Xactly

MAY 24, 2018

Sales compensation is one of the most costly investments enterprises make every year. From our years in the compensation space, we’ve found that 45% of compensation plans actually drive the wrong sales behaviors. In other words, 45% of the time, compensation plans are leading to missed selling opportunities.

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Xactly

APRIL 19, 2018

Compensation is one of the most strategic functions of any sales organization. Unfortunately, commissions and Sales Performance Management (SPM) practices in general are often treated as a side project and do not receive the attention they deserve. What interested him in compensation initially and what drives him now.

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OpenSymmetry

JULY 27, 2015

Fred Sass, Worldwide Marketing Executive for the Sales Performance Management (SPM) division IBM and Laura Roach, Senior VP of Marketing and Customer Success, OpenSymmetry invited Erin Harris, Executive Editor of Integrated Solutions for Retailers to join them in sharing their expertise in securing market share through Incentive Compensation.

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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. The first step to reaching “above average” compensation processing is facing the facts.

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OpenSymmetry

JUNE 30, 2015

With retailers making a shift to omnichannel structures, organizations must find solutions and develop strategies that help drive the desired behavior, improve customer service, and increase customer retention. Incentive Compensation helps: Improve sales performance by aligning sales behavior with business goals to improve efficiency.

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SBI Growth

FEBRUARY 5, 2014

The first monthly commission statements will soon be in your sales reps'' hands. This post is for Sales leaders and HR business partners. Are the compensation mechanisms driving the right behaviors?" To make your assessment easy, SBI has created a 10-point Compensation Inspection tool. How Important is Compensation?

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Xactly

JUNE 6, 2018

Your company’s sales plan drives the overall sales strategy and is vital to drive growth. As one of the most successful sales organizations in the world, Salesforce has optimized their approach to sales planning using tools such as Xactly to manage their global sales force and drive company growth.

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Xactly

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

One of the best things you can do to positively impact your company’s mission is to get your sales and finance leaders in a room together. In the webinar, “ CXO Fireside Chat: 5 Ways Data Can Elevate Sales Performance Management in 2019 ,” the two execs provided a behind-the-scenes look at how they’ve led Xactly to success.

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Hubspot Sales

JULY 30, 2020

This is a toxic combination for sales reps and their managers. Sales leaders that fall back on run-of-the-mill motivation techniques struggle to drive their reps toward aggressive growth targets. Invest in sales management coaching. Plan a sales contest. Sales contests are another engaging way to propel reps forward.

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Miller Heiman Group

JUNE 17, 2020

Unprecedented times call for a change of strategy. If you haven’t yet adapted your sales tactics to address the changes wrought by the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s time to think about how to pivot as you position your company to rebound from the crisis. Watch the webinar on-demand here . Watch the webinar on-demand here. .

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Xactly

OCTOBER 29, 2018

For sales organizations, sales performance data can be a useful tool to drive strategic planning and increase performance. . Using a sales performance management (SPM) solution to analyze sales performance data, organizations can gain vital insights into the landscape they operate in.

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OpenSymmetry

OCTOBER 28, 2016

“Moving the needle” in terms of overall sales force performance is no mean feat. Sales Enablement – yes, big S, big E – is becoming an increasingly important function of many sales organizations, charged with increasing productivity, typically through the effective application of investments in people, technology, process and content.

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OpenSymmetry

JANUARY 23, 2018

In this six-part blog series OpenSymmetry and IBM outline the impact of Sales Performance Management (SPM) Technology on each area of the business including Sales, HR, Finance and Executive Management. Join us as we continue our journey to discovering how SPM covers sales best practices for people, process, and technology.

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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?

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Xactly

JANUARY 18, 2019

Motivating your sales reps is one of the key factors of sales success. In most sales organizations, the sales commission plan is the best way to do this. Your sales commission plan is a portion of your sales compensation plan. sales commission structures , bonus plans, pay mix, etc.)

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Xactly

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

Management by Objectives, aka MBOs, are goals set for employees to improve overall sales performance, as agreed up on by sales manager and rep. 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.

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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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SBI Growth

FEBRUARY 5, 2014

The first monthly commission statements will soon be in your sales reps'' hands. This post is for Sales leaders and HR business partners. Are the compensation mechanisms driving the right behaviors?" To make your assessment easy, SBI has created a 10-point Compensation Inspection tool. How Important is Compensation?

Compensation 120

Compensation Territories Hiring Commission 120

OpenSymmetry

AUGUST 24, 2017

In my previous blog on the ASC 606: Revenue Recognition topic from the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB), I provided some background to the new regulation and covered some potential impacts to those in sales comp and sales ops-related roles. How can I be most prepared? Need more guidance?

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SBI

DECEMBER 4, 2013

Type “definition of sales enablement” into the Google Search bar and you’ll get 63,900 results. If you’re a sales trainer, sales enablement means giving your sales team the knowledge and tools to sell effectively(so they can sell more). You could rightly think of each one of them as sales enablement tools.

