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What is Incentive Compensation?
Xactly
FEBRUARY 18, 2019
Discover tips, best practices, and everything you need to know about incentive compensation. Incentive Compensation
Incentive Related Topics 
Rethinking Sales Incentives
The Pipeline
DECEMBER 18, 2014
As part of a series of posts dealing with areas you should consider, better yet reconsider, going in to the New Year, today we look at incentive. While there are other expenses, commissions/incentives, are the most direct “payment” you pay for bringing in revenue.
Incentive Program FAQs
Sales and Marketing Management
NOVEMBER 5, 2018
Q: Why not use quota as a bar to require reps to pass before they’re eligible to earn in the incentive program? Part and parcel to that success is the deployment of effective sales incentives.
9 Creative Sales Incentive Ideas for Retail Employees
Xactly
MAY 1, 2019
Learn how retailers can motivate sales associates with these creative incentive ideas. Incentive Compensation Sales Coaching and Motivation
How to Increase ROI of Sales Incentive Compensation with Automation
Xactly
MARCH 21, 2019
Discover how automating incentive compensation management (ICM) can improve the ROI of sales compensation. Incentive Compensation Sales Performance Management
Juuust right incentives
Sales and Marketing Management
SEPTEMBER 17, 2017
Author: Tim Houlihan Sales leaders are always trying to figure out how to get the most out of their reps at the lowest cost, and incentives are excellent at revealing that sweet spot. Finding the sweet spot for an incentive is like how Mama Bear’s porridge was juuust right.
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5 Steps to a Competitive Sales Incentive Plan
Xactly
DECEMBER 10, 2018
Compensation drives sales behavior, which means your sales incentive plan is a critical factor in sales performance and objective achievement. The incentive compensation planning team faces the challenge of balancing executive priorities and designing incentives that motivate reps.
4 Ways to Design Successful Sales Incentive Programs
Hubspot Sales
JUNE 11, 2019
Nothing boosts your sales team's excitement and energy more quickly and reliably than an incentive. These four strategies will increase the impact of your incentives. Sales Incentives
Juuust right incentives
Sales and Marketing Management
SEPTEMBER 17, 2017
Author: Tim Houlihan Sales leaders are always trying to figure out how to get the most out of their reps at the lowest cost, and incentives are excellent at revealing that sweet spot. Finding the sweet spot for an incentive is like how Mama Bear’s porridge was juuust right. The rule of thumb for calibrating incentives is to pay out between 3 and 10 percent of total compensation (commensurate with the period the incentive is active).
16 Sales Incentives to Keep Your Team Engaged and Motivated
Xactly
OCTOBER 15, 2018
Sales incentives are a great way to motivate your team and keep morale high. Your first line of motivation is your sales commission structure , but there are several different types of sales incentives you can use to further encourage your team. Getting SPIFs Right as Sales Incentives.
Incentive Gift Cards Continue to Delight
Sales and Marketing Management
JANUARY 1, 2018
Author: SMM Research from the Incentive Gift Card Council (IGCC) and the Incentive Research Foundation (IRF) shows the majority of U.S. they can be used for both short-term and long-term incentive efforts?—?adds Digital delivery continues to grow in incentive gift card use.
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5 Tips for Designing Successful Sales Incentive Compensation Plans
Xactly
OCTOBER 18, 2018
Few leading indicators are more predictive of a company’s future sales performance than its incentive compensation plans. While multiple factors influence the effectiveness of your sales incentive compensation plans, 5 tips stand out: 1. Incentive Compensation Sales Planning
Calculating the ‘Just Right’ Value for Incentives
Sales and Marketing Management
SEPTEMBER 12, 2017
Author: Tim Houlihan Most incentives are paid out between 3 and 10 percent of the income earned during the incentive period. Matching Incentive to Your Corporate Culture. Track Incentive Results. The same rigor must be applied to your incentives.
The Allure of Incentive Travel
Sales and Marketing Management
SEPTEMBER 28, 2015
Issue Date: 2015-09-01. Author: Paul Nolan. Teaser: It's the one business tool that never goes out of style, primarily because it drives results. It's the one business tool that never goes out of style, primarily because it drives results. read more
X-Factor Compensation Leaders: How to Be Incredible at Incentive Planning (Hitachi Vantara)
Xactly
JUNE 12, 2019
Customer Story Incentive CompensationAs part of our Friends of Xactly (FOX) Community, we spoke with sales compensation leaders about their journeys in sales compensation and best practices.
