OpenSymmetry

JULY 20, 2016

Tactics may have changed, but for the most part these sales teams still run on a commission or quota based metric determined by well-planned territories. In some cases, incentive compensation (IC) methods have evolved to align with new regulations regarding specific sales metrics.

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OpenSymmetry

JULY 20, 2016

Tactics may have changed, but for the most part these sales teams still run on a commission or quota based metric determined by well-planned territories. In some cases, incentive compensation (IC) methods have evolved to align with new regulations regarding specific sales metrics.

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Pharmaceuticals Compensation Incentives Incentive 40

Xactly

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

From territory planning to sales team organization, to sales coaching and leadership strategies to sales compensation planning, each element helps to create a strong sales plan. Sales Compensation is one of the most important steps because it drives sales behaviors and ultimately helps your company reach its goals.

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OpenSymmetry

JANUARY 27, 2016

A critical element that is relatively new is territory optimization and we will examine the case for this in this article. The territory optimization and alignment element of salesforce effectiveness is vital for three reasons. Poor or excessive customer coverage if territories are too small, leading to missed revenue.

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Engage Selling

APRIL 2, 2012

In 20 years of selling, I’ve never encountered a compensation plan that eliminated all conflicts. The more complex the compensation plan, the easier it is to misunderstand or manipulate. The more complex the compensation plan, the easier it is to misunderstand or manipulate. Here are things to consider: 1.

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SBI Growth

OCTOBER 12, 2013

Setting Quotas, territory structures, headcounts and total compensation budgets are examples. Increased use of blogs, video, webcasts and social media are aimed at the new buyer. Your compensation plan must align to your strategy. Are your territories designed to maximize time with customers and prospects?

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OpenSymmetry

MARCH 25, 2015

Sales Performance Management (SPM) has truly evolved over the last 10+ years from the days of having an on-premise solution that primarily automated the compensation calculation process with basic reporting, to a new dynamic frontier with extended capabilities.

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Compensation Cost Per Thousand Territories Forecasting 40

OpenSymmetry

DECEMBER 4, 2015

On November 19 th , 30 organisations gathered in London at the e-reward conference to discuss the benefits of compensation management software. The need to automate territory and quota management will be driven by the dependency of the incentive plan on more complex quota setting and territory alignment challenges. What is SPM?

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The Spiff Blog

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

These functions include territory management, goal setting, capacity modeling, forecasting, sales performance improvement, seller experience, and countless other exercises that set a business up for success– or failure. In fact, optimizing territory design can increase sales by 2 to 7% each year ( source ).

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OpenSymmetry

AUGUST 3, 2016

Each salesperson is assigned a territory, a quota, and they “go forth and sell”, right? The Strategic Account Manager is included in this group and is amongst the most difficult roles to compensate in sales organizations. So, how do you compensate this key role? The organization broke my top rule to keep it simple.

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Xactly

JANUARY 17, 2019

Processes: Are your sales territories balanced ? Territory design. Compensation plans. Your Territory Design Matters. Your sales territories map the playing field for your strategic sales plan. Research has also shown that territory design can have a big impact on sales team morale and performance.

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OpenSymmetry

FEBRUARY 10, 2016

The improved analytical capabilities provided by Incentive Compensation Management (ICM) software will help in the modelling and review of existing plans. As often as companies and sales leaders state that their sales compensation plans are simple, there is rarely a plan that is truly that simple ; there is always some layer of complexity.

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OpenSymmetry

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

More specifically, territory opportunity will give you a good indication of what portion of the total goal should be allocated to each territory. If a sales position remains unfilled for a period of time with no one to cover that territory, the over-allocation makes up for some of that loss. It’s like an insurance policy.

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The Pipeline

AUGUST 8, 2011

One that permeates many aspects of sales, starting at planning and territory alignment, right down to day-to-day tactical aspects of sales. Sales Compensation. Territory Alignment. B2B Lead Generation Blog. Commentary on Sales Leadership: Dave Stein’s New Blog. Community Marketing Blog. Appointments.

