Sales and Marketing Management

MARCH 27, 2019

Author: Mike DeLeonardis, President, North America at beqom Seventy-nine percent of companies say that increasing sales productivity is a strategy they’re using to reach growth targets in 2019, but actually meeting this goal may be a challenge as only 35 percent of average-performing sales reps’ time actually goes to selling.

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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).

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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. Chris’ life revolved around sales prior to becoming a CEO and it prepared him for starting his own company. . Watch the podcast below or on our YouTube channel.

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SBI Growth

FEBRUARY 10, 2013

A Sales VP called me last month. Sales Force Win Rate was flat year over year. 90% of their sales came from 5% of their sales team. Sales Force Win Rate was flat year over year. 90% of their sales came from 5% of their sales team. The Sales Process was developed 9 years ago. Lots of problems.

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Allbound

DECEMBER 18, 2019

Being a channel manager isn’t an easy job. of the sales team, they’re responsible for significant and sometimes delicate relationships. How do they drive results from external sales teams and manage conflicts? While a Google search will provide plenty of “best practices” for channel management, we wanted to take a deeper dive.

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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.

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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!

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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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Zoominfo

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Vice President of Sales at ZoomInfo, Steve Bryerton, shares his thoughts on how to implement a Team Lead within your organization. Picture this: You’re a sales leader, currently responsible for a team of nearly 10+ sales development reps. But we have to warn you, there are sales leaders who will advise otherwise.

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Zoominfo

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Picture this: You’re a sales leader, currently responsible for a team of about 10 sales development reps. 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.

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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.

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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.

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The Spiff Blog

AUGUST 22, 2023

After all, RevOps teams play an active role in supporting every function that drives revenue growth, from sales to marketing to finance to customer success. Efficient communication channels. But, none of these strategies will be successful if you’re relying on antiquated or inefficient communication frameworks and channels.

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Xactly

JUNE 6, 2018

Your company’s sales plan drives the overall sales strategy and is vital to drive growth. As one of the most successful sales organizations in the world, Salesforce has optimized their approach to sales planning using tools such as Xactly to manage their global sales force and drive company growth.

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Hubspot Sales

MAY 9, 2022

Even the most seasoned, effective salespeople can struggle when hashing out how to lead a sales team. Taking the reins doesn't come naturally to everyone, and even born leaders might need a little guidance when transitioning into a sales management role. Clarify how your reps will be compensated. Let's dive in.

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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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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 recently sat down with Chris Semain, Principal and Tech Practice Leader at the Alexander Group to discuss the future of sales comp. Pivoting your focus mid-operating period rarely goes over well with the sales force.”.

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No More Cold Calling

SEPTEMBER 21, 2017

Women in sales have everything they need to succeed. It’s sneakier than gender discrimination or racial prejudice of old, but just as damaging for careers, relationship-building opportunities, and account based sales teams. The first is Sue, a successful field sales manager in a tech company. Comments were prolific.

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SBI Growth

AUGUST 13, 2013

Remaining effective as a sales force means continuous improvement. This might be a new buyer-aligned sales process. Or a redesigned compensation plan. Or sales recruiting to staff a new go-to-market channel. Whatever the Sales Force Effectiveness (SFE) improvement, it will require funds to get it implemented.

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No More Cold Calling

FEBRUARY 4, 2016

B2C incentives work like magic. ” We grab every coupon and sales ad we can find, use Groupon for deep discounts on special events and luxury services, and take advantage of “refer a friend” offers any chance we get. .” Should You Give Incentives for Customer Referrals? What About Incenting Salespeople?

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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.

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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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Nutshell

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

It’s a tale as old as time: Your sales team isn’t meeting its goals. We’ve compiled six of the best strategies for improving sales rep performance based on real-world research and case studies so you can get back to hitting your benchmarks in no time: 1. The same can be said of fixing an underperforming sales team. As “Mr.

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Openview

MAY 16, 2019

Not only do they create revenue by making purchases, but they can also help you with leadership development, marketing and sales. Every customer you connect with has the potential to be a brand ambassador, and ultimately a source of sales revenue. Here are five ways to convert customers into a powerful sales force.

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The Spiff Blog

MARCH 31, 2023

Welcome back to our Sell Like a Girl series– where we’ve spent recent weeks unpacking gender bias in sales. Today we’re continuing this conversation by sharing a preview of our latest research on sales commission. The Current State of Gender Bias in Sales Before we take a look at our newest findings, let’s level-set.

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Sales Hacker

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

They’re researching business products and services online, purchasing via websites as much as they can, and foregoing interactions with sales representatives whenever possible. Of course, the shift to digital sales tactics has been underway for years. What sales investments should you focus on in 2022? Sales engagement.

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Troops

AUGUST 7, 2018

Today, Andrew oversees multiple sales teams at Square. Andrew has been building out sales teams at Square for the last four years. Not just one sales team, but a bunch of them: Sales Development: global inbound lead qualification. Vertical Sales: full sales-cycle BDRs and AEs. How to Motivate a Sales Team.

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Hubspot Sales

AUGUST 22, 2022

We surveyed over 1,000 sales professionals around the globe to find out the top sales trends of 2022, and one thing is certain – the pandemic made a lasting impact on the relationship between salespeople and their prospects. If you’re looking for a specific insight, you can skip ahead to these sections: The Top Sales Trends.

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Salesmate

JUNE 4, 2021

Sales isn’t the same as it used to be. And with this change in technology, advancements in sales methodologies have also taken place. Similarly, many other practices in sales have changed with the changing world around. One such practice is that of providing sales incentives to the salespeople.

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SBI

OCTOBER 23, 2017

There are over 3,000 sessions scheduled—936 if you filter by role for sales operations or sales professional, and 179 if you filter by Marketing /ABM as a role. The other thing to keep in mind is that not every solution provider caters to marketing or sales. Make more money, faster with CallidusCloud.

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Sales Hacker

DECEMBER 21, 2017

What is Sales Operations? Sales operations refers to the unit, role, activities and processes within a sales organization that support, enable, and drive front line sales teams to sell better, faster, and more efficiently. But perhaps more than anything else, sales operations brings a system to selling. Technology.

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Pipeliner

MARCH 6, 2018

Calling on the right target market, articulating the value your company offers in a way that resonates with your customers, overcoming objections, and measuring the performance of your team and processes to identify what works best, would definitely allow you to close a higher percentage of sales. Strategic Component Three: Channel Strategy.

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Pipeliner

MARCH 18, 2021

Done correctly, cross-promotion can dramatically increase your sales and lift your bottom line in your value chain. Simply venturing into new digital channels and then tying them with your existing ones will qualify as cross-promotion as well. In an affiliate program, you offer a commission in exchange for a sale.

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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.

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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. Your existing sales and marketing teams will be wondering where they will fit under the new firm, and what is going to happen to their responsibilities.

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OpenSymmetry

MARCH 16, 2016

The Territory & Quota Management Revolution – New Incentive Compensation Platforms Blazing the Trails to Greater Efficiencies. Gone are the simplistic days of sales reps simply “having a patch” to cover for selling their goods and services. The importance of crediting transactions in the Incentive Compensation process.

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Close.io

JUNE 20, 2018

On top of that, you don’t need to pay for a giant office space, meaning employees can be compensated better; your employees don’t have to suffer through a morning commute, giving them more time to execute; and everyone has the freedom to work wherever they feel comfortable. These things aren’t so easy with a remote sales team.

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