Xactly

AUGUST 22, 2018

In May 2018, Xactly partnered with WorldatWork to complete its annual Sales Compensation Best Practices Study to define the key trends and metrics for companies that want to plan and incent a top sales organization. 60% do not track accuracy and are making a “best guess” about the accuracy of their commission payments.

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The Spiff Blog

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

A 60:40 commission structure is the standard for average US sales organizations. Although, commission structures vary dramatically across industries and companies ( source ). 90% of top-performing companies utilize incentive programs to reward their sales associates ( source ). All other: $33,200. So glad you asked!

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SBI Growth

FEBRUARY 5, 2014

The first monthly commission statements will soon be in your sales reps'' hands. Erik Charles is the Principal Incentive Strategist at Xactly Corp. In a recent webinar , Erik noted that: "The total outlay for Incentive Compensation in the U.S. The January commission statement can be a sign that it''s time to look elsewhere.

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Sales and Marketing Management

OCTOBER 21, 2019

There’s nothing more frustrating than having a prospective customer on the hook, then having to spend precious time combing for just the whitepaper or case study that fits their needs. Transparency into commission data is an important step for sales engagement. How much will this deal net me in commission? Let Them Do Their Job.

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SBI Growth

OCTOBER 20, 2012

Rinse and Repeat: The Annual Comp Study. The standard comp study may be dangerously inadequate. Software Firm: The annual Employee survey is overflowing with negative comments about the incentive plan. Propose a Solution: Conduct a compensation study and redesign the plan. Compensation Study ?

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The Spiff Blog

MARCH 8, 2023

About Spiff Spiff is a new class of software that creates trust across the organization by delivering real-time automation of commission calculations and motivates teams to drive top-line growth. These same companies were less likely to have employee turnover rates ( source ).

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Xactly

JANUARY 3, 2019

Industry and planning-specific statistics also help guide sales planning and incentive compensation. Nearly 50% of companies fail to measure and adjust financial forecasts and plans to account for the residual impact caused by sales force attrition ( 2018 Mid-Market Sales Incentive Study ).

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The Spiff Blog

JANUARY 12, 2022

You know, the pyramid we all studied in Psych 101? As you evaluate your team and consider how you’re meeting their needs as a leader, consider whether your commission plan is working for you or against you when it comes to setting your team up for success. Let’s get into it! Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs. See what we did there?

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SBI Growth

SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

Provide case studies that prove you can execute. Case studies help reduce your customer's fear of risk. They relate to the problem the customer in the study was solving for. Buyers know that reps are trying to make a commission check. Offer a small incentive for closing these deals in Q4 (cash is always good).

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SBI Growth

FEBRUARY 5, 2014

The first monthly commission statements will soon be in your sales reps'' hands. Erik Charles is the Principal Incentive Strategist at Xactly Corp. In a recent webinar , Erik noted that: "The total outlay for Incentive Compensation in the U.S. The January commission statement can be a sign that it''s time to look elsewhere.

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Highspot

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Incentives and Recognition Reward top performers with appropriate incentives and recognition. Incentives, training, engagement, and process strategies are proven to work based on the motivation and urgency they drive upon sellers. Communication Foster open and transparent communication within the team.

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The Spiff Blog

AUGUST 22, 2023

Compensation is a business investment, after all, and you need to study it closely to identify areas of overspending or risk potential. A word of caution: if you can help it, don’t make drastic changes to commission plans that you know will upset sales employees. Erase silos between GTM teams.

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The Spiff Blog

JANUARY 9, 2024

Plan your ramp-up periods around a series of interactive training sessions, where new reps will shadow experienced salespeople, sit in on calls, study and discuss recordings of successful sales calls, and so on. .— is crucial, of course, but accelerating the ramp-up process requires as much applicable, interactive training as possible.

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Pipeline

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Therefore, to ensure an objective analysis in an isolated environment (controlled variables of industries and the CRM software), we’ll take a look at some of Pipeline CRM’s case studies. Step 3: Offer Incentives and Decide on Consequences Your CRM functions as your eyes and ears. Learn more.

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Xactly

JULY 26, 2018

These best practices are the result of over a decade’s worth of sales performance management and incentivization experience, along with corroborating data from the 2018 Sales Compensation Best Practices Study. Watch the webinar, "Sales Compensation Trends and Best Practices," to learn more about optimizing incentive compensation management.

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The Spiff Blog

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

From a breakdown of each commission calculation to activities happening within any given account, all data points are valuable to your reps. One study from the University of California, Irvine found that if you’re interrupted at work, it takes an average of 23 minutes to refocus ( source ). Which commission structure is most effective?

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Sales Hacker

JUNE 14, 2019

According to a recent Salesforce study , poor data hygiene costs the average business nearly 30% of its revenue, amounting to a total economic loss of a whopping $700 billion a year. What’s the #1 incentive you can use with your reps? Align incentives. Align Incentives. Help moving deals forward. We thought so!

