Hubspot

JULY 3, 2018

Sales Territory Plan. Assess Territory Quality. One of the essential pillars of a successful business is a robust and organized sales territory strategy. Studies show that effective territory management can increase overall sales, improve customer coverage, and reduce costs. What Is a Sales Territory?

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Territory Referrals Quota Sales 100

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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Quota Territory Profit margin Growth 102

STAR Results

APRIL 15, 2021

It can also be a meeting with the next level where the regional or national sales manager meets with their frontline sales managers. If there are a VP of Sales (VP), regional sales directors (RSD’s) and district sales managers (DSM’s), then; The DSM’s review the reps, The RSD’s review the DSM’s and. The VP reviews the RSD’s.

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Territory Quota Sales Meeting 188

Veloxy

JANUARY 2, 2024

However, with increasing competition combined with a limited budget and sales personnel, reaching your quotas can be challenging. Assign Sales Territories Strategically The last thing you’ll want your sales teams and reps to do is compete to close the same clients. It will help you consolidate the markets and ward off rivals.

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Product Territory Objectives and Key Results Sales 246

Openview

DECEMBER 19, 2018

The beginning of the year is typically a time where you either get a new territory or simply start from scratch with your current one. How do you best take action on your territory plan? Here are three actionable techniques to use when getting started with your territory plan and working toward crushing your goals in 2019.

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Territory Quota Technique Follow-up 89

Partners in Excellence

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Rather than managing all the accounts in their territories (which could have been hundreds), they were now focused on about 20-30 strategic accounts in each of their territories. Their quotas were adjusted to reflect the potential and expectation from those accounts, rather than for the whole territory.

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Territory Pipeline Quota Strategize 106

Sales Hacker

JUNE 17, 2020

If a salesperson hit quota at their last job, they’re much more likely to hit quota at your organization, right? of sales professionals globally are achieving quota. It turns out that quota attainment has become the exception, not the rule. I didn’t make this decision because quota information was difficult to get.

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Tibor Shanto

JANUARY 11, 2022

But if you’re going to plan, there is more to it than Territory or Account Planning. Not only more, but more diverse way to plan and execute to exceed quota. Sure, everyone has the goal of making quota, or improve prospecting, but the question is how? As well as one method of territory planning tied to mutual objectives.

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Territory Quota CRM Prospecting 167

Veloxy

JANUARY 19, 2022

I’ve worked with dozens of regional sales managers at telecom companies T-Mobile and Comcast, multiplying revenue by eliminating non-selling activities that bog down field sales reps. They haven’t missed quota since I first called them. They haven’t missed quota since I first called them.

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Cold Call Territory Quota Up-sell 358

Sales Hacker

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Start your sales planning efforts with account segmentation to fill your territories with fruitful opportunities and increase your sellers’ ability to hit quotas. Consider new territory rules that reflect changes in the market (and your business). Related: Your Territory Model Is Hurting Attainment. Territory profiles .

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Territory Quota Strategic planning Sales 106

Force Management

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Healthy sales pipelines and accurate forecasts are grounded in structured territory, account and opportunity planning processes. Without this line of sight, sales organizations often miss quota goals, forecast revenue inaccurately, and close the majority of deals late in the quarter – or year.

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Pipeline Territory Quota Sales 106

SaaStr

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Together they share the high-velocity techniques they use to maximize sales, including: Sell to SMBs Use round-robin to assign accounts, but you’re not sure if it’s optimal Are stuck in a world of geographic territories Spend a lot of time manually building territories Gusto thinks of the rev ops capability as the brain center and engine builder.

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Go To Market Territory Technique A/B testing 87

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. The only problem with this approach is that quotas aren’t getting any easier , and the competition in the field is getting more digital.

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Territory Gambling Quota Commission 221

Partners in Excellence

AUGUST 18, 2017

Do you still have a personal territory with a quota for that territory? I can’t think of many situations where having both managerial and personal territory responsibility is acceptable. Make sure the personal territory you manage is small–both in terms of responsibility and for that personal goal.

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Territory Quota Follow-up Start-ups 48

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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Quota Territory Commission Drivers/motivators 113

Veloxy

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Fortune 500 and Inc 5000 companies have found continued success with new field sales strategies and technology, and a new number one key performance indicator (hint: it’s not quota). Sales managers typically assign field salespeople to specific territories, such as cities and states. Regional Sales Director.

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Understanding the Sales Force

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Six months or more pass before you realize that salesperson won't make it and you not only wasted a half year's salary, you lost six months, have an empty territory or vertical, and have to start over from the beginning! It doesn't have to be that way and here's why.

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Quota Territory Start-ups Sales 125

Salesforce

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

They make decisions around hiring, quotas, compensation, territories, and customer segments. Increase your quotas? Then, sales managers step into a new time frame — the year — with sales forecasts and territory plans that help sellers hit their numbers. Territory Plan Don’t just segment customers based on geography.

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Territory Quota CRM Customer Relationship Management 104

Veloxy

JULY 14, 2023

It’s about finding the optimal path that seamlessly integrates with your sales strategy, empowering you to exceed quotas and surpass customer expectations. Photo of Badger Maps GeoPointe GeoPointe is a popular choice among Territory Managers who oversee multiple field sales representatives. Let’s do this!

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Territory Gaming Drivers/motivators Sales 130

PandaDoc

APRIL 26, 2023

Territory volume Territory volume is a commission paid off based on revenue from a specific region. So let’s assume that a team of three sales reps is supposed to drive $100k in revenue from a specific region. As a team, they generated $120k, exceeding the established quota of $100k. The idea here is quite simple.

