No More Cold Calling

JULY 4, 2013

For example, if your company provides data-storage-management systems for large enterprises, you want to develop cooperative relationships with salespeople at computer hardware companies and software businesses that develop storage tools, database software, or systems integrators.

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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. After all, the last thing you want is to sink time and resources into a brand new sales incentive software, only to find yourself struggling to use it.

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Sales and Marketing Management

MAY 31, 2020

What happens to the sales force and their commission-based structure? Is top sales talent at risk of leaving if they can’t earn commissions? . After all, an incentive plan cannot motivate employees if it is too complex for them to understand. Do their existing quota allocations still make sense in this new world?

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Salesmate

JUNE 4, 2021

One such practice is that of providing sales incentives to the salespeople. What are sales incentives? Call it what you will, incentives are what get people to work harder.” – Nikita Khrushchev . In simple terms, sales incentives are something that motivates your team to wake up in the morning and get to work.

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Canidium

MAY 28, 2020

Insurance carriers are always trying to reduce costs and streamline their business processes, from on-boarding producers through compensation. However, they usually have silos of legacy business applications with multiple databases that increase operating costs.

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Hubspot Sales

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

You’ve decided you need customer relationship management (CRM) software. These are just some of the reasons CRMs have become such an integral part of business success today and why so many companies have invested in finding the right software for their team. Many CRM software providers operate under a freemium model — like HubSpot.

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The Spiff Blog

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

As an incentive compensation manager, you hold a critical role that keeps your organization running. What does an incentive compensation manager do? First, let’s cover the primary responsibilities of an incentive compensation manager. Administer commission plans. Design compensation plans.

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The Spiff Blog

OCTOBER 6, 2022

One wrong commission payment. This article will show you how the right commission plan execution can retain your employees, reduce customer churn and increase trust between internal teams. . Making adjustments to commission plans as you grow is not only smart, it’s crucial. 1 Your commission plan should be clear and simple. .

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The Spiff Blog

AUGUST 19, 2022

The only remedy is a formal incentive communication strategy. This post will show you how to deconstruct your current sales compensation process to ultimately build a more effective incentive communication strategy. Start from commission plan development all the way through how you handle disputes. Let’s dive in!

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The Spiff Blog

MAY 19, 2022

The right commission structure can motivate your SDRs to jump out of bed in the morning and take action while the wrong one can wreak havoc on your revenue and pipeline goals. What’s the best structure for an SDR commission plan? Determine Which Activities or Metrics to Tie to Commission. Let’s jump into it!

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The Spiff Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

The sales commission process plays an important role in motivating sales teams and therefore drives top line revenue growth— arguably the most important metric organizations track. There are many benefits to implementing sales commission software, but we’re going to focus on the four most important.

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The Spiff Blog

MARCH 21, 2023

Why share this story at the beginning of an article about using Salesforce to calculate sales commission? The invention of spreadsheets was a huge step toward commission automation. A few years ago, the current state of the art commission solution was to use Salesforce + Excel. Salesforce was the next. True, I’m biased. )

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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. With all the complexities in ASC 606, your commission expensing process is more critical than ever. Here’s what you can expect: The Four Types of Commission Expensing Solutions: DIY Commission Expensing.

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The Spiff Blog

AUGUST 17, 2023

Read on to learn the difference between AI and machine learning, and how these technologies affect commission management. Creating and improving commission plans requires you to build and change complex formulas, while backtracking to address the inevitable errors or miscalculations that arise. Optimize commission plans.

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Xactly

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

Under the new revenue recognition standard , companies must change the way they report revenue in their accounting for sales commissions. On Oct 17, we held a customer roundtable with Xactly Commission Expense Accounting (CEA) customers. The impact of all commissions paid. How do commission expenses get classified?

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Sales Hacker Training

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

Creating a strong sales incentives program will help you attract and retain A-list sales talent, so it is worth putting in the legwork to create a strong plan. . So why do sales leaders overlook something as important as a sales incentives program? Creating a Winning Sales Incentives Program.

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The Spiff Blog

JANUARY 26, 2023

If your sales team is struggling to hit their numbers and you’ve already considered training, enablement, technology, and other more obvious avenues, it might be time to take a look at your sales commission structure. But, how does a sales leader or finance professional go about designing a winning commission structure?

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Canidium

APRIL 20, 2020

Incentive compensation is an effective way that can result in such performance. Sales leaders are constantly trying to improve sales performance of their teams.

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The Spiff Blog

MAY 18, 2023

For decades, perhaps longer, organizations of all sizes have struggled to effectively manage sales commission. Commission management is a universal thorn in the side of finance organizations, RevOps teams , and commissioned employees across organizations everywhere. Let’s get into it!

