Sales Hacker

AUGUST 26, 2021

It started with a simple approach: Here’s your quota? get paid commissions at 8%. Post your quota attainment ? get paid at 12% commissions. Complexity aside, a lot of reps have had at least one experience wherein their overall commissions didn’t match with all related criteria promised as part of the plan.

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SaaStr

MAY 6, 2023

Dear SaaStr: As a salesperson, if you sell a multi-year SaaS deal, does the whole amount count towards your current year quota? First, what you pay on vs. quota retirement can vary. On commissions / pay-out: For start-ups where cash matters, I strongly suggest compensating the reps mainly on cash brought in.

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A Sales Guy

JULY 24, 2012

Ok, I’m coming back to the quota discussion. My last post about quota focused on the importance of quota aligning with business objectives and business strategy. RULE 1: Quota MUST BE perceived as attainable. When quotas are not perceived as achievable, sales people just give up and don’t even try.

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Hubspot

MARCH 27, 2019

Motivating your sales team isn't about taking the coffee from their lips, it's about setting realistic quotas tailored to each rep, the type of product or service they're selling, and the market they're selling to. Here's everything you need to know about setting successful sales quotas. Sales Quota. Volume Quota.

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Tibor Shanto

JULY 7, 2021

It was a straight unbroken line, the quota is a number, as are ROIs, commissions, and almost everything else. This may also explain why nearly half of B2B sellers fail to deliver quota. (And It is not unusual for a rep to proudly share their conversion numbers, only to discover why they are missing quota.

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Salesforce

OCTOBER 9, 2024

The sales commission process plays an important role in motivating sales teams and therefore drives top line revenue growth — arguably the most important metric organizations track. There are many benefits to implementing sales commission software, but we’re going to focus on the four most important. Learn more 1.

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Hubspot

APRIL 24, 2019

If your sales organization is struggling to strike a balance between company requirements and the compensation needs of employees, it's likely time to reevaluate your compensation plan and commission structure. Luckily, I've compiled some resources for you to determine the best sales commission structure for your sales team or yourself.

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SaaStr

MARCH 29, 2025

Transitioning from founder-led sales to a commissioned sales team is one of the most criticaland trickysteps in scaling a SaaS business. And Get Them Both Hitting a Basic, Sustainable Quota. This includes: Ideal Customer Profile (ICP): Who are you selling to? Commission is Only Paid if Earned, After All. Be specific.

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SaaStr

JANUARY 18, 2021

Q: Should we deduct partner referral fees from our sales people’s commission? If I have to pay a partner say 20% of a deal, and they do a lot of the work — why do I also have to pay my own sales rep a full commission? So yes, at least for a while, with many partners you may in essence need to pay a double commission.

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Veloxy

MAY 3, 2022

Sales quota. With HubSpot’s Sales Metric Calculator , you can calculate your win rate, commissions, customer lifetime value, and more. Helps your sales team spend more time on the selling activities that produce revenue. Helps perfect your sales process in order to sell more. Sales Calculators. Number of prospects.

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A Sales Guy

MARCH 31, 2020

Gap Selling has been out for over a year now and one of the most common questions I’m asked is, how is Gap Selling different than Solution Selling. There is no better sentence that helps define the difference between Gap Selling and Solutions Selling than the first one above.

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Partners in Excellence

OCTOBER 11, 2021

” Whether it’s bad prospecting, bad Social Channel interactions, bad selling, weak sales management, ineffective training, and so forth. But it seems we, sales professionals, have lost the “Joy Of Selling.” Selling has become a “job,” almost a tedious chore for too many. I struggled a moment.

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Sell Commission Up-sell Quota 157

Partners in Excellence

JANUARY 12, 2024

As I look at selling, today, it requires far too much effort—far more than I’m willing to do. They don’t care about what we sell, they don’t want to go through our demos-at least until they have no other alternative. Faced with this, selling isn’t for the weak spirited. Confession time.

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Sales Hacker

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

That means if you’re an SDR, there’s a 52% chance you’ll hit the phones hard, send tons of emails, and not even reach 90% quota. So why is quota attainment so bad for so many SDRs? people know you are trying to sell them something, and they shut down. How to Help Your SDRs Increase Their Quota Attainment.

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Cerebral Selling

JUNE 28, 2022

All too often, when our quotas and commissions are on the line near the final buzzer, we psych ourselves out and think that everything a customer asks for in the heat of a negotiation is critical. The post The Easiest Month-End Negotiation Tactic appeared first on Cerebral Selling. The reality is, it won’t be!

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Salesforce

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Create sales plans that save reps time and maximize sales impact Get your targets, budget, and headcount aligned with just a few clicks so you can sell more efficiently. These targets are used to guide the quota-setting, territory mapping , and sales team strategies. Is additional product or sales training needed before teams can sell?

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SaaStr

DECEMBER 12, 2023

So quotas are relatively well understood, if sometimes complicated to get right in practice. And how many hit quota? While different data sources report different numbers, the companies themselves in the Keybanc Sapphire data report 80% hitting quota attainment. In any event, that’s good median data. 40% attainment?

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A Sales Guy

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

It’s time we change the way we sell. Buyers want salespeople who are emotionally connected to their outcome, not focused on quota, Presidents Club and their next commission check. We’ve lost sight of the fact that we still have to sell. We’re forgetting the selling part. Ask any buyer.

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Understanding the Sales Force

MAY 22, 2013

Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan Dan Pink, Author of To Sell is Human , has been getting a lot of well deserved exposure. I do have an issue with the people who write about his book and take the concept, that everyone can sell, out of context. The context is that everyone can sell their ideas. I strongly disagree.

