The Spiff Blog

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

If you’ve worked in sales, revenue operations, or finance for any amount of time, I don’t have to tell you how important sales compensation is. You already know the right sales compensation plan can motivate your team, improve their performance, and boost overall job satisfaction. So, what makes a good sales compensation plan in 2022?

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Sales 2.0

APRIL 23, 2020

What’s your company’s strategy when businesses do start buying again? One item to seriously consider for your enhanced business plan is how you can add some more enterprise level customers. (I I define enterprise accounts as companies with over 1,000 employees, definitions vary). Now is the time to upgrade your business plan.

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SBI Growth

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

How well an organization executes on both strategies should play a critical role in a private equity firm’s valuation of that enterprise. Read on for key inputs to your models and best practices to add to the consideration set in.

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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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Hubspot Sales

DECEMBER 29, 2021

That's why several companies leverage something known as incentive compensation : the practice of offering financial rewards for professional excellence. Incentive compensation plans often provide an effective avenue for sales leadership to motivate their teams and encourage overperformance. Incentive Compensation Examples.

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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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Janek Performance Group

DECEMBER 28, 2022

In many cases, enterprise buyers are 60 percent through the purchase process before they speak to a salesperson. Numbers will never compensate for talent in getting the right answer, will tend to slow down progress, and will make the task incredibly expensive.” The not-so-obvious implications require a deeper dive.

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Sales Hacker

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

He’s an expert in the sales world, particularly in revenue operations and incentive compensation. Building a compensation structure that works for both salespeople and the company. Building a compensation structure that works for both salespeople and the company. Best practices for designing compensation structure [07:00].

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Sales Hacker

JULY 14, 2023

Share The GTM Newsletter “I’m an early stage founder looking for resources / templates / examples of SDR and AE enterprise commission and bonus structures that have successfully worked. Noah Marks , VP GTM Strategy & Operation at Udemy : SDR: 70/30. Measured by qual opportunities per month. Another one! Appreciate you.

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Sales Hacker

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

Enterprise sales is hard, which is why most businesses start as an SMB org and grow into an enterprise org. So let’s look at how to drive sales in a high-growth situation, so the transition from SMB to enterprise is smoother (and faster). 2 rules for transitioning from SMB to enterprise. That’s not hard to believe.

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The Spiff Blog

AUGUST 22, 2023

We offer six specific RevOps strategies that reduce costs and ultimately drive revenue– even if you have limited resources. The RevOps Essentials Before we get into the specific strategies, there are a few prerequisites to making these strategies work. Many of these strategies are built upon insights derived from data analysis.

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The Spiff Blog

JUNE 1, 2023

Organizations must be strategic when designing sales compensation plans. These competing priorities lead many organizations to implement one of the most consequential– and sometimes controversial– provisions you’ll find in a compensation plan: the clawback clause.

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Sales Hacker

JANUARY 13, 2021

Enterprise OEM software licensing is a multibillion-dollar segment of the software industry. This article was written for technology professionals who would like to learn more about OEM deal strategies and structures. Before diving in further, let’s discuss what OEM stands for and what the definition of enterprise OEM software is.

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BuzzBoard

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Decoding the Most Efficient Pricing Strategy for Small Businesses The process of proficiently selling to small businesses typically starts with developing an efficient pricing strategy. A clear comprehension of pricing dynamics and their role in promotional strategy can significantly impact profitability.

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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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Sales Hacker

AUGUST 7, 2020

Should you take the risk of applying to a fast-growing startup, or slowly work your way up at a more established enterprise company? I have been an early employee at a very successful start-up (and several not-so-successful ones), and I’ve also been in Sales and Management at large, enterprise corporations. Start-Ups VS Enterprise.

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No More Cold Calling

JUNE 25, 2020

How do most companies ramp up their B2B lead generation strategies? But only if your salespeople nurture their existing relationships, get referrals to other divisions in client enterprises, and build customer loyalty. Your customer retention strategy is your ticket to acquiring new business. Analyze your B2B marketing strategy.

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Hubspot Sales

MAY 16, 2022

Comprehensively reevaluate your pricing strategy. It's a much more nuanced process — one that requires tact, strategy, and a comprehensive reevaluation of how you price your products. In that case, you might raise prices for your mid-tier and enterprise-level plans at higher rates than you would for your low-tier one.

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Xactly

APRIL 2, 2018

Whether a company is trying to grow or has reached the Enterprise level, the right sales commission structure can be the difference between hitting your goals or falling flat. For Enterprise companies, other benefits are often added to the mix such as healthcare, wellness benefits, an expense account, a 401k plan, stock options, and more.

