The Spiff Blog

AUGUST 22, 2023

After all, RevOps teams play an active role in supporting every function that drives revenue growth, from sales to marketing to finance to customer success. They require you to have a clear picture of prospect and customer behavior, market trends, and performance metrics. Audit your tech stack.

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Tony Hughes

MAY 12, 2019

They invest only 14% of revenue and have only 12% of their people working in sales and marketing. Here are some relevant benchmark companies for comparison in the illustration below (courtesy of Graham Hawkins and his book, The Future of The Sales Profession). WiseTech operates in 125+ countries and has 6,000+ customers.

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Smooth Sale

APRIL 8, 2022

Attract the Right Job Or Clientele: Source: Pexels (CC0 License). Note: Our Collaborative Blog offers insights on ‘Reasons why your growing business is losing out on sales. If you feel your business is constantly losing out on sales, it is crucial to know why. Listening is an essential sales strategy. Incompetence.

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LeadFuze

JANUARY 1, 2022

How to Make a Go To Market Strategy With Our Proven Template. The Winning by Design Blueprint Series provides a step-by-step go to market plan for every part of the sales process, including developing a go to market strategy. First, we will define what “go to market” really means. Go To Market Strategy.

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Allbound

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

The 4 Types of Channel Marketing Partners. Navigating the world of channel marketing can be tricky, especially when common industry terms overlap. There are four different types of channel-marketing partnerships: 1. Which benefits will you offer to your partners? Channel Partnerships, Untangled.

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Smooth Sale

MAY 26, 2022

Image Source – CC0 License. Adhering to them will help encourage a returning clientele and turn them into your unspoken sales staff. As the CEO of Smooth Sale, after her near-death experience, Stutz adapted the motto, “Believe, Become, Empower. Sales Tips: How to Enhance Your Business Approach to Customer Service.

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Velocify

JUNE 28, 2017

Did you know that high-growth companies are more likely to be familiar with the different types of sales technologies on the market? Of the sales technologies listed, here are the 13 least known according to participants (in order, starting from the least known). 1) Sales Gamification. 6) Incentives and Commissions.

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Pipeliner

APRIL 27, 2019

However, many novice businessmen often do not know the answer to the simple question: “Why a sales budget is essential to effective business planning?” That’s why most businessmen prefer to think about it later and try to succeed without a proper made sales budget. It shows the importance of preparation for a sales budget.

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Close.io

OCTOBER 22, 2019

Yes, we're very proud that we've created the best inside sales CRM for startups and SMBs. Further, their knowledge in integrating other tools through Zapier has brought great value to our team.” - Amanda Mullet, Sales Operations Manager, HomeLight. Sales rep: Great! But we don't stop there. Customer: [Answer].

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OpenSymmetry

JULY 17, 2015

Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) is generally thought to be a challenge for incentive plan designers – but is this true – why is it important and what are some of the key considerations in getting the design right? SaaS sales models are a challenge as an incentive designer, sales operations or finance for a number of reasons.

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Partners in Excellence

APRIL 1, 2014

We undertook a massive transformation, changed about everything–people, processes, tools, metrics, incentives. First, as sales leaders, we must focus on continuous improvement. Whatever a sales person produces this year, next year, we would expect them to do more. Virtually nothing was left untouched.

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Sales Hacker Training

MARCH 14, 2023

Here’s a list of the best lead generation tools on the market today. These solutions range from CRM tools to exit-intentlead capture to sales management tools to marketing software and beyond. Outreach empowers sales teams to manage their sales pipeline , close more deals, and forecast revenue. 1) Outreach.io

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OpenSymmetry

MARCH 25, 2015

Sales Performance Management (SPM) has truly evolved over the last 10+ years from the days of having an on-premise solution that primarily automated the compensation calculation process with basic reporting, to a new dynamic frontier with extended capabilities.

