Janek Performance Group

JANUARY 16, 2024

With salary, commission, bonuses, and other incentives, sales professionals often have options and feel in control of the compensation they receive, which can be great for motivation and fulfillment. As a result, there can be reduced incentive to work harder or produce more. We all want to be paid fairly.

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Xactly

AUGUST 23, 2018

Sure, you know you need ICM to handle accurate and timely payments, but do you really need automated sales territory planning as well? Although automating technology for territory design can increase your sales up to 20 percent, territory planning is often categorized as a luxury in SPM—instead of as the necessity it is.

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Xactly

JUNE 13, 2018

Effective territory design is the basis of strategic sales planning. Balanced territories allow you to set fair quotas, which have a huge impact on your incentive compensation and success of your salesforce. Ultimately, if your sales territories aren’t optimized, you hinder sales reps’ motivation and performance.

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OpenSymmetry

MARCH 16, 2016

The Territory & Quota Management Revolution – New Incentive Compensation Platforms Blazing the Trails to Greater Efficiencies. Fast forward 20 – 30 years to the age of enlightenment for Incentive Compensation Management solutions. The importance of crediting transactions in the Incentive Compensation process.

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Sales and Marketing Management

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

In a competitive market, what pushes companies ahead isn’t just what they sell – it’s also how they sell. It comes from the way sales teams set up territories and quotas, measure their effectiveness, and adapt to changes. Territories today can be optimized to an unprecedented degree. Your product is a known quantity.

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Xactly

JANUARY 18, 2019

Download our "Ultimate Guide to Sales Compensation Planning" for incentive best practices and everything you need for a sales comp plan design project. Formulate your new plan around the successful elements and structure incentives for new goals similarly. Ideally you need a sales incentive planning team of six people.

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Xactly

OCTOBER 29, 2018

This ultimately allows for better sales, territory, and compensation planning; thus, a stronger sales organization as a whole. . For example, if you notice that rep performance tends to drop off after they meet quota, you may need to examine if your incentives are truly motivating reps to meet and exceed their targets.

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Xactly

JANUARY 3, 2019

Industry and planning-specific statistics also help guide sales planning and incentive compensation. Companies that set cookie-cutter quotas across similar roles see 14% lower quota attainment than those that assign quotas based on territory-specific opportunities ( Complete Sales Planning Handbook. ).

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The Pipeline

JULY 16, 2012

The specific comment was that the rep was reluctant to ask prospects/clients for referrals “because what if the person or company they refer are out of my territory?” This is easy to solve, some organizations I work with do double pay, a small price to pay to win customers and revenue, while keeping the competition out.

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Xactly

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

In fact, the best way to ensure sales managers do their job well is by creating an incentive plan that drives the right behaviors. Download our "Ultimate Guide to Sales Compensation Planning" for incentive best practices and everything you need for a sales comp plan design project. Annual Target Incentive. On-Target Earnings.

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Xactly

JANUARY 7, 2019

The start of a new year comes with a new sales plan—and that means you must reassess your sales capacity needs , align and balance sales territories , and create a sales incentive plan that drives sales performance. To motivate reps, attract new talent, and keep top sales reps from leaving, your compensation must be competitive.

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Xactly

JANUARY 17, 2019

Processes: Are your sales territories balanced ? What incentives and sales commission structures will you use to motivate sales reps? Territory design. Your Territory Design Matters. Your sales territories map the playing field for your strategic sales plan. Incentives Should Drive the Right Behavior.

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Hubspot Sales

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

Questions to consider: What separates your product from the competition? Re-assign your sales territories. Depending on your organization’s compensation structure, providing monetary incentives to sales reps can inspire them to move more product. Motivate and incentivize your sales reps. Implement customer rewards.

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Sales Hacker

OCTOBER 7, 2022

For example, artificial intelligence enables the efficient and practical application of unstructured data for sales performance management and incentive plan design. Related: Top 8 Sales Incentives That Actually Motivate Your Team (Besides Cash). Staying innovative and competitive in the war for sales talent depends on it.

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Xactly

JULY 19, 2018

Depending on your sales force structure and size, there are different sales commission structures that can be used in your incentive plan. It is generally used to get sales reps through times of sales uncertainty, where they may experience decreased cash flow due to inexperience within a particular territory or product as they ramp up.

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SBI Growth

OCTOBER 20, 2012

Sales turnover is high and the competition is stealing the top performers away. Software Firm: The annual Employee survey is overflowing with negative comments about the incentive plan. Rumors abound that competitive reps make a lot more money. Conduct a competitive earnings benchmark. Is the compensation model to blame?

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Bigtincan

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Here are 7 medical device sales tips that help top reps stand apart from their competition. Good reps map out their territory, understand each customer’s needs, and coordinate product logistics with local inventory managers and hospital personnel. . Sales territories and incentives restructuring. The key to success?

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Sales Hacker

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

He’s an expert in the sales world, particularly in revenue operations and incentive compensation. Today we’ve got Scott Barton, VP of Industry Solutions at Varicent and a veteran of sales, revenue operations, and incentive compensation. Sales forecasts, territory design, quota management, and incentive compensation.

