The Spiff Blog

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Although SPM strategy varies by company and industry, the most effective sales performance management strategies typically involve a combination of the same core pillars. These pillars include organizational alignment, robust reporting, ongoing professional development, incentive compensation, and sales enablement.

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OpenSymmetry

OCTOBER 14, 2016

Though these are not necessarily uncommon practices in many sales organizations, Wells Fargo is being accused of taking things a step further by using these tactics to drive salespeople to reach unrealistic sales goals or face termination. What kind of behavior do current incentive compensation plans promote?

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OpenSymmetry

JUNE 30, 2015

The Retail Industry is one of the most quickly-changing environments. With the help of incentive compensation management solutions, retailers are able to increase market share and drive the desired sales behavior. Motivate sales teams – reduces turnover and lays the foundation for sales goals and objectives.

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BuzzBoard

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

Techniques for Effectively Motivating Sales in a Small Business Environment Motivating a small-to-medium business (SMB) sales team effectively can be a significant game-changer in achieving sales goals within a small business setting. Take the initiative to motivate your sales team today. Don’t hesitate.

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PandaDoc

JANUARY 29, 2024

So, we’ve rounded up this nice little checklist for you to empower your sales team to step outside the norm, get uncomfortable, and then obliterate their sales goals this year. Item 1: Set realistic goals First and foremost, setting clear, realistic goals is crucial for your sales team.

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Xactly

JANUARY 18, 2019

When it comes to designing sales compensation plans , there are many factors that can affect the success of your plan. To help ensure you set your sales team up for success, here are six steps to setup a commission plan. Data is the most important and useful tool for any part of a strategic sales plan.

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Distribution Pricing Journal

OCTOBER 2, 2023

The distribution industry traditionally faces low margins in each sale. It is difficult to keep your bottom line healthy without technology-driven approaches to pricing, sales execution, operations and value-added services. The same holds true for your rebate programs. That is just a race to the bottom.

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PandaDoc

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Gamification took the sales industry by storm in the latter half of the previous decade — and with good reason. Research has shown that there are huge benefits to gamifying your sales process, including better worker productivity and retention when it comes to learning new things.

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Highspot

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Setting Sales Targets Sales managers are responsible for setting realistic and achievable sales targets based on market analysis, historical data, and company goals. Sales Planning They develop sales plans, strategies, and tactics to meet or exceed sales goals.

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Zoominfo

DECEMBER 14, 2021

The Wall Street Journal notes that many companies are struggling to attract new sales reps, due in part to negative perceptions of sales as an industry. This phenomenon is especially pronounced among younger people, many of whom view sales as an aggressive, volume-driven business.

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Apptivo

MAY 26, 2023

What is a sales target? The benefits of setting a sales target 3. Things to consider before placing a sales goal 4. How to set realistic sales targets for your sales team? Tips to effectively communicate sales targets to your team 6. Summary What is a sales target?

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PandaDoc

APRIL 25, 2023

A sales plan is a roadmap that outlines your business’s strategy for selling its products or services. Acting as an essential tool for businesses of all sizes and in all industries, a robust sales plan helps to identify sales goals, target markets, and sales tactics to achieve those goals.

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Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 25, 2023

I prompted ChatGPT, “Have a debate with me about whether the commission-based compensation structure is an effective incentive compensation system for salespeople. Argue from the perspective of 'sales commissions are ineffective and should be done away with.' ChatGPT and Me: “Commission should be done away with.”

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Vengreso

JUNE 6, 2023

By incorporating these top sales strategies into your B2B Sales playbook, you’re setting yourself up for success as you work towards exceeding your company’s sales goals. Becoming a Top 1% Earner in Sales Want to join the elite club of top 1% earners in sales?

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Crunchbase

JANUARY 13, 2022

The business of sales is as nuanced as sales industries, salespeople and buyers themselves, with some industries requiring in-person selling with plenty of touchpoints and follow-ups. They expose some of the dormant issues that a business may not have even known were causing problems to their sales infrastructure.

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Nutshell

MARCH 19, 2024

It also relates to how well your sales team and related teams employ the time and resources available to achieve sales goals. The need for sales reps to equip themselves with advanced technical knowledge regarding their industry and offerings is now crucial to success.

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Hubspot Sales

APRIL 11, 2023

If your sales organization alone is struggling, focused employee surveys can root out challenges. Grind and Burn” Mentality Many salespeople get into the industry with a grind-and-burn mindset. To minimize turnover, consider offering promotion incentives to the top-performing salespeople at your business.

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Sell Integrity

JANUARY 28, 2021

If you’re in a high-growth or competitive industry, you can bet there’s some fierce competition in the market for your salespeople. In some industries, average sales rep tenure is just two years. firms spend $15 billion a year training salespeople and another $800 billion on incentives.

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Xactly

APRIL 16, 2018

There are many variables to consider, such as the customers in your market, the scope of the territories you’re accessing, your product offerings and sales cycles, the specific demands of your industry, and the skill and experience of the sales reps, among others. Choosing the Right Sales Commission Strategy.

