The Spiff Blog

MAY 26, 2022

So, you’ve realized commission spreadsheets are actually evil, and that sales incentive software will vastly improve transparency, efficiency, and your personal sanity. After all, the last thing you want is to sink time and resources into a brand new sales incentive software, only to find yourself struggling to use it. Problem solved.

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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. What is a Sales Compensation Manager?

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The Spiff Blog

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

As another year comes to a close, go-to-market teams everywhere convene to begin their annual sales compensation planning processes. Key stakeholders from sales, finance, and RevOps will join meetings and analyze data in an attempt to create a sales compensation plan that satisfies each party’s needs. The Basics of Sales Compensation.

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Xactly

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

When it comes to sales compensation planning, you can never start prepping too early, right? Sales managers and their reporting reps will have responsibilities in their roles, which means your compensation plans should be tailored to different roles. Constructing Commissions in a Sales Manager Compensation Plan. Base Salary.

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SBI Growth

SEPTEMBER 30, 2012

When sales reps think about their compensation, the first thing they ask is “How can I make more?” Is your compensation plan well designed or driving top-tier reps away? Does executive leadership refer to key annual sales goals (customer retention, new product sales targets) that are not part of your compensation plan?

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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. Bravado’s 2022 State of Sales Compensation Guide showed that 54 percent of reps missed their quota.

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Sales Hacker Training

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

Still, they don’t always nail down the details when it comes to the things that might entice a prospective salesperson — like a well-rounded sales compensation plan , for example. Creating a strong sales incentives program will help you attract and retain A-list sales talent, so it is worth putting in the legwork to create a strong plan. .

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LeadFuze

JULY 4, 2023

Understanding how to compensate structure real estate teams is a critical aspect of running a successful agency. A successful real estate agency requires a well-conceived compensation structure to attract the top talent and motivate them to do their best, resulting in increased profitability. How do splits work on a real estate team?

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The Spiff Blog

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

These pillars include organizational alignment, robust reporting, ongoing professional development, incentive compensation, and sales enablement. Incentive alignment : Shared goals enable the design of incentive structures that motivate sales reps while aligning with the broader success of the organization.

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Partners in Excellence

MARCH 8, 2024

Relative Importance : While financial incentives might draw individuals into sales, the challenges and growth opportunities keep them engaged and motivated over the long term. Maybe I need to have a conversation with Gemini or Bard, they might have differing views, though I suspect not.

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Sales and Marketing Management

FEBRUARY 9, 2020

This came to light in a recent conversation with Jana Gallus from UCLA’s Anderson School of Management at a Behavioral Science workshop in Philadelphia. To be clear, rewards are not compensation. At their best, rewards complement meaningful compensation. At their best, rewards complement meaningful compensation.

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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 came away with six key considerations to keep in mind while preparing your compensation plans and processes for 2023. After our conversation with the Alexander Group, we came away with an action item.

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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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Xactly

JULY 5, 2018

When it comes to sales compensation planning, you can never start prepping too early, right? Sales managers and their reporting reps will have responsibilities unique to their roles, which means your compensation plans should be tailored to different roles. Annual Target Incentive. On-Target Earnings. Pay Mix (Base/Variable).

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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”. 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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Troops

AUGUST 8, 2018

How much do top tech companies structure their sales compensation plans? We analyzed the compensation packages at tech companies known to be aggressively hiring salespeople. Using data from Glassdoor, we were able to take a deeper look at how salespeople get compensated. The answer, it turns out, can vary widely.

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Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 25, 2023

We had a constructive conversation, learned more about each other and ourselves, and contributed to its ever-expanding bank of insight that might ultimately doom humanity — so I'd say it was mostly productive. Take a conversational tone. Changing established compensation systems can be difficult and disruptive.

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Sales and Marketing Management

OCTOBER 9, 2019

Incentives and bonuses are just the starting point. To retain top salespeople, we need to change the conversation around rewards and work. . Bringing the benefits of the gig economy into your sales and compensation strategy will reap rewards. Compensation: Think beyond cash incentives. travel incentives).

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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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Xactly

APRIL 25, 2018

Picture this: the sales compensation design team has spent months analyzing performance, designing, re-designing, tweaking and modeling the upcoming year’s new sales incentive plans. Communication is the last, extremely important, step in the compensation plan design process , and it is the step that is most often overlooked.

