Sales Hacker

APRIL 19, 2022

In this article, I’ll outline the principles of compensation design , how to build sales compensation plans , and include resources to set OTEs and quotas that keep your reps happy and hungry for more. Why Sales Comp Planning is Key to Rep Retention. Who should be responsible for sales compensation planning?

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Sales Hacker

JULY 14, 2023

Another summer week in the books This week, we’re continuing our Founder Q&A Series. 5x+ quota to OTE (for cost to book). Stephen Farnsworth , Head of GTM at Stealth Startup : SDR comp – commission should be 90+% based on things the SDR can control…booking a qualified meeting that is accepted into pipeline.

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Understanding the Sales Force

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan There are more sales experts, self-professed and otherwise, than ever before. There is more free content on sales and selling than anyone could have imagined. There are probably twice as many books on the subject than just 10 years ago. Yes, it should. But there''s a problem.

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Understanding the Sales Force

APRIL 4, 2024

Science Reveals the Actual Impact of Sales Coaching More Sales Assessment Imposters Exposed The Best Salespeople are 2733% More Likely to Have This Than the Worst Salespeople What Percentage of Sales Managers Have the Necessary Coaching Skills? Salespeople Will Close 50% More Business By Changing This One Thing They Do!

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Your Sales Management Guru

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

Align Sales Compensation with Your Goals A compensation plan that works. Note: This week’s blog is an excerpt from my new book: “Creating High Performance Sales Compensation Plans”. Your sales management team must understand your company’s overall goals and structure compensation to align with them.

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Tenbound

JANUARY 3, 2024

Consider “New-Queue-to-customer win rate and interrogate the inter-stage conversation rates to detect any problem areas” “The measurement and optimization process requires a delicate balance between sales management… and sales professionals.”

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A Sales Guy

JULY 23, 2014

Note: This blog post is an excerpt from my new book: “Creating High Performance Sales Compensation Plans”. Some pay commission based on sales, while others only pay on margin; still others blend both with incentives and special bonus plans. Compensation plans shouldn’t be developed in a vacuum. Sizing It Up.

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Hubspot Sales

JULY 9, 2019

Although factors like your product line, buyer personas, and brand awareness are important, sales managers are also critical to the success of any business as they have the potential to unlock huge returns that impact the business's bottom line. Establish Compensation Expectations. Set Goals and Quotas. Motivate Reps.

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The Pipeline

OCTOBER 31, 2011

Have You Read The Sales Book About? Sales eXchange – 121. Stored in Attitude , Business Acumen , Proactivity , Productivity , Sales Leadership , Sales Success , Sales eXchange , execution. Some companies are buying multiple copies of multiple books, and creating in house libraries. Book Notice.

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Your Sales Management Guru

OCTOBER 7, 2014

Creating a Sales Compensation Plans. Some pay commission based on sales, while others only pay on margin; still others blend both with incentives and special bonus plans. Your sales management team must understand your company’s overall goals and structure compensation to align with them.

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Understanding the Sales Force

MAY 23, 2019

I loved the Leavitt/Dubner series of books on Freakonomics and thought I could share some interesting sales and sales management data that make little sense. Nearly 50% of salespeople are willing to work on straight commission but only 7% of companies offer such a compensation plan.

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Pipeliner

DECEMBER 20, 2017

A compensation plan that works. Note: This blog is an excerpt from my new book Creating High Performance Sales Compensation Plans. Your sales management team must understand your company’s overall goals and structure compensation to align with them. Understanding Cost of Sales.

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Sales Training Connection

DECEMBER 5, 2012

Sales Compensation + Sales Strategy. Sales compensation systems and sales strategy have long been established factors that impact sales performance. There are countless books and articles on sales strategy. Substituting coaching for sales training.

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Your Sales Management Guru

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

Sales Management End of Year Checklist. . Depending upon the person and the conditions in their sales organization each article may or may not be pertinent. I decided to start with a Sales Management End of Year Checklist. Do I have to alter the sales compensation plan to help achieve the new goals?

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Your Sales Management Guru

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

Creating a Sales Compensation Plan for 2017. Some pay commission based on sales, while others only pay on margin; still others blend both with incentives and special bonus plans. Some pay commission based on sales, while others only pay on margin; still others blend both with incentives and special bonus plans.

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Your Sales Management Guru

JANUARY 9, 2017

The New Sales Manager Boot Camp. We have too much to do, we don’t have time to build a sales organization. I am frustrated with my sales team, do I have the right team? I have a problem growing sales profitably. I don’t think my compensation plan is working. Sales Management Boot Camp maybe for you.

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Your Sales Management Guru

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

Sales Compensation Planning for 2016. As sales leaders or executives everyone must be focused on exceeding the end of year sales quota’s and budgets-but alas- it is mid-November and December will be quickly on top of you. This key point is why I always state that compensation planning is strategic not tactical.

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Your Sales Management Guru

DECEMBER 26, 2017

The Sales Manager Boot Camp. Becoming a new sales leader is overwhelming. Suddenly you go from having a quota to managing the quotas of multiple people. Improving your professionalism as an experienced Sales Manager is just as hard. This is what New Sales Manager Boot Camp is all about.

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No More Cold Calling

JUNE 10, 2021

My entire career had been sales and sales management, and my best business had always come from referrals. I asked salespeople and sales leaders I knew if they liked to get referral introductions. By 2002-2003, people were continually asking if I had a book. He accepted my book, and I got an advance.