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The Spiff Blog

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Without further ado let’s jump into the latest edition and meet some of our favorite Spiffers: Rachel Cravit, Marketing Content Writer. Rachel is an experienced content writer/marketer, specializing exclusively in B2B SaaS for the past 4 years. She’s excited to join Spiff’s marketing team! John Arsenault, Sales Engineer.

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Sales Hacker

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

If you’re familiar with what a CRM is already, then you intuitively know that an enterprise CRM is basically a CRM solution tailored to larger (enterprise-level) companies with complex processes and large sales teams. Sales enablement. Lastly, an enterprise CRM platform is able to support more than just the sales organization.

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Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 6, 2021

In some cases, being let go gives you the ability and incentive to pursue something bigger. As an independent consultant, you need a business license and a phone — along with a host of other costs to get your business off the ground. That being said, follow your expertise, not the market trends. Understand who you can help.

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The Spiff Blog

JANUARY 27, 2022

Brittani Wynn, Social Media Marketing Associate. After college, Dan first worked at XANT – a sales tech company in Utah before joining Spiff. He has a Mechanical Engineering degree from Cal Poly Pomona, a Professional Engineer license, and a Certified Scrum Master certificate. Phan Tran, Sr Sales Engineer.

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Allbound

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

With so many new SaaS providers hitting the market every month, running some form of partner program feels like table stakes. After all, partnering up with other companies that share customer bases can be a huge asset in amplifying your sales and marketing. Sales / Support Partners.

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Sales Hacker

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

This week on the Sales Hacker podcast , we interview Rob Lopez , SVP of Sales at Justworks , one of the fastest growing businesses focused on HR including payroll, benefits and the like. Using conversations with customers to inform the development of the sales playbook. Subscribe to the Sales Hacker Podcast.

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Sales Training Advice

JULY 30, 2012

While it’s true that networking, referrals, and other relationship-oriented marketing strategies are superior ways to build a professional services business in the long run, the problem can lie in that word “long.” How can you get started building your prospect list and jump-start your marketing? Here are 25 ideas.

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Sales Hacker

APRIL 21, 2022

SaaS companies tend to follow a typical path, and it almost always leads to moving up-market and enterprise sales. But as SaaS startups mature, they usually start moving up-market. This is why most SaaS companies eventually move up-market and start focusing on bigger deals. Related: What is Complex Sales?

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Sales Hacker

MAY 5, 2020

This week on the Sales Hacker podcast, we speak with Devante Lewis-Jackson , one of the top rising sales leaders helping companies grow in New York City and most recently a sales manager at The Muse. The four phases of sales management. Subscribe to the Sales Hacker Podcast. What You’ll Learn. We’re on iTunes.

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Sales Hacker

JANUARY 21, 2021

Social media has created new channels for sales reps to conduct research on prospective customers, connect with leads, and build relationships. This new sales strategy is known as social selling, and the numbers show that when it works, it works. What is LinkedIn Sales Navigator? How much does LinkedIn Sales Navigator cost?

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Hubspot Sales

DECEMBER 19, 2019

When a company first starts out, the founders aren't concerned with establishing a clearly delineated sales process; they're worried about getting any sales at all. The company’s scant sales team — often comprised of just a VP and maybe one or two reps — is often given license to get customers in the door however they see fit.

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Close.io

DECEMBER 2, 2019

It’s a great addition to your sales skills , pave the way for closing more business, and become a top-performing sales rep. What is cold canvassing in sales? However you also engage them in your sales process and open opportunities for selling down the road. Let’s begin with the basics. Establish rapport. More revenue.

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Sales Evangelist

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

The Red-headed Step Brother of Sales … Client Success; we don’t pay attention to it. What incentive would I have to go back for more? 03:26] I read a statistic in an article published by the Precision Marketing Group which states that 86% of buyers will pay more for a product if they receive a better customer experience.

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Tony Hughes

MARCH 12, 2018

This combination in its simplicity 'anchors the sale.' Qualifying the pipeline is where most sales organizations shipwreck on the rocks of missed expectation. You can easily lose control of deals without knowing these points and inserting them carefully into your sales process. It is just that simple. Qantas in a safe flight.

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