The Spiff Blog

MARCH 2, 2023

Whether you’re a regular follower of the Spiff blog or a first-time visitor, we’re excited to have you here for the latest edition of our Meet the Team series. After graduating, Samuel’s interest in building models and solving complex problems led him to start his career in software finance and sales operations.

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The Spiff Blog

JULY 13, 2023

Welcome to the next installment of our Meet the Team series. Ali Schurman, Customer Support Tech Meet Ali! Lulu is a highly energetic person who loves challenges, meeting new people, and working in teams. After meeting some family friends who were software engineers, Jacob found himself wanting to learn how to write software.

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The Spiff Blog

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Welcome, or in some cases, welcome back to our meet the team series. Without further ado let’s jump into the latest edition and meet some of our favorite Spiffers: Rachel Cravit, Marketing Content Writer. Connor Shlatz, Front-End Software Engineer. Brandyn Bennet, Software Engineer. What excites you most about your role?

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The Spiff Blog

JULY 28, 2022

Welcome back to our Meet the Team series! So, without further ado, let’s meet the team! He soon discovered he had a passion for technology and software! Meeting new friends along the way, he picked up sports, which became a hobby of his until this day. And there you have it, another edition of our Meet the Team series.

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The Spiff Blog

MAY 5, 2022

Welcome to our Meet the Team series, where we introduce you to the people behind the Spiff brand. Knowing he had a knack for learning new things and meeting new people, sales engineering seemed like the right next step. She channels her happy vibes from music, meeting her friends, and long walks in the city or nature.

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The Spiff Blog

MARCH 17, 2022

Welcome back to our Meet the Team series where we give you a peek behind the curtain and introduce you to some of the people behind the Spiff brand. Without further ado, let’s meet the team! Without further ado, let’s meet the team! Marcello Albuquerque, Software Engineer. Benjamin Naugle, Software Engineer.

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Sales and Marketing Management

MARCH 27, 2019

Author: Mike DeLeonardis, President, North America at beqom Seventy-nine percent of companies say that increasing sales productivity is a strategy they’re using to reach growth targets in 2019, but actually meeting this goal may be a challenge as only 35 percent of average-performing sales reps’ time actually goes to selling.

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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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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. Meet The Expert – Robert Walters, Commissions System Manager.

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The Spiff Blog

JANUARY 27, 2022

The goal of this post is to give you a peek behind the curtain so you can meet the humans behind our brand and learn what it’s really like to work at Spiff. Brady lives in Utah and comes from a software development and software application management background. Nikki Peck, Software Engineer. He is a Sr.

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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. Meet The Expert – Helen Rendos, Wolters Kluwer.

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Sales and Marketing Management

AUGUST 28, 2019

Personalize Compensation Packages. This appetite for a customized experience is relevant in the workplace as it applies to compensation as well. Compensation and sales performance technology can create a channel for sales teams and HR managers to integrate personalization into the compensation experience.

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Xactly

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

From territory planning to sales team organization, to sales coaching and leadership strategies to sales compensation planning, each element helps to create a strong sales plan. Sales Compensation is one of the most important steps because it drives sales behaviors and ultimately helps your company reach its goals. Who: Robert Felberg.

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The Spiff Blog

AUGUST 22, 2023

There are many factors that indicate whether or not a piece of software is essential. Dig into software usage data to gain a better understanding of how teams are using the tools your organization pays for. Software license optimization is one of the quickest methods for identifying and correcting cost inefficiencies.

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Xactly

JUNE 27, 2018

Sales compensation plan can be a complex process. Those who work to create a plan for their company must develop a compensation process and incentive plan that will motivate the right sales behaviors to achieve goals, all while driving growth. Meet The Expert – Randall Lee – Allergan. Time in sales compensation: 4 years.

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The Spiff Blog

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

These pillars include organizational alignment, robust reporting, ongoing professional development, incentive compensation, and sales enablement. Creating the perfect sales compensation plan isn’t easy. Research sales compensation benchmarks to ensure your rates are comparable.

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Hubspot Sales

APRIL 5, 2023

Table of Contents Sales Career and Salary Stats The Buyer’s Journey Lead Generation Stats Sales Software Stats Sales Careers and Salary Stats Practically every business in every industry needs salespeople. Outside sales representative positions include some travel time to meet with buyers and pitch products.

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Xactly

JUNE 27, 2018

Sales compensation plan can be a complex process. Those who work to create a plan for their company must develop a compensation process and incentive plan that will motivate the right sales behaviors to achieve goals, all while driving growth. Meet The Expert – Randall Lee – Allergan. Time in sales compensation: 4 years.

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Your Sales Management Guru

DECEMBER 10, 2012

Ken: We have two posts today, first How to Manage Manipulative Sales Employees and a BONUS Sales Compensation Survey to help you plan. Set a meeting time for the conversation about the employee’s behavior to take place. BONUS Sales Compensation Survey. Guest Posts for Your Sales Management Guru. Have a Conversation.

