SBI

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

Old-School Territory Management is Dead: A Q&A with John Stewart, CEO of MapAnything. Following the recent acquisition of TerrAlign by MapAnything, I asked MapAnything CEO John Stewart to explain the relationship between map-based geo-productivity and territory optimization. So, I asked John to tell me more.

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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. Gather your previous and YTD data.

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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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SendBuzz

APRIL 22, 2023

On top of that, marketing Wisdom states that as many as 92% of salespeople quit trying after facing four rejections. It’s no wonder that staying motivated can be a daunting task for even the most resilient representatives. At the same time, a motivated sales team is a crucial ingredient for any successful business.

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Sales and Marketing Management

JANUARY 23, 2020

They have differing metrics for success, compensation models (including incentives and bonuses), go-to-market strategies, territories and target markets, different types of customers, products and services, and on and on. You just have to be able to find out what motivates your salespeople. Sales Takes the Lead.

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Xactly

AUGUST 8, 2018

Successfully motivating and optimizing sales performance can be a challenging task for any business. In the recent 2018 mid-market sales incentive study, CFO Alliance reviewed the relationship between Sales and Finance departments—and how this partnership can positively impact a company’s revenue potential. Watch Webinar.

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OpenSymmetry

JANUARY 27, 2016

A critical element that is relatively new is territory optimization and we will examine the case for this in this article. The territory optimization and alignment element of salesforce effectiveness is vital for three reasons. Poor or excessive customer coverage if territories are too small, leading to missed revenue.

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The Spiff Blog

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

But one thing sales and RevOps leaders all have in common is that they collectively struggle to set realistic, motivating sales quotas. By setting realistic yet challenging sales quotas, organizations can motivate employees, focus their team’s efforts, and better understand their performance. In fact, with only 24.3%

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Xactly

JANUARY 18, 2019

Motivating your sales reps is one of the key factors of sales success. Ultimately, your sales commission plan motivates reps to close deals and perform specific sales behaviors that align with your company goals. Look at what elements were most effective in motivating sales reps and which deals brought in the most revenue.

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Sales and Marketing Management

JANUARY 27, 2019

They must know how to motivate people and hold them accountable, how to coach and develop sales reps, how to structure territories and match them to a rep’s skill sets, and how to leverage data and use it to drive performance. Create incentives that drive the right behaviors.

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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

JANUARY 17, 2019

It defines your company’s go-to-market strategy and expected costs and returns. 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. Incentives Should Drive the Right Behavior.

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Xactly

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

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 operations and compensation professionals must create an incentive plan that will drive growth for the company and attain executive objectives.

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OpenSymmetry

FEBRUARY 10, 2016

In the second scenario, the organisation has a strong HR or Sales leader driving the project who wants to look at a simplified process or wants a simplified incentives landscape before they start automating. Finally, 70-80% of companies will have no or at best inflexible technology to support incentives.

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Sales Hacker

APRIL 11, 2019

Clearly, new strategies alone aren’t enough to motivate a sales team. According to behavioral intelligence (BQ), it’s all about how you motivate your team. You see, BQ has found that motivation is a trigger for thoughts… which cause feelings… which yield action. Sure, these are all key motivators for your sales reps.

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The Spiff Blog

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Wherever you find your company on the proverbial path to success, chances are you’ve had to tweak your sales commission structure to match the stage your business is in, and for the type of business you’re in, to keep sales reps motivated and continuing to generate revenue. Why are you changing the incentive compensation plan?

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PandaDoc

APRIL 26, 2023

However, since sales activities have been notoriously hard to measure in terms of performance, many business owners have adopted various commission structures to keep their sales reps motivated. Apart from that, commission is also a great motivator to drive more sales if it’s executed right. Properly structured commissions, that’s how!

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Hubspot Sales

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

However, just looking at dollars coming in from sales revenue may not tell you the whole story about how your products are truly performing in the market. Work closely with your marketing team. Additionally, if you have specific sales volume goals, make sure you share them with your marketing team. Implement customer rewards.

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The Brooks Group

DECEMBER 16, 2015

The best way to build and maintain a highly motivated sales team is to start out by hiring people who are naturally driven to perform in your sales positions. The key to successfully motivating your team is really knowing them well, and understanding what will drive their performance the most. Sales Team Motivation

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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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Xactly

OCTOBER 3, 2018

Consider your sales incentive plan –it works in the same way. Download our "Ultimate Guide to Sales Compensation Planning" for incentive best practices and everything you need for a sales comp plan design project. A little can go a long way with incentives. Continue Training Reps After Onboarding.

