The Spiff Blog

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

These pillars include organizational alignment, robust reporting, ongoing professional development, incentive compensation, and sales enablement. Incentive alignment : Shared goals enable the design of incentive structures that motivate sales reps while aligning with the broader success of the organization.

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Highspot

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

We’ll talk about how good leadership, special sales incentives, and clear jobs can help make sales ops better. Data analysis reveals a drop in the conversion rate due to a new competitor’s lower-priced solutions. A root cause analysis shows the sales team needs better materials for competitive positioning.

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Act!

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Each stage has distinct goals and should ideally involve the key stakeholders from your customer service , product development , data analysis, and marketing and sales teams. Stage 2: Data analysis and interpretation Once you have the required feedback data , it’s time to organize it to find trends and valuable insights.

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Smooth Sale

APRIL 15, 2024

A well-crafted business plan outlines your business’s mission, vision, target market, competitive analysis, marketing strategies, financial projections, and more. Conduct a competitive analysis to understand your competitors’ strengths and weaknesses, allowing you to differentiate yourself in the market.

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PandaDoc

JANUARY 29, 2024

Now, let’s talk incentives. Incentives, or spiffs, can really boost motivation. But here’s the key – structure your incentives to make your goals more realistic and achievable. This way, your team has a clear, reachable target and an added incentive to exceed it. And let’s remember data analysis.

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Nutshell

DECEMBER 22, 2023

QuestionPro for survey data analysis Price: Free, or starting at $99/user/month Key features: Personalization and customization for branded surveys Shareable reporting dashboards for real-time survey data analysis 15+ third-party integrations (including integration requests) 6.

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Distribution Pricing Journal

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Can AI help strengthen my team’s analytical abilities? Read more > > Elevate Your Rebate Game with Technology : Rebates and incentives play a vital role in fostering relationships among customers, sales teams, vendors, and various trading partners. You may see inaccurate, duplicate or missing data that can skew your pricing analysis.

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SBI Growth

FEBRUARY 5, 2014

Erik Charles is the Principal Incentive Strategist at Xactly Corp. In a recent webinar , Erik noted that: "The total outlay for Incentive Compensation in the U.S. Most companies have regular meetings to review detailed analytics on how the advertising program is working. How Important is Compensation? is over $800B per year.

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The Spiff Blog

JULY 20, 2023

With a streamlined process for designing comp plans and flexible technology at your disposal, you’re able to redirect time and resources to more valuable work– like comp plan ROI analysis. Time to focus on deep, meticulous analytical work? Personalized analytics and trends, tailored to teams and individual reps.

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Pipeliner

OCTOBER 20, 2022

AI-driven technologies help computers leverage data and undertake near-limitless tasks by applying predictive analysis, rationalization, and problem-solving. Businesses can leverage AI as an analytics tool that yields immense benefits. An organization can leverage the predictive and analytical forms of AI.

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OpenSymmetry

JANUARY 4, 2018

In this fourth post, we discuss how sales compensation administrators can streamline the incentives management process using SPM technology and in doing that transform their role from an administrative function to a business and analytical function. All of this leads to improved operational effectiveness and efficiency. So what else?

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LeadFuze

JULY 7, 2023

We will explore how past data analysis, future company changes consideration, and incentive programs implementation play a significant role in goal-setting. Tools like Google Analytics are your trusty sidekick, providing detailed reports to help you crack the case. Motivation is the secret sauce to achieving your goals.

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Xactly

OCTOBER 29, 2018

However, like any tool, the value of data analytics depend on how you use it. With continuous sales performance analysis, companies can avoid reacting to performance issues, and rather, plan proactively to achieve sales and revenue goals. In this digital age, we’re constantly hearing about the power of data. Sales Capacity Planning.

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Mindtickle

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

With features like personalized skill development and user analytics, sales teams can improve closing rates, strengthen communication skills, sales coaching , and provide insights to enhance sales cycles. When choosing a sales enablement tool, consider these features: Ease of use: Understanding analytics and finding material should be easy.

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Sales and Marketing Management

DECEMBER 17, 2018

By using analytics, experience and other tools, you can keep your customers happy with up-selling and cross-selling. Adding more incentives erases any second thoughts when contemplating defection. An analysis of the defectors and stayers in B2B model comes in handy. Prevent defection.

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Highspot

OCTOBER 30, 2023

The good news is that you can track key metrics through robust sales analytics platforms such as Highspot. Analyzing sales performance allows large and small businesses to design incentive and commission structures that reflect the team’s efforts. Sales metrics are the raw numbers – think calls made or deals closed.

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Showpad

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Conduct a thorough SWOT analysis. A Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats (SWOT) analysis is a framework for measuring the vitals of your company and strategically planning for the future. As you get to the root of your SWOT analysis, you should walk away with a clearer picture of what needs to change and how quickly.

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InsideSales.com

DECEMBER 4, 2019

In this post, you’ll learn how to use predictive analytics and big data to improve your team’s inside sales skills. Combining Data with Predictive Analytics. An analysis by the Corporate Executive Board revealed that B2B customers completed nearly 60% of their purchasing decisions before even having a conversation with a supplier.

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Highspot

MARCH 18, 2024

Typical uses of AI in sales include task and workflow automation, lead scoring, and sales analytics. AI-powered lead scoring and predictive analytics features help sales and marketing teams identify likely buyers and connect with the target audience in more meaningful ways. Why Do AI Sales Tools Matter?