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Commission Territory Quota Drivers/motivators 52

A Sales Guy

JULY 18, 2012

Yesterday I talked about setting quota. I’ve decided to start with aligning quota with business objectives. Quota should be the single representation of the companies overall goals. In other words, whatever you are looking to achieve from a business perspective should directly align with every sales person quota.

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Quota Territory Sales Strategize 110

Veloxy

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Ineffective territory planning might lead to uneven distribution of resources or overlooking potential opportunities. Analyze territories strategically, considering factors like customer density, buying behaviors, and competition. To maximize success, steer clear of certain pitfalls.

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Objectives and Key Results Territory Inside sales Cross-sell 279

The Bridge Group

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

Namely the three weeks (from Nov 1st to Thanksgiving) where it's acceptable to talk quotas for the upcoming year. He compared two groups with equal average quota attainment and equal group performance. He compared two groups with equal average quota attainment and equal group performance. Reps are making quota, not widgets.

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Quota Territory Engineering Drivers/motivators 52

Salesforce

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

After all, the best reps are CEOs of their territory, thinking holistically about their business and knowing what makes their patch unique. Below I’ve outlined three high-level questions every sales leader should ask to ensure effective QBRs for their reps and region. Plan faster to sell more Question #1: What happened?

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Territory Pipeline Quota Trust 59

STAR Results

DECEMBER 10, 2018

Where does your region fall in terms of sales to quota this year? Over Quota: Crushing it Zone 10-20% >> Making big bonus, your team is pumped and you’re feeling like you are making an impact. They find themselves overwhelmed, overstressed and lacking the tools and training to be the best they can be.

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Territory Quota Sales 238

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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Quota Commission Territory Government 113

Cerebral Selling

JANUARY 14, 2023

You could also be well behind your quota, struggling to stay motivated and worried about job security. Why are territories carved the way they are? A good example of where it’s helpful to create this transparency is in the areas of quota and year-over-year (YoY) growth. Year-end can be the most exciting time in sales.

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Quota Pipeline Drivers/motivators Negotiate 200

SaaStr

AUGUST 21, 2024

Shrinking Territories, Increased Quotas Lead to Improvements in Sales & Marketing Costs A lot of sales reps won’t like to see this, but Toast got more efficient by forcing its sales reps to be more productive from smaller territories. And a few other interesting learnings: #6. 13% Market Share in U.S.

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Territory Referrals Growth Quota 87

Tibor Shanto

JANUARY 25, 2022

The driving question being how do I take a territory from a 20% margin base, to 25%? There are several ways to slice this, but it needs to be surfaced in coaching and quota discussions more often. Sometimes the best hunting is in your own pond, growing your margin requires replacing, and upgrading current accounts. Margin Of Error.

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Commission Territory Negotiate Quota 157

SaaStr

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

They are headquartered in San Mateo, and for that non-quota-carrying “centralized” local team as they call it, they come into the office three times a week. Snowflake’s working model is that the role of the central team is only to focus on building scalable, repeatable programs to push out to each of their regional teams.

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criteria for success

JUNE 13, 2022

Chris is the Regional VP of Sales – West at a leading data security firm. He recently published his first book: The Tech Sales Warrior: Battle-Tested Strategies to Crush Quota. Check it out here: The Tech Sales Warrior: Battle-Tested Strategies to Crush Quota. This week's guest is Chris Prangley. Atomic Habits by James Clear.

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Entertainment Territory Quota Conversion 98

Hubspot

APRIL 24, 2019

Relative Commission Plan : The relative commission plan is when a target or quota is set. Let's say a salesperson has a quarterly quota of $90,000 and a quarterly commission of $10,000. If they meet 85% of the quota, they'll receive 85% of the commission. And they're paid on a territory-wide versus individual sale basis.

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Commission Territory Quota Real Estate 100

A Sales Guy

JANUARY 21, 2013

As VP of Sales or Head of Sales, making quota is your job. Therefore, knowing whether or not your team is going to make quota as early as possible is critical. I know who is going to make quota this year and who isn’t. They have no idea how they are going to make quota. Quota is missed most by this group.

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Quota Territory Clients Start-ups 127

Salesforce

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Overcomplicate a sales compensation plan, and you’re left with sales reps who aren’t clear on their goals or hungry to hit their quota. Here are some that are helpful to know: Sales quota: A sales quota is a specific sales target that a salesperson needs to achieve within a set period, such as a month or quarter.

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Commission Territory Quota Objectives and Key Results 65

SaaStr

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Inside reps have the same quotas and expectations. More Territory Per Rep Doesn’t Mean More Sales Was Toast methodical in the way they segmented or rolled out nationwide? The folks on the sales and marketing teams helped think through the rollout process, from resourcing to territory planning. There’s a balance, though.

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Growth Territory Referrals Customers 80

Salesforce

MARCH 4, 2023

Is a pipeline bad because your team isn’t pushing hard enough or because that region is experiencing an economic downturn? Who it’s for: Account executives When to use it: Daily How it works: Account executives are the CEOs of their territory, meaning they need to understand their region inside and out.

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Territory Pipeline Sales CRM 98

Understanding the Sales Force

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Whether that’s in a territory, over the phone or by Zoom or Teams is less important than not having to drive to an office. Sales-Specific Sales Candidate Assessment – the data is compelling for both attrition and quota achievement. Compensation – Another big differentiator is comp. If your On.

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Territory Account management Sales Clients 84