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Finance Leaders’ Commission Accounting Checklist
Commission accounting can be notoriously messy and prone to errors. Manual spreadsheets create compliance risks, causing Finance teams to lose valuable time chasing down discrepancies. A structured commission accounting checklist...
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Why Your Best Reps Should Outearn Sales Leaders: A Conversation with Matt Green
If your top sales rep is making more than your VP, is that a problem? Or proof the system is working? For most companies, it sparks panic. A rep blows...
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Rules of Engagement: How to Set Up Reps for Success in Usage-Based Comp Plans
When comp plans hinge on usage, closing the deal is just the beginning. And with more SaaS and fintech companies adopting usage-based pricing (according to a recent event featuring Insight...
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How to Approach Outcome-Based Pricing Compensation
What is Outcome-Based Pricing? SaaS pricing models are evolving. Although a traditional fixed-rate monthly or annual subscription was once the norm, companies have increasingly adopted usage-based pricing, where customers pay...
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From Seats to Outcomes: How to Navigate the Shift to Usage-Based Pricing
News just in: usage/outcome-based pricing models are more than a popular trend. At a recent private event with Insight Partners’ portfolio companies, 84% of attendees reported that they were either...
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Why Every Business Needs a North Star Metric (and How to Get Buy-In Across the Org)
I’ve spent the better part of the last decade working in RevOps, and if there’s one truth I’ve come to believe, it’s this: a company without a clear North Star...
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The Hidden ROI of Simplicity: Why Less is More in Comp Plan Tools
Managing sales commissions is often more complicated than it needs to be. On one end, you have clunky spreadsheets that demand constant upkeep and manual checks. On the other hand,...
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How RevOps Leaders Are Getting Paid in 2025: Structures, Salary Trends, and Incentives
RevOps is changing… and so is their pay. Once viewed as a behind-the-scenes operations role, Revenue Operations has become a strategic growth driver. That shift has brought increased visibility, influence,...
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Report: Usage-Based Compensation Plans: Trends, Models & Examples
The shift is on: Sales comp is following the usage-based pricing model. Usage-based pricing has been the conversation in SaaS and fintech for the last few years. Now, sales comp...
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5 Ways to Create Fair Clawback Policies
A sales compensation clawback occurs when a company recovers commissions previously paid to a representative, typically because a customer cancels, requests a refund, or fails to pay within a defined...
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The Commission Cliff Problem: Why Leaders Should Reconsider Thresholds
Sales compensation cliffs, aka thresholds where reps earn nothing until they hit a certain level of quota, are a relic of a bygone era. And they’re still showing up in...
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How to Pay Commissions
Accurate commission payouts are essential for rep retention, motivation, trust, and productivity. Yet many businesses struggle with how to pay commissions consistently and promptly, while ensuring compliance. Our latest guide...