The Spiff Blog

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

If you’ve worked in sales, revenue operations, or finance for any amount of time, I don’t have to tell you how important sales compensation is. You already know the right sales compensation plan can motivate your team, improve their performance, and boost overall job satisfaction. Ready to learn more?

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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.

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Sales Hacker

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

He’s an expert in the sales world, particularly in revenue operations and incentive compensation. Join us for a great conversation about driving the right behaviors within your sales team. Building a compensation structure that works for both salespeople and the company. Subscribe to the Sales Hacker Podcast.

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The Spiff Blog

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

As another year comes to a close, go-to-market teams everywhere convene to begin their annual sales compensation planning processes. Key stakeholders from sales, finance, and RevOps will join meetings and analyze data in an attempt to create a sales compensation plan that satisfies each party’s needs.

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SBI Growth

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

As the leader of sales operations, I am sure you are working on: Updating CRM systems with new product information. Revising or building a new sales process to enable sales reps. Modifying sales reports and dashboards to enable sales managers to track new product sales. How do we drive change?

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Crunchbase

JULY 27, 2022

If you own a business, lead a sales team, or are otherwise interested in how best to create a solid sales ecosystem within your organization that is conducive to growth, this article on sales operations (sales ops) is for you. Team management made easy. What is sales operations?

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Understanding the Sales Force

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

As a result, they can’t anticipate when in a sales cycle or sales process they will be impacted, and don’t have the awareness to take steps to work around it and improve. When this lack of awareness is prevalent at the top of a sales organization, it is challenging to grow it or scale it. We have a law firm for that.

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Highspot

APRIL 2, 2020

When implemented alongside strategic training, tools, and engagement techniques, sales operations can help sales teams become more productive and efficient and have a positive impact on both top- and bottom-line performance. Why is sales operations important? Why is sales operations important?

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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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Sales Hacker

DECEMBER 21, 2017

What is Sales Operations? Sales operations refers to the unit, role, activities and processes within a sales organization that support, enable, and drive front line sales teams to sell better, faster, and more efficiently. But perhaps more than anything else, sales operations brings a system to selling.

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Close.io

AUGUST 11, 2019

A sales operations team can change that. If you want to make sure your sales team is firing on all cylinders and making as much money for your company as possible, you need sales ops. Don't fall into the trap of thinking that sales operations is a new field; it's not. 5 best software and tools for sales ops.

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Miller Heiman Group

OCTOBER 22, 2019

In this post, Kathy Venincasa, one of our inaugural Miller Heiman Group Icons and a sales forecasting master, discusses what she sees as the top four sales operations best practices. In every aspect, sales operations combines two things I love: sales performance and data analytics. Listen Now.

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Miller Heiman Group

APRIL 13, 2020

Sales managers normally face a trifecta of shifting demands from buyers, their direct reports and their organization. The COVID-19 pandemic gives sales managers the perfect opportunity to work toward transforming into more capable leaders. Shift From a Sales Manager’s Mindset to Sales Leader’s Mindset.

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Your Sales Management Guru

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

Sales Management End of Year Checklist. . Depending upon the person and the conditions in their sales organization each article may or may not be pertinent. I decided to start with a Sales Management End of Year Checklist. Do I have to alter the sales compensation plan to help achieve the new goals?

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Sales and Marketing Management

MAY 7, 2018

For example, a supporting framework is required where executives drive sales enablement efforts top-down and sellers receive consistent, proactive coaching from sales managers. Further, in my view the definition should precisely reflect the alignment required between the buyers’ journey, sales process, and content.

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Hubspot Sales

JULY 11, 2019

Enter, the sales operations manager. Sales operations exists to help the team use technology effectively, implement training exercises, align sales and marketing, set territories, evaluate compensation plans, and more. Sales Operations Administrator Job Description.

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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. Time in sales compensation: 11 years. Position: Sr.

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SBI Growth

DECEMBER 4, 2012

A post for Sales and HR leaders to ensure success of 2013’s Sales compensation plan. A Chief Sales Officer is meeting with Sales VPs and the VP of Sales Operations. They are trying to decide between keeping and scrapping the recently-implemented Sales Comp Plans. “We 100*0=0 Effectiveness.

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Hubspot Sales

JUNE 8, 2021

Once the SDR has determined the prospect is ready to be contacted by the sales team, they send the person over to a closing rep. Depending on the company, the compensation for an SDR can be a base salary, commission-based, or a combination of base plus commission. Sales Manager Careers. Regional Sales Manager.

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The Spiff Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Sales managers can also motivate their teams based on metrics like quota attainment , commission earned, and more! With sales commission software, finance and RevOps teams can also spend less time manually compiling and distributing end of month commission statements since the data is available in real-time. See Spiff in action!