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The Spiff Blog

MAY 18, 2023

Despite significant innovation in the worlds of compensation management and financial modeling, sales commission remains one of the most difficult processes to solve for in modern business. Complicated Team Dynamics Sales teams, particularly those at hyper-growth organizations, startups , and enterprise-level businesses, are complex.

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Fair and Transparent Compensation Last year, we launched a Total Rewards Statement program that shows employees an itemized report of their total compensation. We also joined the SAFECode network, where some of the world’s largest and best-known technology companies share security and privacy strategies to learn from each other.

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The Spiff Blog

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Although SPM strategy varies by company and industry, the most effective sales performance management strategies typically involve a combination of the same core pillars. These pillars include organizational alignment, robust reporting, ongoing professional development, incentive compensation, and sales enablement.

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DiscoverOrg Sales

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

Compensation. Sales leader Jill Konrath has some pointed questions about the buying process for HR leaders, so she interviewed David Kingsley , Chief People Officer at Vlocity (formerly Head of Global People & Places at MuleSoft, and Head of Global Strategy at Salesforce): What technologies are forward-thinking HR leaders excited about?

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Xactly

AUGUST 30, 2018

For enterprise sales organizations, the sales team management process means higher quotas, bigger deals, and a longer sales cycle. Instead, they have to shift their focus to their sales reps–providing effective sales management strategies to promote higher returns on their sales efforts. Employ the Enterprise Selling Process.

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Sales Hacker

APRIL 10, 2018

In this blueprint, we take a tactical approach on how to build a go to market strategy. 5 Steps To Building Your Go To Market Strategy. Where you can apply this GTM strategy. How to map your GTM strategy to different customer segments. Using CAC to model your GTM strategy. 1) Across regions.

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OpenSymmetry

MARCH 8, 2016

What does the Future for Incentive Compensation Design in Retail Hold? Before designing an incentive plan, organizations must first define the criteria that relates to the area of responsibility for each role, or what we compensation experts call “line of sight”. Employee motivation is a critical factor in the Retail sector.

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LeadFuze

JANUARY 1, 2022

How to Make a Go To Market Strategy With Our Proven Template. The Winning by Design Blueprint Series provides a step-by-step go to market plan for every part of the sales process, including developing a go to market strategy. This guide answers the following questions: What are the steps in creating a good GTM strategy?

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SalesFuel

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Leverage social media and technological trends – A thoughtful online brand management reputation strategy can help you connect with prospects, build trust, and ultimately convert them into loyal clients. Currently, to think of a law firm as different from other enterprises is ludicrous.

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Partners in Excellence

JANUARY 22, 2024

When I talk to leaders about their GTM strategies, the focus is on products and presenting the capabilities of products. But then I ask again, “How does your customer make money,” few can provide any deeper understanding of what their customers (as enterprises) do to make money. “What work does your customer do?”

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Xactly

MAY 7, 2018

Sales compensation is one of the most important components of sales planning. Sales operations and compensation professionals must compile a team to piecing together metrics and goals, which carries an incredible amount of responsibility. Time in sales compensation: 11 years. Who: Padmaja Chavali. Position: Sr.

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SBI Growth

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

Your Sales Strategy. It is one thing to have a sales strategy. Do This— Start with a Sales Strategy Blueprint. To have a sales strategy you can execute, it must follow a structured path. By doing so, you will receive: A copy of a Sales Strategy Blueprint. This is what makes a strategy go from theory to execution.

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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. However, a recent article from the Harvard Business Review suggests the stagnant methods of pharmaceutical sales rep compensation may be the root cause of an even bigger public health issue.

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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. However, a recent article from the Harvard Business Review suggests the stagnant methods of pharmaceutical sales rep compensation may be the root cause of an even bigger public health issue.

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The Spiff Blog

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

If you’re a finance leader or sales compensation manager , the potential impact of implementing AI is particularly enticing. An AI-powered tool that can automate plan creation based on simple inputs transforms an arduous and time-consuming activity into a hyper-efficient process– leaving compensation managers with more time to be strategic.

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Janek Performance Group

JANUARY 23, 2023

It was rollercoaster of a year last year for enterprise sales: It’s not how we start in January but how we finish in December that counts. This article explores how enterprise telecom sales reps can organize their next 90 days to make an impact and deliver on quota. Every enterprise began the year with ambitious goals.

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Chorus.ai

MARCH 5, 2021

There’s no doubt about it: as a new year dawns and the troubles of the past are put firmly behind us, building a strategy for the future feels incredibly exciting. You have the product in hand, but without a high-quality sales strategy, it won’t attain the success it was made for. What is a sales strategy? Companies too.

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OpenSymmetry

JANUARY 18, 2016

Our customers are seeing long-term success with implementing enterprise Incentive Compensation Management and Sales Performance Management solutions for their organizations. Lack of strategy/no strategy in place. The initial strategy for testing comes in two different parts. About the Author.

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