SBI Growth

JUNE 26, 2013

That means roughly one-half of B2B sales VP’s last less than 18 months. Today''s post provides ways sales operations can deliver value quickly to a new sales VP. Here''s part of the dialog from a recent call with a sales operations leader. How do they view sales operations? Who will they hire?

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SBI Growth

SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

The Sales organization isn’t short on data, it is short on knowledge. Every Sales Leader needs innovative recommendations right now. As the Sales Operations Leader , you are the solution that will provide those recommendations. The ability to identify and define problems is a skill unique to the Sales Operations role.

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SBI Growth

DECEMBER 4, 2012

A post for Sales and HR leaders to ensure success of 2013’s Sales compensation plan. A Chief Sales Officer is meeting with Sales VPs and the VP of Sales Operations. They are trying to decide between keeping and scrapping the recently-implemented Sales Comp Plans. How can we be in this mess?”

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SBI Growth

APRIL 6, 2013

When Sales Operations decides to take on a territory analysis , we care about 3 things: Determining the number of accounts, prospects and total potential for each rep. You can now create territories and assign relative quotas and compensation packages based upon realistic potential. But does the issue go even deeper?

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Showpad

MARCH 3, 2020

Sales operations (sales ops) and sales enablement are terms used often within an organization. But how do they contribute to sales productivity and overall business performance? Sales Enablement versus Sales Operations. So, what roles do operations and enablement play in the process?

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SBI Growth

NOVEMBER 9, 2012

VP of Sales Operations? If you answered anything other than #4 , revisit the value your Sales Operations Leader is providing. If you have a world class Sales Ops Leader, you’ll know that this is your first and best resource. How can you tell if you have a world class Sales Operations Leader?

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Hubspot Sales

AUGUST 17, 2021

Creating the right compensation plan is one of the more difficult tasks you have to account for when building a sales team. The Major Causes of a Poor Compensation Plan. The first question a sales organization needs to answer is, "Who is going to build the compensation plan?" Let's jump in.

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SBI Growth

SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

The Sales organization isn’t short on data, it is short on knowledge. Every Sales Leader needs innovative recommendations right now. As the Sales Operations Leader , you are the solution that will provide those recommendations. The ability to identify and define problems is a skill unique to the Sales Operations role.

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Hubspot Sales

JUNE 28, 2019

The sales operations professional is like the coxswain for salespeople. Patrick Kelly, who led Xerox’s first Sales Operations group, describes the role as “all the nasty number things that you don’t want to do but need to do to make a great sales force.”. Sales Operations vs. Sales Enablement.

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InsightSquared

MARCH 6, 2018

Sales operations has been around for quite some time, but lately the function has been gaining momentum. Instead of behind-the-scenes sales support, sales ops now acts as a strategic partner for sales VPs and leadership. Start building out your sales operations department by hiring someone to own your CRM.

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SBI Growth

NOVEMBER 4, 2012

If you are the leader of Sales Operations , ask yourself a few questions: Have I prepared the Sales team for the next compelling event? Then update your Sales Process to assess these events as they happen. Designing or updating your Sales Process is complicated and time consuming. External Pressure. Call to action.

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SBI Growth

OCTOBER 12, 2013

Setting Quotas, territory structures, headcounts and total compensation budgets are examples. Your compensation plan must align to your strategy. The new reality for sales ops planning is buyer alignment. It’s time that sales operations got aligned. Will this (initiative, budget spend, restructure, etc.)

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Hubspot Sales

DECEMBER 29, 2021

That's why several companies leverage something known as incentive compensation : the practice of offering financial rewards for professional excellence. Incentive compensation plans often provide an effective avenue for sales leadership to motivate their teams and encourage overperformance. Incentive Compensation Examples.

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Close

JANUARY 20, 2023

Sales operations help your sales team close deals faster by streamlining sales processes, building compensation plans, analyzing data & more.

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Sales Hacker

DECEMBER 21, 2017

What is Sales Operations? Sales operations refers to the unit, role, activities and processes within a sales organization that support, enable, and drive front line sales teams to sell better, faster, and more efficiently. But perhaps more than anything else, sales operations brings a system to selling.

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Canidium

MARCH 20, 2020

There are many things that go into your sales operations, and compensation planning can be one of the biggest challenges. With the right sales compensation methodology, you can get your operations right the first time.

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SBI Growth

MAY 3, 2013

Sales success is, ultimately all about results. But sales operations’ main responsibility is to predict and position for future success. Today’s post is about dramatically evolving how you predict future sales success. Let’s compare two hypothetical sales reps on part of a sales scorecard – Rick and Evelyn.

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Sales Hacker

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Scott Barton, Varicent’s VP of Industry Solutions & 20-year sales compensation industry pro, attended WorldatWork’s 2022 Sales Compensation Conference. Despite these advances, few industry pros currently use predictive or prescriptive analytics for determining sales compensation plan effectiveness.

