Sales and Marketing Management

MARCH 27, 2019

There’s a simple solution that will help streamline this issue and create more time for sales reps to spend actually selling the product or service: implement a sales and compensation system that’s transparent and easier to understand. Sales incentives are meant to attract and retain top talent, keeping them engaged in their work.

Strategy 223

Strategy Compensation Incentives Incentive 223

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).

Compensation 60

Compensation Incentives Incentive Data 60

Allbound

DECEMBER 18, 2019

Being a channel manager isn’t an easy job. While a Google search will provide plenty of “best practices” for channel management, we wanted to take a deeper dive. In this post, we sought advice from leaders that are on the front lines of channel management. We spoke with three channel leaders from different industries.

Channels 83

Channels Face-to-face Intent Data Intent 83

The Spiff Blog

APRIL 27, 2023

Motivation and compensation are tough to nail under normal circumstances and are even trickier during tough times. In this article we plan to resurface a few well-known, but often overlooked, principles of compensation and motivation that can boost you and your team during these tough times. Let’s get into it!

Motivation 75

Motivation Hiring Compensation Incentives 75

Alice Heiman

OCTOBER 6, 2021

On this episode of the Sales Talk for CEOs Podcast, Alice speaks with Chris Cabrera, CEO of Xactly , which provides automated compensation for large sales teams. Watch the podcast below or on our YouTube channel. Chris’ life revolved around sales prior to becoming a CEO and it prepared him for starting his own company. .

Journal 133

Journal Compensation Incentives Incentive 133

Xactly

MAY 24, 2018

Sales compensation is one of the most costly investments enterprises make every year. From our years in the compensation space, we’ve found that 45% of compensation plans actually drive the wrong sales behaviors. In other words, 45% of the time, compensation plans are leading to missed selling opportunities.

Compensation 51

Compensation Enterprise Enterprise Webinar Metrics 51

SBI Growth

FEBRUARY 10, 2013

Channel Partners productivity was higher than last years but well short of their original goal. Poor Channel Management program. Improper mix in compensation plans. Let’s incent everyone to sell more new logo business” he said. Fixing the compensation plan first was incorrect. Quota attainment was below 35%.

Sales Qualified Lead 300

Sales Qualified Lead Compensation Incentives Incentive 300

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.

Channels 83

Channels Sales Management Sales Qualified Lead Collateral 83

OpenSymmetry

AUGUST 3, 2016

Today’s organizations are more complex; they sell through multiple channels, have complicated coverage models, and network of sales roles to sell their products, services, and solutions. The Strategic Account Manager is included in this group and is amongst the most difficult roles to compensate in sales organizations.

Compensation 40

Compensation Account Incentives Incentive 40

Zoominfo

OCTOBER 6, 2020

You have a strong solution to go along with a solid stream of both inbound and outbound activity, which prompted you to split the team by each channel to maximize meeting creation (and hopefully pipeline!). In this scenario, due to external circumstances, they may still carry a small bag, but the compensation and seniority would be rewarded.

Lead Rank 169

Lead Rank Lead Scoring Leads Marketing Qualified Lead 169

Canidium

APRIL 30, 2021

Fort Collins, CO, April 30, 2021 -- Canidium, a sales performance, incentive compensation, and sales operations optimization consultancy, has hired Dean Swift as the Director of Sales & Marketing. Prior to Envirofit, Dean worked at Otterbox as a Business Development Executive and Sales Operations Manager.

Hiring 86

Hiring SAP Marketing Sales Qualified Lead 86

The Spiff Blog

AUGUST 22, 2023

Efficient communication channels. But, none of these strategies will be successful if you’re relying on antiquated or inefficient communication frameworks and channels. They require collaboration platforms or channels that your sales, marketing, and customer success teams understand and consistently engage with.

Strategy 74

Strategy Compensation Commission ROI 74

Zoominfo

OCTOBER 6, 2020

You have a strong solution to go along with a solid stream of both inbound and outbound activity, which prompted you to split the team by each channel to maximize meeting creation — and hopefully pipeline. In this scenario, due to external circumstances, they may still carry a small bag, but the compensation and seniority would be rewarded.

