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Our desire is to bring insightful concepts that can be pragmatically applied.
These blog posts are almost entirely based upon real client conversations.
Thus, we're sharing the real perspectives CEOs and other senior execs are employing to break through growth plateaus and capture as much upside as possible.
We hope you enjoy these musings. But even more, we hope you apply them in your business.


The Laggard Board - Accountability in Forecasting
"LoserBoard" just sounded too punitive. [3 min video] ⬜⬜⬜ CHAPTERS ⬜⬜⬜ 𝟬:𝟬𝟬 - 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝘀 & 𝘄𝗵𝘆 𝗶𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗻𝗲𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟬:𝟮𝟱 - 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝟭𝘀𝘁 𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝟬:𝟯𝟱 - 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝟮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝟭:𝟭𝟱 - 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝟯𝗿𝗱 𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝟭:𝟰𝟱 - 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟯𝗿𝗱 𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗖𝗥𝗨𝗖𝗜𝗔𝗟 𝟮:𝟭𝟬 - 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗸𝗲𝘆 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 🟨🟨🟨 REMEMBE
Feb 241 min read


TOUGH LOVE AI & SALES REP COMPLAINTS
TOUGH LOVE: You can't blame your sales reps about this complaint anymore. --AI HAS SOLVED IT-- [3 min video] ⬜⬜⬜ CHAPTERS ⬜⬜⬜ 0:00 - The complaint 0:30 - Why you can't complain 0:45 - How the solution works 1:30 - Unacceptable excuses 2:20 - How we help you deploy this 🟩🟩🟩 ACTION 🟩🟩🟩 If you're a #CEO or #CRO who still has this complaint and wants it to go away for good... ▶️ REACH OUT ◀️ Macy Tanking and I can help you understand the process. --------------------------
Feb 171 min read


Sales is a Craft (Not a Job)
Your sales people don't have a job. [3 MIN VIDEO] ⬜⬜⬜ CHAPTERS ⬜⬜⬜ 0:00 - The big question! 0:20 - Why think of sales as a craft 0:50 - The variety of roles 1:20 - The lifeblood 1:35 - Vs a "line-person job" 2:00 - The 2nd big question 2:35 - Why it's so exciting & meaningful 3:00 - To love and be 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘥 𝘰𝘧 selling 🟩🟩🟩 ACTION 🟩🟩🟩 𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂'𝗿𝗲 𝗮 #CEO 𝗼𝗿 #CRO 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮 𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘂𝗲 𝗼𝗿𝗴 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀 𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗮 '𝗷𝗼𝗯' 𝗶�
Feb 51 min read


Sales Enablement is not the same as Sales Effectiveness
Sales Enablement is not the same as Sales Effectiveness. This table illustrates nicely. 🟥🟥🟥 THE PROBLEM 🟥🟥🟥 Sales enablement prepares reps. But preparation doesn’t win deals. 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗣𝗘𝗧𝗘𝗡𝗖𝗘 differs from 𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗠𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗘 Enterprise revenue dies in the gap between knowing and applying that knowledge in the field. 🟨🟨🟨 THE PIVOT 🟨🟨🟨 Enablement builds competence. Effectiveness builds performance. One happens off the field. The other happens in live d
Feb 41 min read


What Sales Kick-Offs Really Teach Us
This last two weeks has been Sales Kick-Off Mania. Delivering keynotes & workshops has taught Macy Tanking and me a few things. 🟥🟥🟥 3 MISSES 🟥🟥🟥 (𝟭) 𝗦𝗔𝗟𝗘𝗦 𝗢𝗥𝗚𝗦 𝗔𝗥𝗘 𝗗𝗘𝗦𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗘 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗛𝗘𝗟𝗣 Something isn't working today with the current approach to s͟a͟l͟e͟s͟ ͟e͟n͟a͟b͟l͟e͟m͟e͟n͟t͟. (𝟮) 𝗦𝗔𝗟𝗘𝗦 𝗢𝗥𝗚𝗦 𝗔𝗥𝗘 𝗗𝗘𝗦𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗘 𝗧𝗢 𝗕𝗘 𝗜𝗡𝗦𝗣𝗜𝗥𝗘𝗗 Something isn't working today with how s͟a͟l͟e͟s͟ ͟m͟g͟m͟t͟ is managing and leading (𝟯
Feb 21 min read


