Is the traditional sales compensation program for B2B dead?

SLMA Radio Host Jim Obermayer will ask Daniel Perry of Sales Benchmark Index the tough questions. 

• Is the traditional sales compensation program of salary plus commission obsolete?
  
  
• Are commissions dead as a motivator?
  
  
• How much should the base salary be as a percentage of the whole package?
  
  
• Is it time to change commissioned sales reps to just a salary?
  
  
• Are draws again commission still used?
  
  
• Are companies paying for sales lead follow-up? 

About Daniel Perry

Dan Perry is an industry thought leader with more than 25 years of experience in B2B field sales, sales management, and sales operations. Dan has delivered domestic and international results for companies such as: 

• Hewlett Packard
• Yahoo!
• Epicor 
• Terremark Worldwide
• Dow Jones
• Kronos
• Intuit
• CDS Global 
• Ceridian 
• Monster.com 

Prior to joining Sales Benchmark Index, Dan held executive sales leadership positions 'making the number' at Aramark, Corporate Express, Lavi Industries and 3 Day Blinds. In these roles, he held global responsibility for sales strategy, market segmentation, demand creation, sales process, channel design, organizational structure, sales force capacity planning, and served as a member of the executive management committees.

Dan is an is adjunct professor at Pepperdine University for their MBA program specializing in Sales Management. He earned a BA in Economics from Illinois Wesleyan University.

Sales Benchmark Index 

Sales Benchmark Index provides sales consulting services to leading organizations across the private and public sectors. These companies are seeking to increase their rate of revenue growth. Unlike traditional sales improvement approaches, such as software implementations or skills training, SBI offers superior value because it relies on the benchmarking method to deliver results. This method of sales consulting allows for results to be delivered quickly with little organizational disruption and it is accomplished through the use of best-in-class diagnostic tools and solutions that are supported with verifiable truth. Each project is executed by the most experienced team of advisors in the industry.