PandaDoc

JUNE 16, 2025

” OTE represents the total amount that a rep can expect to earn if they hit 100% of their quota, combining their base salary with annual commissions or bonuses. OTE stands for on-target earnings and represents the total compensation a salesperson can expect to earn if they meet 100% of their quota.

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Salesforce

JANUARY 6, 2025

For decades, organizations of all sizes have struggled to effectively manage sales commission. Look up any organization with a sales team on a reputable employer review site and youll likely find at least one review, if not several, citing late, inaccurate, confusing, or constantly changing commission pay as a major criticism.

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Sales Gravy

APRIL 17, 2025

You crushed your quota. Commission check hits the account. But if every check disappears faster than a cold call prospect can hang up the phone, then youre just renting a lifestyle. They know the high of a commission check cant replace long-term financial freedom. But heres the catch: commission highs come and go.

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SaaStr

JUNE 29, 2025

When Deel Co-Founder and CRO Shuo Wang took the stage at SaaStr , she didn’t start with today’s billion-dollar victory lap. She starts with the nightmare of those early scaling days. They booked individual meetings with every client, created QBRs, and started proactive communication about product updates.

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Salesforce

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Let’s start with the basics. This is often compounded by the lack of visibility reps have when it comes to sales commission. Unattainable or irrelevant goals: In sales, reps live and die by their quotas. Yet, quota setting is one of the areas that comes most difficult to sales managers. What exactly is burnout?

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SaaStr

JULY 9, 2025

The Evidence: Owner sees 3-4x productivity gains, but only from AI-native reps At Windsurf, 7 out of 10 seasoned reps quickly shot over their annual quota , with one rep closing $1.6 What This Means : If you’re managing a sales team, start identifying your top and bottom performers now.

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Salesforce

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Whether you’re just getting started in sales or you’re onboarding new sales team members , I’ll share the best and most common sales terms used today. Sign up now Thanks, you’re subscribed! Commission The payment a sales rep receives when they make a sale, often a percentage of the sale.

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Sales Hacker

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

So I always like to tee it up a little bit for the listeners. If you’re going to hire ideally more than one AE to start, so you can kind of see how they work and kind of learn from their efforts, what are you going to tell them when they start? I’m excited to be here and talk about all things that go to market.

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Veloxy

MARCH 23, 2023

In 2018, Salesforce found that only 57% of salespeople expected to hit their quota. Jump to 2022, and Salesforce found that a staggering 72% of salespeople expected their team to miss annual quota. Yet, the sales organization is failing to crush their quota, let alone hit it. Let’s get started.

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Veloxy

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Not surprisingly, only 42% of these sales reps expected to meet (not crush) quota. Should we be surprised that sales reps are less confident in meeting (not crushing) quota? That’s why we’re writing this blog post to give you the 5 step roadmap to doubling your selling time and absolutely crushing your quota.

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A Sales Guy

JULY 16, 2012

Community member Jeff Abbott commented on a recent post about how he’d like to better understand how quotas are set and by whom. The first thing you need to know about quotas is there are a lot of different ways to set them. Let’s start with the rules: Quota MUST align with the business objectives.

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Tibor Shanto

JULY 7, 2021

But there is no escaping the fact that while sale may not be a numbers game, your numbers have to add up. It was a straight unbroken line, the quota is a number, as are ROIs, commissions, and almost everything else. When we look at athletes, say runners, the number is the starting point. Your Numbers Have To Add Up.

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Sales Hacker

AUGUST 26, 2021

Sales compensation was set up to ensure that reps are suitably rewarded for their performance. It started with a simple approach: Here’s your quota? get paid commissions at 8%. Post your quota attainment ? get paid at 12% commissions. Don’t be hard on RevOps and finance folks for putting guardrails up.

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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. Activity Quota.

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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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Partners in Excellence

APRIL 24, 2023

When I read my feeds or listen to a lot of “experts,” the focus is always on hitting our quotas, maxing our commissions, achieving our goals. One imagines a sword of Damocles hanging over seller’s heads with the constant threat of making quota. They struggle, and without our help, the majority will give up.

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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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Veloxy

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

While you can manually add multiple stops ahead of time using Google Maps, there are missing route planning features that are key to helping field salespeople hit quota and exceed customer expectations. Now that the country is opening back up, field salespeople are expecting their workday to return to normal very soon. Here’s why.

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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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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? SDR performance is rewarded with commissions, trophies, accolades, and a lot of visibility inside the organization.

