SBI Growth

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

Each year, HR professionals pay for benchmark compensation data. It also includes a Competitive Compensation Analyzer to identify your unique situation. Poor Compensation Drives Turnover. The traditional way to stay informed has been the compensation benchmark. Compensation Benchmark Basics.

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Understanding the Sales Force

AUGUST 13, 2013

One of the reasons is compensation. True or False: The higher the compensation, the better. True or False: Compensation isn''t that important to most salespeople. True or False: Compensation is always relative. That''s fine if you will never, ever interview and hire salespeople from outside your industry.

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SBI Growth

OCTOBER 22, 2013

As a sales rep, are you wondering if your compensation fair? Do you have the ammunition you need to receive more compensation? Here are the best ways you can use this info to discuss compensation: Four Reasons Why You Need to Know Your Worth in Sales. Reps often believe that new compensation plans always favor the company.

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The Spiff Blog

JANUARY 19, 2023

Whenever I’m talking about variable compensation I usually end up saying some version of the same cheesy line. Compensation strategy is no different from any other business strategy, which means things change. Over the past four years, I’ve talked to hundreds, maybe even thousands, of people about sales compensation.

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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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Sales Hacker

MARCH 30, 2023

If you’re new to sales (or don’t have an economics degree), decoding the sales compensation plan on offer can make your head spin. I have over a decade of sales compensation and strategy experience, including my new course, The Practical Guide to Sales Compensation. What’s the pay mix in this 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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SBI Growth

OCTOBER 20, 2012

HR leaders, get ready for the 2013 Sales Kickoff by fixing the flaws in your compensation plan today. Read this post to reframe what may be disguised as a compensation problem. And get your hands on a Competency Grader for compensation assesement providers as part of SBI's "Make The Number 2013.". Compensation Study ?

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Xactly

JANUARY 7, 2019

Enter sales compensation planning. The Importance of Sales Compensation Planning. Your sales compensation plan drives your company to reach its goals. Therefore, it’s important that your sales compensation planning drives the right sales behaviors and motivates reps to achieve and exceed their quota.

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Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 16, 2017

Sales compensation is one of the trickiest aspects of the sales organization to get right. How sales compensation should work. A sales compensation plan operates from a basic principle: Money drives behavior. So before you can craft or adjust your sales compensation plan, you must know your business objectives for the next year.

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Xactly

OCTOBER 17, 2018

You may feel we’re being a bit too generous here with the word “party,” but considering how much we love flawless incentive compensation, we think a celebratory vibe is just what your planning committee really needs. So, how do you know if you have the right mix of attendees for your incentive compensation planning party?

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Sales 2.0

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Territory design can take in several factors as inputs such as geography and industry coverage, how the skills of the team match the needed coverage, and how equal each territory is to the others. Compensation : A key with compensation is to make sure that you are rewarding the behaviors you want.

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SBI Growth

OCTOBER 29, 2012

This post will help you test a redesigned sales compensation plan to ensure cultural fit. Let’s suppose HR is fully engaged for redesign of a 2013 Sales Compensation plan. HR even brought in an expert compensation firm. But wait – this new incentive compensation plan could flop. That would make 2013 worse than this year!

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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”. Your sales management team must understand your company’s overall goals and structure compensation to align with them. Compensation plans shouldn’t be developed in a vacuum. Sizing It Up.

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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”. Your sales management team must understand your company’s overall goals and structure compensation to align with them.

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Hubspot Sales

APRIL 27, 2021

Here, we'll take a closer look at what a territory manager does, the skills they're expected to have, how they're compensated, and the emerging practice of online territory management. Extensive Industry Knowledge and Research Skills. They develop sales strategies tailored to their territory. What makes a good territory sales manager?

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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. Build a Plan.

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Xactly

OCTOBER 10, 2018

You need to start pulling together internal data from your incentive compensation management system, data from your CRM, and finally, information from financial teams on profitability and product revenues. Are you an Xactly Insights customer using empirical data to benchmark your incentive compensation? Watch Webinar.

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Xactly

OCTOBER 18, 2018

Few leading indicators are more predictive of a company’s future sales performance than its incentive compensation plans. As former Reliance Electric CEO Chuck Ames once said according to General Electric CEO Jack Welch, “Show me a company’s various compensation plans, and I’ll show you how its employees behave.”. View Webinar.

