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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Janek Performance Group

MARCH 12, 2024

Many companies tend to underestimate the importance of guidance, training, and support for their new hires, and that tends to be detrimental. Best Practices During the Sales Onboarding Process 1) Invest time and effort into training This is probably the most obvious aspect of onboarding, but also arguably the most important one.

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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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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

JULY 19, 2018

Commissions play a key role in your sales compensation plans, driving sales behaviors and motivating reps to hit their quota. Depending on your sales force structure and size, there are different sales commission structures that can be used in your incentive plan. Research shows that it takes an average of 9.1 New Hire Draw.

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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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SBI Growth

OCTOBER 29, 2012

But wait – this new incentive compensation plan could flop. So, he commissioned HR to design a new incentive compensation plan (IC Plan.) Will a focus on training and coaching be undermined? Suppose HR and Sales have built great training and coaching materials. HR even brought in an expert compensation firm.

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The Pipeline

DECEMBER 16, 2011

The REAL Problem with Sales Training. Stored in Guest Post , Productivity , Sales Leadership , Sales Success , Sales Training , e-book , execution. It seems that every week we are being told that sales training is not working in a very high percentage of cases – 85-90% was one statistic I read just yesterday. JF Corporation.

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InsideSales.com

JULY 1, 2020

Sales Territories. Company-Wide Training. 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. An incentive system, such as on-target bonus earnings on sales revenue, is a worthwhile strategy to motivate the whole team.

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Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 2, 2019

High-performing sales teams are twice as likely to provide ongoing training to reps than low performing teams. A sales performance management plan adds structure and accountability to your training process. Having clear, visible goals and incentives builds well-rounded sales professionals. Performance-based compensation.

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Xactly

OCTOBER 1, 2018

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. We’ve promoted some of our best performers into management roles to continue motivating and retaining top talent. Is our pay in line with performance?

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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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OpenSymmetry

AUGUST 22, 2017

Expanding upon SalesGlobe ’s sales incentive design, territory and segmentation, and quota methodology practices, a new partnership with OpenSymmetry will allow us to help clients make the most out of a sales performance management solution.

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Hubspot Sales

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

That way, when it comes time to pick one solution over another, you already have reps with product knowledge who can help train other members of the team. Make the CRM part of training and onboarding. Offer an incentive for CRM usage. More importantly, you’ll have confirmation that your reps find real value in the software.

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The Spiff Blog

JUNE 9, 2022

That all depends on the root of the problem— 89% of sales turnover is caused by issues with compensation, but poor leadership, lackluster training, and product concerns can also drive your reps out the door ( source ). If a rep is already planning to be gone by then, there’s no incentive to dive into time-intensive sales activities.

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Xactly

JULY 5, 2018

Annual Target Incentive. Do you have a training plan to develop other leaders as you grow? Other plan components to consider include a revenue-based bonus structure (read more on the commission vs. bonus debate here ), improved staffing, or well-designed territories. On-Target Earnings. Pay Mix (Base/Variable). Base Salary.

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PandaDoc

APRIL 25, 2023

This type of plan may include hiring and onboarding followed by sales training plans — or plans to introduce a new method of sales activity into your existing processes. This can include training on product features and benefits, sales techniques, objection handling, and customer relationship management. What’s your motivation?

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Pipeliner

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

Crowded Territories. Staff misallocation may occur if the sales team grows too fast, that’s when you end up with crowded territories. To avoid that, before you decide to add headcount to a specific sales team, assess the territory’s potential, the pool of existing accounts and the current workload. Conclusion.

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Zoominfo

MAY 13, 2018

It’s also reported that, when a person suffers from stress, they’re unable to access previous knowledge or training and instead resort to an automatic response—typically shutting down, quitting, or losing confidence. Start small, and expand your incentive program as you learn and grow. So how do you do this correctly? Hire new talent.

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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. That turnover costs money in time and training, so make a winning comp plan from the beginning. Group/Team-Based Plan. Take caution when implementing this plan.

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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. . This often overlooked and sometimes under-appreciated department uses data to drive strategy, best practices to guide training, and technology to hack success.

