Leadership
Who to include on your sales comp plan build committee
It’s that time of year: compensation plan design season. Many companies are finalizing the compensation proposals throughout November and December to prepare them for sales kickoffs during the first quarter....
Sales
When to hire a freelance sales rep (and how to pay them)
Ready to scale your business but don’t have the cash to pay a full-time sales rep? A freelance sales rep may fit the bill. A freelance sales rep is a...
Product and Tools
RevOps tools these leaders can’t live without
Revenue Operations (RevOps) as a role has grown in popularity. In fact, by the end of 2022, 48% of companies had adopted this role, marking an increase of 15% year-over-year,...
Leadership
Guide to sales commission automation
Sales commission automation is the seamless integration of software with your sales tech stack to pull data needed for automated commission tracking. It often draws data from your CRM and...
Leadership
How can financial forecasting improve your business planning process?
This is a guest blog from Sage, the accounting, people, payroll, and payments software provider. Financial forecasting projects your company’s future financial performance using intricate data and analysis. It serves...
Sales
Guide to sales compensation dashboards
Are you asking Sales to fly blind? You wouldn’t try to fly a plane without the necessary data to follow the flight plan. But that’s what you do if you...
Sales
How to create an effective sales report
The key to success in sales is having a flexible, well-considered strategy in which every member of your organization has a part to play. But regular sales reports prevent even...
Leadership
How poor compensation management impacts rep turnover
In our 2024 Compensation Trends report, “Solving the biggest sales compensation challenges: Insights from 450+ Finance, RevOps, and Sales Leaders,” we asked leaders to think about how often reps quit...
Leadership
Why 91% of sales teams missed quota this year
In our 2024 Compensation Trends report, “Solving the Biggest Sales Compensation Challenges: Insights from 450+ Finance, RevOps, and Sales Leaders,” leaders reported that 91% of them are failing to hit...
Leadership
“Alignment” most needed area of improvement in sales compensation management
In our 2024 Compensation Trends report, “Solving the biggest sales compensation challenges: Insights from 450+ Finance, RevOps, and Sales Leaders,” leaders identified “alignment to business goals” as the most needed...
Leadership
Leaders share 5 biggest challenges with sales compensation plans
Sales compensation plans have historically been intended to motivate sales reps to sell new revenue. However, market volatility has led many SaaS companies to shift their focus from growth at...
Leadership
RevOps vs. Sales Ops: An interview with Christian Freese
Revenue Operations (RevOps) ranks No. 1 on LinkedIn’s Jobs on the Rise list for 2023. Still, despite its increasing popularity and massive impact driving revenue, some confusion exists around the...