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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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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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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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Maximizing Sales Team Productivity with QuotaPath: A Comprehensive Guide

According to Spotio, a staggering 79% of sales executives agree that the key to achieving key targets lies in one crucial factor: improving sales team productivity. This statistic underscores the...

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5 Best Ways to Increase Your B2B Sales with a Sales Outreach Strategy

This is a guest blog written by our friends at Vonage on sales outreach strategy. Sales outreach strategies have come a long way since the days of hiring sales reps...

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3 Tales of Commission Mismanagement

Obviously, we talk about sales commission errors a lot because that’s why QuotaPath exists.  Mistakes like incorrect payouts due to manual errors from a commission tracking spreadsheet or reps opening...

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How To Ensure Your Team Understands Their Comp Plan

According to our 2024 Compensation Trends report, it takes reps an average of 3 to 6 months to fully understand how they’re paid. Two things are happening here. First, comp...

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15 Inspiring and Tactical Sales Books by Women — for Everyone

While women comprise over half of the workforce, only 30% hold sales positions, with most filling customer service or account management roles, according to a survey by Zippia. Fewer women...

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How to involve Marketing at your SKO

An effective sales kickoff (SKO) promotes team collaboration, alignment, and motivation. Start this trend as you prepare for a successful sales kickoff with collaborative planning to align the entire go-to-market...

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Align Your Agendas with Sales Kickoff Themes

Imagine your sales team, energized and united, laser-focused on a single, decisive goal. Picture workshops buzzing with ideas, speakers igniting passion, and activities that drive home key messages like never...

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Best Sales Podcasts 2024

Podcasts have rapidly risen in popularity from 274.8 million listeners worldwide in 2019 to 464.7 million in 2023. With over 5 million podcasts, there’s something for everyone, including sales professionals,...

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When to hire a freelance sales rep (and how to pay them)

Ready to scale your business but don’t have the cash to pay a full-time sales rep? A freelance sales rep may fit the bill.  A freelance sales rep is a...

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