3 Outputs of Rev(x) Win Rooms
See 3 tangible outputs your 🔸make or break deals 🔸 receive from a Rev(X) Win Room [3 min video] ⬜⬜⬜ CHAPTERS ⬜⬜⬜ 0:00 - The 3 Outputs 0:20 - The 1st Score 1:05 - The 2nd Score 1:35 - The Path to Improve the Scores 2:14 - Before/beyond the deliverable 🟨🟨🟨 !BUT, WAIT! 🟨🟨🟨 This deliverable output is only one advantage of the Win Rooms. The real benefit is in: → Deals Won → Skills Learned & Retained → Sales Team Transformation (ICs & Mgmt) 🟩🟩🟩 ACTION 🟩🟩🟩 𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂
Jan 291 min read
Fix Retention, Effort, Conversion, and Management Issues by Leveraging Real Deals
Here's the data on why your sales coaching is a problem. 🟥🟥🟥 THE PROBLEM 🟥🟥🟥 [𝗥𝗘𝗧𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗜𝗦𝗦𝗨𝗘] 60% of reps will leave if their manager is a poor coach. [𝗘𝗙𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗧 𝗜𝗦𝗦𝗨𝗘] 53% disengage when coaching is inconsistent. [𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗦𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗜𝗦𝗦𝗨𝗘] 49% admit they’d sell more with better coaching. [𝗠𝗔𝗡𝗔𝗚𝗘𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗜𝗦𝗦𝗨𝗘] And 37% of managers admit they aren’t good at it. This isn't getting solved by: • Your big sales kick off event • Sa
Jan 271 min read


Great GTM Strategy Constrains Your Constrained Resources (IN ALL THE RIGHT WAYS)
Most growth strateagy plans fail 𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 leadership alignment. 🟥🟥🟥 Your exec team agrees on the goal. → Revenue target → Market focus → Strategic priorities Then everyone leaves the room and executes a 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 of it. → Sales optimizes for speed → Marketing optimizes for volume → Product optimizes for roadmap releases No one is wrong. But nothing compounds. 🟨🟨🟨 High-growth companies don’t align once. They 𝗢𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗔𝗟𝗜�
Jan 261 min read


1 Question, 3 Outcomes - Max Sales Signal
One question. That's it. All you need to accelerate a deal. Or move on. 1 Question. 3 Outcomes. 🟥🟥🟥 THE PROBLEM 🟥🟥🟥 Far too many deals stall because... ❌ The real blockers stay hidden ❌ “Yes” is vague and non-committal ❌ Timelines are assumed, not owned ❌ Sellers mistake interest for intent So deals drift. Weeks turn into quarters. 🟨🟨🟨 THE UNLOCK 🟨🟨🟨 Ask this one question: “𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶�
Jan 221 min read


Close Plans
C͟L͟O͟S͟E͟ ͟P͟L͟A͟N͟S͟: Selling Enterprise B2B and not using them? Take 4 minutes. Watch this video. 🟥🟥🟥 𝗪𝗛𝗬 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗡𝗘𝗘𝗗 𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗠 🟥🟥🟥 𝗔 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗯𝗮𝗹 '𝘆𝗲𝘀' 𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗹𝗲. 𝗨𝗻𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗰𝗶𝗿𝗰𝘂𝗺𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘀𝘂𝗱𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝘂𝗱𝗴𝗲𝘁, 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. Close plans exist for one purpose: → To move from verbal 'yes' → to signed contract → as efficiently as possible. That deal that can make or break your entire
Jan 211 min read


Reps run their 𝘶𝘴𝘶𝘢𝘭 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘺𝘴
Apply this cartoon* to your sales team. 🟥🟥🟥 THE PROBLEM 🟥🟥🟥 Reps run their 𝘶𝘴𝘶𝘢𝘭 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘺𝘴 when no one is watching. → 𝗨𝘀𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘁. → 𝗨𝘀𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴. → 𝗨𝘀𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀. Exceptional never shows up by accident. 🟨🟨🟨 THE SHIFT 🟨🟨🟨 Constant deal inspections pull effort forward. They make reps ask: → '𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗜 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗻?' → '𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗻’𝘁 𝗜 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗲𝗱 𝘆𝗲𝘁?'
Jan 201 min read


Things You'll Hear Me Saying to My Clients
Want to know what it's like to work with me? ASK MY FAMILY! They like to imitate me. [1 MIN VIDEO] ⬜⬜⬜ HOW IT STARTED ⬜⬜⬜ I walked into the room and found my son imitating me with a client. I realized that he was pretty dead on. My wife & daughter were pretty accurate as well. So then I asked them to let me record them doing so. What better way for potential clients to understand what it's like to work with me? 🟨🟨🟨 WHAT I SAY 🟨🟨🟨 Since launching #Rev(X) they hear me ask
Jan 192 min read


