The Spiff Blog

OCTOBER 6, 2022

But remember that while the execs are driven by revenue and low customer churn, your sales reps are driven by their incentive compensation plans. First things first: understand that most sales reps expect a market base pay in addition to the opportunity to earn commission. Why are you changing the incentive compensation plan?

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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. To ensure that your company continues to grow its sales revenue, the company software should be reviewed and updated accordingly. Sales Territories. In this article; Review the Company Sales Strategy.

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Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 2, 2019

Having clear, visible goals and incentives builds well-rounded sales professionals. Sales Performance Management Software. Using sales performance management software automates tracking your sales team’s progress towards organizational goals and identifies processes promoting and/or inhibiting the effectiveness of your sales reps.

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SBI Growth

OCTOBER 20, 2012

Software Firm: The annual Employee survey is overflowing with negative comments about the incentive plan. Conventional wisdom would lead the VP of Human Resources to the following: Define the Problem: Sales compensation is out of line with the market. Is the compensation model to blame? Digging Deeper. Author: John Kenney.

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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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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 Software. Use Act-On for all your online marketing campaigns. There is too much for anyone person to keep track of.

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Hubspot Sales

JANUARY 9, 2018

Market conditions. For example, HubSpot salespeople might primarily sell marketing software to CMOs and sales software to sales directors. This section of your sales plan can also change dramatically over time as your solution and strategy evolves and you find product-market fit. Marketing budget?

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SBI Growth

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

Market conditions 12 months ago were very different. Why This Matters— The size of your addressable market has shifted. Phase 2 - Develop Go To Market Plan - Many sales VPs don’t know the best route to market. Why This Matters- The optimal routes to market have changed. You start building from that point.

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Velocify

JUNE 28, 2017

Did you know that high-growth companies are more likely to be familiar with the different types of sales technologies on the market? Sales gamification software leverages game mechanics to incentivize rep performance. 4) Territory and Quota Management Solutions. 6) Incentives and Commissions. See full study for more.

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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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Xactly

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

We’ve also extended our technology leadership with the introduction of an artificial intelligence (AI) based sales performance platform and brought to market the industry’s first and only machine learning (ML) algorithm to predict sales rep attrition. With AlignStar , we provide the industry-leading territory design and planning software.

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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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SugarCRM

JUNE 6, 2023

Manage Dealer Network Most manufacturing enterprises sell and service their products through a network of dealers, usually spread globally, that retail in local markets. This dynamic significantly reduces operational costs linked to market penetration and local transactions. They also offer predictability, consistency, and control.

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Sales Hacker

DECEMBER 21, 2017

Through strategically implemented training, software tools and engagement techniques, sales ops leaders enable sales reps to focus more on selling in order to drive business results. . Formulation of Incentives Program. Selection of Enablement Software and other Technology Tools. Allocation of Accounts and Sales Territories.

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The Spiff Blog

MAY 26, 2022

So, you’ve realized commission spreadsheets are actually evil, and that sales incentive software will vastly improve transparency, efficiency, and your personal sanity. There’s no shortage of sales commission software on the market, and when you factor in the massive operational differences, it’s a recipe for information overload.

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Growbots

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

Most salespeople are driven by financial incentives. Changing your compensation structure or rezoning your territories should only be done with extreme caution. Offer non-monetary incentives as well. If your budget is tight, consider offering other incentives such as bonus PTO, free gym memberships or public transit passes.

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Sales Hacker

MAY 26, 2021

The focus is on things like reporting, territory management and later stage tasks such as contract negotiations and finance approvals. If you love seeing results and helping sales teams get paid, focusing on performance and sales incentives is up your alley. Sales ops takes a high-level view of the sales organization.

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Hubspot Sales

JUNE 28, 2019

As you'll read below, sales operations includes everything from lead management, sales strategy, and territory structuring and alignment to process optimization, compensation plans, sales automation, training, and data analytics and reporting. Sales Operations manages sales representative compensation plans and incentives.

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Sales Operations Hiring Lead Rank Territories 95

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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The Spiff Blog

JANUARY 25, 2022

What started as a manageable headache is now causing your organization to leak revenue— especially as you add more products, territories, and go-to-market strategies into the mix. Too many teams still pass buyers from marketing to sales to customer success like a glorified bucket brigade. Guess what? You’re not alone.

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Xactly

MAY 31, 2018

Previously, sales performance management (SPM) has typically been categorized as solely focused on incentive compensation management (ICM) and sales compensation planning. It is quickly transforming due to a variety of software tools aimed at helping improve day-to-day execution of the sales process.