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Score More Sales

JUNE 30, 2014

Complicated commission plans or unwieldy territory rules and exceptions cause a half-baked sales team. They need to track their buyers and clients through social platforms or by aggregated content specific to their industry niche, geographic territory, or through named accounts. Increase Opportunities. Expand Your Pipeline.

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Sales and Marketing Management

JULY 26, 2018

It will help salespeople deal with a spiraling complexity of products, and with increasingly large catalogs, ever-more complex compensation plans that include SPIFs and bonuses, and financing options to help make bigger deals possible. This is unexplored territory?—?and Selling skills still matter.

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The Spiff Blog

OCTOBER 6, 2022

But remember that while the execs are driven by revenue and low customer churn, your sales reps are driven by their incentive compensation plans. What are you trying to achieve with this compensation plan? Different strategies in compensation can help in each of these scenarios and more. . Prioritize a positive sales culture.

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The Spiff Blog

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

With a new year around the corner, it’s time to start thinking about your sales compensation plans for 2023. We came away with six key considerations to keep in mind while preparing your compensation plans and processes for 2023. They should cover things like account ownership, territories, SLA’s, and who gets credit for opportunities.

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The Pipeline

SEPTEMBER 9, 2011

If you are in sales and your mandate is to sell to companies within your geographical territory, you have probably faced a scenario similar to the one that follows. Sales Compensation. The Pipeline Guest Post – Trevor Stevens. Add video comment. Categories "Did You Just Say…?" " A Christmas Song. Book Notice.

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Xactly

DECEMBER 3, 2018

This blog is the third in a series of sales planning fundamentals written by Xactly Chief Sales Officer Marc Gemassmer. In part one of my sales planning blog series , I discussed the importance of adopting the right approach for this process. Balancing Territories to Ensure Fair Quota Allocation.

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The Pipeline

DECEMBER 7, 2011

Sales Compensation. Territory Alignment. B2B Lead Generation Blog. Commentary on Sales Leadership: Dave Stein’s New Blog. Community Marketing Blog. From The Heart Sales Training Blog. Jonathan Farrington’s Blog. Linked Intuition The Blog. Sales and Sales Management Blog.

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The Pipeline

JANUARY 18, 2012

Sales Compensation. Territory Alignment. B2B Lead Generation Blog. Commentary on Sales Leadership: Dave Stein’s New Blog. Community Marketing Blog. From The Heart Sales Training Blog. Jonathan Farrington’s Blog. Linked Intuition The Blog. Sales and Sales Management Blog.

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The Pipeline

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

Sales Compensation. Territory Alignment. B2B Lead Generation Blog. Commentary on Sales Leadership: Dave Stein’s New Blog. Community Marketing Blog. From The Heart Sales Training Blog. Jonathan Farrington’s Blog. Linked Intuition The Blog. Sales and Sales Management Blog.

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Pipeline Cold Calling Hiring Compensation 240

The Pipeline

OCTOBER 26, 2011

Sales Compensation. Territory Alignment. B2B Lead Generation Blog. Commentary on Sales Leadership: Dave Stein’s New Blog. Community Marketing Blog. From The Heart Sales Training Blog. Jonathan Farrington’s Blog. Linked Intuition The Blog. Sales and Sales Management Blog.

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Mindtickle

DECEMBER 7, 2023

And then you also have pricing territory compensation management, the list simply goes on. We will also follow this series up with a long blog on our perspective on the future of revenue technology. And now as the boundaries between these categories, blur, users are just confused.

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The Spiff Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Think about it this way: If you’re using a spreadsheet to manage commission, every time you restructure your sales team, make territory changes, or revamp how commission is calculated, you have to start from scratch. Manual commission management also limits an organization’s scalability and growth. About Spiff. See Spiff in action!

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Commission Scale Compensation Software 75

The Pipeline

FEBRUARY 8, 2012

Sales Compensation. Territory Alignment. B2B Lead Generation Blog. Commentary on Sales Leadership: Dave Stein’s New Blog. Community Marketing Blog. From The Heart Sales Training Blog. Jonathan Farrington’s Blog. Linked Intuition The Blog. Sales and Sales Management Blog.

