Leadership
Leadership
What does Ops mean?
This blog answers “what does Ops mean?” and how this role translates across industries. Acronyms and abbreviations exist virtually everywhere, especially in the business world. These shortened versions of common...
Leadership
How I hired my first salesperson — A Startup Story
HigherPeople had a banner first year. The talent development startup sprinted past its annual targets in 2022, many thanks to the referrals and word of mouth from CEO and Co-Founder...
Leadership
Who owns compensation planning in 2023?
The question of who owns compensation planning has grown increasingly puzzling amid organizational restructuring. Should Finance, Sales, RevOps, HR, or a mix of all four own it? Turns out, this will...
Leadership
Is your sales comp plan fit for a recession?
Whether you believe we are already in a recession or that one is approaching, the key barometer of economic health indicates that we’re headed for one in 2023. As a...
Leadership
Is your sales compensation plan a bad one?
This is a guest post written by RevPartners, a management and consulting firm that designs and executes revenue engines to supercharge their customers’ growth with services such as HubSpot Onboarding,...
Leadership
What is a sales engineer? And what makes a good one?
This specialist sales job combines business studies, tech knowledge, and customer service. The result is a dynamic profession in technical sales that’s as demanding as it is rewarding. Interested in...
Leadership, Sales
The 4 best ways to divide sales territories
Running an effective sales division requires organization. Let your reps operate completely independently, and you’ve all but guaranteed chaos. Multiple reps pitching the same prospect, and high-potential clients being ignored...
Leadership
How employees (and employers) should approach startup equity compensation
This blog explores the intricacies of offering startup equity compensation to employees. Startups offer equity as a way to attract and retain talented employees and to raise capital from investors. ...
Leadership
How to create an ideal customer profile
Creating an ideal customer profile (ICP) is essential to sales and marketing success. It enables marketing, sales, service, and leadership to focus on accounts with the greatest potential value to...
Leadership
Calculating commissions in Excel? Start here.
If you’re not ready yet to automate your sales commission reporting and payouts, no worries! You’re not the only one calculating commissions in Excel. Despite rapidly rising numbers in business...
Leadership
How to build a new Go-to-Market strategy
Whether you are launching a product or entering a new market, you need a go-to-market (GTM) strategy to help you achieve your goals. Without one, you risk wasting valuable time...
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Multi-year deals are your most important play in 2023
For early-stage companies, companies looking to ice out the competition, and those in search of predictable revenue models, sales comp plans that promote multi-year deals can be your biggest asset....