Lead Rank 130

Lead Rank Lead Scoring Leads Marketing Qualified Lead 130

No More Cold Calling

FEBRUARY 4, 2016

B2C incentives work like magic. But in the B2B world, incenting people to provide referrals isn’t the no-brainer sales strategy that it is for consumer-facing companies. Should You Give Incentives for Customer Referrals? Just don’t make compensation the reason they refer you. What About Incenting Salespeople?

Referrals 120

Referrals Incentives Incentive Discount 120

Xactly

JUNE 6, 2018

Nearly 70 percent of Xactly customers use Salesforce to manage their sales force compensation plans, and Salesforce is a long-standing Xactly customer (since 2010), using Xactly Incent to manage more than 15,000 payees on compensation plans. Partner Operations – enables partner channel.

SalesForce 53

SalesForce Webinar Metrics Compensation Incentives 53

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. Recommended reading: Communicating Compensation Changes to Your Team: A Guide for Managers.

Groups 67

Groups Conversion Commission Lead Rank 67

Openview

MAY 16, 2019

One simple way to get customers to promote your products is to provide them with an incentive for doing so. This shouldn’t be confused with affiliate programs where compensation only comes after the sale is made. There’s a reason that YouTube and other channels are full of product review content. Create a Referral Program.

Customer 82

Customer Social Media Referrals Incentives 82

Hubspot Sales

MAY 9, 2022

Clarify how your reps will be compensated. Compensation is the most fundamental, powerful incentive for reps to perform. If you want to get the most out of your team, they need to know how they're being compensated — with respect to base salary, commission, and any other financial incentives you might be offering them.

Lead Rank 100

Lead Rank Sales Qualified Lead Lead Scoring Leads 100

Hubspot Sales

MAY 18, 2018

The incentive for your reps to meet their quota? To receive their bonuses and/or variable compensation and keep their jobs. So what’s the incentive for meeting these smaller goals? Don’t have the budget to offer monetary incentive? Provide an incentive that’s only awarded when everyone meets the goal. No problem.

Sales Goal 145

Sales Goal Incentives Incentive Quota 145

SBI Growth

AUGUST 13, 2013

Or a redesigned compensation plan. Or sales recruiting to staff a new go-to-market channel. But, the SPIFF incentive didn’t completely go to the sales rep. A percent of SPIFF incentive was held back for funding the SFE effort. Remaining effective as a sales force means continuous improvement.

Hiring 288

Hiring Incentives Incentive Benefit 288

Xactly

MAY 31, 2018

Sales compensation is vital to sales success and company growth. For decades, companies have gathered different tools to manage compensation. Previously, sales performance management (SPM) has typically been categorized as solely focused on incentive compensation management (ICM) and sales compensation planning.

Enterprise 50

Enterprise Enterprise Scale Compensation 50

No More Cold Calling

SEPTEMBER 21, 2017

She’d been there … as a customer of incentive compensation and a lover of performance management. Ellen is an engineer turned vice president of channel sales. Like Sue, Amy didn’t come from a technical background. But she brought a unique capability to technology sales: domain expertise as an end user.

Cold Calling 266

Cold Calling Loyalty Account Intent 266

Score More Sales

MARCH 8, 2012

Channel partners, strategic partners and referral partners all can affect revenue in your pipeline. There are many connections you have, whether in your channels, through other distribution arrangements, and with direct individuals who can impact deals and the bottom line. Do they have any incentives to work hard? It is job #1.

Pipeline 203

Pipeline Referrals Channels Buying Cycle 203

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.

Incentives 105

Incentives Incentive Compensation Motivation 105

Nutshell

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

Capturing leads: By developing a lead generation funnel through your website and social media channels that captures contact information, you can turn cold calls into warm leads. Rethink your compensation strategy. Want to explore tailoring sales incentives for individual members of your team?

Lead Rank 94

Lead Rank Sales Qualified Lead Lead Scoring Follow-up 94

Pipeliner

MARCH 18, 2021

Simply venturing into new digital channels and then tying them with your existing ones will qualify as cross-promotion as well. The providers featured in the article provide compensation to the website for customers they receive through them. For instance, LFA Capsule Fillers offers a free ebook as a sign-up incentive —.

