SBI Growth

MARCH 31, 2013

It's a critical time of year for sales compensation. If the compensation plan is not effective it will have profound negative effects. For example: selling low margin products because they maximize the compensation payout. A compensation problem may soon morph into a retention problem. Compensation: One Factor Among Many.

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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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The Spiff Blog

DECEMBER 8, 2022

This individual more or less had complete control over their success, and therefore, they also had complete control over their sales compensation. If we don’t understand the situation we are asking them to be in, how can we appropriately set up a compensation plan to set sales managers up to reach their goals? The list goes on and on.

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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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Pointclear

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

James Obermayer, Executive Director and CEO of the Sales Lead Management Association and President of Sales Leakage Consulting is a regular guest blogger with ViewPoint. Qualified leads. Closed leads. Revenue just from sales leads generated by marketing. Eric and I talked about paying Marketing on: Total inquiries.

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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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Zoominfo

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Vice President of Sales at ZoomInfo, Steve Bryerton, shares his thoughts on how to implement a Team Lead within your organization. Before jumping the gun and hiring a seasoned veteran or promoting a rep from your (relatively) green team to Sales Manager, you should consider a middle ground: a team lead role for the inbound crew.

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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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SBI Growth

AUGUST 29, 2012

If you’re allowing the HR team to drive Sales Compensation strategy and design you could be making a serious mistake. The VP of Sales must own the decision on who will be determining sales compensation. Why then would you allow HR to contract with a generalist compensation company to design your sales compensation?

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Steven Rosen

APRIL 1, 2024

These discussions, whether addressing underperformance, behavioural issues, or compensation adjustments, are crucial for maintaining a healthy sales environment and driving performance. According to a survey conducted by a leading sales consultancy, approximately 70% of sales managers admit to avoiding difficult conversations.

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Pointclear

AUGUST 2, 2012

Misaligned goals, differing definitions of qualified leads, blame games, and more. One underexplored area that can help to increase collaboration and improve alignment among sales and marketing teams is compensation. Marketers’ variable compensation should only be linked to what can affect.

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Zoominfo

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Before jumping the gun and hiring a seasoned veteran or promoting a rep from your (relatively) green team to sales manager, you should consider a middle ground: a team lead role for the inbound crew. Are there risks associated with a team lead role? But, trust me, the team lead role, can work. And work well. Now, is it perfect?

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The Spiff Blog

JANUARY 12, 2022

Compensation strategy is a core factor that plays a role in any business’s ability to be successful. Often, when “bigger” issues arise, we tuck our compensation strategy away in the back of our minds and promise to revisit the topic when we have the time. Applying this Model to Your Sales Compensation Strategy.

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SBI Growth

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

What about the sales compensation plan? This mistake often leads to underperforming product launches and underwhelming results. To learn more about sales enablement and obtain our product launch sales compensation checklist sign up for our Q3 Make The Number Tour. 4 Compensation Considerations when Launching a New Product.

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Sales 2.0

OCTOBER 25, 2021

If you know someone that runs a business with a sales team, or they lead the charge themselves, have them take a look at the areas below for ways they can increase their sales. Compensation : A key with compensation is to make sure that you are rewarding the behaviors you want. Sales process efficiency.

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Miller Heiman Group

MAY 12, 2020

Compensation is also a concern for close to 100% of sales organizations as they figure out how to handle grounded sales teams, who are relegated to holding video conferences with prospective customers that have their own worries, including shrinking budgets and diminished financial outlooks. Set Up an Incentive Compensation Relief Committee.

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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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Sales and Marketing Management

MARCH 19, 2018

Author: Matthew Sunshine More than 40 percent of salespeople claim that lead prospecting is often more difficult than qualifying and closing the actual deal. This could be why so many salespeople struggle with lead generation and instead spend much of their time on current business. 4 Ways to Fix These Problems and Generate More Leads.

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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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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 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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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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MTD Sales Training

DECEMBER 5, 2011

Then, I will give you a much better idea of how to compensate the TSRs. #1: The TSR finds what he or she believes is just such a lead, sets the appointment and mentally spends the commission before the ink is dry. Often sales management chooses this compensation set up in an effort to save money.

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Hubspot Sales

JUNE 26, 2023

Lead generation specialists play a crucial role in the sales process. If you’re interested in becoming a lead generation specialist or are considering hiring one, let’s explore what a lead generation specialist does and how they contribute to an organization’s sales and marketing efforts.

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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. They attend trade shows to promote their business.

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CloserIQ

OCTOBER 3, 2018

When it comes to benefits and compensation, transparency is an important – but challenging – goal to aim for. Good communication often leads to greater transparency, but also gives companies better tools for cases when transparency isn’t as viable. Being Transparent About Compensation. Here are some key recommendations.

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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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Steven Rosen

AUGUST 26, 2021

Do Your Reps Know and Understand Their Compensation Plan? I hope by now you or the head of sales has rolled out the compensation plan. Salespeople need to understand how they are being compensated. Go to the gym, go for a run or do whatever it takes to get yourself in the right place to lead.

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Partners in Excellence

APRIL 25, 2017

I always worry when a conversation with a sales executive starts with, “We need to fix our compensation problem.” ” The ensuing discussion usually focuses on, “We aren’t meeting our numbers, we need to fix the compensation/commission system in order to make our numbers.”

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Xactly

JULY 26, 2018

Figuring out sales compensation is not for the faint of heart. WorldatWork recently partnered with Xactly to share three best practices for sales compensation. While the ins and outs of sales compensation may complicated, sales operations teams can implement several best practices to navigate complex processes more successfully.

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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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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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SBI

MARCH 1, 2018

Speed-to-lead. If you’re not familiar with the definition, it refers to how quickly you respond to a new lead entering your system. These all represent new leads and based on sales best practices we need to respond quickly while their interest is at its peak. That’s speed-to-lead. You can measure it in multiple ways.

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Hubspot Sales

MAY 9, 2022

Even the most seasoned, effective salespeople can struggle when hashing out how to lead a sales team. Even the strongest, most refined sales leadership skills can only take you so far if the team you're leading is unruly, unmotivated, and underqualified. Clarify how your reps will be compensated. Let's dive in.

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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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Engage Selling

FEBRUARY 26, 2014

Today I dispel the key myths about compensating sales professionals and discuss the importance of understanding what motivates each individual on your team. Today I dispel the key myths about compensating sales professionals and discuss the importance of understanding what motivates each individual on your team.

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SalesLoft

OCTOBER 30, 2018

This is dollars left on the table due to ineffective processes for “defining, assigning, and managing territories, quotas, and incentives and compensation plans.”. Compensation plans need to evolve with organizational objectives and sales strategy. This brief set of sales compensation guiding principles underlie our 6 step guide.

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