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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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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Sales Hacker

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Scott Barton, Varicent’s VP of Industry Solutions & 20-year sales compensation industry pro, attended WorldatWork’s 2022 Sales Compensation Conference. Despite these advances, few industry pros currently use predictive or prescriptive analytics for determining sales compensation plan effectiveness. Is change in the air?

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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

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Time and time again we have seen a few scenarios play out in these situations and in my mind, there are really three different paths history has shown us: Triumph – These leaders accept the challenge and are a positive addition to their communities, organizations, countries, etc. The list goes on and on. Be their advocate.

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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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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. This fear is compounded by a lack of confidence in their ability to navigate the conversation effectively and reach a positive outcome.

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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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SBI Growth

OCTOBER 24, 2013

The Sales Manager position is the fulcrum between sales leadership strategy and sales force execution. Poor compensation. Part of the poor compensation may be the inability/difficulty to achieve incentives. Assess sales compensation plans to check comp vs. desired behaviors. This may seem to be a common root cause.

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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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SBI Growth

OCTOBER 5, 2012

Despite this luxury, the small company sales compensation plan is usually left on the backburner. To drive the right behavior and hit your targets, your sales compensation must evolve at the same pace as your company. Are you clinging to a legacy Sales Compensation model? This is a crucial mistake. 2) Do it Yourself.

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Braveheart Sales

JUNE 29, 2021

While the compensation plan is one piece of the puzzle, it is incumbent upon the manager/leader to understand what really will inspire the salesperson to achieve or even over-achieve. Let’s also assume that the salesperson requires a certain level of compensation to reach their goals. The post Compensation Plan or Accountability Plan?

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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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Pointclear

AUGUST 2, 2012

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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Understanding the Sales Force

APRIL 6, 2012

Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan The pros and cons of both commission-based sales positions and salaried positions have been well-documented, so we won't be discussing that in this article. Let's talk about something other than questioning which compensation plan is best for your company and its salespeople.

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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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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

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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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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MTD Sales Training

DECEMBER 5, 2011

Then, I will give you a much better idea of how to compensate the TSRs. #1: One of the most positive and alluring aspects of selling is that you can have some control over your income and your destiny. Often sales management chooses this compensation set up in an effort to save money. 4: Both Have Feelings of No Control.

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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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Smooth Sale

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

Build Positive Working Relationships. Our overall goal was to build positive working relationships with everyone. More than just giving your employees monetary compensation, send each a handwritten note, or have a brief conversation privately to convey how much their efforts are appreciated. Our Small Business Story.

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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. The difference is that online territory managers do all of that remotely.

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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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SalesProInsider

APRIL 16, 2024

The advisor, shared the fee and connected it to the specific, valuable services this prospect was so positive about. Be confident in your worth, request the compensation that you deserve, and don’t be swayed into discounts with promises or compliments. Because that’s what happens.

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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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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. Position: System Manager, Commissions. Who: Robert Walters.

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Chorus.ai

AUGUST 15, 2019

Often, candidates for top jobs are pressed to convince their would-be employer of how “passionate” they are about the position. Having an attractive sales compensation plan is essential - not only when adding talent into your team - but also when retaining it.

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Smooth Sale

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

This article explores the signs indicating a mismatch between a candidate and a position, shedding light on the common pitfalls of hiring and delving into why promising talents may turn down job offers. A prepared candidate may need help integrating into the team and effectively fulfilling the position’s responsibilities.

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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. Position: Sr. Sales Compensation Manager.

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Hubspot Sales

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Any professional, across every field and experience level, needs to have a solid understanding of how they're compensated — after all, that's literally the reason you're working in the first place. Your base salary is one of the key elements you need to account for when getting that picture of your compensation package.

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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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Janek Performance Group

MARCH 12, 2024

In the time the position has been vacant, has a team member stepped up to fulfill some of the responsibilities? Is their skillset better suited for the new position than the one they currently occupy? Make sure you carefully vet and evaluate each candidate applying for a sales position. If so, how are they doing?

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Sales and Marketing Management

FEBRUARY 9, 2020

To be clear, rewards are not compensation. At their best, rewards complement meaningful compensation. And non-monetary awards, such as merchandise, experiences or travel, are most effective because they are genuinely separate from compensation.

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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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