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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. Software is not only to monitor and track sales data, but it is essential to provide necessary marketing and sales training to both sales teams and clients. Sales Territories. Evaluate the Sales Team.

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Janek Performance Group

MARCH 12, 2024

A well-developed and communicated compensation package will provide the right level of motivation, as well as ensuring everyone is on the same page in terms of expectations. 5) Develop realistic goals Assess their sales territory and lay out the best course of action for each district or demographic.

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SBI

OCTOBER 1, 2014

More than 1400 sessions, more than 350 exhibitors, 18 keynotes, 20 parties, 2 rock concerts, and 5 opportunities to help charities on site, there is perhaps no bigger event for sales and marketers. Act-On’s streamlined user interface puts first-rate marketing tools at your fingertips, making campaigns and programs easier and faster.

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The Spiff Blog

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

A volatile market and economic downturn make it tough to effectively plan— tough, but not impossible. 2022 has seen an interesting mix of market conditions. As we start planning for 2023, the only thing we’re certain of is that we’re in rocky territory– some organizations more precariously positioned than others.

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The Spiff Blog

JUNE 9, 2022

Uncertainty in the market requires organizations to be agile and prepared to pivot and adapt quickly. If a rep is already planning to be gone by then, there’s no incentive to dive into time-intensive sales activities. Territories and account ownership. Making significant territory changes. Sales commission and pay.

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PandaDoc

APRIL 25, 2023

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. Start free trial New product This type of plan is specifically designed to introduce a new product into the market and achieve specific sales goals.

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The Spiff Blog

MAY 18, 2023

Within those two organizations there is often further division– inbound vs. outbound, mid-market vs. enterprise, and so on and so forth. If done correctly, an incentive compensation strategy is tailored to each particular role so that it drives more of the right outcomes. You get the point. Spiff offers power without complexity.

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Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 2, 2019

Having clear, visible goals and incentives builds well-rounded sales professionals. Having a set performance management plan keeps compensation structure and overall business objectives aligned, resulting in a more motivated sales team. Sales territory optimization - The ability to support strategic territory mapping and efficiency.

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The Brooks Group

AUGUST 12, 2014

Oftentimes, the reason for such a shift involves a "go to" market going away. This often means moving your focus into a new, untapped market. . How to Get Salespeople to Sell into a New Market. Expanding into New Markets. Businesses that are looking to get into new markets have many reasons for doing so.

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The Spiff Blog

AUGUST 10, 2023

For example: let’s say you want to build a new plan in which your mid-market account executives receive 5% commission on new business bookings and 6% commission on any multi-year deal. It can highlight which sales strategies, products, or territories are most profitable.

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Xactly

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

Hear the full audio from "CXO Fireside Chat: 5 Ways Data Can Elevate Sales Performance Management in 2019" to learn more about how Xactly has transformed sales performance beyond incentive compensation a year into the process. Like I said, you get what you pay for if you incent the right behavior. View Webinar.

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LeadFuze

MAY 17, 2021

Taking all of those variables into consideration and coming up with a fair and profitable comp plan that motivates and rewards sales reps for their efforts can take many forms. This creates accountability and motivation for each member of the group or team because additional compensation is based on the continued efforts of each rep.

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Xactly

DECEMBER 13, 2018

Download our "Ultimate Guide to Sales Compensation Planning" for incentive best practices and everything you need for a sales comp plan design project. First and foremost, accurate planning of any kind (territories, compensation, etc.) Benefits: Keeps higher performing reps motivated. requires a data-driven mindset.

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The Spiff Blog

JULY 14, 2022

For starters, pay secrecy disproportionately hinders women and minority groups in securing market rates, leading to significant wage gaps ( source ). It also tanks motivation, enables low performers, and drives top employees out the door. Here’s how: Pay secrecy leads to poor motivation and morale among employees.

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Pipeliner

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

These days I remembered something I’ve read back in 2006 and somehow kept in the back of mind all this time: ‘’Everyone wants to be the VP of marketing and do the cool stuff like advertising and promotion. Crowded Territories. Alignment – the connection between incentives and company priorities is clear and enforced. Conclusion.

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Zoominfo

MAY 13, 2018

The key to sales success is to harness the right kind and amount of stress to motivate your employees rather than discourage them. Managers, take a look at your sales metrics and conduct one-on-one meetings with your team to set realistic goals and offer rewards that will truly motivate. So how do you do this correctly?

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