Sales Hacker

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Scott Barton, Varicent’s VP of Industry Solutions & 20-year sales compensation industry pro, attended WorldatWork’s 2022 Sales Compensation Conference. Despite these advances, few industry pros currently use predictive or prescriptive analytics for determining sales compensation plan effectiveness. Is change in the air?

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OpenSymmetry

JANUARY 27, 2016

A critical element that is relatively new is territory optimization and we will examine the case for this in this article. The territory optimization and alignment element of salesforce effectiveness is vital for three reasons. Finally, deployment of an automated solution generates improved sales performance.

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Steven Rosen

DECEMBER 2, 2012

Many companies run Presidents Club, STAR Club and Summit programs to reward and recognise their top sales performers. In building a Top Performers Program, sales management needs to decide what they want to reward. Many companies I work with tie their program to sales vs. objectives. What to do?

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Hubspot Sales

JULY 22, 2020

Sales always has been, and always will be, about closing the deal. But, sales professionals cannot rely on cold calls and haphazard prospect visits if they want to meet their sales goals and make it into the top 10%. Sales Productivity Tools. HubSpot Sales Platform. Gamifier makes sales performance fun.

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Partners in Excellence

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

” There are surveys asking for the one area sales managers should focus on. There are surveys for sellers covering things like prospecting, pipeline management, closing, sales process. ” If sales management and selling were that easy… The problem is, these are false choices. We have to do the whole job.

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Hubspot Sales

APRIL 24, 2019

Compensation is an important factor in attracting and retaining employees, especially in sales. Imagine if almost half of your sales team left the company because of a poorly designed compensation plan. Luckily, I've compiled some resources for you to determine the best sales commission structure for your sales team or yourself.

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Zoominfo

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Vice President of Sales at ZoomInfo, Steve Bryerton, shares his thoughts on how to implement a Team Lead within your organization. Picture this: You’re a sales leader, currently responsible for a team of nearly 10+ sales development reps. But we have to warn you, there are sales leaders who will advise otherwise.

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Xactly

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

Sales planning entails many important factors. From territory planning to sales team organization, to sales coaching and leadership strategies to sales compensation planning, each element helps to create a strong sales plan. Position: Sales Operations. Time in sales compensation: 5 years.

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Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 2, 2019

As a sales leader, your ability to develop and retain your sales reps is important to your company’s bottom line and future success. Employee retention in the sales field continues to be an issue. In 2018, the average sales professional tenure was reported to be 1.5 Why Sales Performance Management Matters.

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InsideSales.com

JULY 1, 2020

In times of high productivity, you may turn your focus to KPI’s to manage and monitor the flow of sales through your business. However, even in times of growth, it remains an important key factor of all businesses to keep strategizing for the potential growth of sales revenue. How is your top sales-people performing?

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Xactly

DECEMBER 3, 2018

This blog is the third in a series of sales planning fundamentals written by Xactly Chief Sales Officer Marc Gemassmer. If you’re in sales, this also means that you’re probably in the midst of planning season. In today’s day and age, sales planning must be data-driven, automated, and collaborative.

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Zoominfo

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Picture this: You’re a sales leader, currently responsible for a team of about 10 sales development reps. Before jumping the gun and hiring a seasoned veteran or promoting a rep from your (relatively) green team to sales manager, you should consider a middle ground: a team lead role for the inbound crew. Now, is it perfect?

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Janek Performance Group

MARCH 12, 2024

Many sales professionals often don’t receive the crucial tools needed for success right away. This may end up contributing to a lack of direction and belonging many sales professionals experience, and ultimately may negatively impact performance. While you’re at it, assess your other sales team members.

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Sales Hacker

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

In this episode of the Sales Hacker Podcast, we have Scott Barton , VP of Industry Solutions at Varicent. He’s an expert in the sales world, particularly in revenue operations and incentive compensation. Join us for a great conversation about driving the right behaviors within your sales team. powered by Sounder.

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The Spiff Blog

OCTOBER 6, 2022

That’s all it takes for a sales rep to jump ship and take their skills elsewhere. Tweaks here and there can be a necessary (and sometimes arduous) challenge for your sales and finance team, but these variables provide valuable internal data about which commission structures generate the most growth. Prioritize a positive sales culture.

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Xactly

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

We’ve also extended our technology leadership with the introduction of an artificial intelligence (AI) based sales performance platform and brought to market the industry’s first and only machine learning (ML) algorithm to predict sales rep attrition. Streamline integration of sales planning and ICM processes.

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Xactly

AUGUST 20, 2018

Technology like IBM’s Watson, Amazon’s related items, and Netflix’s watch suggestions is making business interactions with customers more digital, and the same can be said for sales organizations. Data is the driver behind AI/ML technology, and for sales organizations, intelligent planning.

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Partners in Excellence

OCTOBER 8, 2014

There’s a lot of stuff written about what sales managers have to do and their key job responsibilities. Some seem to think they have to be super sales people–the person that comes in to close the deal. The sales manager’s job can be very confusing. It’s providing the right incentives.

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Sales Hacker

MAY 26, 2021

There are many moving parts in a successful sales organization. If you know that you love strategizing to increase sales but don’t want to be an account executive, sales operations may be the right place for you. What is Sales Operations? Why do we need Sales Operations? Average sales cycle duration.

