The Spiff Blog

JUNE 6, 2023

In 2021 she joined Salesforce, where she developed skills within the Customer Success organization, working closely with the account teams. He has been in software engineering for 20 years and loves to solve interesting and complex problems with smart people. BJ has a wonderful spouse and five spunky kids ranging from three to 18.

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The Spiff Blog

AUGUST 22, 2023

There are many factors that indicate whether or not a piece of software is essential. Dig into software usage data to gain a better understanding of how teams are using the tools your organization pays for. Software license optimization is one of the quickest methods for identifying and correcting cost inefficiencies.

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The Spiff Blog

MARCH 16, 2023

Although women make up just over half of the college educated workforce, they hold less than one third of B2B sales jobs ( source ). Natália Senra Costo, Account Executive at Project44 “People buy from people and everyone needs support. My client meetings are led with education, not selling. In my case, that’s teaching.

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The Spiff Blog

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Connor Shlatz, Front-End Software Engineer. Prior to joining Spiff, John was Director of Finance for an education agency in México City. Rob Thompson, Mid-Market Account Executive. Felicity Jones, Customer Account Executive. Brandyn Bennet, Software Engineer. She’s excited to join Spiff’s marketing team!

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The Spiff Blog

JANUARY 27, 2022

He has designed digital products for ten years in various industries such as hospitality, genealogy, higher education, solar, and now commissions automation. Brady lives in Utah and comes from a software development and software application management background. Nikki Peck, Software Engineer. He is a Sr.

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Sales Hacker

MAY 26, 2021

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. But a sales operations team will help with learning critical insights about a rep’s accounts, ensuring long-term customer success, and having a deep understanding of your customer base.

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Hubspot Sales

JULY 25, 2023

Whether you’re skeptical, curious, or fully on board, it’s important to educate yourself about how sales reps are using AI. In the Real World Byron Sierra-Matos is one of Apollo.io’s best-performing account executives. At the very least, you’ll stay up-to-date on trends in sales. Test, test, and test again. Choosing a tool is Step 1.

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Allbound

DECEMBER 18, 2019

Tristan Moore, Channel Account Manager, OtterBox. If I can get a rep to be more engaged and produce more quotes, even without the revenue number being there yet, I feel like I’m helping to drive what ultimately will turn into revenue growth for the reseller account I’m managing.”. They provide helpful resources to their partners.

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Salesmate

JUNE 4, 2021

One such practice is that of providing sales incentives to the salespeople. What are sales incentives? Call it what you will, incentives are what get people to work harder.” – Nikita Khrushchev . In simple terms, sales incentives are something that motivates your team to wake up in the morning and get to work.

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Hubspot Sales

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

Pain Point: If you’re selling HR recruiting software, a pain point-centered primary message might be, “ Are you spending too much time hiring? ”. If you're sending the mailer to prospects who aren't familiar with who you are or what you do, capitalize on the moment to educate them. How to Write a Direct Mail Letter. Use One CTA.

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Sales Hacker

JUNE 29, 2020

Software as a service (SaaS) has become extremely popular due to its scalability and ability to address almost any individual or business need. SaaS companies that offer expensive, complex products like ERP software that costs $50,000 per year often use this sales model. Some SaaS companies promote a demo rather than a free trial.

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Allbound

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

As AppDirect co-CEO Daniel Saks points out , “80% of on-premise software vendors operate a channel program to enable other companies to sell their products, while only 20% of SaaS vendors operate similar programs.” Every software company is different, and likewise, every partner program is different. 3 Types of SaaS Partner Programs.

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Xactly

AUGUST 30, 2018

Download the "2018 Sales Compensation Administration Best Practices Executive Guide," for incentive compensation trends, best practices, and tips to drive the right sales behaviors to kickoff your sales compensation planning. This is a sales process that enables sales teams to penetrate, cover and grow various large strategic accounts.

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PandaDoc

AUGUST 25, 2019

Software-defined radio (SDR) technology empowers sales teams to drive communications forward. Start by allocating SDR expenses into three categories: fixed costs, additional expenses, and incentive costs. Software technology : Provide top-notch sales development solutions for your sales development representatives. Free eBook.

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Tony Hughes

MAY 12, 2019

He inspired me to dig deeper into WiseTech, a cloud Software as a Service (SaaS) provider for the global freight and logistics industry. With the exception of WiseTech, data in the above graph was sourced from Bloomberg.com published on May 18, 2016 in an article by Dina Bass titled: This $5 Billion Software Company Has No Sales Staff.

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Close.io

AUGUST 30, 2019

In the last few years, there has been a radical shift in the way people use and buy software. When a software company chooses product-led growth as its go-to-market strategy it means that: It relies on product usage and customer experience to acquire new users, retain its existing ones and expand its user base. Final thoughts.

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Troops

APRIL 18, 2018

Software to visualize stages. Evaluation – A vendor trials or evaluates your software against competitors. Proposal – An opportunity is educated and ready to receive a proposal. Use software like Troops.ai Rethink incentives. The importance of defining sales pipeline stages. Management best practices.

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SugarCRM

DECEMBER 29, 2015

Modern marketing automation software (MAS) no longer suffers the stigma of being too complicated for anyone but a large enterprise technology company to adopt. At the end of the day, reporting and ROI are king, and modern marketing automation platforms offer the real accountability that only data can provide.

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SugarCRM

DECEMBER 29, 2015

Modern marketing automation software (MAS) no longer suffers the stigma of being too complicated for anyone but a large enterprise technology company to adopt. At the end of the day, reporting and ROI are king, and modern marketing automation platforms offer the real accountability that only data can provide.