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Sales Hacker

MARCH 27, 2020

Keep reading to learn the mindset shift that MUST happen for you to sell in this environment, plus six tips for talking to people in the bleakest of times. This is a time for empathy, not hard selling. We’re already out there with 50% of our compensation on the line in commission. Getting Your Mindset Right. Shut Up and Listen.

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Prospecting Sell Commission Quota 131

Sales Pop!

AUGUST 24, 2024

I grew up in selling at Xerox in an incredibly sales-focused environment. In selling to and serving major Xerox clients, we were trained not only to go deep and wide in our accounts but to do the same across our multi-faceted product line. A reminder of the four most important words in selling – “It’s not about you”.

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Sales Gravy

APRIL 17, 2025

You crushed your quota. Commission check hits the account. Heres the truth: Top sales pros dont just sell like professionalsthey manage their money like professionals. Heres the truth: Top sales pros dont just sell like professionalsthey manage their money like professionals. You crushed your quota. Fancy dinner.

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Hubspot

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

The Benefits of a Lead List Selling without a lead list is a slow, disorganized process that usually produces poor results. Since I mostly worked with public sector clients, that tended to be the only way to sell to that industry anyway. And this, of course, is key to a satisfying commission number.

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A Sales Guy

AUGUST 10, 2017

I got this crazy idea yesterday morning to start a How to Sell Better series. I’m going to blog about how to sell better. Each post will highlight something that sales people should be doing to improve their selling skills — pretty simple. To sell better, you have to want to sell. That’s it.

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Veloxy

MARCH 16, 2022

While money shouldn’t necessarily drive your life, earning commissions and other incentives based on performance is extremely fulfilling and it helps you climb the ladder faster. However, being recognized and rewarded for achievements should be, and high commissions or a higher paying job is the primary focus for this sense of fulfillment.

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Engage Selling

MARCH 21, 2019

Financial compensation doesn’t have to be the only approach to commission. There’s another, perhaps more valuable approach which can further motivate your sales team to produce results. It’s time. Think about it. How often, in today’s world, do your sellers get real, … Read More »

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Membrain

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

When you look at these things we use to describe “salesmanship,” none of it is meaningful to the buyers – the people we have to engage to meet our quotas, achieve our goals, and earn our commissions. Redefining salesmanship What if we defined salesmanship in terms that are more meaningful to the people/organizations we are selling to?

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SaaStr

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

But the math got tougher as we moved to $400k-$600k quotas, and it got tougher again as OTE expectations went up. SaaS companies and fintechs and pseudo-SaaS companies could end up paying out more than the entire year’s margin in the commission check. Either higher quotas, lower attainment, or for a while, even more venture capital.

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A Sales Guy

JULY 23, 2014

Some pay commission based on sales, while others only pay on margin; still others blend both with incentives and special bonus plans. What are your objectives: to secure new clients, increase average order size, reduce selling expenses? For example, if a salesperson earns $150,000 in total compensation and sells $1.5

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Partners in Excellence

FEBRUARY 15, 2013

Each of the top managers was responsible for developing new business, selling, but they were also responsible for managing projects and people reporting to them, as well as billing their time. They were struggling to meet their revenue objectives, so I asked, “How much time are you devoting to selling?”

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Sell Pipeline Commission Territory 126

Tibor Shanto

JANUARY 25, 2022

There are several ways to slice this, but it needs to be surfaced in coaching and quota discussions more often. How are they selling and negotiating with prospects? Those who have been commissioned on margin, generally become better sellers. Margin Of Error. A focus on margins requires a different sales culture.

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Commission Territory Negotiate Quota 157

Hubspot

OCTOBER 16, 2017

Commission only. Base plus commission. Absolute commission plan. Relative commission plan. Straight line commission plan. When to pay commission. Quota and OTE. Setting quota. Increase upsell/cross-sell rate. This structure is relatively rare in selling organizations. Salary only.

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Commission Quota X-functional Non-Profits 101

Veloxy

DECEMBER 28, 2023

However, if you’re considering a transition to outside sales or simply want to elevate your field selling game, you’re in the right place. and embark on this journey to master the art of field selling together! Get Your Free Ebook Key Takeaways Outside sales is the practice of selling through direct, in-person interactions.

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SaaStr

JUNE 1, 2025

But if you dont already have a repeatable sales process and at least two reps hitting quota, a VP of Sales will just burn cash trying to figure it out. They need to deeply understand the product and be able to sell it in a consultative way. Pay well, and make sure your best reps are earning big commissions.

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Partners in Excellence

JANUARY 23, 2015

People on a profit sharing plan, but with no quota, not prospecting, without commissions, dedicated to the customers’ success. They have to coach, develop, and hold people accountable for doing what we know is right for professional selling, and performing at the highest levels. But perception is reality.

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A Sales Guy

AUGUST 14, 2017

I pushed him on his why and in the end, he conceded he was focused on his quota and getting the deal done as fast as possible. Selling this way doesn’t work. If you want to be a great sales person, if you want to sell better, you have to genuinely give a s**t about your customer. Your commission check doesn’t matter.

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Partners in Excellence

JULY 31, 2016

I recently read this in an article from a sales compensation expert, “In high performing sales organizations 50-70% of sales people achieve quota. If your team is significantly above this, it’s possible your quotas are too easy. As sales leaders, we know it is very unlikely that 100% of our people will make quota.

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