Category: Sales Reality
Your Knowledge Base Isn’t Just Data Storage – It’s Your Sales Superpower
RAG vs CAG? Let me break this down for you. RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) is like having...
Read MoreAI won’t replace all salespeople
But it’ll absolutely torch the ones who think “relationship building” means...
Read MoreCold Email Personalization: The 3-2-1 Formula That Works
Your prospects get 47 cold emails per day. Research shows 95% go straight to trash because...
Read MoreThe Great Sales Rep Excuse Machine: New vs. Existing Business Edition
Your sales rep’s excuse flowchart is more predictable than a McDonald’s ice cream...
Read MoreTalkers vs. Doers: The Coffee House Test
“There’s two kinds of people in this world when you boil it all down. You got your...
Read MoreYour First Day Shouldn’t Suck: Why Your Onboarding Plan Matters
Imagine a new sales rep wandering the office like a lost puppy, laptop in hand, desperately...
Read MoreComplexity is the enemy of execution
Ever notice how the most “innovative” sales approaches are often created by people who...
Read MoreReverse Benchmarking: When Zigging Beats Zagging
Ever notice how entire industries end up looking like carbon copies of each other? “We need...
Read MoreSales vs. Marketing: A Tale of Two Colors
I once had a meeting with our Head of Marketing that perfectly illustrates why sales and marketing...
Read MoreThe Simplicity of Sales (and Why We Overcomplicate Everything)
In 2021, I began working at a SaaS startup and encountered one of our sales reps with 14 open...
Read MoreHuman to Human Sales: Why H2H Beats B2B and B2C
I watched a “diverse” sales team absolutely crush their numbers. And by diverse, I...
Read MoreStop Overworking Sales Deals: Know When to Close
Ever watch a toddler with finger paints? First it’s a beautiful sunset, then it’s a...
Read MoreSales Team is Watching: Future Pitches vs. Outstanding Deliverables
Your sales team is currently sitting in two meetings: Meeting A: You’re showcasing that...
Read More4 (R or S?)easons Why You’re Not Selling
You know what cracks sales managers up? When a struggling rep blames their lack of sales on the...
Read MoreDisqualify > Qualify
Your sales rep spent 60 minutes on a discovery call with a prospect whose budget is comparable to...
Read MoreThe “Jack-of-All-Sales” Syndrome: C-Suite’s Favorite Delusion
Just experienced a CSO expect a new sales manager to:1. Hit aggressive revenue targets2. Support...
Read MoreSo Your Targets Aren’t SMART? Speak Up or Shut Up?
Let me tell you a recurring nightmare sales managers have. It’s December 15th, and some...
Read MoreThe One-Line Sales Email
Just watched a rep spend 30 minutes crafting an email that could’ve been sent in one line....
Read MoreYour Title Isn’t Delivering Value
At a former company, a new hire began as a Junior Business Development Manager. After her...
Read MoreThe Google Chat Email Verification Hack Your SDR Will Thank You For
Found my SDR staring at his screen yesterday like he was watching paint dry. “What’s...
Read MoreThe Microsoft Teams Email Verification Hack That Saved My SDR’s Bacon
Found my SDR staring at his screen yesterday like he was watching paint dry. “What’s...
Read MoreThe Earnings Call Gold Mine (That Most Sales Reps Completely Ignore)
Let me share something that blows my mind: There are literally THOUSANDS of public companies...
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