Sales 101: Questions Your Team Still Isn't Asking
Deals aren't lost because of pricing. Or features. They die because of questions... ...the questions your team isn't asking. They're not asking: • Early enough • Clearly enough • Directly enough 🟥🟥🟥 "Duh, Zito. That's Sales 101." Right. I don't care. Most still don't do it well. I'll take you back to basics if I have to. 🟨🟨🟨 So, then... the deals that can make/break this quarter... ...what questions do you need to ask right now? ...what do you need to ask more clearl
Jan 161 min read


10 Key B2B Sales Stats
𝟭𝟬 𝗞𝗲𝘆 Stats for 𝗘𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗕𝟮𝗕 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘂𝗲 [90 sec video] Including a "6-7!" 🟥🟥🟥 10 QUESTIONS 🟥🟥🟥 1 question for each statistic in the video. → Read these like a diagnostic, → not rhetorical questions... If they don't make sense, well...watch the video. =) (𝟭) 𝗜𝗳 𝗯𝘂𝘆𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂, 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲/𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗶𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗼𝗿𝗴 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗹𝘂𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲? ________________ (𝟮) 𝗔𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 �
Jan 152 min read


Slippage - It's Not About Closing
SLIPPAGE: Committed deals that don't close. 🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥 If it's more than 15%? Your team's problem isn't closing deals. The problem is qualifying deals. ______________ Slip past close date more than once? → Close rate drops by 67% Time kills all deals. 🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨 There are 5 questions every sales manager should ask any rep for any deal committed to be closed this quarter. Do your sales managers know what they are? Do your sales reps? Do you? 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 If you’re a #CEO 𝗼𝗿 #C
Jan 141 min read


7 Challenges with The Challenger Sale
7 Challenges with the Challenger Sale (and a sound alternative) 🟥🟥🟥 THE PROBLEM 🟥🟥🟥 The Challenger Sale sounds compelling. I get why people want it.. → 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 → 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗱𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀 → 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 → 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗱𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗵𝗶𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝗲𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽𝘀 ❌ Yet, in the wild: it rarely sticks ❌ H͟E͟R͟E͟'͟S͟ ͟W͟H͟A
Jan 132 min read


WIN ROOMS - Make Learning Skills and Winning Deals The Same Thing
Sales training doesn’t change behavior. Live deals do. 🟥🟥🟥 THE PROBLEM 🟥🟥🟥 Most enablement is: • Conceptual • Hypothetical • Forgettable Reps nod. Nothing changes. Revenue stays flat. 🟨🟨🟨 THE SHIFT 🟨🟨🟨 Behavior only changes when: ✅ Real deals are reviewed ✅ Real money is at risk ✅ Feedback is immediate The deal becomes the classroom. Training becomes unavoidable. Skills + Revenue improve. 🟩🟩🟩 ACTION 🟩🟩🟩 If you’re a #CEO or #CRO who needs to see chang
Jan 71 min read


Outsourced Candor for Sales Mastery
Outsourced Candor. I stole the term from my friend at Google. It's not a failure. It's a bridge. A powerful tool. [3 min video] 0:00 - The stakes of & problem with sales feedback 0:30 - 3 reasons sales mgmt fails at feedback 1:30 - The case for Outsourced Candor 2:10 - The outcome 2:25 - The Rev(X) Win Rooms 🟩🟩🟩 ACTION 🟩🟩🟩 If you're a #CEO or #CRO who wants to improve both 𝘀𝗮𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝘀 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝘀𝗮𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗺𝗴𝗺𝘁 while directly critiquing • 𝗣𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗸𝘀 /
Jan 71 min read


Going into 2026…does everyone in your GTM know 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 revenue comes from?
Going into 2026…does everyone in your GTM know 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 revenue comes from? 🟥🟥🟥 THE PROBLEM 🟥🟥🟥 Most revenue plans are vague. But you have an entire GTM team trying to win gold by year-end and they're not clear on what plays are each own and why. How much comes from 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲? What must happen in each. each quarter? So teams default to noise: Sales chases everything. New and existing business CS is told “just retain.” Product ships and prays. Pricing is untouched.
Jan 51 min read


RevX GTM Strategy Workshop
Here's what good GTM Strategy looks like. How does your GTM Strategy measure up? [3 MIN VIDEO] 🟥🟥🟥 THE PROBLEM 🟥🟥🟥 Most organizations do not have a GTM strategy that is grounded in... → How buyers buy → How $'s transact → Category dynamics → Specific opportunities → Notable risk mitigation → Pragmatic actionability That's if a GTM strategy exists at all. Usually it doesn't exist, or it's just buzzword soup. 🟨🟨🟨 WHY IT MATTERS 🟨🟨🟨 GTM Strategy informs your investme
Nov 10, 20251 min read
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