Calculating the ‘Just Right’ Value for Incentives
Sales and Marketing Management
SEPTEMBER 12, 2017
Author: Tim Houlihan Most incentives are paid out between 3 and 10 percent of the income earned during the incentive period. Matching Incentive to Your Corporate Culture. Track Incentive Results. The same rigor must be applied to your incentives.
Sales Incentive Optimization
OpenSymmetry
JUNE 9, 2016
The Journey to Sales Incentive Optimization. Be more strategic about incentives design, think more broadly about what will motivate and retain salespeople. Deploy technology that will optimize sales incentive operations and provide predictive insights for the future.
5 secrets to channel incentive success
Sales and Marketing Management
MAY 2, 2018
companies spend over $17 billion on channel incentive awards each year, according to the Incentive Federation. Channel incentive programs are designed to gain the time and discretionary attention of your partners by: • Gaining increased shelf space by encouraging distributors to shift inventory away from competitors to your products. Team incentives can increase performance by as much as 44 percent.
The power of incentive programs lies in their structure
Sales and Marketing Management
SEPTEMBER 7, 2018
Author: Tim Houlihan The best incentives have open budgets, meaning anyone who qualifies can win. The down side is that DTGT is much like commission, and if you’re already paying a commission on one of those factors, doubling up with an incentive won’t help. Recognition vs. Incentives.
Is your complex incentives plan holding you back?
Sales and Marketing Management
AUGUST 29, 2018
Incentive compensation plans are often far too complex. With this in mind, an incentive plan should be as simple as possible. He’ll focus on his work and hope the incentives pan out. A sales representative will spend too much time focused on the incentive plan.
X Factor Compensation Leaders: How to Be Incredible at Incentive Planning (ZS)
Xactly
MAY 27, 2019
Customer Story Incentive CompensationLearn about ZS’s sales compensation process and how they’ve partnered with Xactly to help customers improve performance.
10 trends impacting incentive travel use
Sales and Marketing Management
FEBRUARY 5, 2015
Teaser: The Incentive Research Foundation, a nonprofit organization that funds research and fosters education on all aspects of the incentive travel industry, has identified 10 trends that will help users understand what’s in store for the future. Issue Date: 2015-01-01.
5 Secrets to Channel Incentive Success
Sales and Marketing Management
MAY 2, 2018
companies spend over $17 billion on channel incentive awards each year, according to the Incentive Federation. Channel incentive programs are designed to gain the time and discretionary attention of your partners by: • Gaining increased shelf space by encouraging distributors to shift inventory away from competitors to your products. Team incentives can increase performance by as much as 44 percent.
How to Design an Incentive Compensation Plan That Works
Sales Benchmark Index
SEPTEMBER 11, 2017
Article Sales Strategy SBI for SMB comp planning compensation plan plan sales comp sales compensation
X Factor Compensation Leaders: How to Be Incredible at Incentive Planning (Nuance Communications)
Xactly
JANUARY 2, 2019
Ultimately, the new compensation and incentive plans must successfully motivate the right sales behaviors to achieve goals, all while driving growth. Nuance had just implemented Xactly Incent a year or so prior to my joining but was in over their heads after some key Admins left the company.
Stop Avoiding layered Incentives (and Learn to Love Them)
Sales and Marketing Management
NOVEMBER 21, 2014
Teaser: Most channel marketers have a dysfunctional relationship with layered incentives. They know that incenting sales-driving behaviors, such as training and product demo, can make a partner feel more personally invested in selling their products. Issue Date: 2014-11-21.
Six People You Should Invite to Your Incentive Compensation Planning Party
Xactly
OCTOBER 17, 2018
You may feel we’re being a bit too generous here with the word “party,” but considering how much we love flawless incentive compensation, we think a celebratory vibe is just what your planning committee really needs. Incentive Compensation Sales Planning
The Case for Team-Based Sales Incentives
Xactly
MAY 10, 2018
Historically, sales performance incentives have been focused on individual recognition. But only offering individual sales incentives is narrow-minded and can be supplemented with team-based rewards. Curbing the Complexity of Collaborative Incentives.
