The Spiff Blog

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Believe it or not, the new year is right around the corner– and that means it’s time to plan your sales compensation strategy for 2024. But, in this era of constantly shifting market conditions, it can be difficult to know what changes will best set your sales organization on the path towards success. Don’t worry, we’re here to help!

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Cincom Smart Selling

FEBRUARY 9, 2016

In many ways, managing multiple sales channels is like climbing that mountain—it looks easy until you really get into the process, and then the challenges and difficulties become all too apparent. If you currently manage a multi-channel operation, you know how naïve this statement sounds. You Need Channel Management.

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Xactly

JUNE 7, 2018

Incentive Compensation Management (ICM) solutions help companies manage their sales compensation plans and calculate commission payments. Today’s ICM solutions are aimed at optimizing more than just sales compensation, focusing on end-to-end sales performance management (SPM). What Companies Want to Solve with SPM.

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Allbound

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

The 4 Types of Channel Marketing Partners. Navigating the world of channel marketing can be tricky, especially when common industry terms overlap. Channel Partnerships, Untangled. There are four different types of channel-marketing partnerships: 1. Which benefits will you offer to your partners?

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Cincom Smart Selling

MARCH 11, 2016

As a channel manager, you know that your indirect sales channel can be an excellent source of revenue. Unfortunately, it can also introduce new elements of chaos into your organization that extend beyond the channel management team. Channel Challenges. Are our sales incentives working?

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Sales Hacker

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Not only has the economy provided an added challenge, but there has been a general drop in the effectiveness of most traditional marketing channels. This week we are peeling back the layers and digging into which marketing channels have been driving the strongest ROI. So, what is ACTUALLY working? There is no one-size-fits-all!

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Alice Heiman

OCTOBER 4, 2023

In the age where traditional sales tactics seem obsolete, CEOs and founders are shifting to innovative strategies. By curating events, insightful blog posts, and actively engaging with his audience, Lloyed created a trusted hub for entrepreneurs. 08:05] Lloyed Lobo’s journey from engineering to sales to co-founding Boast. [12:10]

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PandaDoc

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Gamification took the sales industry by storm in the latter half of the previous decade — and with good reason. Research has shown that there are huge benefits to gamifying your sales process, including better worker productivity and retention when it comes to learning new things. Let’s jump in!

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Zoominfo

MARCH 6, 2019

There are more answers to that question than ever before, thanks to the variety of tools and channels at a modern marketer’s disposal. We touched on this phenomenon in a recent blog post about word-of-mouth marketing. Simply ask customers for their feedback using your business website or customer marketing channels.

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Smooth Sale

APRIL 15, 2024

Our guest blog offers seven success tips for small business growth in today’s competitive landscape. Also, create a detailed marketing plan outlining your promotional strategies, pricing structure, and sales projections. It can include blog posts, videos, podcasts, and infographics. Seven Small Business Success Tips 1.

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Highspot

JANUARY 28, 2024

This underscores the influence of sales collateral, ranging from traditional brochures to dynamic digital content like blogs and videos, in steering potential customers through their buying journey. This guide shares the importance of sales collateral, who is responsible, and how to use it to seal the deal.

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Zoominfo

JANUARY 27, 2019

Consider all review channels: From Yelp to Glassdoor to G2 Crowd, there are so many platforms your customers can use to leave reviews. When you send review requests, alternate between these channels so you can generate a more comprehensive collection of reviews across the web. Leverage user-generated content.

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The Spiff Blog

OCTOBER 12, 2023

How well can you explain (or defend) the way your company compensates sales employees? In today’s world, where pay transparency and compensation fairness are increasingly in the spotlight, sales employees and high-quality job candidates want to know more than just “how” your sales reps are paid. Let’s get into it!

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Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

If you’re new to employer branding, today’s blog post is for you. To build a strong employer brand, you must craft a comprehensive, multi-channel content strategy to engage your target candidates. Social media has quickly become an essential marketing channel—and it’s equally as important for recruiting. Let’s get into it!

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SBI Growth

NOVEMBER 30, 2013

How should the top sales leader in the company utilize this limited time? Download the SBI Sales SVP New Year’s Guide here. Let’s look at several ways sales leaders misallocate their year-end days. These competencies correlate to sales success. I know one sales VP who took minimal vacation around the holidays.

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Your Sales Management Guru

AUGUST 10, 2016

Channel Strategy: Building a Sustaining Partner Community. -A What I would like to do in this blog is attempt to document and tell the story of one Worldwide channel focused software organization that did it the best– at building their channel. Constantly invent new sales or partner incentive programs.

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Zoominfo

JULY 1, 2018

But—as B2B marketers and sales professionals—we have a lot to learn about social selling. Case in point: 72% of sales professionals feel that they are not proficient with social selling ( source ). 69% of sales professionals are self-taught and have no active social selling training program in place ( source ).

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The Sales Hunter

OCTOBER 17, 2013

When asked this question, most salespeople respond by saying they use a “push” sales strategy. They say this based on how they view a typical sales call being one where the salesperson is convincing or showing the customer all of the features and benefits of what they offer. Take a look at your sales process.

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Hubspot Sales

MAY 18, 2018

Sales Goals. Monthly sales goals. Below, find out how to set sales goals on an individual and team level. How to Set Sales Goals. Calculate your monthly sales goal. If you’re setting personal or team goals, they should align with annual sales goals. The incentive for your reps to meet their quota?

