Erik Charles: 3 Ways to Build a Killer Sales Comp Plan
Erik Charles


True alignment requires marketing leaders to move beyond vanity metrics and develop a deep, operational understanding of the sales process. This article breaks down a back-to-basics framework to bridge the gap between departments and turn systemic friction into measurable revenue growth.
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We are excited to announce that Fullcast has acquired Commissionly!
Bala Balabaskaran didn’t set out to become a founder; he built Fullcast because the tools he needed didn’t exist.
As VP of Go-to-Market Technology and Operations at Salesforce, Bala was charged with aligning sales, support, and service across a massive global organization. But even with world-class systems and teams, the process was fractured: plans made in spreadsheets didn’t translate to execution. Territory changes took weeks. GTM strategies were outdated the moment they were finalized.
So Bala built something better.
With decades of experience at Microsoft, HP, and Salesforce, and multiple patents in enterprise software, Bala knew how to create systems that scale. In 2016, he co-founded Fullcast, a platform that unites planning and execution so RevOps teams can move at the speed of change.