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Xactly

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

The commission accounting standard has been in effect for public companies since December 2017. Subtopic 340-40, known as “the incremental costs of obtaining a contract,” has a huge effect on how companies’ commission accounting. ASC 606 commission accounting requires any associated commission expenses to be amortized.

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The Spiff Blog

JULY 20, 2023

Most organizations recognize that their sales commission process isn’t perfect. Companies aren’t ignorant of this problem– many are trying to improve their commission process, as evident by the recent surge of businesses hiring sales compensation managers ( source ). You focus on tedious but incredibly detail-oriented manual tasks.

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The Spiff Blog

AUGUST 4, 2022

Today we’re here to solve your most pressing sales commission woes. We address the following pain points: Difficulty keeping track of complicated commission plan details. Constantly having to field questions and disputes because reps still don’t understand their commission structure. Let’s jump into it! Final Thoughts.

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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. Creating incentive programs that work require balancing multiple design choices.

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The Spiff Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Whether you’re a sales compensation manager struggling to get commission statements in order, or a sales rep trying desperately to hit your quota, the last month of the year often ends up being the most stressful. So, we figured it’s a good time to lighten the mood with some of our favorite sales commission memes. Too bad for them… 6.

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Hubspot Sales

APRIL 22, 2021

Just about every modern sales team is thinking about commissions. alone spends $800 billion in commissions to salespeople annually and, for many teams, the process around figuring out who earned what in a given period remains highly manual and error-prone. For sales teams, the CRM is the center of every customer interaction.

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The Spiff Blog

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Take commission plan creation, for example. Here’s an example: let’s say a female sales rep earns slightly less commission than one of her male counterparts and therefore doesn’t qualify for an accelerator. Recommended reading: Sell Like a Girl: Earn Less [+ Startling New Sales Commission Data] 2.

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The Spiff Blog

AUGUST 11, 2022

Sales commission plans constantly change to reflect shifting business priorities, unstable market conditions, new product releases, and more. With these changes, businesses typically provide reps with something called a change of commission letter– or, sales commission agreement letters. Commission plan. Nail the basics.

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Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 2, 2019

Sales performance management tracking can provide valuable data enabling your organization to forecast future sales trends and employee compensation rates — particularly for commission-based compensation structures. Having clear, visible goals and incentives builds well-rounded sales professionals. Performance-based compensation.

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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. In this post we’re sharing tips from Nuance Communication Commissions System Manager, Robert Walters. Meet The Expert – Robert Walters, Commissions System Manager.

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Hubspot Sales

JANUARY 9, 2018

For example, HubSpot salespeople might primarily sell marketing software to CMOs and sales software to sales directors. Increase commission on referral sales by 5%. That usually includes: Pay (salary and commission). Do you have a budget for sales contests and incentives? Struggle with the same challenge?

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Openview

MAY 30, 2018

Commission or bonus-focused compensation plans provide tremendous upside for growth and allow CEOs to truly leverage their people — all while those people are given ample opportunity to make significantly more money than if their income was largely dictated by a fixed salary figure. Commission Capping and Payout Frequency.

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The Spiff Blog

JULY 21, 2022

If you’re reading this, it’s likely because you’ve made a regrettable software purchase or gone through a nightmarish buying process at some point in your career. And, unfortunately, your software buying woes may only get worse in the near future. Take commission software , for example. We’ve all been there.

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Xactly

APRIL 9, 2018

Those tasked with creating a plan must develop a process and incentive plan that will motivate and encourage the right sales behaviors to achieve goals, all while driving growth. Gartner’s VP of sales mentored me and taught me how sales reps think and act in regards to sales Comp and incentives.

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Sales and Marketing Management

OCTOBER 21, 2019

It can be calculated a number of ways, including a number of factors like commission, bonuses and quota – and even then, no two organizations figure it out the same way. Transparency into commission data is an important step for sales engagement. How much will this deal net me in commission?

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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. Pay Mix and Upside.

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Hubspot Sales

JUNE 24, 2019

Sales teams obsess 99% over their attention on contracts, revenue, and commissions, and what happens post sale gets crumbs. This was an epidemic in pre-SaaS software (and still happens, even in SaaS). It reduced the friction to implement software or move to a different vendor if one overpromised.

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Sales Hacker

AUGUST 6, 2024

Creating career paths and incentives for sales reps in different segments. 32:49) How Twilio’s unique “estimated ARR” commission structure impacted sales behavior. (35:55) 32:49) How Twilio’s unique “estimated ARR” commission structure impacted sales behavior. (35:55)

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