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Xactly

AUGUST 22, 2018

In May 2018, Xactly partnered with WorldatWork to complete its annual Sales Compensation Best Practices Study to define the key trends and metrics for companies that want to plan and incent a top sales organization. 87% have an ideal desired attrition rate of less than 15%, which is in line with industry standards.

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Hubspot Sales

JANUARY 9, 2018

Whether you’re writing your first sales plan or your fifteenth, knowing your target demographic is crucial. Do they all belong to a specific industry? For example, HubSpot salespeople might primarily sell marketing software to CMOs and sales software to sales directors. Sales plan targets. Sales training.

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Hubspot Sales

JULY 25, 2023

Like many disciplines, sales teams everywhere are trying to understand what role artificial intelligence will play in their industry. It’s here, and it’s already changing sales as we know it. Prospect Outreach AI alleviates one of the most time-consuming tasks in sales: prospecting.

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Igniting Sales Transformation

DECEMBER 1, 2019

As the term implies, a sales kick-off meeting is meant to be a sales reset. An opportunity to review what worked and what didn’t in the prior year while also creating the positive momentum needed to achieve sales goals for the year ahead. The activity KPI’s we set today, which incent the wrong behavior?

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Pipeliner

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

That is, the areas below identify gaps in how sellers are managing their businesses, and point sales managers to productive coaching conversations. Yes, some problems in a seller’s funnel come about because management put inappropriate incentives in place. Lack of visibility is often a product of dysfunctional incentives.

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Xactly

JUNE 21, 2018

In the Sales Performance Management (SPM) industry, the use of data has caught on, and organizations are looking to use data to effectively plan, improve their compensation process, and optimize their sales performance. The Paradigm Shift in SPM. The Paradigm Shift in SPM.

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CloserIQ

OCTOBER 30, 2018

2) Ensure that your sales training is tailored to your business. Encourage your sales trainer to invest some time learning about your industry, your business, your competition and how your sales reps interact with clients from start to finish. Set challenging yet attainable sales goals. Actionable takeaways.

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Xactly

MAY 3, 2018

The Emergence of Sales Capacity Planning. Capacity planning began as way for the manufacturing industry to increase efficiency on production lines. The benefit is one of efficiency and this thinking applies to sales capacity planning. But before we jump into the how let’s take a look at capacity planning’s backstory.

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Hubspot Sales

AUGUST 22, 2022

To help you tap into these powerful trends and reach your sales goals, we surveyed B2B and B2C salespeople and sales leaders in the U.S., If you’re looking for a specific insight, you can skip ahead to these sections: The Top Sales Trends. The Top Sales Goals. The Top Sales Challenges.

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A Sales Guy

JULY 23, 2014

Some pay commission based on sales, while others only pay on margin; still others blend both with incentives and special bonus plans. Your sales management team must understand your company’s overall goals and structure compensation to align with them. Are your sales goals orders- or bookings-based?

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The Spiff Blog

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

From there, businesses adjust these baseline quotas to account for goals, market conditions, seasonality, and more. For industries that follow consistent trends and patterns, using historical data is often the most reliable and accurate way to set sales quotas. Let’s start with the pros.

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Mindtickle

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

The gamification gives sales reps incentives and encourages repeat winning sales behavior. The automation measures sales skills against attribution metrics to create customized coaching programs. Integrations with CRMs, sales platforms, and APIs. Reps have access to sales templates that are industry best practices.

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Salesmate

MAY 29, 2020

Lack of training is the primary cause of low sales productivity. Most of the reps face trouble meeting their sales goals. Attend live webinars to learn from industry experts. Sales challenge 7 – Incapability to track deals. It will… Give you clear visibility into each stage of the sales pipeline.

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Your Sales Management Guru

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

Some pay commission based on sales, while others only pay on margin; still others blend both with incentives and special bonus plans. Your sales management team must understand your company’s overall goals and structure compensation to align with them. Are your sales goals orders- or bookings-based?

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Your Sales Management Guru

OCTOBER 7, 2014

Some pay commission based on sales, while others only pay on margin; still others blend both with incentives and special bonus plans. Your sales management team must understand your company’s overall goals and structure compensation to align with them. What are sales goals?

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Showpad

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

T : Waning customer interest, evolving industry regulations or bad press. Map newfound goals to specific initiatives . In the context of sales acceleration, a SWOT analysis should generate new sales goals, be it more realistic quotas, prospecting in new regions or enhanced lead qualification systems, for example.

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PandaDoc

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Direct their competitive energy toward improving on last month’s sales goals or quarter’s outcomes – by directing their competitive energy toward their own numbers, you’ll reduce their resentment of their peers. Take advantage of a number of sales competitions and incentives.

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Pipeliner

DECEMBER 20, 2017

Some pay commission based on sales, while others only pay on margin; still others blend both with incentives and special bonus plans. Your sales management team must understand your company’s overall goals and structure compensation to align with them. Are your sales goals orders- or bookings-based?

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