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Sales Hacker

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Join us for an in-depth conversation about scaling your company through incentives and employee retention, especially when facing a recession. Creating careers with incentive compensation to prevent off-shoring. Preventing off-shoring jobs through incentive compensation [8:59]. powered by Sounder.

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The Spiff Blog

OCTOBER 6, 2022

But remember that while the execs are driven by revenue and low customer churn, your sales reps are driven by their incentive compensation plans. What are you trying to achieve with this compensation plan? Different strategies in compensation can help in each of these scenarios and more. . What’s the cut-off date?

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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. 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.

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OpenSymmetry

JULY 20, 2016

In some cases, incentive compensation (IC) methods have evolved to align with new regulations regarding specific sales metrics. For example, Corporate Integrity Agreements (CIAs) were implemented by the DoJ as a way to curtail off-label drug promotion which forced companies to ensure their sales incentives encouraged proper compliance.

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OpenSymmetry

JULY 20, 2016

In some cases, incentive compensation (IC) methods have evolved to align with new regulations regarding specific sales metrics. For example, Corporate Integrity Agreements (CIAs) were implemented by the DoJ as a way to curtail off-label drug promotion which forced companies to ensure their sales incentives encouraged proper compliance.

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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. Conversion Rate: The percentage of leads or prospects that become paying customers.

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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. Why Focus on Motivating the Middle? Or, keep reading for more sales plan ideas.

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The Spiff Blog

AUGUST 4, 2022

The quick fixes and long term solutions you need to fix your broken sales compensation processes. If you’ve worked in RevOps or Finance for any amount of time, you already know traditional sales compensation processes are broken. Most companies get sales compensation wrong. Let’s jump into it! Final Thoughts.

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Pipeliner

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Sales structures have stayed static over a long time either through commission or non-commission incentive systems. There are a lot of creative ideas in the world of compensation especially when it is about refiguring the incentive structures. Lead Conversion.

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Zoominfo

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Career path considerations — along with subsequent related conversations — can establish whether or not this person really wants this role. They’ve done what they needed to do to be successful as a team lead, so they would earn a Sales Manager title, along with a compensation bump.

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Your Sales Management Guru

DECEMBER 10, 2012

Ken: We have two posts today, first How to Manage Manipulative Sales Employees and a BONUS Sales Compensation Survey to help you plan. Have a Conversation. Set a meeting time for the conversation about the employee’s behavior to take place. BONUS Sales Compensation Survey. Guest Posts for Your Sales Management Guru.

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Zoominfo

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Career path considerations — along with subsequent related conversations — can establish whether or not this person really wants this role. They’ve done what they needed to do to be successful as a team lead, so they would earn a sales manager title, along with a compensation bump.

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Partners in Excellence

JULY 12, 2017

It’s an age old adage, “You get what you measure and compensate for.” There are a lot of things that impact quota performance, but I suspect a large part of the challenge are the other things we measure, hold people accountable for, even compensate at some level. Likewise with conversations. One final example.

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OpenSymmetry

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

However, automation is not necessarily the answer to all sales compensation problems – in fact, a new shiny tool could be a huge investment that only helps the company make the same mistakes faster. Take a fresh look at your sales compensation processes before considering the investment of a new tool. Don’t know where to begin?

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Janek Performance Group

MARCH 12, 2024

3) Clearly communicate benefits and compensation New hires should have a clear understanding of commission plans and other important benefits and compensation from the start. If not properly compensated, they’re likely to shop their résumé around to more generous companies. Casual Friday isn’t tooting their horn.

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Partners in Excellence

JULY 21, 2020

We are focused on hitting our numbers–our performance, often our compensation is based on whether we are hitting our numbers. The conversation always shifts to, “What can we do to get the order?” ” Sales people and managers look at convoluted strategies, “Can we offer an incentive?

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The Spiff Blog

APRIL 11, 2023

Through research, conversations with women in sales roles, and analysis of commission data , we’re committed to shining a light on this complex and nuanced issue. We encourage our readers to continue to challenge their own thoughts and biases surrounding gender and sales, as this is an important conversation to have.

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