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Your Sales Management Guru

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

Be a better sales manager with Sales Management Boot Camp. As a frequent reader and contributor to LinkedIn I thought I should share with you an answer to many challenges Sales Managers face. Sales Management Tools, Best Practice Guides. For the New Sales Manager.

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Partners in Excellence

JULY 26, 2016

My last post inn this series was “ Super Hero Sales Managers.” ” I hesitated for a moment discussing this topic–sales compensation plans. I can barely scratch the surface on this topic, sales people, sales executives, and non sales executives invovled in compensation are likely to be unhappy.

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Pipeliner

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Perhaps more than other more average fields, you really need virtues in sales management. The bottom line: if you don’t clearly understand how a sales manager needs to be poised for the future, you reduce the chances of creating value and growth. The need for courage comes into play all throughout a sales manager’s job.

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Sales Hacker

OCTOBER 9, 2019

Sales is the most important function with any company, and the sales manager plays a critical role within it. That said… The importance of your sales manager cannot be understated. The sales force drives the company’s revenue and it’s the sales manager’s job to drive the sales force.

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The Center for Sales Strategy

JUNE 7, 2021

2020 was one for the history books. However, sales professionals are forever optimists, always looking ahead, and ready to take on the next challenge. Appointments and Sales Process. Sales Enablement. Training and Development. Culture and Industry. Impact of COVID-19.

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Anthony Cole Training

JANUARY 30, 2012

Sales Coaching (40). sales coaching skills (10). sales competencies (12). sales development (55). sales excuses (15). Sales Force (5). sales goals (29). sales improvement (22). Sales Jobs (5). sales leadership development (4). sales management (49). sales people (8).

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Your Sales Management Guru

DECEMBER 10, 2012

Guest Posts for Your Sales Management Guru. Ken: We have two posts today, first How to Manage Manipulative Sales Employees and a BONUS Sales Compensation Survey to help you plan. How to Manage Manipulative Sales Employees. BONUS Sales Compensation Survey. report at no cost.

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Your Sales Management Guru

OCTOBER 3, 2011

Align Sales Compensation with Your Goals. A compensation plan that works. Note: This weeks blog is a excerpt from my new book: “Creating High Performance Sales Teams” When it comes to how businesses pay their salespeople, there’s no one-size-fits-all approach. Understanding Cost of Sales.

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The Sales Hunter

FEBRUARY 20, 2012

Sales Managers Have the Hardest Job in Sales. As a sales manager, you owe it to yourself to pay close attention to Jeb’s keen insights on leadership. Sales Managers have the hardest job in sales. In most cases, sales managers earn less than their top salespeople. E-mail RSS.

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Your Sales Management Guru

MAY 30, 2012

Sales Compensation and Having a Fun Summer. Sales Leadership Ideas. At this time of year sales management must be looking at pipeline levels and goals for July/August and determining if there is the necessary level of activity to ensure targets will be exceeded.

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PandaDoc

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

.” As a modern digital magazine, Sales POP! Our content is aimed at empowering sales leaders, sales management, sales professionals and entrepreneurs to achieve new heights of success. Because every sale starts with a connection. Sales Management Blog. Sales Gravy. Connect2Sell.

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Pointclear

AUGUST 17, 2011

Sales managers have six basic jobs—hire, compensate, train, deploy, monitor and manage, and coach and counsel—and they generally fail at the last three. Manage on the basis of both the art and science, and you’ll drive more revenue. Sales Deployment Most companies deploy reps in traditional ways.

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Marc Wayshak

MAY 25, 2022

If so, you might often find yourself thinking, “I feel like with just a couple of small tweaks, we could be making so many more sales…”. One of the most common questions I get from sales managers is, “How can I make some small changes that will allow my sales team to sell significantly more?”. Scalable offering.

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Hubspot Sales

APRIL 24, 2019

Compensation is an important factor in attracting and retaining employees, especially in sales. Imagine if almost half of your sales team left the company because of a poorly designed compensation plan. How much are you willing to pay if a salesperson can produce $X in sales? The results wouldn't be pretty.

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Your Sales Management Guru

JUNE 23, 2014

for the first time sales manager, chapter 24. New EBook: This week I thought I would share with my reader’s one chapter from my new book: SLAMMED!!! For the first time Sales Manager, there are 56 additional chapters in this book. Compensation is linked to corporate objectives. Teamwork prevails.

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Partners in Excellence

DECEMBER 9, 2016

There are 1000’s of articles, dozens of books on sales enablement. In the US alone, between training, technology, and tools, over $25Billion is spent each year on enabling sales people. There are dozens of software tools/platforms, with new one’s springing up every week that focus only on sales enablement.

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Sales and Marketing Management

MAY 7, 2018

For example, a supporting framework is required where executives drive sales enablement efforts top-down and sellers receive consistent, proactive coaching from sales managers. Further, in my view the definition should precisely reflect the alignment required between the buyers’ journey, sales process, and content.

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Your Sales Management Guru

FEBRUARY 12, 2015

What Sales Compensation Trends Are in Store for 2015? . A look into the Alexander Group’s “2015 Sales Compensation Trends Survey” reveals that companies plan to offer moderate pay raises of 3 percent for sales personnel in 2015. Sales departments have a long history of overspending their compensation budgets.

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