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Canidium

JUNE 16, 2020

While generic Incentive Compensation Management solutions offer commissions and bonus calculation along with other features, insurance industry-specific solutions are a perfect match for carriers to manage their unique business needs.

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Your Sales Management Guru

OCTOBER 7, 2014

Creating a Sales Compensation Plans. Your sales management team must understand your company’s overall goals and structure compensation to align with them. In short, sales compensation should be not just a tactical focus for your organization, but a strategic one as well. Sizing It Up. ave order size, add margin?

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Hubspot Sales

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

When it comes to recruiting, hiring, and retaining great sales talent -- few things are more persuasive and important than maintaining a competitive sales compensation plan. Incorporate a few of these tactics into your next compensation plan overhaul, and see them benefit the quality of your sales team and your company’s bottom line.

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Increase Sales

SEPTEMBER 2, 2014

In sales, hard workers who are industrious are always valued. Believe it or not within the Innermetrix Attribute Index there is an internal temperament (the degree of optimism or pessimism which one tends to view oneself and one’s life) of industrious. Positive Role Awareness. Source: Innermetrix Attribute Index).

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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. Take a look and see for yourself.

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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. Things to Consider in Compensation for Sales Management: Find your Leaders.

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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. Your sales management team must understand your company’s overall goals and structure compensation to align with them. Compensation plans shouldn’t be developed in a vacuum.

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Xactly

JANUARY 2, 2019

The sales planning process can become quite complex, especially when it comes to designing sales compensation plans. Ultimately, the new compensation and incentive plans must successfully motivate the right sales behaviors to achieve goals, all while driving growth. Time in sales compensation: 4 years. Who: Robert Walters.

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Xactly

APRIL 9, 2018

Building a successful sales compensation plan carries an incredible amount of responsibility for compensation planning teams. Finding the right mixture of compensation requirements is no easy feat, but luckily, it doesn’t have to be a time-consuming task. Sales Compensation Manager. Time in sales compensation: 20+ years.

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Xactly

MAY 16, 2018

The sales compensation planning process can be complex, and unfortunately, sometimes a headache. Luckily, with the right tools, sales operations can reduce the stress and time it takes to design, test, and implement a new compensation plan, and they can work to maintain and tweak the plan throughout the year.

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Sales and Marketing Management

AUGUST 28, 2019

Let’s explore tactics sales teams in any industry can replicate to maintain their entry level talent through 2019 and beyond. Personalize Compensation Packages. This appetite for a customized experience is relevant in the workplace as it applies to compensation as well.

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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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SBI Growth

AUGUST 29, 2018

It’s December 25th, 2018. You are sitting around the Christmas tree with your wife, two kids and black lab—Duffers. You hear the crackle of the fireplace as another log gets added to the fire. The kids are smiling from ear.

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Smooth Sale

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

The job market constantly evolves, and your skill set deserves substantial compensation. They play a critical role in the energy industry by providing essential expertise in designing and constructing renewable energy infrastructure, such as wind farms and solar power plants. Know that moving may be necessary.

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Sales and Marketing Management

MARCH 27, 2019

There’s a simple solution that will help streamline this issue and create more time for sales reps to spend actually selling the product or service: implement a sales and compensation system that’s transparent and easier to understand. Lack of transparency can also lead to inaccuracy within a company’s compensation calculations.

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Your Sales Management Guru

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

Creating a Sales Compensation Plan for 2017. Your sales management team must understand your company’s overall goals and structure compensation to align with them. In short, sales compensation should be not just a tactical focus for your organization, but a strategic one as well. Sizing It Up.

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Sales and Marketing Management

MAY 31, 2020

Sales teams are a particularly unique case as their compensation is likely to be highly leveraged and more sensitive to changes in the marketplace. Adapt Compensation Plans to Reflect Reality. Sales leaders must also model the compensation cost of sales that flow from updated revenue forecasts to create accurate cost models.

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Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 25, 2023

After exploring some potential topics, I landed on a long-standing debate about sales compensation — whether commission is the most effective sales compensation structure. I prompted ChatGPT, “Have a debate with me about whether the commission-based compensation structure is an effective incentive compensation system for salespeople.

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