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Connext Digital

MAY 7, 2019

Creating a series of emails designed to educate your subscribers builds trust. You can offer your audience a free tool or software, e-Book, informational guide, consultations, X-day free trial, or something else of value in exchange for signing up. But to make it work, you need to offer an incentive to get people to answer it.

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HeavyHitter Sales

JULY 1, 2011

IT Sales Strategy: Software, SaaS & Hardware Sales. Martin: The Real Story of Informix Software and Phil White: Lessons in Business and Leadership for the Executive Team. They are action oriented and unafraid to call high in their accounts or courageously cold call new prospects. Selling Style Impact: Account Control.

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Hubspot Sales

JUNE 5, 2019

For example, HubSpot’s marketing agency partners help small businesses take full advantage of HubSpot’s marketing software. CeCe Bazar Aparo , director of account-based revenue at EverTrue, recommends interviewing your customer service and technical support teams. Marketing expertise: How sophisticated is the partner?

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The Spiff Blog

JUNE 20, 2023

Finance and accounting professionals perform tasks that are often complex, demanding, and incredibly consequential to the success of their company. As such, they rely on many technical skills gathered through years of experience and education. Recommended reading : Shadow Accounting 2. Keep reading!

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The Spiff Blog

OCTOBER 28, 2022

They implement training to educate employees on techniques to prevent burnout. These include exercise incentives, free mindfulness tools, and practical advice about relieving workplace stress. The short answer is that these programs often focus on prevention rather than intervention. Now that that’s out of the way, let’s get into it!

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Sales Hacker

OCTOBER 30, 2018

Andrea Austin – VP at Nokia Software | Published Author. Andrea has led numerous sales initiatives and teams at enterprise software and solution providers, including Varolii, IBM, Symphony Technology Group, Vitria Technology, DigitalThink, and PeopleSoft. Brooke Bachesta – SDR Manager at Outreach.

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Sales Hacker

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

In June, CNBC reported that recently listed cloud software companies were getting crushed for poor sales execution. Make your SDR outreach about education not prospecting. Make sure you align your sales team’s incentives to deliver on that vision. Your customer success manager for the account needs to be in those meetings.

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The Spiff Blog

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

During and after the implementation process, host educational sessions where all employees can learn, ask questions, and raise concerns about how AI will be used moving forward. Remember: just about every technology or software provider is trying to break into the AI space.

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Hubspot Sales

JUNE 28, 2019

They’re also called waterfall goals because they account for ramp-up time and a learning curve for newer members of the team. Incentives are typically determined by higher-level sales reps, managers, or executives and may include tangible or intangible rewards. Educate and Empower Your Sales Team. Incentivized Sales Goals.

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LeadFuze

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

7 Target Account Selling. Target account selling focuses on identifying the best candidates to offer to in the first place, instead of on how the rep closes the sale with those customers after contact is established. The method necessitates significantly more labor in terms of investigating the accounts that must be targeted. .

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LeadFuze

JULY 5, 2023

We’ll also explore how Sales Performance Incentive Funds (SPIFs) play a role in motivating teams. Thanks to amazing technology like LeadFuze’s lead generation software , you can motivate your sales force whether they’re in the office or working from their favorite coffee shop. It works for managing remote teams too.

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InsideSales.com

OCTOBER 4, 2019

Look at the difference between a basic value proposition and one with the appropriate level of detail: (A) “I provide accounting software for enterprise-level accounting teams with multiple departments across multiple countries.”. (B) to roll up all accounting numbers easily and remain 100% compliant with local laws.”.

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The Spiff Blog

AUGUST 17, 2023

Your goal is to offer the right incentive to drive specific sales behaviors. That’s why commission plans often miss the mark— either offering a suboptimal pay mix that doesn’t drive performance, or overshooting incentives and driving unnecessary costs. Personalize sales incentives. No two sales reps are the same.

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Delicious Sales

MAY 2, 2012

Software (1035). Incentives (379). Education (917). Your Email Address: Your Password: Confirm Your Password: I already have an account Based on. Topics Major Topics. Sales (12918). Marketing (6398). Training (4995). Prospecting (4539). Tools (2872). Sales Management (2614). Customer Service (995). Inside Sales (849).

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Sales Hacker

APRIL 21, 2021

“It looked like being the pain in the butt BDR who asked way too many questions, broke anything that could possibly be broken, and paid for my own subscriptions to software just because I wanted to tinker with things before I had to bother asking for approval and budget.”. Revenue Accountant. Manager, Revenue Accounting Operations.

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Janek Performance Group

APRIL 24, 2024

However, both managers and reps should view these as educational, not confrontational. Proposal software provider Qwilr shows the benefit of effective coaching. This means empowering them to take ownership of their accounts, opportunities, and customer relationships. As such, performance reviews should be seen as opportunities.

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The Spiff Blog

MAY 18, 2023

Most sales teams have a business development arm and an account executive team. Then, you also have commissioned employees who sit outside of the sales team– sales engineers, account management, support, service roles, and more. Whereas, an Account Executive might be compensated a percentage of their closed won revenue.

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The Spiff Blog

JUNE 1, 2023

Recommended reading: Building Your First SDR Commission Plan Shadow accounting Clawback clauses might push sales reps to adopt other behaviors that are detrimental to the business – namely, shadow accounting. Educate sales reps on the reasoning behind the clause. That’s easier to enforce and understand.

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