Leadership

retention-based commission plan template featuring three people
Leadership
3 commission pay examples for Account Management & Customer Success

Account managers (AMs) and customer success managers (CSMs) have very different roles than account executives (AEs) and sales development reps (SDRs). As such, their sales compensation also varies. Below, we...

bluebird sales deal
Leadership
What’s a bluebird sales deal, and how do I pay for it?

Your sales compensation plan is all set up, you have balanced a plan that is attainable yet challenging. It’s lucrative for the reps and profitable for the company. It has...

example compensation communication plan
Leadership
Example compensation communication plan

The blog below includes 10 best practices and an example compensation communication plan to follow when deploying new plans and adjustments. It’s mid-year. The sales team has been hitting their...

how to design sales compensation plans
Leadership
How to design sales compensation plans

QuotaPath’s Senior Director of RevOps Ryan Milligan originally published a version of “How to design sales compensation plans” with Pavilion.  A good compensation plan is like anything in business: If...

restructure sales orgs for a recession
Leadership
Restructuring sales and comp plans for a recession — a message from our CEO

It’s been nearly three months since I last gave an update regarding the market downturn. Since then, some tech companies, QuotaPath included, have started to see rebounds. For other organizations,...

how to choose your commission structure
Leadership
How to choose your sales commission structure

This article, which previously appeared on Close’s blog, covers sales commission structure design. Read on to learn various structures to consider, best practices, and three sales commission structures that QuotaPath’s...

sales compensation analyst
Leadership
What is a sales compensation analyst: An interview with Rimi Dhillon

Financial Analyst Rimi Dhillon didn’t know the role of a sales compensation analyst existed. That is, until she had the opportunity to become one in 2014. Eight years have passed...

pavilion ebook
Leadership
Key takes from “Navigating Compensation Planning in a Volatile Job Market”

QuotaPath and Pavilion recently partnered for the ebook: Navigating Compensation Planning in a Volatile Job Market. Get a preview of the ebook below followed by three key takeaways. Download the...

usage based comp plans
Leadership
Is the usage based comp plan for you?

A usage-based comp plan is all the rage right now. But will it work for your team? Read on. Consumption-based pricing or usage-based pricing is a model that has gained...

5 compensation plan tactics
Leadership
After 350+ strategy sessions, Graham shares 5 key comp management tactics

Hi, I’m Graham Collins, QuotaPath’s Chief of Staff. Since 2019, I’ve conducted more than 350 comp management strategy calls.  These calls have included first-time sales leaders, tenured sales executives, CFOs,...

commission tracking
Leadership, Sales
3 ways to clean up your commission tracking process

An appropriate commission tracking process allows businesses to improve performance by rewarding their employees. Unfortunately, many organizations use ineffective methods to manage sales compensation, which can slow down scaling efforts....

tech downturn
Leadership, Sales
A message from our CEO on today’s tech downturn

Recession talks have dominated the headlines as interest rates saw the highest jump in 22 years and the stock market continues to fall.

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