The Spiff Blog

JUNE 2, 2022

Today we’re giving you five steps to take now to create a recession-proof sales organization in the future. Step 1: Evaluate your sales tech stack. Even in the best of times, it’s best practice to keep tabs on the ROI you’re seeing from each and every sales solution you invest in. Especially in sales.

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SBI Growth

FEBRUARY 28, 2013

Every Sales VP wants to know what their competitors are doing. Knowing how your competitors are enabling their sales force can provide an advantage. But most Sales VPs like you don’t know how to do it. Benchmarking allows a comparison of you against your peers. For example: “Describe for me your sales process?”

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Understanding the Sales Force

MAY 28, 2014

Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan Before we discuss how to improve sales training, a quick promo for the latest and greatest taking place over at the ever improving Top Sales World. The June issue of Top Sales Magazine has been published and you can download it here. More on Baseball and Sales.

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SBI Growth

AUGUST 27, 2012

The most important function an HR leader can perform to support Sales is to help attract and retain top sales talent. Based upon our research interviews conducted with VPs of Human Resources, it is clear that most don’t really understand how to help Sales attract top talent. Is this opportunity limited to just Sales?

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SBI Growth

MAY 21, 2013

Does your Chief Sales Officer rely heavily on you for their success? As the sales operations leader, you focus on helping your sales leaders shine. Think about your most valued sales ops team members. At the core, your best sales ops employees: Deliver insight, not just data. Help sales make their quota.

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Mereo

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

But another disharmonious reality has yet to be addressed: When salespeople receive disproportionate compensation in comparison to the value they deliver to buyers. To encourage buyer/seller harmony, sellers must be compensated fairly based on the value they create for and deliver to buyers. Can Sellers Be Too Customer-Focused?

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Steven Rosen

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

January sales are in, how are you doing? It is far to early to look your at sales. Here are the top 10 questions you should ask yourself and your sales managers to gauge if you/they have set the foundation for success. If you want your sales team to perform and perform well you need to give them the gift of focus.

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Highspot

OCTOBER 30, 2023

In this article, we help you navigate the intricacies of sales performance metrics, guiding you on which ones are pivotal and how best to measure them. What Is Sales Performance? Sales Performance vs. Sales Metrics Why Analyze Your Sales Performance? Why Analyze Your Sales Performance?

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LinkedFusion

AUGUST 24, 2023

Premium subscription plan Price Basic (Free) Plan $0 Linkedin Premium Career $39.99 / month Linkedin Premium Business $59.99 / month LinkedIn Sales Navigator Professional $99.99/month month LinkedIn Sales Navigator Team $149.99/month month LinkedIn Sales Navigator Team $149.99/month It’s free and best for expanding your network.

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Zoominfo

MARCH 21, 2022

Faced with increasingly stressful work environments, many workers are leaving lower-paying roles to pursue jobs with better compensation. These data points were then contextualized in comparison to levels of base compensation to determine their overall impact.

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CloserIQ

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

This presents a wealth of opportunities for sales professionals. This can be invigorating for many sales professionals, but if this is the case you should be prepared to do a little more legwork with customers. Sales leadership team’s qualifications. That’s fine if they’ve brought in strong sales leadership.

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Xactly

JULY 9, 2018

This is a legitimate question for almost every company because everyone is seeking to recruit the best sales people as well as retain and engage the current sales force. It is also an important question because one of the highest costs a company incurs is its sales compensation expense. percent of revenue.

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Hubspot Sales

APRIL 12, 2018

The sales development role is here to stay. We’ve long known companies employing sales development (or business development) representatives see higher revenue and return on investment. The Sales Development Role and Daily Activities. We found sales development reps did an average of 93.8 daily activities : 37.2

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Xactly

OCTOBER 1, 2018

As a sales leadership team, there are plenty of questions we ask ourselves to improve sales performance analysis and management, including: Are we setting up our teams for success? Despite the fact that we live and breathe incentive comp, we are not immune to the factors that affect every sales organization. The answer is yes.

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Openview

JANUARY 14, 2019

As businesses move from a one-time sale to an ongoing subscription service, however, they likely need to change how they handle their sales processes. Because there are pros and cons associated with potential options for sales organizations, the answers are not always crystal clear. The Once and Done Sale.

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Pipeliner

JULY 27, 2022

Perhaps you’ve been getting by working out of your home, but your sales strategy is so fantastic, you’re getting to the point where you need a separate space. Workers’ compensation. Melanie Musson writes and researches for the auto insurance comparison site, 4AutoInsuranceQuote.com. Commercial Property. Unemployment.

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CloserIQ

APRIL 30, 2019

As founder and CEO of a B2B SaaS startup , I realized fairly early the importance of a team-driven approach to sales. More specifically, their failure to apply a more comprehensive approach to their sales strategies. Marketing and sales teams dedicate a considerable amount of time and energy into developing outreach campaigns.

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Sales Hacker

MARCH 28, 2019

To address the disparity between men and women in sales, a good start is to change your hiring practices , and update your company policies. Really the percentage should be 100% for both genders, but it’s telling that female sales reps feel short-changed on training more often than men do. Are all of your sales coaches men?