Leveraging Kaizen Principles for Incentive Compensation Management
OpenSymmetry
JANUARY 18, 2016
Our customers are seeing long-term success with implementing enterprise Incentive Compensation Management and Sales Performance Management solutions for their organizations. The post Leveraging Kaizen Principles for Incentive Compensation Management appeared first on OS Blog.
Incentive Compensation Design in the Retail Sector
OpenSymmetry
MARCH 8, 2016
What does the Future for Incentive Compensation Design in Retail Hold? Before designing an incentive plan, organizations must first define the criteria that relates to the area of responsibility for each role, or what we compensation experts call “line of sight”.
Team incentives: 7 do’s and 2 don’ts
Sales and Marketing Management
DECEMBER 17, 2018
Author: TIM HOULIHAN Do you avoid team incentives because you are worried about being fair? Teams perform better than individuals [ Kuhn, “Experiments on Motivation, Incentives and Rationality” 2007 ], and you and your bottom line can benefit from rewarding teams. Please don’t hold back using team incentives because of your concern over loafers and free-riders. Are you concerned about rewarding free riders when only a few strong dogs pull the sled? Worry no more.
10 Ways To Boost Your Sales Incentive Strategy
Sales and Marketing Management
OCTOBER 31, 2017
Author: George Kriza, CEO, MTCPerformance Your organization wants to drive sales with an incentive program. Here are 10 of the most important elements in designing and deploying your next incentive campaign. Are they already in other incentive programs, or is yours the only one they’ll see? Target the right market segments: Decide which sales organizations, geographies and channels will deliver maximum performance for your incentive budget.
10 Incentive Travel Facts You Can Put To Good Use
Sales and Marketing Management
JUNE 8, 2017
The Incentive Research Foundation (IRF), a private not-for-profit foundation that focuses its initiatives on pragmatic research highlighting the premise and the power of incentive and motivational programs, issued a list of 10 incentive travel facts to commemorate Global Meetings Industry Day. firms over $1MM in revenue use incentive travel to motivate their people and partners. firms spend over $14B annually on incentive travel.
Design and implement your best sales incentive ever
Sales and Marketing Management
OCTOBER 29, 2018
You said you’ve built a lot of sales incentive programs as a manager, and, not to toot your own horn, but they have worked pretty darn well. With 20-plus years and more than 1,500 sales incentive programs under my belt, I’ve got some experience to share. Like all of us, sales managers get into ruts and here are some ideas to get you out of a rut and off to running your best sales incentive program?—?ever. Author: TIM HOULIHAN Maybe we’ve met.
Does Your Sales Incentive Plan Drive Customers Away?
Sales Benchmark Index
NOVEMBER 24, 2012
The purpose of every incentive compensation plan is to influence the actions of sales reps. Sales incentives can be like square pegs. Incentive compensation is intended to reward specific behaviors of the sales force. Here are some real-life examples of poorly designed incentives. If asked, the customer would not pay for any of these activities: Margin Incentive. Product Launch Incentive. Customer Satisfaction Incentive.
[Infographic] 2018 Mid-Market Study on Sales and Incentives
Xactly
OCTOBER 18, 2018
Compensation and incentive pay plays a big role in the success of a sales organization. Incentives drive sales behaviors, but when reps get paid incorrectly, it can lead to some big problems, specifically rep turnover.
Incenting the Reseller of the Future
Sales and Marketing Management
FEBRUARY 26, 2015
Issue Date: 2015-02-27. Author: Dan Hawtof, Vice President of Business Solutions, Global Channel, Blackhawk Engagement Solutions.
Five Bottom-Line Benefits for Incentive Compensation for Retailers
OpenSymmetry
JUNE 30, 2015
With the help of incentive compensation management solutions, retailers are able to increase market share and drive the desired sales behavior. Incentive Compensation helps: Improve sales performance by aligning sales behavior with business goals to improve efficiency.
Optimize Incentive Compensation With Integrated Sales Performance Data
Xactly
JUNE 7, 2018
Incentive Compensation Management (ICM) solutions help companies manage their sales compensation plans and calculate commission payments.
X-Factor Compensation Leaders: How to Be Incredible at Incentive Planning (CoreSite)
Xactly
SEPTEMBER 20, 2018
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. Customer Stories Incentive CompensationSales planning entails many important factors.
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