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Pipeline Top of Funnel Cold Calling Webinar Metrics 228

The Pipeline

MARCH 7, 2012

Sales Compensation. Territory Alignment. B2B Lead Generation Blog. Commentary on Sales Leadership: Dave Stein’s New Blog. Community Marketing Blog. From The Heart Sales Training Blog. Jonathan Farrington’s Blog. Linked Intuition The Blog. Sales and Sales Management Blog.

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Pipeline Sales Qualified Lead Cold Calling Webinar Metrics 210

Crunchbase

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

We are honored to feature and promote their contribution on the Crunchbase blog. To assemble this type of virtual sales force you will need to recruit, find, contract, train, incentivize and compensate them appropriately. This article is part of the Crunchbase Community Contributor Series. To sell is human.

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The Pipeline

FEBRUARY 15, 2012

Sales Compensation. Territory Alignment. B2B Lead Generation Blog. Commentary on Sales Leadership: Dave Stein’s New Blog. Community Marketing Blog. From The Heart Sales Training Blog. Jonathan Farrington’s Blog. Linked Intuition The Blog. Sales and Sales Management Blog.

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Pipeline Hiring Demand Generation Demand Generation Targets 223

The Pipeline

NOVEMBER 23, 2011

Sales Compensation. Territory Alignment. B2B Lead Generation Blog. Commentary on Sales Leadership: Dave Stein’s New Blog. Community Marketing Blog. From The Heart Sales Training Blog. Jonathan Farrington’s Blog. Linked Intuition The Blog. Sales and Sales Management Blog.

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Sales Qualified Lead Pipeline Cold Calling Webinar Metrics 231

The Pipeline

JANUARY 17, 2012

Sales Compensation. Territory Alignment. B2B Lead Generation Blog. Commentary on Sales Leadership: Dave Stein’s New Blog. Community Marketing Blog. From The Heart Sales Training Blog. Jonathan Farrington’s Blog. Linked Intuition The Blog. Sales and Sales Management Blog.

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The Pipeline

MARCH 6, 2012

Sales Compensation. Territory Alignment. B2B Lead Generation Blog. Commentary on Sales Leadership: Dave Stein’s New Blog. Community Marketing Blog. From The Heart Sales Training Blog. Jonathan Farrington’s Blog. Linked Intuition The Blog. Sales and Sales Management Blog.

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Pipeline Hiring Top of Funnel Cold Calling 212

The Pipeline

JANUARY 28, 2012

Sales Compensation. Territory Alignment. B2B Lead Generation Blog. Commentary on Sales Leadership: Dave Stein’s New Blog. Community Marketing Blog. From The Heart Sales Training Blog. Jonathan Farrington’s Blog. Linked Intuition The Blog. Sales and Sales Management Blog.

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Pipeline Social Media Cold Calling Hiring 215

The Pipeline

FEBRUARY 29, 2012

Sales Compensation. Territory Alignment. B2B Lead Generation Blog. Commentary on Sales Leadership: Dave Stein’s New Blog. Community Marketing Blog. From The Heart Sales Training Blog. Jonathan Farrington’s Blog. Linked Intuition The Blog. Sales and Sales Management Blog.

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Pipeline Hiring Cold Calling Webinar Metrics 212

PandaDoc

APRIL 26, 2023

So how do you strike a perfect balance between business goals and the compensation needs of employees? How your compensation package (including commission structure) works tells a great deal about your organization. Territory volume Territory volume is a commission paid off based on revenue from a specific region.

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The Pipeline

AUGUST 10, 2011

Sales Compensation. Territory Alignment. B2B Lead Generation Blog. Commentary on Sales Leadership: Dave Stein’s New Blog. Community Marketing Blog. From The Heart Sales Training Blog. Jonathan Farrington’s Blog. Linked Intuition The Blog. Sales and Sales Management Blog.

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Sales Cycle Pipeline Conversion Webinar Metrics 244