Sales Force Compensation
To attract top-quality reps, the company must develop an attractive compensation package. Sales reps want income regularity, extra reward for above-average performance, and fair pay for experience and longevity. Management wants control, economy, and simplicity. Some of these objectives will conflict. No wonder compensation plans vary tremendously among, and even within, industries.21
The company must quantify four components of sales force compensation. The fixed amount, a salary, satisfies the need for income stability. The variable amount—whether commissions, quotas, bonus, or profit sharing—serves to stimulate and reward effort.22 Expense allowances enable sales reps to meet the costs of travel and entertaining on ...
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