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Sales Hacker

MARCH 10, 2021

However, if 100% of your sales reps are hitting their quota every single quarter, it may not be cause for celebration. You don’t want reps to hit 100% – aim for 60% of reps hitting quota. A healthy sales organization should aim for about 60% of reps hitting their quota. If it shoots up to 80–85%, it’s time to re-evaluate quotas.

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Salesforce

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Let’s dig into the most important things I’ve learned about target-setting from more than 20 years in sales and business so you can start clocking revenue. These targets are used to guide the quota-setting, territory mapping , and sales team strategies. All they have to do is start running. Why are sales targets important?

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Veloxy

MARCH 16, 2022

Did you know that more than 50% of college graduates will start their career in sales? 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. Why Field Sales is still number one for earning and growth!

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SaaStr

JULY 22, 2020

I’m not ashamed to admit that when I set up our first SaaS sales comp plan, I had no idea what I was doing. In my first start-up, yes I sold to the enterprise. At first, I just made up a plan. Then, as we first scaled up a sales team, we ended up literally copying Salesforce’s comp plan.

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Openview

MAY 30, 2018

The key, of course, is to find the middle ground — the point at which every employee who makes up your sales organization feels fully motivated to deliver results that fuel smart growth. Ultimately, that compensation needs to be a confluence of salary, commission and bonus.

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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. Sizing It Up. You should also address these questions: Is your company a start-up or an established business? That’s especially true for any company that is diverse.

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SaaStr

JUNE 26, 2019

It’s simplest probably to tie the commission payments to the quotas. If reps have monthly quotas, pay them monthly. If they have quarterly quotas, pay them quarterly. At the end of the day, most SaaS start-ups: start off paying monthly, but sometimes / often only once cash is actually received ; and.

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Veloxy

AUGUST 4, 2022

Do you struggle to get leads to pick up the phone? As you start your research, you quickly discover there are dozens of dialers listed on the Salesforce AppExchange. Is it volume and quota, or is it efficiency and customer experience? Predictive dialers are the next step up from power dialers. Power dialers.

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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. Yet without commission, reps are usually less motivated to go above and beyond. Commission only.

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PandaDoc

APRIL 26, 2023

However, since sales activities have been notoriously hard to measure in terms of performance, many business owners have adopted various commission structures to keep their sales reps motivated. Properly structured commissions, that’s how! How does the commission structure work? Five typical sales commission structures 1.

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Sales Hacker

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Related: 8 Things to Review Before Accepting a Sales Commission Plan. When sales leaders build the comp plan alone, they end up misaligned with the company’s overall goals. Liz Christo , Partner at Stage 2 Capital , said, “Sales leaders need to start with the core business model. Doing it alone. Providing transparency.

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Sales Hacker

APRIL 19, 2022

In this article, I’ll outline the principles of compensation design , how to build sales compensation plans , and include resources to set OTEs and quotas that keep your reps happy and hungry for more. And, quotas have gotten increasingly harder to hit. Why Sales Comp Planning is Key to Rep Retention. Compensation design principles.

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A Sales Guy

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

You are about talk to your customer who makes up 30% of your quota. You’re about to start making cold calls. Where is your mind when you start pounding the keys? Let me start by telling you where it shouldn’t be. On your quota. On your commission. On setting up the next meeting.

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Veloxy

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

This guide unveils essential metrics such as lead response time, conversion rate, and quota attainment to help you understand where your team excels and where there’s room to grow. The clock starts ticking the moment a lead shows interest, and every minute that passes can make the difference between winning and losing a potential customer.

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Sales Hacker

MARCH 27, 2020

If you can start there, the rest will not be easy, but it will at least be easier. We’re already out there with 50% of our compensation on the line in commission. Companies will be tightening belts and empathy doesn’t count towards quota. I was so flabbergasted I just said, “ I can’t,” and hung up. Shut Up and Listen.

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SaaStr

JANUARY 5, 2024

Getting Outbound off the Ground in the Early Days Whatever stage your company is in, you can map wherever you are to outbound and use this article to either create, scale up or improve your outbound SaaS sales. Start with who you are targeting in your own network. Start with who you are targeting in your own network.

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Veloxy

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Grab a warm coffee or tea and let’s get started! Johnson & Johnson and Cisco Systems are examples of companies that offer competitive outside sales positions, where outside sales salary varies depending on factors such as experience, industry, and commission structure. So, let’s answer the question, “what is outside sales?”

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