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The Spiff Blog

APRIL 7, 2022

Gone are the days when commission, bonuses, and incentive pay were accounted for as direct expenses. It’s also more familiar— you can jump right in to your next ASC 606 report without having to stop and learn a new software. Bespoke software is technically customizable— for your vendor’s engineers. Think about it.

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The Brooks Group

OCTOBER 17, 2018

SPM is Not Just About Incentives and Compensation Management. Sales Performance Management is often confused with the practice of lining up incentives and compensation plans with organizational goals. It’s Not Just About Software. More Effective Territory Management. Start with a Strategy. Improved Forecast Accuracy.

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Sales Hacker

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

As businesses grow, their software requirements grow as well. As businesses grow and adapt, software shouldn’t hold them back. HubSpot and Salesforce are top two enterprise CRM solutions, according to user ratings and reviews on G2, Capterra, and Software Advice. What is an enterprise CRM software? Average Rating: 4.43.

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Enterprise Enterprise CRM NetSuite 84

Showpad

MARCH 3, 2020

Sales reps need support to drive growth and increase likelihood of success, whether they’re going through initial onboarding, working through the buyer’s journey or collaborating with marketing. Setting territory structure. Both are also inherently involved in the buyer’s journey. Developing sales and revenue strategy.

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Highspot

APRIL 2, 2020

Growth forecasts of sales territories. Formulation and evaluation of sales incentive and compensation plans. Planning and strategizing go-to-market plans. Creating development, compensation, and incentive plans. Software for data analytics. Software for performance management. Business intelligence services.

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Xactly

AUGUST 30, 2018

Download the "2018 Sales Compensation Administration Best Practices Executive Guide," for incentive compensation trends, best practices, and tips to drive the right sales behaviors to kickoff your sales compensation planning. The members of the account team learn to consider the account as a market place and determine the revenue potential.

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Enterprise Enterprise Top of Funnel Compensation 40

Apptivo

MARCH 9, 2023

Sales automation refers to the software, tools, and techniques that assist salespersons in eliminating time-consuming, manual, repetitive chores so they can concentrate on what they do best: close deals. Automation tools are available for sending emails to people across time zones and territories at various times of the day.

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Hubspot Sales

MARCH 21, 2019

This quote, from marketing guru Seth Godin, sums up the importance of good data in making better decisions. And sales leaders use these metrics to track progress toward goals, make decisions and plans, adjust compensation, award bonuses and incentives, and identify issues before they become large problems. Comparing values (e.g.,

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The Spiff Blog

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Although it’s no secret that sales is a high-stress job, uncertain market conditions have only amplified the pressure to perform. These include exercise incentives, free mindfulness tools, and practical advice about relieving workplace stress. Team unity is no longer something that simply comes with the territory.

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OpenSymmetry

MARCH 25, 2015

We have been ushered through the age of Incentive Compensation Management (ICM) being the buzzword 4 to 5 years ago into an age of where the focus is now on the performance. Competition and Cloud enabled product vendors to quickly bring to market improvements on the ICM and SPM technology products.

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Chorus.ai

MARCH 5, 2021

It eschews automated data handling and keeps approaches to sales and marketing separate. Your personas, taken together, form your target market. By the end of a successful persona build, you should have a very clear picture of your ideal customer(s): their ages, lifestyle attributes, territories, and pain points.

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Xactly

JUNE 4, 2018

Most “software” problems are truly data/analysis problems. Leaders will hear that current software needs to be replaced because metrics aren’t looking promising–“I need this software/tool to solve this problem.” Technology enables her to move that data more efficiently. Is more data better? Only as long as it’s the right data.

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SBI

MARCH 18, 2015

This post is part of a series of Executive Interviews of top sales and marketing solutions company executives. What problem/s are you solving for sales and/or marketing organizations? Aviso provides the leading predictive insights software designed to help sales teams optimize their performance and exceed their revenue goals. .:

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OpenSymmetry

JULY 15, 2015

This year’s edition features organizations that expand across the broad spectrum of the SPM and Incentive Compensation Management (ICM) continuum and offers options to help provide transparency across the entire organization for sales related processes. Territory and Quota Management. Coaching and Training. Sales Comp Admin and Design.

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Vendor Territories Compensation SalesForce 40

Apptivo

OCTOBER 7, 2022

To measure the effectiveness of the sales process, organizations must determine the technologies they will employ like CRM software & Sales Analytic software. Activities could include better targeting, expansion of territory, exploring new markets, providing sales incentives for peak demand, promotional activity and many such.

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Xactly

APRIL 2, 2018

Since sales is tasked with increasing revenues, incentives are an important part of achieving those goals. An Enterprise company might very well offer a medium base salary and a medium commission because they already have an established pipeline of incoming sales and managed territories. After that, it might be pure commission.

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