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Sales Incentives Aren't the Only Motivator. How One Company Got Rid of Them

Hubspot Sales

But we put the customer first, and we compensate our reps for doing the same. And its sales compensation structure includes no commission, no bonuses, no incentives, and no monthly SPIFs — their salesforce is paid a set annual salary like every other department. Switching to a 100% salary-based compensation plan wasn't easy.

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SaaStr Podcast #214: Erica Schultz, CRO @ New Relic on What It Takes To Successfully Scale Into Enterprise

SaaStr - Sales Strategy

How should compensation plans be altered with the move? Erica Schultz: Well I actually started in the world of SaaS back in 2005 so about 14 years ago when I was still at Oracle Corporation and it was right after we’d acquired Siebel Systems and I took on a leadership role for what at the time was known as the CRM on demand team.

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