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SPIFF Up Your Q4 Sales
Q4 is the final sprint in the annual sales race. Maintaining momentum, motivation, and focus is crucial to crossing the finish line. While base compensation plans provide a solid foundation,...
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What Do Reps Actually Want in Their Comp Plans
Aligning sales compensation plans with the needs and motivations of the sales team is crucial. If incentive plans fail to inspire desirable selling behaviors, quotas, and organizational objectives become more...
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What is Sales Performance Management? Why Do You Need One?
You have a great sales team. You have a great and varied product offering. So, why are your sales not delivering the results you would expect? It may all be...
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Sales Suspect vs. Prospect: 7 Ways to Differentiate for Better Pipeline Management
The best way to ensure smooth pipeline management is to know exactly how to optimize it. That means understanding every last step closely so you always know how to approach...
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What is the Industry Standard for Quotas and Commission
91% of sales teams missed quota last year, according to our 2024 Compensation Trends Report. Leaders attributed those misses to factors such as market conditions, misaligned sales activities, unstructured sales...
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Managing Multiple Sales Channels and Territories: A Guide
Managing multiple sales channels and territories in a growing SaaS company has its challenges. Competition and confusion can arise when different sales channels, such as inside and outside reps, target...
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How To Get An Accurate Sales Forecast With Demand Forecasting
Sales forecasting is one of the most essential yet challenging aspects of business. However, having an accurate estimate of revenue through a sales forecast can shape your success. Everything from...
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How to Set a Sales Quota
According to our compensation data, 91% of teams missed sales quota last year. Market conditions were the leading reason, along with misaligned sales activity and unrealistic quotas or sales goals....
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Guide to Spiff Program Management
Spiff program management refers to the design, strategy, and execution of SPIFFs (short for sales performance incentive fund formula) to maximize sales revenue during a set period. It’s a common...
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How AI Lead Scoring Optimizes Your Sales Forecasting Strategy
This is a guest blog from the data and AI company, Databricks. Sales forecasting is supposed to make everyone’s lives easier. Sales and marketing have their targets. Customer services and...
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7 Reasons Why Sales Data Analysis is Vital for Business Success
Businesses strive for growth in all areas, and we often look at sales as the leading driver of growth. More sales = more success. It’s a good start, but sales...
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How Intent Data Can Catapult Your Sales Performance
This is a guest blog written by the Convoso Team. Understanding and leveraging intent data is vital for enhancing sales strategies. Derived from online user behaviors, this information provides insights...