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OpenSymmetry

JANUARY 4, 2018

In this six-part blog series OpenSymmetry and IBM outline the impact of Sales Performance Management Technology on each area of the business including Sales, HR, Finance and Executive Management. Join us as we continue our journey to discovering how SPM covers sales best practices for people, process, and technology.

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Compensation Commission Incentives Incentive 64

Xactly

JUNE 21, 2018

In the Sales Performance Management (SPM) industry, the use of data has caught on, and organizations are looking to use data to effectively plan, improve their compensation process, and optimize their sales performance. If you missed the first webinar, you can listen to the recording here and read our top 10 takeaways here.

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SBI Growth

JUNE 29, 2013

Sales leaders will not Make the Number if they fail to rapidly onboard new talent. The sales environment is uniquely suited to take advantage of an innovation called “ gamification.” This post is for HR and Sales leaders who ask, "How can we accelerate the productivity of our new hires?". The Game: A Great Match for Sales?

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Xactly

OCTOBER 11, 2018

Sales data. Most companies have an abundance of it floating around—performance data, compensation data, financial data. When handled well, data can help ensure sales forecasting accuracy , but when handled exceptionally, data can drive alignment with sales and finance teams and even optimize your overall sales plan.

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Chorus.ai

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

There’s no way around it: Strategy is exciting. It’s even more exciting when you’ve got a new or revamped product, or a slew of new features, and you need to develop and launch a brand new sales strategy that will take your product to the top spot it was made for. What is a sales strategy?

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The Brooks Group

OCTOBER 17, 2018

Sales Performance Management (SPM) is a structured approach to hiring, managing, and incentivizing your sales force to drive optimal performance. As no surprise, sales teams that implement SPM outperform sales teams in organizations that don’t. . What Sales Performance Management is – and What it Isn’t.

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OpenSymmetry

APRIL 8, 2016

Sales organizations face a constant challenge responding to changing selling techniques and markets. In meeting this external change readiness challenge, businesses need to effectively manage internal changes to their organization, technology, and sales behavior. Meeting the Change Readiness Challenge. Developing Change Capability.

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Xactly

APRIL 11, 2018

When it comes to revisiting your sales plans for the year, the question of whether or not you should change anything inevitably comes up. These sales planning concerns took center stage in the recent AA-ISP webinar 5 Critical Steps for Sales Planning Success. For compensation, this might mean more than a sales VP.

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OpenSymmetry

JULY 23, 2015

Peter O’Neill, Vice President, Research Director, Forrester Research and Laura Roach, Senior VP Marketing and Customer Success, OpenSymmetry shared valuable information on aligning the customer buyer journey for a holistic approach to accelerate Lead to Money in a recent live webinar. What does this mean for you?

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Xactly

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

Working in Sales is no easy game. For the days that are more the latter than the former, we’ve put together a list of a handful of motivational sales success stories to bring you some inspiration, along with a list of additional motivational sales articles at the end. The Incentive of Getting Fired. Broke to Billionaire.

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SBI

OCTOBER 1, 2014

More than 1400 sessions, more than 350 exhibitors, 18 keynotes, 20 parties, 2 rock concerts, and 5 opportunities to help charities on site, there is perhaps no bigger event for sales and marketers. Integrate your CRM, webinar management and more, most with one click. Sales reps can use DocuSign right from within Salesforce CRM.

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Xactly

APRIL 18, 2018

Sales operations and sales enablement are two sides of the same coin allowing your sales team to hone in on the actual selling motions rather than focusing on the back-end processes, tracking down training material, and optimizing the sales teams’ CRM. What is Sales Operations? Understanding Sales Enablement.

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Xactly

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

Under the new revenue recognition standard , companies must change the way they report revenue in their accounting for sales commissions. To help you understand the basics of accounting for sales commissions, here’s your need-to-know overview of ASC 606 (IFRS 15). Getting the Right Data in for Accounting for Sales Commissions.

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Janek Performance Group

JUNE 7, 2022

Top sales reps are in high demand and the competition for hiring them can be fierce. It’s hard to spot a great salesperson before the interview process, and it’s even harder to convince great sales reps to join your team once you’ve found them. Top sales talent is in high demand. Include the Perks!

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Xactly

JUNE 20, 2018

As the market races to deliver AI products targeted at sales users, it’s just a matter of time – a few years, if not a few months – before AI becomes a trusted part of the sales professional’s daily technology stack, giving useful advice and admonitions throughout the rep’s day. Register for Webinar. Gathering the Right Data.

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Xactly

JUNE 13, 2018

Effective territory design is the basis of strategic sales planning. Balanced territories allow you to set fair quotas, which have a huge impact on your incentive compensation and success of your salesforce. Ultimately, if your sales territories aren’t optimized, you hinder sales reps’ motivation and performance.

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OutboundView

JUNE 12, 2019

The separation between sales and marketing is always a hot topic of discussion. There is also a big debate as to whom the inside sales teams should report to. There is also a big debate as to whom the inside sales teams should report to. This is why marketing needs dedicated inside sales reps for event promotion!

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