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Hubspot Sales

JULY 22, 2020

Another gamified sales performance tool, Spinify automatically awards reps with points, levels, and badges based on CRM and email activity , creating healthy competition and accountability. Plan 2 Win provides “the right strategic account, sales territory and pre-call planning tools for B2B sales teams.” Pricing: Contact for a Quote.

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SBI Growth

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

So how do we incent this behavior? If the product doesn’t make up a minimum of 15% of the overall quota, there won’t be enough incentive for the sales rep to focus on it. When a new product takes significantly longer to sell, sales reps will need to be given some extra incentive. Ascertain Competitive Environment.

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InsideSales.com

JULY 1, 2020

Sales Territories. It is vital that your company is continuously sustaining its competitive edge in its target market. An incentive system, such as on-target bonus earnings on sales revenue, is a worthwhile strategy to motivate the whole team. Sales Territories. Merging or dividing up sales territories can increase sales.

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Xactly

OCTOBER 1, 2018

Are we creating competitive enough comp plans to attract and retain the right reps? Are we assigning effective territories? Despite the fact that we live and breathe incentive comp, we are not immune to the factors that affect every sales organization. Is our pay in line with performance? At Xactly, our sales team has grown.

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SBI Growth

OCTOBER 29, 2012

The plan looks great – equitable, in line with competition, attractive to sales. But wait – this new incentive compensation plan could flop. So, he commissioned HR to design a new incentive compensation plan (IC Plan.) Most sales were incremental or competitive displacement when prospects were in an active buying cycle.

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SBI Growth

MARCH 31, 2013

Did it incent the right behavior? How do you know if comp-incented behaviors can move the needle? Territory potential and/or Quota calculated incorrectly. An effective compensation plan is a strong competitive advantage. Early April is the time to assess and, if necessary, make corrections. Time is of the essence.

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PandaDoc

APRIL 26, 2023

So what can possibly be a better incentive than a performance-based bonus? Territory volume Territory volume is a commission paid off based on revenue from a specific region. Territory volume commission is great for lifting team spirit. Well, offer more and bigger incentives!

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SBI Growth

OCTOBER 5, 2012

Most of your reps seem to lack the urgency and hustle of the competition. Compare your sales team compensation to your competition and the market. Conduct research on the internet or send a trusted rep to the competition to determine what they are paying and how. Total payout for 100% Quota Attainment vs the Competition. %

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Hubspot Sales

APRIL 24, 2019

Will additional bonuses or incentives be a part of the compensation plan? Territory Volume Commission Plan : With this commission structure, salespeople work with clients in clearly defined regions. And they're paid on a territory-wide versus individual sale basis. commission, performance incentives, bonuses).

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Xactly

JULY 5, 2018

Annual Target Incentive. As part of your incentive plan design, consider the roles that will report to each sales manager, and ask yourself the following questions: Will your manager supervise one type of rep or a sales team of mixed roles (Sales Executives, Account Managers, Lead Generation Reps, etc.)? On-Target Earnings.

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SugarCRM

JUNE 6, 2023

Although these challenges are not exclusive to enterprises in the manufacturing sector, they are more acute due to the level of competitiveness and complexity of the sales cycles. Such tools consolidate data regarding dealers, territory, market, and fulfillment in a user-friendly, easy-to-use interface for dealers and manufacturers.

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Janek Performance Group

MARCH 12, 2024

5) Develop realistic goals Assess their sales territory and lay out the best course of action for each district or demographic. Incentives such as gym memberships, flex time, additional time off, even an in-house concierge will build loyalty; they also promote a more stress-free work environment. 5) Exit Interview: What Went Wrong?

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Mereo

APRIL 2, 2020

With this in place, uniting your leadership and teams, go-to-market activities become more streamlined and successful, pursuing new territory or different markets becomes achievable. With too many salespeople assigned to a territory, you set your team up for missed individual quotas and an inundated market.

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SendBuzz

APRIL 22, 2023

By providing daily rewards, the lead or sales tracker is reset each day, broadening the possibility of winners and adding to the excitement of the competition. The list can include goals such as breaking into a new sales territory, achieving a particular number of upsells or closing a deal of a specific size.

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Zoominfo

MAY 13, 2018

When you set an ambitious goal, or organize competitions, you put on the pressure in a healthy way and bring out the competitive nature in people. Start small, and expand your incentive program as you learn and grow. Start small, and expand your incentive program as you learn and grow. Take it one day at a time.

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LeadFuze

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

You have to design and administer incentive plans, decide how the territory is divided up among your employees and plan for growth in order keep pushing performance over time. Reps are in constant competition with each other for accounts. Being opinionated is important in negotiations and territory disputes.

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OpenSymmetry

MAY 23, 2016

While, incentive compensation administration is still a main piece, the broader SPM technology concept is expanding more holistically to include other key aspects which directly impacts how a sales team might perform, including talent development, sales enablement, and territory and quota management. Steps to Success.

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Xactly

JUNE 21, 2018

In a highly competitive world where buyers are growing increasingly more aware of what they want, innovation happening at a rapid pace, enterprises are constantly looking to drive revenues and increase their market share. Register for Webinar. The Importance of Data-driven SPM.

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PandaDoc

APRIL 25, 2023

Sales team For the sales team to work together to attain these objectives, a realistic approach would be to provide regular sales training and coaching to improve performance, as well as establishing performance goals and incentives to motivate the sales team. This will help you identify opportunities and threats in your market.

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