Promotion 98

Promotion Social Media eBook Comparison 98

OpenSymmetry

MARCH 16, 2016

The Territory & Quota Management Revolution – New Incentive Compensation Platforms Blazing the Trails to Greater Efficiencies. Fast forward 20 – 30 years to the age of enlightenment for Incentive Compensation Management solutions. The importance of crediting transactions in the Incentive Compensation process.

Territories 40

Territories Quota Incentives Incentive 40

Xactly

JUNE 15, 2018

With your victory you now add an amazing package of content to deliver over your phone networks*, DIRECTV, and various internet channels. Download our guide, "Designing Sales Compensation Plans," to learn how to structure your plans. You have expanded your reach into your critical suppliers. So what is the plan?

Commission 54

Commission Advertising Advertising Compensation 54

The Spiff Blog

MARCH 31, 2023

A Deep Dive Into Inequity in Sales Compensation In order to better understand the impact of gender on sales commission, we analyzed the annual commission data of 1,500+ commission-earning employees from 150+ companies, 43 states, 11 job functions, and 35+ industries. We looked exclusively at variable pay. Below is a preview of our findings.

Commission 52

Commission Data Salary Face-to-face 52

Sales Hacker

DECEMBER 21, 2017

Formulation of Incentives Program. Implementation of Recommended Compensation and Incentives Program. Maintenance of Communication and Collaboration Channels. Manage compensation. . Compensation plan. Implement compensation and incentives program. Performance Metrics Analyses. Deals desk.

Sales Operations 87

Sales Operations Top of Funnel Hiring Scale 87

Troops

AUGUST 7, 2018

When a customer email comes through, Berger drops it in a “wins” channel to quickly share them with his team members. A Compensation Plan Based on What Reps Can Control. Square’s compensation isn’t based solely on deals closed. An AE, by contrast, has a compensation plan that’s more heavily weighted toward deals closed.

Top of Funnel 91

Top of Funnel Motivation Compensation How To 91

The Spiff Blog

JUNE 29, 2023

Managing sales compensation is both a highly complex and highly consequential responsibility. The design and execution of a sales compensation program directly influences the performance and morale of a sales organization, as well as the overall financial success of a company at large. What is a Sales Compensation Manager?

Compensation 72

Compensation Commission Hiring Salary 72

SBI

OCTOBER 23, 2017

ModelN @ModelN Model N is a global leader in Revenue Management, maximizing revenue with quoting, contracting, pricing, rebating, channel and compliance solutions. Xactly @xactly Xactly is a leading provider of enterprise-class, cloud-based, incentive compensation solutions for employee and sales performance management.

Vendor 140

Vendor Hoovers Lead Rank Sales Qualified Lead 140

Pipeliner

MARCH 6, 2018

Strategic Component Three: Channel Strategy. Should the channel strategy be direct, indirect, or digital? Channel strategy drives selling costs down, drives revenues up, and potentially extends the market reach of a company. Salary heavy versus incentive heavy compensation plans. Inside versus outside sales team.

Strategy 45

Strategy Salary Margin Compensation 45

Sales Hacker

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

These platforms help automate functions like contact and account management, lead management, sales forecasting, territory management, and incentive compensation – and they continue to play an important role in this new sales environment. Sales force automation (SFA). But the problem is widespread adoption has been low.

Top of Funnel 89

Top of Funnel Lead Rank Lead Scoring Forecasting 89

OpenSymmetry

MAY 23, 2016

While, incentive compensation administration is still a main piece, the broader SPM technology concept is expanding more holistically to include other key aspects which directly impacts how a sales team might perform, including talent development, sales enablement, and territory and quota management.

Territories 40

Territories Vendor Incentives Incentive 40

No More Cold Calling

MARCH 3, 2016

She’s been there … as a customer of incentive compensation and a lover of performance management. Ellen—an engineer turned vice president of channel sales—is typically the only woman in the room, so she’s learned how to be an alpha when surrounded by men. ” That’s her bulldog-like tenacity.

Referrals 120

Referrals Scale Cold Calling Call-back 120