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The Spiff Blog

JANUARY 9, 2024

It’s a win-win investment: your sales teams will generate more revenue, and the lighter administrative burden will have a positive effect on overall seller experience. Recommended reading : 40 Critical Sales Compensation Benchmarks and Statistics for 2023 5. What if you experience a period of high sales turnover?

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SBI Growth

AUGUST 9, 2012

These reps had only attained 65% to 85% of their sales quota, so they were not yet earning accelerated commissions for 100%+ achievement. They were not the high performers that the compensation package was designed to attract and reward. He was very involved in the sales compensation planning , but only on an annual basis.

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Pipeliner

AUGUST 2, 2023

Some businesses struggle to manage a sales team. Sales operations aren’t for everyone. Some businesses might need particular sales expertise for a specific product line. Usually, the sales outsourcers get compensated based on results. So, they search for ways to improve their efficiency.

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The Spiff Blog

JANUARY 12, 2023

Let’s address something that, although obvious, often goes unstated during conversations about sales compensation. Something else to consider: A shocking 89% of sales turnover is caused by deficient or unclear compensation ( source ). How to Motivate Sales Managers with Compensation Strategy.

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BuzzBoard

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Plus, the intricacies of scaling up a sales team to an enterprise-level size introduces entirely new categories of operational and management headaches unseen in smaller outfits. Meanwhile strategic partners and sales engineers float adrift, never quite syncing resources to capitalize on fleeting regional opportunities.

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Showpad

MAY 7, 2020

In order to cater to salespeople’s workflow and support success, all sales-specific training services should be made available in an integrated sales enablement platform alongside all relevant content. Myth 3: Sales enablement is actually sales operations.

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SBI Growth

AUGUST 15, 2012

To be a world class Sales Operations leader, pick up the pace. Quantifying the potential impact for their sales leader. Register for one of our strategy sessions here to get in-depth knowledge on what the brightest Sales Operations leaders are doing today. Sales Operations Success = Insight + Execution.

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SBI

JULY 24, 2018

In fact, who doesn’t love a good forecast session with their sales manager? Not only that, sales reps see tremendous value in the information reported back to them from the CRM. Sales reps do not love their CRM and see little value in it. Sales Managers: Remember, your sales reps are people too.

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Hubspot Sales

APRIL 5, 2023

Glassdoor estimates that inside sales reps often have a take-home pay of $70,000, including commission and bonuses. Outside sales representative positions include some travel time to meet with buyers and pitch products. Because travel is expected, you can anticipate greater compensation.

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Janek Performance Group

JANUARY 3, 2023

In actual practice, however, sales managers and coaches may or may not be the same person. This can help organizations get the most from their sales managers, sales coaches, and, ultimately, their sales teams. What Is Sales Management? Developing sales plans. Forecasting. Adaptability.

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InsightSquared

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

If you work in sales operations, it may seem like the sales reps at your company don’t always see the value you are adding to their daily lives. It sometimes feels like the only thing you have in common is both of your job titles beginning with the word “sales”. Sales will like the sound of that! Reporting on KPIs.

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SBI Growth

NOVEMBER 17, 2013

Listen up Chief Sales Officer. It’s time that Sales Operations gets your undivided attention. Download the Leaders Guide to Sales Ops Enablement by clicking here. Impact : Sales Ops directly influences performance of the sales team. Well-designed sales dashboards for reps and leaders.

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SBI Growth

MARCH 28, 2013

Think about the last big effort you drove for sales. Redesigning compensation or quotas. Face it – many sales managers and directors are too biased. You might be the leader of Sales Operations but sometimes you need to sell. Share with front-line managers. One last point on this step.

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Janek Performance Group

MARCH 30, 2022

Here are ways to build your sales team’s culture: Attract and retain the right people Compensate fairly Emphasize achievement Enable success Reward hard work. Compensation counts. Of course, there’s some debate about paying college players, but compensation is more than money. In a positive culture, people are paramount.

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SBI Growth

MAY 21, 2013

Does your Chief Sales Officer rely heavily on you for their success? As the sales operations leader, you focus on helping your sales leaders shine. At the core, your best sales ops employees: Deliver insight, not just data. Build trust among Sales Management as dependable, resourceful and experienced partners.

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Apptivo

JUNE 14, 2023

Let’s discover more about sales reports in this blog. What is a sales report? A sales report is a document that contains information and analysis regarding a company’s sales operations during a certain time period. What are the different types of sales reports in Apptivo?

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SBI Growth

OCTOBER 2, 2012

Builders are comfortable in the role and may not yet be highly compensated. With his background in sales management and general management, Storer admitted, “I wish I had these tools when I was a senior manager.”. Sales teams collaborate, sharing ideas and information. But they are patiently persistent.

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