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OpenSymmetry

NOVEMBER 3, 2016

Having written compensation plans for plenty of Big Pharma and health companies, including Merck, Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson, St. Mylan’s Executive Compensation Structure – The Incentive Plan that Started It All. Considering the Mylan case, there must be a trickle-down from C-level to sales.

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CloserIQ

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

This presents a wealth of opportunities for sales professionals. This can be invigorating for many sales professionals, but if this is the case you should be prepared to do a little more legwork with customers. Sales leadership team’s qualifications. That’s fine if they’ve brought in strong sales leadership.

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OpenSymmetry

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

I was the Global Sales Compensation manager of a large manufacturing company. And, as so often is the case, this also meant that I was the sole subject matter expert on our sales compensation structure and crediting logic. However, I returned to a sales compensation war zone.

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Score More Sales

JULY 26, 2013

It dawned on me recently during a webinar when one of my co-panelists, the ever proper sales guru Jonathan Farrington spoke in his brilliant British accent, “Sellers are arrogant”. Cross examine statements that were made prior for comparison. appeared first on Score More Sales. Buyers have changed. Judge their body language.

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Braveheart Sales

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Is this change signaling a shift back to the good old days where everyone went into sales because of the unlimited earning potential? So, what does this recent reversal mean for you as a sales leader? But, for now, you need to consider that the compensation plan alone won’t necessarily cause all your sellers to be overachievers.

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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. In an affiliate program, you offer a commission in exchange for a sale. Another idea to create some buzz around your product or service is to pay comparison websites to feature your company.

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Mindtickle

MAY 29, 2020

28%…that’s how much you can improve revenues through effective sales coaching. Over the past few months, companies have faced significant challenges as their sales teams have transitioned into remote workforces. Develop a plan that outlines the needs of the organization, and more importantly, the needs of your sales team.

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Pipeliner

SEPTEMBER 21, 2019

Despite the supposed benefits AI brings especially to the world of sales, and the threats it entails to local job markets, various industries are still looking for specialist skills and talents. Sales Manager. Included are the annual averages for each position and the respective descriptions for each position. Annual average: $150,000.

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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. New product rollouts and availability should be preceded by training, collateral distribution and sales support materials.

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Sales Hacker

APRIL 17, 2020

Whether you’re ready or not, the COVID-19 outbreak has irrevocably changed the way you and your business is going to approach sales. Adapting to these new sales challenges isn’t going to be easy, but it’ll be a whole lot easier with the right strategy and tools in place. Sales Engagement Platforms: The Right Tool For The Job.

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Pipeliner

DECEMBER 29, 2018

Why should you consider choosing a career in sales? Let’s discuss 8 of the most compelling reasons a sales career could be the right choice for you. Employers greatly value effective salespeople, and they compensate their sales staff accordingly. Financial services sales agents earn median annual salaries of $63,780.

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Apptivo

JUNE 14, 2023

What is a sales report? What are the different types of sales reports in Apptivo? Why is a CRM sales report essential for business? How to Create Sales Reports in a CRM like Apptivo? ” This timeless phrase holds especially true in the sales sector. Let’s discover more about sales reports in this blog.

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Xactly

JULY 23, 2018

In the blue corner we have our CRO, or Sales Director, whose function invariably involves spending company money to attract new clients and customers to the business. Any CFO hoping to bridge the gap between Sales and Finance needs to invest their time in technology. Both roles are equally vital to an organisation.

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Xactly

JANUARY 16, 2019

This is a blessing in disguise as it will provide sales and finance leaders with more data to make better decisions. Not only will your compensation admins and sales ops managers thank you for it, but you will be able to rest easy knowing that the chance of costly errors is significantly reduced.

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Openview

MARCH 15, 2019

Some of the most successful and influential SaaS companies include channel sales in their go-to-market strategy. For the uninitiated, channel sales refers to the process of partnering with third parties to get your product into the end user’s hands. Channel Sales versus Direct Sales – The Good and the Bad.

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CloserIQ

APRIL 30, 2019

As founder and CEO of a B2B SaaS startup , I realized fairly early the importance of a team-driven approach to sales. More specifically, their failure to apply a more comprehensive approach to their sales strategies. Marketing and sales teams dedicate a considerable amount of time and energy into developing outreach campaigns.

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Sales Hacker

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Between rushing to save deals, pivoting products, and adjusting messaging , these last couple of months have been a whirlwind for sales teams. Now, sales leaders are scrambling to claw back invested expenses and strategize new alternatives to President’s Club to keep their reps motivated. Let’s look at why. all are equal) performed 4.8%

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The Spiff Blog

DECEMBER 29, 2022

In this comparison, think of pen and paper bookkeeping like the house phone. Ask yourself this: Is it really automation if you have to wait weeks to see the output of changes to your sales teams or commission structures? Did you know the average sales rep spends only one-third of their time actually selling?

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LeadFuze

MAY 17, 2021

What is a Sales Manager. A sales manager is a person that’s responsible for building, leading, and managing a sales team within an organization. . A sales manager will work closely with managers of other departments, as well as communicate with prospects and customers on a regular or semi-regular basis. Don’t freak out.

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