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Leadership
Optimizing Compensation Plans: How to Use QuotaPath for Cost Predictability

The lifeblood of any sales organization is a motivated and well-compensated team. But crafting a sales compensation plan that incentivizes top performance and checks commission costs can seem impossible. Here’s...

Leadership
Sales Commission Reports in QuotaPath

How do you understand the true impact of your sales commission strategy? Do you know what deals you’ve paid the largest percentage of commissions on and why? (Spoiler: It’s not...

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Sales
How to Approach Sales Manager Compensation Plans

Creating the best sales manager comp plan is crucial to attracting and retaining top candidates.  These pros play a key role in hiring, tracking performance, training, coaching, and motivating sales...

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Leadership
Interview: Inside the Psychology of Sales

Mental health struggles among salespeople are on the rise. The State of Mental Health in Sales reports revealed that 43% of sellers struggled in 2019, 58% in 2021, and 70%...

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Leadership
Guide to Sales Commission Accounting

Sales commission accounting is a critical, yet often complex, aspect of managing your sales force.  From crafting transparent commission structures to navigating tax implications and ensuring GAAP compliance, sales commission...

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Sales
When (and How) to Shorten Sales Cycles

Your sales compensation plans, namely your quota, should match and complement the average length of your sales cycles.  So, if your sales cycle typically runs 60 to 90 days, your...

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Leadership
How to Measure Sales Commission Effectiveness

Measuring the effectiveness of sales commissions involves analyzing key metrics like conversion rates, revenue growth, and quota attainment. It also requires tracking individual and team performance against targets and KPIs...

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Leadership
How to Optimize Compensation Plans

A recent study found that of 450 revenue leaders surveyed, 14% reported that their sales compensation plans fail to drive customer acquisition costs (CAC). Another 10% noted that their comp...

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Sales
How to Leverage Customer Segmentation Models for Business Growth

This is a guest blog from Convoso that covers customer segmentation models. In any business, success relies on your ability to understand your customers. What they want, how they feel,...

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