on training means missing revenue targets too. Not only do sales teams need to keep deals rolling in while remote, sales leaders also need to reimagine how they equip reps with the training to win. Here are a four virtual sales coaching trends we found from our research: 1. Learn More.

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Sales Training Connection

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

Sales training. Given that in the United States millions of dollars are spent each year on sales training , are there significant number of influential people who think that sales training really doesn’t work – answer: yes. or “I’m sure our people will at least learn one thing from the sales training.” Bad Experiences.

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Sales and Marketing Management

SEPTEMBER 17, 2017

Researchers have confirmed that paying too little is insulting and paying too much can cause reps to choke. The rule of thumb for calibrating incentives is to pay out between 3 and 10 percent of total compensation (commensurate with the period the incentive is active). When are rewards juuust right? These are critical.

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SBI Growth

AUGUST 17, 2013

Sign up for SBI’s 7th annual research tour: " How to Make Your Number in 2014: A Sales Strategy You Can Execute." The cost of mis-hire is 6-8X the base compensation. We perform market assessments: both primary and secondary market research supplemented with the Voice of the Customer (VOC). Background. What game are we playing?

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SBI Growth

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

Sign up for SBI''s free onsite research session here. Territory design, quotas and compensation plans. Change the compensation plan to incent new logo growth by adding an accelerator. Sales training. Compensation plans come last not first. Are my Sales Managers good enough? Too many, you erode profitability.

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Sales Training Connection

MAY 4, 2016

Sales Training Investment. How much money are companies spending on sales training? As reported in a research report by Sales Performance International – “In the United States alone, industry estimates for corporate expenditures on sales training and performance improvement are more than 5 billion dollars annually.”

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SBI Growth

OCTOBER 12, 2013

Setting Quotas, territory structures, headcounts and total compensation budgets are examples. Get our 7th annual research report and see how the best are evolving. Get the sales team trained on how to sell socially. Your compensation plan must align to your strategy. Get LinkedIn upgrades. help our buyers buy from us?

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The Brooks Group

MARCH 27, 2014

At any rate, while not that frightening, this short story can provide good food for thought as you think through the structure of your sales compensation plan. The Scary Tale of a Broken Sales Compensation Plan. Their sales compensation plan was an unusually healthy base plus a small bonus based on profitability organization-wide.

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Janek Performance Group

MARCH 2, 2022

Of course, compensation is important. Sales Training. Training can provide a new perspective. Here are some advantages of training: Outside perspective Update skills and behaviors Understand modern buyers Leverage Technology Train sales coaches. Today, the field of sales training is vast.

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Janek Performance Group

DECEMBER 28, 2021

The Pros and Cons of Different Sales Compensation Plans. As such, top sales organizations know their talent is only as good as their compensation plans. Have a look now by following this link. Sellers are often a competitive breed, pushing themselves to achieve and exceed their quotas.

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Janek Performance Group

MAY 29, 2024

Plus, sales training, coaching, and development are key. Therefore, avoid overwhelming BDRs with goals, quotas, and compensation. This includes researching leads, logging dozens of calls, and setting appointments. Providing these, organizations can improve a BDR’s drive and determination to succeed. Keep these simple.

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SBI Growth

SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

Get your copy by signing up for SBI’s 7th annual research tour: " How to Make Your Number in 2014: A Sales Strategy You Can Execute ". The Compensation Tool: Reps hang onto opportunities until the last minute. Here’s the worst part: A CRM can actually be a great pipeline, activity, opportunity, and compensation tool.

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SBI Growth

FEBRUARY 25, 2014

The comp plan, revenue targets, training – it was all covered.”. Market research into opportunity identification and pricing. Sales training, compensation and lead generation. Revenue Targets / Quotas – Translate the initial Market Research data and Segmentation into achievable revenue targets.

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The Pipeline

JANUARY 17, 2012

One great thing about this time of year is the research done by others to help you kick-start your year. The advantage is that you have experts in the field researching specific areas of interest, and delivering valuable resources you can use, thereby saving you time and effort, and allow to utilize and benefit from those resources.

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Zoominfo

MARCH 21, 2022

Faced with increasingly stressful work environments, many workers are leaving lower-paying roles to pursue jobs with better compensation. These data points were then contextualized in comparison to levels of base compensation to determine their overall impact.

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