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. Recommended reading: A Foolproof Framework for Better Incentive Communication 2.

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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. The result is unknown impacts on inventory positions and key vendor alliances. Number of Vendor Sponsors: 18.

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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.

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Sales Hacker

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

If you’re looking to get a little extra from your revenue team, examining your sales incentives program is a great place to start. . An effective sales incentive program is not just the fuel to drive your revenue team. They also have a hugely positive impact on culture , engagement, and rep retention. .

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Sales and Marketing Management

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Notably, the largest decline in employee engagement was among those working in managerial or leadership positions. 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.

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SBI Growth

OCTOBER 24, 2013

The Sales Manager position is the fulcrum between sales leadership strategy and sales force execution. Part of the poor compensation may be the inability/difficulty to achieve incentives. For each open SM position, decide if it can be eliminated. Make sure you know why there are vacancies so that you can keep them filled.

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Xactly

DECEMBER 10, 2018

Compensation drives sales behavior, which means your sales incentive plan is a critical factor in sales performance and objective achievement. The incentive compensation planning team faces the challenge of balancing executive priorities and designing incentives that motivate reps. Gather your previous and YTD data.

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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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Canidium

APRIL 25, 2024

This uncertainty leaves you in a difficult position, unless you take steps to prevent these incidental losses. You don’t know beforehand that a customer or vendor will breach a contract. You could be entirely unprepared to deal with the subsequent fallout.

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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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Hubspot Sales

MARCH 25, 2019

If set correctly, incentives can have a positive effect on your team's behavior. The commission, bonuses, and sales performance incentive funds (SPIFs) you thought were inspiring your team can become more harmful than helpful if reps put their numbers ahead of their customers, who can feel pressured to buy. Rough Transitions.

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Sales and Marketing Management

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Taking a closer look at recognition programs, the Incentive Research Foundation (IRF) reports that 26% of program owners say they’re communicating more frequently. It also integrates with Slack and Tango Card, creating a steady feed of recognition, thank-yous, and general positivity in real time.

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Sales and Marketing Management

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

The Incentive Research Foundation convened a group of incentive professionals in Florida this summer to discuss factors that are impacting corporate decisions regarding relaunching incentive travel programs. Here are some of the highlights.

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Sales and Marketing Management

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Georgia-based Incentive Team works primarily with home goods manufacturers who sell through channel partners. With traditional in-person meetings with these reps not possible, Incentive Team’s clients have focused on creating informative, on-demand videos and offered incentives for completing the courses.

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OpenSymmetry

JUNE 9, 2016

The Journey to Sales Incentive Optimization. A familiar scenario that salesforces experience is the excitement and optimism of the new sales incentive launch, followed by the realisation that: New rules have been introduced which limit the kind of high payouts experienced last year which made the plan unaffordable.

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Sales and Marketing Management

MARCH 5, 2020

It’s no secret that by setting effective sales incentives and pay structures you can dramatically increase your team’s success rate. There are plenty of premium products that make great corporate gifts which also contribute something positive to communities around us. . Use a tiered commission structure. The takeaway here?

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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. Position: System Manager, Commissions. Nuance had just implemented Xactly Incent a year or so prior to my joining but was in over their heads after some key Admins left the company.

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Xactly

AUGUST 8, 2018

In the recent 2018 mid-market sales incentive study, CFO Alliance reviewed the relationship between Sales and Finance departments—and how this partnership can positively impact a company’s revenue potential. Incentive Compensation. Companies may need to begin to innovate when it comes to traditional sales incentives.

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The Brooks Group

AUGUST 2, 2017

What Is a Sales Incentive? . A sales incentive is money or some other type of reward offered to salespeople for selling a particular amount of goods or services. . It’s a great idea to offer options when you’re running a sales incentive program. Here are some creative sales incentives other than money to get you started.

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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. Position: Sr. 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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MEDDIC

MARCH 16, 2023

Creates a positive environment Celebrating sales wins can also create a positive work environment where team members feel good about their work and the contribution they are making. A positive work environment increases job satisfaction. Incentives can also vary according to the level and type of achievement.

