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The Pros and Cons of Different Sales Compensation Plans

Janek Performance Group

With any job, a primary consideration is compensation. With salary, commission, bonuses, and other incentives, sales professionals often have options and feel in control of the compensation they receive, which can be great for motivation and fulfillment. With commission-based compensation, reps earn based on what they sell.

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Compensation strategies for keeping salespeople engaged

Sales and Marketing Management

Sales teams should look to data to optimize compensation and retain remote sales teams as the novelty of remote work wears off and employees become more disengaged. Analyze compensation effectiveness. Let’s explore three ways that sales leaders can utilize data and analytics to stay afloat amid the crisis and keep teams motivated.

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Compensation Transformation: 7 Tips for 2024 Sales Comp Planning

The Spiff Blog

Believe it or not, the new year is right around the corner– and that means it’s time to plan your sales compensation strategy for 2024. But, in this era of constantly shifting market conditions, it can be difficult to know what changes will best set your sales organization on the path towards success. Don’t worry, we’re here to help!

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How to be Indispensable as an Incentive Compensation Manager

The Spiff Blog

As an incentive compensation manager, you hold a critical role that keeps your organization running. In this day and age, no one doubts the importance of sales compensation when it comes to driving growth for a business. What does an incentive compensation manager do? Design compensation plans.

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Walking the Tightrope of Sales Compensation Modeling

Sales and Marketing Management

While most CSOs scrutinize compensation designs and the tie between rewards and sales strategy, very few are paying attention to how the sales compensation plans are modeled. It’s not enough to ask if a sales compensation plan was modeled. A CSO must ask how the sales compensation plan was modeled.

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12 Leaders on the Top 10 Sales Compensation Challenges in 2023

Sales Hacker

Sales compensation planning can be a tricky beast to tame — but know that you’re not alone. Then, I’ll help you take it to the next level with QuotaPath’s newest free resource — our Compensation Hub. Then, I’ll help you take it to the next level with QuotaPath’s newest free resource — our Compensation Hub.

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Creating Compensation Plans for Sales Engineers

The Spiff Blog

If you’re currently creating sales comp plans for the new year and are struggling to come up with compensation plans for your sales engineers, you’re not alone. In fact, compensation planning is something many leaders struggle with. Being a sales engineer means you are one of the most versatile tools in the market.