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Wells Fargo: The True Cost of “Unchecked Incentives”

OpenSymmetry

Due to the fallout from the scandal, Wells Fargo recently announced that it will be eliminating sales goals for its retail banks by January 2017. What kind of behavior do current incentive compensation plans promote? How do you monitor churn rate?

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23 Sales Productivity Statistics to Inform Your Enablement Strategy in 2023

Mindtickle

just 47% in 2017 — and they can include different buyer roles—champions, influencers, decision-makers, users, or ratifiers—from multiple departments. from 16 to 17 between 2017 and 2019), the number of buying interactions during the pandemic jumped from 17 to 27. Forrester’s 2021 B2B Buying Study ). Forrester’s 2021 B2B Buying Study ).

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Evaluating sales compensation processes to avoid automated chaos

OpenSymmetry

Getting into the swing of 2017, your company is ready to be liberated from the ancient tools handicapping your sales efforts to a mindbendingly slow pace. Considering industries with high churn rates as well, the framework of the comp plan should be flexible enough for new hires to understand and begin operating right out of the gate.

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Building the New Millennial Financial Advisor with Sales Readiness

Mindtickle

The majority of advisers industry-wide at end-2017 were between 55 and 64, according to Cerulli. To be successful with the next generation, the secret sauce for senior managers like Eric, is finding the right technology and incentives to recruit, train, and nurture current and new financial advisors into exceptional, client-trusted advisors.

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Building the New Millennial Financial Advisor with Sales Readiness

Mindtickle

The majority of advisers industry-wide at end-2017 were between 55 and 64, according to Cerulli. To be successful with the next generation, the secret sauce for senior managers like Eric, is finding the right technology and incentives to recruit, train, and nurture current and new financial advisors into exceptional, client-trusted advisors.

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The difference between a product-led, sales-led & marketing-led approach

Close.io

Give them the right incentives to keep using your product. Keep in mind that 39% of mid-sized companies changed their app stack between 2017-2018. The name of that problem is churn. According to ProfitWell, “churn strongly correlates with company age.” Image source: Blissfully. Image source: ProfitWell.

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How to Use Clawback Clauses in Your Sales Comp Strategy

The Spiff Blog

Most clawbacks require a salesperson to return previously paid commission when a customer churns or cancels their purchase within a designated time period. Look no further than the 2017 Oracle lawsuit , in which the technology company was sued for $150 million over clawed back sales wages.