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The Center for Sales Strategy

AUGUST 29, 2022

Every business needs a skilled sales team to generate a positive ROI, but on-the-job performance is rarely the product of training alone. There’s no one size fits all approach to motivational tactics, as every employee is unique and requires wildly different incentives to sell.

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The Brooks Group

JUNE 11, 2017

Competitive by nature, salespeople will be intrinsically motivated to climb to the number one position. By adding in a few carefully selected sales incentives, you can capitalize on this competitive streak and really get your team to race full speed towards sales goals. Sales incentives can be broken down into three categories.

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Sales and Marketing Management

MAY 20, 2019

The company, which has been named one of the best places to work in Georgia by Georgia Trend Magazine, incorporates education, contests and incentives into its benefits program, adopting a holistic approach to helping workers be happier and healthier. Using incentives wisely. Creating plans that work. done well?—?can

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Sales and Marketing Management

MARCH 8, 2018

Author: Tim Houlihan Is HR telling you your millennial sales reps don’t like their incentive plans? Are you really going to have a different incentive for the 26-year-old white female than the one for the 45-year-old Asian male? and it is a common foundation for incentive plans. We never stop acquiring. 2: Bond and Belong.

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Understanding the Sales Force

JULY 9, 2024

They are paid well and don’t understand why they should do more and lack the incentive to do more. Instead, they defend their salespeople and this would require more time. Lack of leadership. They’re complacent. They don’t have anyone they trust enough to be their role playing partner. Lack of a sales culture.

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Understanding the Sales Force

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

CEOs may be in a better position to start a sales transformation, but they tend to think their work is done after approving the payment. Most of us don’t have the time and/or expertise to maintain our properties so we hire landscapers, snow plowers, painters, gutter cleaners, tree companies, turf companies, etc.

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Sales and Marketing Management

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Lincoln Smith, chief strategy officer at HMI Performance Incentives, says several of their clients are staying in front of VIP channel partners by sending tokens of their appreciation. “It Selling is positioning a product so it resonates with that consumer walking through the door.

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Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

How should you respond to a negative message, or a positive message? Establish an incentive-based customer loyalty program. While there are many different forms of incentives you can offer within your program, here are a few recommendations: Create a tiered incentive program. Personalize your incentives.

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Xactly

JUNE 27, 2018

Those who work to create a plan for their company must develop a compensation process and incentive plan that will motivate the right sales behaviors to achieve goals, all while driving growth. Position: Senior Financial Analyst. At Xactly, we want to provide an integrated incentive compensation planning process.

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Xactly

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

Those who work to create a plan for their company must develop a compensation process and incentive plan that will motivate the right sales behaviors to achieve goals, all while driving growth. Position: Sales Operations. Finding the right mixture of compensation requirements is a balancing act. Who: Robert Felberg. Company: CoreSite.

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OpenSymmetry

OCTOBER 14, 2016

Richard Cordray, director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, suggests “unchecked incentives” were the root cause of the fraudulent accounts, further elaborating, “Incentive compensation structures are common in businesses and they can motivate positive behavior.

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Vengreso

AUGUST 19, 2024

Investing in the onboarding and training of new sales reps, providing motivational incentives, fostering a positive work culture, and continuously measuring and improving sales performance contribute to the development and retention of a high-performing sales team.

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Janek Performance Group

JANUARY 16, 2024

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. In some instances, salary-only sales can be positioned as a more “transparent” marketing differentiator. We all want to be paid fairly.

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Zoominfo

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Some referral programs provide incentives, while others rely on the goodwill of their customers. Scenario Customer referrals with compelling stories of success with your solution can be a significant contributor to your business pipeline. Make it easy for your customers to give referrals.

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Xactly

AUGUST 1, 2018

A strong incentive plan drives sales behaviors that help companies grow and achieve their goals. Successful sales compensation plans require a balance between motivating incentives and revenue-driving factors, but that doesn’t mean it needs to be a stressful, time-consuming task. Position: Sales Compensation Manager.

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Xactly

JUNE 27, 2018

Those who work to create a plan for their company must develop a compensation process and incentive plan that will motivate the right sales behaviors to achieve goals, all while driving growth. Position: Senior Financial Analyst. At Xactly, we want to provide an integrated incentive compensation planning process.

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