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LeadFuze

DECEMBER 31, 2021

I have found that the best way is by offering incentives, like a prize of sorts. Incentive contest ideas are one way of motivating employees. I learned that it is not enough to offer top salespeople high base pay and lucrative commissions. I recently did a case study on 7 steps to running an effective SDR cold calling contest.

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Xactly

MARCH 22, 2018

Most of the time when I speak about the middle performers, it is because I am trying to convince a sales leader that there is value in focusing on the middle performers rather than explaining the sales incentive tools available to increase their performance. Sometimes, moving the middle is just a matter of paying more or less frequently.

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Allbound

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

Each of these companies operates a comprehensive partner program, providing benefits to their partners ranging from the free use of software to referral commissions—even helping them celebrate their wins on social media. Study them, learn from them, and apply their best practices in your own partner programs.

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LeadFuze

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

One study found that when the company penalized over-forecasting more than under-forecasting, it led to a higher accuracy of results. If you don’t have any budget for accuracy incentives, it might be time to rethink your strategy. The most popular forecasting method is stage-based.

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The Spiff Blog

OCTOBER 28, 2022

This is often compounded by the lack of visibility reps have when it comes to sales commission. These include exercise incentives, free mindfulness tools, and practical advice about relieving workplace stress. In Practice: Your sales team feels they have little to no insight into how much they’ll earn in sales commission each month.

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Crunchbase

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

In the workforce today, we have four generations working together simultaneously, so finding which incentives work best at your workplace might take a few tries to get right. According to a recent study, baby boomers are highly competitive in teams and individual competitions.

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Hubspot Sales

APRIL 11, 2023

One LinkedIn study found that 64% of recruiting professionals believe that the job search will be more favorable to candidates (as opposed to employers) over the next five years. This is especially true for sales representatives who are paid on a commission-only basis. Brands that fail to do so will see attrition rise.

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The Spiff Blog

MARCH 17, 2022

Born in California, Dave grew up in Boise, Idaho before moving to Seattle, Washington for undergraduate studies at the University of Washington in politics and economics. He attended community college in Montgomery County and graduated with an Associates degree in generally studying sometimes. Benjamin Naugle, Software Engineer.

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The Spiff Blog

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

She is currently studying Psychology at Brigham Young University, hoping to become a counselor in the future. Gabriel now lives in Longmont, CO and went to college at Western Colorado University in Gunnison, CO, where he studied English, Psychology, and Business Administration. What excites you most about your role? About Spiff.

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Nutshell

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

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. Chung went on to study how companies should pay salespeople. Want to explore tailoring sales incentives for individual members of your team?

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Xactly

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

MBOs can be an extremely useful tool in addition to your sales commission structure because they give each rep individual goals to strengthen the overall sales organization. Download "Designing Sales Compensation Plans" to learn best practices for building incentive plans that drive the right behaviors. Online Marketing.

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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.

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The Spiff Blog

JUNE 6, 2023

He began his career in Finance in the Washington, DC area where he discovered the world of Incentive Compensation Administration. Knowing he couldn’t be the only one struggling with complex spreadsheets, macros, and other commission headaches, he began implementing compensation automation software.

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The Spiff Blog

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Take commission plan creation, for example. Here’s an example: let’s say a female sales rep earns slightly less commission than one of her male counterparts and therefore doesn’t qualify for an accelerator. Recommended reading: Sell Like a Girl: Earn Less [+ Startling New Sales Commission Data] 2.

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Sales Evangelist

APRIL 30, 2020

Tim Houlihan and Dr. Kurt Nelson are consultants who have spent more than 20 years working with companies to design incentives that will increase productivity within sales teams. However, once those needs are met, incentives that are more material or experiential in nature move people into greater effort.

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The Spiff Blog

JANUARY 27, 2022

He has designed digital products for ten years in various industries such as hospitality, genealogy, higher education, solar, and now commissions automation. Later, Kevin moved to beautiful British Columbia and studied at Simon Fraser University, where he discovered the wonderful world of design. Kevin Chua, Sr Product Designer.

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The Spiff Blog

JULY 20, 2023

Most organizations recognize that their sales commission process isn’t perfect. Companies aren’t ignorant of this problem– many are trying to improve their commission process, as evident by the recent surge of businesses hiring sales compensation managers ( source ). You focus on tedious but incredibly detail-oriented manual tasks.

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Growbots

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

This situation can be financially devastating considering a recent DePaul University study that found that the average turnover cost of a salesperson is $97,690. That same study found that half of the salespeople that leave a company voluntarily resign while 33% are involuntary dismissals and 22% are due to retirement.

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PandaDoc

APRIL 3, 2023

Choose stories and case studies that show examples of what worked, what didn’t, and how the process works from start to finish (from first contact, through closing a deal, all the way to follow-up). For example: Using a case study and practicing it in the field can give more context and build confidence in your sales team.

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The Spiff Blog

JULY 28, 2022

After spending some time in Japan, he moved to Idaho to attend school where he studied Psychology. Jason studied in Europe and has lived across the United States, which has cemented his passion for living/working/traveling around the world. Harshitha was born in India where she studied and lived until later in life.

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