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Zoominfo

MAY 13, 2018

It’s common knowledge that working in sales is hard. Yet—what most people don’t understand is the extent to which sales pressure can negatively impact an organization. In today’s post we explain the effects of sales pressure and provide ways to mitigate this stress productively. ” ( source ). ” ( source ).

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Pipeliner

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

The whole ecosystem of a business – independent of industry or operational model – and its sustainability relies on sales, the proverbial (money) rainmaking machine. Therefore putting together a sales dream team is definitely key to keep everything working. Bypassing Sales Analytics & Data. Crowded Territories.

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Sales Hacker

MARCH 12, 2020

Like most things in life, hiring sales talent is a matter of timing. Especially since the best candidates with strong sales skills are usually snatched up within 10 days. That’s why it’s critical to overcome indecision and move quickly when recruiting sales talent. Is it unrealistic sales quotas? Is compensation too low?

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Partners in Excellence

JUNE 5, 2019

Recently, I reread an article by Brian Halligan, Replacing The Sales Funnel With The Sales Flywheel. We have all sorts of sales methodologies, each slightly nuanced, but that do fundamentally the same things. As sales people and organizations we have to do the whole job. Stated differently, you have to do the work.

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The Spiff Blog

OCTOBER 28, 2022

New research from Gartner has revealed a startling truth– almost 90% of B2B sales reps are experiencing burnout ( source ). Although it’s no secret that sales is a high-stress job, uncertain market conditions have only amplified the pressure to perform. What is Sales Burnout and Why is it so Common? Let’s jump into it!

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OpenSymmetry

APRIL 8, 2016

Sales organizations face a constant challenge responding to changing selling techniques and markets. In meeting this external change readiness challenge, businesses need to effectively manage internal changes to their organization, technology, and sales behavior. Meeting the Change Readiness Challenge. Developing Change Capability.

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Sales Hacker

OCTOBER 9, 2019

Sales is the most important function with any company, and the sales manager plays a critical role within it. That said… The importance of your sales manager cannot be understated. The sales force drives the company’s revenue and it’s the sales manager’s job to drive the sales force.

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SugarCRM

JUNE 6, 2023

Here’s what we found in our history of collaborating with manufacturing companies: Most manufacturing enterprises struggle with current systems and processes that may help them create sales efficiency and enhance the customer experience. This dynamic, above all, can be translated into a partnership between two (or more) enterprises.

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Hubspot Sales

JUNE 28, 2019

The sales operations professional is like the coxswain for salespeople. Patrick Kelly, who led Xerox’s first Sales Operations group, describes the role as “all the nasty number things that you don’t want to do but need to do to make a great sales force.”. Download Our Free Sales Conversion Rate Calculator and Guide.

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Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 16, 2017

Sales compensation is one of the trickiest aspects of the sales organization to get right. How to create a good sales comp plan. Sales comp plan types. Sales contests and SPIFs. How sales compensation should work. A sales compensation plan operates from a basic principle: Money drives behavior.

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Partners in Excellence

OCTOBER 12, 2014

For example, I see LinkedIn data that says, “Sales professionals who use social selling are 51% more likely to exceed their quotas.” ” Or CEB data saying “Sales reps who challenge customers’ assumptions make up 54% of high performers in a complex sales environment.” No related posts.

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Steven Rosen

OCTOBER 22, 2011

This year was tough; next year’s sales prospects look even tougher. Your boss comes to you and says how can you sustain the sales force? Hire only top sales reps. Create a better incentive plan. Here are a couple of questions I would ask: Are your sales reps making a difference? What can you do?

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Partners in Excellence

JANUARY 17, 2014

As is usual this time of year, I’ve been involved in lots of discussions of incentive and commission plans–both last quarter as people plan for the new year, and now as these plans are being introduced at Sales Kick Off Meetings. and the lists go on and on.

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OpenSymmetry

JANUARY 25, 2016

OpenSymmetry achieves CIOReview’s top Solution Providers list for its expertise in Incentive Compensation and Sales Compensation Management. The annual list of companies is selected by a panel of experts and members of CIOReview’s editorial board to recognize and promote technology entrepreneurship.

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Sales Hacker

APRIL 1, 2021

It’s a driving factor for how the world gets work done and where future sales potential lies. Expansion to new territories is never easy, but the coronavirus is providing a wakeup call for enterprises and established companies to start looking at how customers say they prefer you to sell to them. Unfortunately, the opposite is true.

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Xvoyant

JULY 2, 2020

I’ve often used the analogy that B2B enterprise sales professionals are the Olympic athletes of the corporate world. That said, try putting them in a front line B2B sales role focused on the complex sale at the enterprise level and see how that works out for you. Oh, sure, we throw money at the sales department.

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OpenSymmetry

DECEMBER 4, 2015

OpenSymmetry’s (OS) focus was Sales Performance Management (SPM) software – how we define it, how we identify the business benefits and how to chose the right software. ICM can encompass both internal sales force and external third party sales forces’ which are common in telecommunications and financial services. What is SPM?

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Partners in Excellence

JULY 30, 2012

The other day I wrote about the “Almost Perfect Sales Management Article.” ” That post stimulated a flurry of questions about a Sales Management Standard Operating Process/System. There are a few key building blocks to the Sales Management/Leadership Process. Overall Sales Strategy.

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