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Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 2, 2019

Sales performance management tracking can provide valuable data enabling your organization to forecast future sales trends and employee compensation rates — particularly for commission-based compensation structures. Performance-based compensation. Did your employee meet expectations? 3 — Meets expectations.

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Xactly

JUNE 11, 2018

Watch the webinar, "Meet Commission Accounting Requirements Under ASC 606 (IFRS 15)," to see a demo of how Xactly CEA can help with ASC 606 implementation and compliance. With a new political leader, regulations can change in an instant–and, companies must be tasked with meeting the current regulatory environment. Watch Webinar.

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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. Meet The Expert – Padmaja Chavali, Palo Alto Networks. Who: Padmaja Chavali.

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OpenSymmetry

MARCH 25, 2015

Sales Performance Management (SPM) has truly evolved over the last 10+ years from the days of having an on-premise solution that primarily automated the compensation calculation process with basic reporting, to a new dynamic frontier with extended capabilities.

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Hubspot Sales

MAY 10, 2023

This blocker will usually try to undermine you at every opportunity — sharing exclusive insights with the competition, making it hard for you to get meetings with key people, or even going so far as to give other decision-makers false information. Meet with these stakeholders separately if possible to learn about their personal goals.

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The Spiff Blog

AUGUST 19, 2022

Developing an effective sales compensation plan requires a lot of brain power. Too many organizations pull out the big guns to build comp plans, but fall short when it comes to clearly communicating compensation changes to reps. Document your current sales compensation processes. Let’s dive in!

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Hubspot Sales

APRIL 24, 2019

Compensation is an important factor in attracting and retaining employees, especially in sales. Imagine if almost half of your sales team left the company because of a poorly designed compensation plan. Will additional bonuses or incentives be a part of the compensation plan? Make your compensation and commission plan clear.

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Nutshell

JANUARY 14, 2020

Software-as-a-service (SaaS) refers to any cloud software product that a company hosts and makes available to customers over the Internet, rather than offering it as a download onto their computers or mobile devices. Essential Software Tools for SaaS Sales. By Cody Slingerland and Ben Goldstein. SaaS Sales Techniques That Work.

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LeadFuze

JULY 7, 2023

We’ll also look at how technology can aid in managing your sales targets efficiently with tools like ClickUp’s Goals software and lead management systems. Investing in the right software can streamline your processes and boost productivity. Time to align them with your existing compensation plans.

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Highspot

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Sales Planning They develop sales plans, strategies, and tactics to meet or exceed sales goals. Building and Leading a High-Performing Sales Team Only 31% of sales managers had strong confidence in their sales team’s ability to meet key business objectives. Quotas: Setting achievable quotas motivates reps and provides a clear target.

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The Spiff Blog

JANUARY 9, 2024

5 Ways to Achieve Higher Sales Goals at Lower Costs In a perfect world, you’d be able to hire as many reps as your sales team needs, increasing your sales capacity in order to meet higher demands and comfortably hit your business’s revenue goals. Recommended reading : 40 Critical Sales Compensation Benchmarks and Statistics for 2023 5.

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Sales Hacker Training

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

Still, they don’t always nail down the details when it comes to the things that might entice a prospective salesperson — like a well-rounded sales compensation plan , for example. Think about the compensation structure of various sales roles. While it can be daunting to create such a plan, be kind to your future self.

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Xactly

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

Download our "Guide to Sales Team Compensation" to learn how to compensate each sales role. It’s extremely important to keep reps engaged and motivated to meet quota. Software Sales. Or, build a plan in minutes with our ready-to-use templates. How exactly do you do that? We need to be doing more. Watch Webinar.

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SBI Growth

SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

The software never lives up to expectations. The software simply replaces an old spreadsheet forecasting system. The Compensation Tool: Reps hang onto opportunities until the last minute. Here’s the worst part: A CRM can actually be a great pipeline, activity, opportunity, and compensation tool.

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Sales Hacker

AUGUST 26, 2021

That’s how my friend Stacey describes the way sales compensation plans have changed over the last 15 years of her SaaS career. Why do sales compensation plans have to be so complex? Sales compensation was set up to ensure that reps are suitably rewarded for their performance. Ramp policy. What is their policy on draws?

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Close.io

OCTOBER 24, 2019

It takes a lot more than a generous compensation package to get top candidates to accept your offer. Provide a competitive compensation plan. Ultimately, it doesn’t matter how great your culture is if you can’t offer sales professionals a competitive compensation plan. Your compensation plan should be simple to understand.

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The Spiff Blog

AUGUST 11, 2022

Although not all comp changes are inherently negative, employers must exercise caution when it comes to communicating compensation changes to their sales teams. These basics will serve as the foundation of your letter and as a reminder to employees about how you define and manage sales compensation. Final Thoughts. About Spiff.

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Partners in Excellence

AUGUST 18, 2021

We had actually arranged a conversation, the company had something that interested me–software for our business. Our job is to meet the customers where they are at, not where we are at or want them to be. Our playbooks, processes, help us meet the customers where they are at, more quickly. I got a prospecting call.

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