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When Customer Retention becomes a Sales Spectator Sport

Babette Ten Haken

When customer retention processes become a sanctioned sales spectator sport, everyone suffers. After all, sales professionals are compensated for acquiring customers, not baby-sitting them, right? Sales reps are handsomely compensated for winning new accounts and compensated at only a fraction of this amount for retaining them.

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X Factor Compensation Leaders: How to Be Incredible at Incentive Planning (Nuance Communications)

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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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X-Factor Compensation Leaders: How to Be Incredible at Incentive Planning (CoreSite)

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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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Meet the Spiff Team: Chapter Six

The Spiff Blog

Connor Shlatz, Front-End Software Engineer. John knows too well the inefficiencies that come with using the awkward combination of Excel and screenshots from accounting platforms to explain commission payments, so when he learned about Spiff’s game-changing software he knew he had to join the team!

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COVID Changed Sales. Here’s What Stays as Offices Reopen

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Data from the Connected Commerce Council indicates that 40 percent of SMBs are “digitally advanced,” using 10 or more software tools to run their businesses, a trend that is likely to persist in today’s rapidly evolving business landscape. To compensate, some sales teams adapted their daily workflows to increase communication.

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Meet the Spiff Team: Chapter Nine

The Spiff Blog

She still loves to connect with this sport through watching Figure Skating and Artistic Roller skating international competitions. He has been in software engineering for 20 years and loves to solve interesting and complex problems with smart people. What excites you most about your role at Spiff?

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Meet the Spiff Team: Chapter Eight

The Spiff Blog

He enjoys spending time with his friends and playing a wide variety of sports. After graduating, Samuel’s interest in building models and solving complex problems led him to start his career in software finance and sales operations. He likes to spend time with friends and family and enjoys practicing all sorts of sports.

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