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The Spiff Blog

JUNE 29, 2023

A sales compensation manager– or similar roles such as incentive compensation manager or variable compensation manager– is responsible for the design, deployment, and continuous improvement of sales commission plans, along with the reporting and interdepartmental collaboration necessary to effectively manage sales compensation.

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The Spiff Blog

JUNE 20, 2023

Examples of hard skills include copywriting, data analysis, project management, and computer programming. You may be a technical wizard, highly trained in all kinds of billing and cash flow analysis activities, but the results you produce are only as good as your ability to communicate them to key stakeholders.

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Xactly

AUGUST 22, 2018

In May 2018, Xactly partnered with WorldatWork to complete its annual Sales Compensation Best Practices Study to define the key trends and metrics for companies that want to plan and incent a top sales organization. 77% placed a rating of “Very High Value” for gaining access to analytics and sales compensation data.

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PandaDoc

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Running an in-depth pricing analysis will deliver the valuable insights needed to make decisions on future pivots and adjustments. Here’s a foundational sequence of actions that a successful pricing analysis would entail: 1. Misaligned incentives for sales and management teams. Determine the full cost.

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The Spiff Blog

AUGUST 10, 2023

Recommended reading : 23 Questions to Ask While Researching Sales Incentive Software Why AI Can’t Replace Sales Comp Managers Now, you might read the above benefits and be more anxious than eager to start experimenting with AI. But, truly effective analysis relies on much more than crunching numbers.

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Apptivo

MARCH 9, 2023

If someone has left items in their cart but hasn’t made the final purchase, automated email campaigns can give them a gentle push and sweeten the pot with discounts or incentives. Analytics The sales dashboard is an essential part of the CRM system that helps track every metric required for the sales management.

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Cincom Smart Selling

OCTOBER 14, 2020

The tough part is analytics. Geoffrey Moore is quoted saying, “Without big data analytics, companies are blind and deaf, wandering out onto the Web like deer on a freeway.”. The difference today is the number of options available to companies seeking analytical capability for the massive amounts of data to which they have access.

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Highspot

APRIL 2, 2020

Formulation and evaluation of sales incentive and compensation plans. Analysis and evaluation of performance metrics. Content planning, mapping, management and analysis. Sales process, including process performance analytics. Customer engagement tools, processes, and analysis. Software for data analytics.

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Sales and Marketing Management

MARCH 8, 2020

Businesses increasingly understand the importance of having access to data across multiple sources, agrees Krishnan Venkata, chief sales officer at LatentView Analytics. It also includes solutions that connect customer touchpoints and guarantee that this data is being collected for analysis. “We We have a long way to go,” Venkata says.

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SBI Growth

FEBRUARY 5, 2014

Erik Charles is the Principal Incentive Strategist at Xactly Corp. In a recent webinar , Erik noted that: "The total outlay for Incentive Compensation in the U.S. Most companies have regular meetings to review detailed analytics on how the advertising program is working. How Important is Compensation? is over $800B per year.

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Xactly

JUNE 4, 2018

Most “software” problems are truly data/analysis problems. In reality, it is not really a software problem, but a data/analytics problem that technology solves and ultimately, enables the team to conduct more efficient analysis. The future of finance is data analytics and artificial intelligence. Is more data better?

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Xactly

MAY 24, 2018

The fact is that sales compensation is undoubtedly a strategic lever for enterprises or any company that pays incentives. Even if you have some sort of sales analytics dashboard implemented, it’s likely not tied to the driver of your revenue engine: your compensation process. Analytics > Data. Watch Webinar.

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Hubspot Sales

AUGUST 22, 2018

Develop sales contests and incentives to drive performance. Strong analytical skills. Analysis skills. Analytical: Sales managers need to review data, see what's relevant, draw meaningful conclusions, and find actionable takeaways. Manage day-to-day performance of sales reps and deliver reviews. Sales manager skills.

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Crunchbase

JULY 27, 2022

The idea of sales operations—founded on the premise that good information combined with sound analysis will drive sales teams to better prospecting and higher closing rates—has been around since at least the 1970s. Performance and incentive program management. What is sales operations? Sales operations manager.

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Hubspot Sales

APRIL 4, 2023

However, you don't need to overwhelm the interviewer with a detailed analysis of its greatest problems. I do this by using data and analytics to learn more about customer behavior and preferences. My role was to lead the data analysis phase of the project. Instead, narrow your focus to one or two challenges.

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Sales Hacker

DECEMBER 21, 2017

As the volume of business information exploded, sales ops has evolved into a more powerful data analysis and reporting unit that can provide critical insight on the following areas: Sales Process Optimization. Formulation of Incentives Program. Implementation of Recommended Compensation and Incentives Program. Data Analytics.

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Highspot

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

A great sales manager has a unique combination of leadership, coaching, and analytic skills that empower sales teams to maximize performance. Sophisticated data analysis: More than just interpreting sales figures, this means leveraging complex analytics to forecast trends, identify market opportunities, and inform strategic decisions.

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Highspot

AUGUST 2, 2022

To truly maximize revenue, the sales team requires a style of management that uses collaboration, analysis, and a proactive approach. This includes targeting things like sales productivity, efficiency, and effectiveness through analysis and a true understanding of the needs of both consumers and the sales team. Track the Data.

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