SBI Growth

NOVEMBER 7, 2012

HR and Sales leaders face the challenge of maximizing the investment in sales compensation. The compensation calculator offered here will help you make smarter decisions about the economics behind motivating a critical component of your sales force. With proper structure and compensation , they can provide tremendous leverage.

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SBI Growth

OCTOBER 20, 2012

HR leaders, get ready for the 2013 Sales Kickoff by fixing the flaws in your compensation plan today. Read this post to reframe what may be disguised as a compensation problem. And get your hands on a Competency Grader for compensation assesement providers as part of SBI's "Make The Number 2013.". Compensation Study ?

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Pointclear

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

Some have heard me say in interviews and on SLMA Radio that, pound for pound, marketers produce more revenue than anyone in their company. Recently (Aug 29th) on SLMA radio I interviewed Eric Lundbohm about the different ways to compensate marketers (other than salary) for their efforts in creating wealth for their company.

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SBI Growth

SEPTEMBER 30, 2012

When sales reps think about their compensation, the first thing they ask is “How can I make more?” They make sure that support functions like Marketing are financially motivated toward improving sales results. Is your compensation plan well designed or driving top-tier reps away? Your Call to Action.

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SBI Growth

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

What about the sales compensation plan? Obtain market penetration projections. To learn more about sales enablement and obtain our product launch sales compensation checklist sign up for our Q3 Make The Number Tour. The key lies in changing the compensation plan to drive the sales force to sell the new product.

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SBI Growth

OCTOBER 5, 2012

One of the core strengths of any small business is its ability to adapt and pivot with the market. Despite this luxury, the small company sales compensation plan is usually left on the backburner. To drive the right behavior and hit your targets, your sales compensation must evolve at the same pace as your company.

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Sales and Marketing Management

SEPTEMBER 17, 2017

Author: Tim Houlihan Sales leaders are always trying to figure out how to get the most out of their reps at the lowest cost, and incentives are excellent at revealing that sweet spot. Finding the sweet spot for an incentive is like how Mama Bear’s porridge was juuust right. The best duration of an incentive is no longer than 90 days.

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Sales and Marketing Management

SEPTEMBER 17, 2017

Author: Tim Houlihan Sales leaders are always trying to figure out how to get the most out of their reps at the lowest cost, and incentives are excellent at revealing that sweet spot. Finding the sweet spot for an incentive is like how Mama Bear’s porridge was juuust right. The best duration of an incentive is no longer than 90 days.

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Sales and Marketing Management

OCTOBER 31, 2017

Author: George Kriza, CEO, MTCPerformance Your organization wants to drive sales with an incentive program. Here are 10 of the most important elements in designing and deploying your next incentive campaign. Are they already in other incentive programs, or is yours the only one they’ll see? Gen X, Y or Boomer? How do they think?

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Hubspot Sales

DECEMBER 29, 2021

Incentives are natural motivators — and sometimes, some "natural motivation" is exactly what your salespeople need to perform to the best of their abilities. That's why several companies leverage something known as incentive compensation : the practice of offering financial rewards for professional excellence. Annual Incentives.

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SBI Growth

JULY 14, 2013

Overall strategy, go-to-market model and product suite are essential. Compensation : Akin to a pro athlete’s salary. Are your quotas attainable and reflective of current performance and market potential? Competitive Compensation Aligned to Strategy. Benchmark the market regularly to see if you’re competitive.

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Sales and Marketing Management

JANUARY 19, 2018

Author: George Kriza, CEO, MTCPerformance For most large resellers or distributors, sales incentive programs for internal sales teams get little attention from top financial executives inside their organizations. Most multibillion-dollar reseller and distributor organizations attract millions of incentive dollars. Reseller Benefit: $0.

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Sales and Marketing Management

AUGUST 29, 2018

The same can be said for sales compensation. Incentive compensation plans are often far too complex. With this in mind, an incentive plan should be as simple as possible. He’ll focus on his work and hope the incentives pan out. A sales representative will spend too much time focused on the incentive plan.

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Sales and Marketing Management

OCTOBER 15, 2020

The line between rewards and compensation can become blurred. As you plan for next year, consider implementing a sales incentive program or series of “just in time” contests to keep team engagement and interest high. Not all sales incentive programs are the same. Not all sales incentive programs are the same.

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Zoominfo

JANUARY 24, 2025

Sales analytics software tools typically leverage AI, automation, and advanced reporting to analyze B2B go-to-market data and sales activities. ZoomInfo ZoomInfos GTM intelligence platform redefines sales performance with an unmatched combination of B2B data, market signals, and AI-fueled research and engagement tools.

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Sales and Marketing Management

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

Author: Tim Houlihan The best incentives have open budgets, meaning anyone who qualifies can win. Here are a few incentive structures to consider for open budgets : Do This Get That – Rewarding reps on every increment of units, sales dollars or gross margin dollars they write up during the incentive period is a great way to increase sales.

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The Pipeline

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

Price is a ‘big’ subject for all in sales, right from those developing product, to marketing, all in the sales organisation, and as important as any, the customer. One obvious factor and lever is incentive. Sales Incentives Sales Process Sales Success Selling to Executives Tibor Shanto'

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Sales and Marketing Management

MAY 5, 2013

Teaser: Few things keep top salespeople engaged more effectivley than a fast, efficient and highly rewarding sales compensation program. So why are today's compensation programs so difficult to understand and even harder to manage? All incentive compensation management systems should adhere to three simple rules.

