Vertical IQ co-founder Bobby Martin details sales compensation and incentive structure for their enterprise sales reps.
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“Our salespeople earn a 15% commission, you know, on their sales, and they also get a small piece for the renewals.”
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Bobby MartinJan 16, 2017▶ 7:30EP 541: VerticalIQ Hits $175k MRR, Helping 140 Banks Prep for Company Meetings with President Bobby Martin
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Vertical IQ prices by division headcount with unlimited seats
“We don't charge per seat. We charge according to the number of bankers, for example, in particular divisions who will benefit from our service using it as a pre-call preparation, the number of calling officers. But then we let the bank have unlimited seats. So…”
Bobby MartinJan 16, 2017▶ 10:59EP 541: VerticalIQ Hits $175k MRR, Helping 140 Banks Prep for Company Meetings with President Bobby Martin
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Vertical IQ serves over 140 banks and 30,000 total users
“We have almost a 150 banks, a 140 some odd banks. We have 30,000 plus users of vertical IQ within those banks.”
Bobby MartinJan 16, 2017▶ 10:41EP 541: VerticalIQ Hits $175k MRR, Helping 140 Banks Prep for Company Meetings with President Bobby Martin
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Vertical IQ's ACV averages $15,000 to $20,000 per bank
“The average contracts between 15 and 20,000 a year, but it, those are quite, quite a range, you know, it starts at 5000 a year and it goes all the way up to a quarter million a year, but on average it's in around that area.”
Bobby MartinJan 16, 2017▶ 12:07EP 541: VerticalIQ Hits $175k MRR, Helping 140 Banks Prep for Company Meetings with President Bobby Martin
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Vertical IQ maintains a 98% annual customer renewal rate
“We don't lose many customers. It's a really sticky product, and so I'm pretty proud of our 98% renewal rate.”
Bobby MartinJan 16, 2017▶ 12:42EP 541: VerticalIQ Hits $175k MRR, Helping 140 Banks Prep for Company Meetings with President Bobby Martin
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Vertical IQ consistently hits 10% to 20% operating margins
“10 to 20% operating margins is what we aim for. And we normally reach that, you know, some years we just started in 2011.”
Bobby MartinJan 16, 2017▶ 14:07EP 541: VerticalIQ Hits $175k MRR, Helping 140 Banks Prep for Company Meetings with President Bobby Martin
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