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Zoominfo

AUGUST 8, 2024

While we’ll stick with “sales enablement” for the most part, know that we always mean it to include the full breadth of revenue professionals. Meanwhile, sales enablement focuses on the sales team that sales ops has helped build. Its goal is to boost sales effectiveness — while hitting the goals sales ops has set.

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SBI Growth

AUGUST 15, 2012

To be a world class Sales Operations leader, pick up the pace. Quantifying the potential impact for their sales leader. Register for one of our strategy sessions here to get in-depth knowledge on what the brightest Sales Operations leaders are doing today. Sales Operations Success = Insight + Execution.

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Canidium

DECEMBER 5, 2019

Compensation planning is an integral part of sales operations. Of course, money is one of the greatest motivators, but a compensation plan is more than money. The purpose of a compensation plan is to align your corporate strategy with your customer experience (CX) and sales strategy.

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SBI Growth

DECEMBER 5, 2013

The sales organization is into the final run for the year. How has Sales Operations done this year? Did you directly enable the sales organization to close more business? Did you help keep sales expenses in check? With focus, Sales Ops leaders can positively impact sales revenue and costs.

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SBI Growth

OCTOBER 8, 2012

(To learn the latest on why insides sales is on the rise sign up for our Making the Number Tour here.). Over the last two months I have had several in depth conversations with Sales Operations leaders who have been asking, “How do I optimize my inside sales team?” Review Sales Workload. Evaluate Lead Generation.

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Anaplan

AUGUST 22, 2017

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Sales Hacker

MAY 9, 2019

A great sales compensation plan needs to accomplish quite a lot. It needs to provide fair compensation to employees in customer-facing roles. And of course, a strong sales comp plan needs to motivate reps to hit goals that grow the company while still maintaining a profit margin. Example Compensation Plans.

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Zoominfo

APRIL 17, 2025

Salesforce Spiff Salesforce Spiff brings the familiarity of a spreadsheet together with the scalability of a modern compensation engine, enabling finance and sales operations teams to manage incentive plans without relying on IT or engineering.

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SBI Growth

NOVEMBER 17, 2013

Listen up Chief Sales Officer. It’s time that Sales Operations gets your undivided attention. Download the Leaders Guide to Sales Ops Enablement by clicking here. Impact : Sales Ops directly influences performance of the sales team. Well-designed sales dashboards for reps and leaders.

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Sales Hacker

OCTOBER 8, 2020

The post Compensation Cookbook: Designing Comp & Territory Plans from Scratch appeared first on Sales Hacker.

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SBI Growth

OCTOBER 2, 2012

The metrics show that if the sales rep has a weak fit (less than 73% match to the Builder profile) turnover is a problem. Builders are comfortable in the role and may not yet be highly compensated. With his background in sales management and general management, Storer admitted, “I wish I had these tools when I was a senior manager.”.

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SBI Growth

AUGUST 19, 2013

As a Sales Operations leader, your success depends on getting change initiatives to stick. Change initiatives in Sales Operations take many forms. Designing a new compensation plan. Rolling out a new Sales Process or CRM tool. Today, this is more relevant than ever. How Will Your EP Support Positive Change?

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Close.io

AUGUST 11, 2019

A sales operations team can change that. If you want to make sure your sales team is firing on all cylinders and making as much money for your company as possible, you need sales ops. Don't fall into the trap of thinking that sales operations is a new field; it's not. 5 best software and tools for sales ops.

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SBI Growth

MAY 21, 2013

Does your Chief Sales Officer rely heavily on you for their success? As the sales operations leader, you focus on helping your sales leaders shine. Know about competitive products, pricing, after sale support and market share. How do they compensate their reps and how are they structured?

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Xactly

OCTOBER 10, 2018

You need to start pulling together internal data from your incentive compensation management system, data from your CRM, and finally, information from financial teams on profitability and product revenues. Are you an Xactly Insights customer using empirical data to benchmark your incentive compensation? Watch Webinar.

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The Spiff Blog

OCTOBER 12, 2023

How well can you explain (or defend) the way your company compensates sales employees? In today’s world, where pay transparency and compensation fairness are increasingly in the spotlight, sales employees and high-quality job candidates want to know more than just “how” your sales reps are paid. Let’s get into it!

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SBI Growth

MARCH 28, 2013

Think about the last big effort you drove for sales. Redesigning compensation or quotas. You might be the leader of Sales Operations but sometimes you need to sell. Rolling out a new CRM tool or territory structure. Delivering enhanced training or instituting new performance dashboards. Step 3 – Bring Back the Goods.

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The Spiff Blog

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

If you’ve worked in sales, revenue operations, or finance for any amount of time, I don’t have to tell you how important sales compensation is. You already know the right sales compensation plan can motivate your team, improve their performance, and boost overall job satisfaction. Ready to learn more?

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Sales and Marketing Management

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

It was a common practice pre-pandemic to measure each business area with different KPIs, metrics and compensation models designed to optimize each area of operation. While some businesses had already invested in digital transformation and were in better standing than others, their weaknesses were exposed – and they took a hit. .

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