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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. Compensation plans come last not first.

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SBI Growth

FEBRUARY 28, 2013

Compensation Plan : Did they change their compensation plan incenting more new business vs. account development? Is this new compensation plan attracting more talented sales reps? Territory Design : Have they realigned territories putting their best people where the most market demand is? Turnover increasing?

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SBI Growth

OCTOBER 24, 2013

To assist you further, sign-up for SBI’s Sales & Marketing Research Review here. Poor compensation. Part of the poor compensation may be the inability/difficulty to achieve incentives. Guidance: Understand market pay rates for SMs. Assess sales compensation plans to check comp vs. desired behaviors.

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Sales and Marketing Management

DECEMBER 17, 2018

Author: TIM HOULIHAN Do you avoid team incentives because you are worried about being fair? Teams perform better than individuals [ Kuhn, “Experiments on Motivation, Incentives and Rationality” 2007 ], and you and your bottom line can benefit from rewarding teams. Worry no more. Rely on extrinsic, non-monetary rewards.

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Xactly

OCTOBER 17, 2018

You may feel we’re being a bit too generous here with the word “party,” but considering how much we love flawless incentive compensation, we think a celebratory vibe is just what your planning committee really needs. Additionally, sales compensation can materially impact the bottom line of a company.

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Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 16, 2017

Sales compensation is one of the trickiest aspects of the sales organization to get right. How sales compensation should work. A sales compensation plan operates from a basic principle: Money drives behavior. So before you can craft or adjust your sales compensation plan, you must know your business objectives for the next year.

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Understanding the Sales Force

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

During 2009, only those companies with cash and a willingness to spend it - mostly mid-market companies - were hiring salespeople. They tend to pay more than smaller and larger businesses and their recruiting efforts, compensation and incentive plans are designed to attract stronger salespeople.

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Sales and Marketing Management

MARCH 27, 2019

There’s a simple solution that will help streamline this issue and create more time for sales reps to spend actually selling the product or service: implement a sales and compensation system that’s transparent and easier to understand. Sales incentives are meant to attract and retain top talent, keeping them engaged in their work.

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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. In this day and age, no one doubts the importance of sales compensation when it comes to driving growth for a business. What does an incentive compensation manager do? Design compensation plans.

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Sales and Marketing Management

MAY 31, 2020

Sales teams are a particularly unique case as their compensation is likely to be highly leveraged and more sensitive to changes in the marketplace. Reevaluate Quotas to Fit the Changing Market . Adapt Compensation Plans to Reflect Reality. Is top sales talent at risk of leaving if they can’t earn commissions? .

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SBI Growth

DECEMBER 19, 2013

Will it strengthen your position in the market? Let’s incent everyone to sell more new logo business” he said. Fixing the compensation plan first was incorrect. Incenting new logo business only further frustrated the sales force. You’ll have qualitative and quantitative ways to evaluate this.

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Nutshell

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Affiliate marketing has been a powerful strategy for businesses for years, growing in popularity among marketers and business owners. Affiliate marketing makes a great new revenue stream for a business, but affiliate management is something that must be done effectively to make the program work.

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Sales and Marketing Management

DECEMBER 3, 2018

While on the surface, this incentive strategy had some validity, the results were not what the company predicted, or wanted. Second, many of these performers were married and the idea of travel, even incentive travel, meant their families would be on their own for a few days. In fact, cash bonuses almost become an expectation.

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Openview

MAY 30, 2018

In this guide, you’ll find tips for designing sales compensation packages that yield results and actually scale. As most CEOs have discovered at some point, sales compensation is very often a delicate balancing act. Salary or Bonus-Heavy Compensation: Which Model is Best?

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SBI Growth

OCTOBER 4, 2019

As Summer wraps up and a successful third quarter draws towards a close, it’s time for sales leaders to start looking towards 2020 and beyond as part of the annual planning process. Amongst the plethora of reports and discussions to.

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SBI Growth

AUGUST 13, 2013

Or a redesigned compensation plan. Or sales recruiting to staff a new go-to-market channel. And if marketing-related sales issues are being fixed, Marketing foots the bill. But, the SPIFF incentive didn’t completely go to the sales rep. A percent of SPIFF incentive was held back for funding the SFE effort.

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Janek Performance Group

JANUARY 16, 2024

With any job, a primary consideration is compensation. With salary, commission, bonuses, and other incentives, sales professionals often have options and feel in control of the compensation they receive, which can be great for motivation and fulfillment. As a result, there can be reduced incentive to work harder or produce more.

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Sales and Marketing Management

FEBRUARY 9, 2020

To be clear, rewards are not compensation. At their best, rewards complement meaningful compensation. And non-monetary awards, such as merchandise, experiences or travel, are most effective because they are genuinely separate from compensation. He is also the co-founder of the podcast Behavioral Grooves. Online Bonus:?Delving

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SBI Growth

NOVEMBER 17, 2013

Take note CEO, marketing leader and CIO. Sales, marketing, IT, strategy, operations and customer service. Compensation that drives performance. Often, sales, finance, marketing and IT professionals all converge in this group. Link some incentive to making the revenue goal. Marketing and sales need alignment.

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