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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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Velocify

JUNE 28, 2017

With features like real-time leaderboards, scorecards, and contests, sales managers can create a data-driven sales team that is motivated to reach their goals. 4) Territory and Quota Management Solutions. Territory and quota management solutions assign leads to reps based on geographic areas. 6) Incentives and Commissions.

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The Digital Sales Institute

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

All sales goals will be motivational, motivate growth, targeted to retain the salespeople, and align with the company’s overall performance. Train, Train, and Train. Align incentives and adjust pricing policies to encourage the sales team to focus on the high value customer segments and margin rich offerings.

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InsideSales.com

APRIL 30, 2020

Without the right external forces and internal motivators, people will continue to do what’s comfortable. Your Change directive is to motivate people to move in a new direction and to maintain momentum without reverting to old habits. Change initiatives force teams into unfamiliar territory. Three Keys to Change.

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The Brooks Group

OCTOBER 17, 2018

A key objective of the Sales Performance Management process is to educate and motivate sales professionals to set their own goals—and reach these goals by following sales effectiveness best practices. SPM is Not Just About Incentives and Compensation Management. More Effective Territory Management. It’s Not Just About Software.

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The Sales Hunter

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

Mark’s Insights on SALES MOTIVATION. Sales Motivation. Create a better incentive plan. Do they actually make a difference in the sales in their territory? They reinforce sales training and help companies maximise their teaching efforts and deliver more sales. sales motivation. sales training.

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The Spiff Blog

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Nearly 3 in 5 employees report negative impacts of work-related stress, including lack of interest, motivation, or energy (26%) and lack of effort at work (19%). They implement training to educate employees on techniques to prevent burnout. Team unity is no longer something that simply comes with the territory.

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Highspot

APRIL 2, 2020

When implemented alongside strategic training, tools, and engagement techniques, sales operations can help sales teams become more productive and efficient and have a positive impact on both top- and bottom-line performance. Growth forecasts of sales territories. Formulation and evaluation of sales incentive and compensation plans.

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Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 28, 2020

Our team sat down with Suzie Andrews , President and CEO of Stark and Associates Sandler Training to learn more about how sales leaders need to prepare for success in 2021 and beyond. According to Andrews, "Many leaders are motivated to grow their business, but they don’t realize what gaps they need to overcome in order to get there.".

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Xvoyant

JULY 2, 2020

We train them, often without reinforcement. We pay them well and provide incentive motivations and trips (Cancun, anyone?). You can ensure reps understand expectations and know what, why, and how to do something (this is actually training). Note: Training is often applied to problems it won’t solve. Prospecting.

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Highspot

AUGUST 2, 2022

Through hiring, training, analysis, and consistent follow-up, a good sales manager can help and ensure salespeople hit individual sales quotas. ROI on sales enablement and training. A sales performance management process allows you to put in place more structured and targeted people training and development initiatives.

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Sales Hacker

OCTOBER 9, 2019

Their sales territory loses proper coverage since the rep is now focusing on the transition into management. Worse still — and this is the biggest problem — the newly promoted sales manager may not have had any practical training on how to manage a sales team. The top producer is no longer selling, which means profits drop.

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Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 16, 2017

Yet without commission, reps are usually less motivated to go above and beyond. You’re also giving reps the freedom to earn as much money as they can -- which is highly motivating. Salespeople are demotivated to do anything but sell, so good luck asking them to attend meetings, log notes, go to training, etc.

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LeadFuze

DECEMBER 1, 2021

That means you need to hire (and train and ramp) an extra 25 per year just to stay afloat. It’s the responsibility of managers to design and implement quotas, incentives, territories, roles and responsibilities. If you want to keep motivated, don†t let the team-wide problems discourage individual salespeople.

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Zoominfo

NOVEMBER 3, 2019

It’s also reported that, when a person suffers from stress, they’re unable to access previous knowledge or training and instead resort to an automatic response—typically shutting down, quitting, or losing confidence. Start small, and expand your incentive program as you learn and grow. So how do you do this correctly? Hire new talent.

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The Brooks Group

AUGUST 12, 2014

When considering how to get salespeople to sell into a new market, managers need to stress the potential value of the markets they want to expand into and provide incentives for territory development. . With the right motivational techniques, sales professionals can prosper in new sales territories. Planning is key.

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