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Stop Chasing RFPs: How to Create Opportunities Before Buyers Raise Their Hands

Your buyers are more informed than ever. Yes, we’ve been hearing this since the early days of the internet. But with ChatGPT’s arrival, search is on steroids. Research suggests that buyers complete the majority of their evaluation process before they ever speak with a salesperson. With Gem...

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Why Sales Coaching Is the Multiplier Most Sales Teams Are Missing

Sales organizations spend hundreds of thousands of dollars every year on training. They invest in curriculum, certifications, kickoff events, and content librar...

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How The Science of Joy Improves Sales Performance

Twenty years ago, I sat down with Martin Seligman for one of the most memorable interviews of my career. At the time, he was leading a quiet revolution inside a...

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Enhancing AI Sales Enablement in 2026

You already have AI. It sits in CRM, conversation intelligence, sales enablement platforms, LXPs, and productivity suites – and Copilot or ChatGPT is only a t...

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Always Be Closing Really Means Always Be Contracting

I've watched many deals die in the final stretch—not because the customer changed their mind or a competitor stepped in, but because contract negotiations dra...

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The Visionaries Who Built the Modern Sales Machine

Before the cloud, before the smartphone, before “CRM” was even a term, there was chaos. Salespeople were drowning in a sea of business cards, sticky notes,...

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Cracking the Code: Selling AI When No One Knows How to Buy It

AI is the most urgent – and misunderstood – purchase facing B2B buyers today. Buyers are under pressure to act fast, but uncertainty clouds their decisio...