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Sales and Marketing Management

JANUARY 20, 2018

Author: Kostas Chiotis Picture this: your company wants to boost its sales with an incentive program. Here’s the thing: in this ever-changing digital landscape, marketing and communication channels can work together like peanut butter and jelly. What do you do? How to Use PR to Build Quality Links.

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Smooth Sale

MARCH 21, 2024

Our collaborative blog explores the possibilities of what an influencer does and how they make money. Suppose you are positioning yourself as a channel providing tips and tricks via regular content plus offering close and in-depth looks at specific problems and needs. Today’s insights are provided to help you achieve the Smooth Sale!

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The Spiff Blog

APRIL 27, 2023

Reflecting on this example, there are three notable hallmarks of a good incentive program : Simplicity Visibility/Transparency Appropriate Timing Let’s take a look at how each of these factors plays a crucial role in a successful incentive program: Simplicity “That’s been one of my mantras – focus and simplicity.

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Apptivo

MAY 31, 2023

What is a sales funnel? Why is a sales funnel important? Sales funnel stages: understanding the customer journey 4. How to build an effective sales funnel for more sales? Optimizing and managing your sales funnel 6. Prepare for an energizing journey that will boost business’s sales efforts.

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OpenSymmetry

JANUARY 2, 2018

In this six-part blog series OpenSymmetry and IBM outline the impact of Sales Performance Management Technology on each area of the business including Sales, HR, Finance and Executive Management. In this third post, we discuss how SPM affects Finance, providing visibility on cost of sales and return on investment in sales.

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Pipeline

OCTOBER 16, 2023

This blog will answer this question along with some other topics about CRM ROI, namely how to calculate the ROI, some basic sales and marketing KPIs to consider, and three effective ways to maximize your CRM return. The data above shows that Pipeline CRM’s clients experienced positive changes in their sales books.

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Vengreso

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

With so many channels available for sales reps to connect, engage, and nurture relationships with potential buyers, getting sales referrals has become even more critical than before to book more sales appointments and grow the sales pipeline. Not all sales or customer referrals are made equal.

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Vengreso

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

With so many channels available for sales reps to connect, engage, and nurture relationships with potential buyers, getting sales referrals has become even more critical than before to book more sales appointments and grow the sales pipeline. Not all sales or customer referrals are made equal.

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Connext Digital

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

With email open rates higher than social media and most other channels, email is still one of the most effective ways to reach your customers. Create valuable content Don’t spam your list with endless promotions and sales pitches. Email marketing done well requires strategy and effort. Here are some tips to help you get started: 1.

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PandaDoc

APRIL 26, 2023

With the world of sales always growing and changing, businesses have to be sure to stay on top of the most important trends and processes, including the inbound sales methodology. If you’re wondering what inbound sales are, how you can make them, and what the relevant best practices are, you’ve come to the right place.

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Pipeline

MARCH 12, 2024

From making the first contact to nurturing a lead, sales prospecting is a delicate art. The method your sales reps use to contact the leads affects your bottom line and customer relationships significantly. After all, 43% of buyers think impression matters , and you get only one chance to make a memorable first sales impression.

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Zoominfo

OCTOBER 13, 2021

A 2018 study by the University of Zurich found that even a small gift from a sales representative makes customers much more likely to make a purchase. Direct mail gifting is a demand generation tactic that assists other channels by cleaning up after them,” says Mitchell Hanson, director of demand generation at ZoomInfo. The results?

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Score More Sales

MARCH 8, 2012

In order to be most productive with the sales opportunities in your pipeline there are a number of people you need to know well. You’re done in by lost sales, missed opportunities, misaligned goals, and “no’s” toward the end of a prospective customer’s long buying cycle. Know thy prospect. It is job #1.

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Smooth Sale

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Attract the Right Job Or Clientele: Do You Want Ideas to Boost Sales and Grow Your Reselling Business. But many wonder about the most effective ways to market a business and boost sales. Boost Sales and Grow Your Reselling Business. This blog post will provide tips to help you grow your resale business and increase profits.

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Sales Hacker

SEPTEMBER 24, 2022

Building a sales funnel that aligns with your business goals is essential. I’m the head of Product at Datanyze, specializing in sourcing up-to-date prospect contact info to keep your pipeline flowing and sales funnel fresh. What is a sales funnel? And then there’s the sales funnel. The 4 stages of a sales funnel.

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Apptivo

OCTOBER 3, 2022

The difference is, with the first sale, the business has got a buyer, and when the business makes the buyer come back and buy more, they have got themselves a customer. Attracting usually targets and revolves around creating brand awareness through every channel of communication. Introduction. Who is a buyer and who is a customer?

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Apptivo

AUGUST 25, 2023

This blog tries to shed light on these important issues. Let’s break it down in simpler terms: Point of Sale (POS) System In a retail context, a Point of Sale (POS) system resembles an intelligent cash register. A Point of Sale (POS) is where customers pay for the things they buy from a store or company.

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Smooth Sale

MARCH 14, 2023

Below, our collaborative blog offers some of the easiest ways to fine-tune what you have in place, what may be missing, and how to improve your results. __ Increase Your Profits Now Pexels – CCO Licence Raise Prices While it may seem counterintuitive, raising prices can increase your business profits. Know What You Want to Get It!

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