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October 23 2026 Jay Feitlinger

How to Find Hidden Revenue in Closed Lost Deals

Picture your 2027 planning meeting. The revenue goal went up again, outbound isn't booking enough meetings, and someone suggests the obvious fix: buy more leads. Before anyone signs off, open your CRM and filter for closed lost. You might find a few ...

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October 15 2026 Jay Feitlinger

Is Your Sales Experience Costing You Deals Your Product Should Win?

Your product checks every box on the buyer's list, your marketing team did its job, and the prospect still signed with a competitor who's missing features they'll need next year. If you lead sales or own revenue at a mid-market company, you've ...

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October 12 2026 Jay Feitlinger

Leads Marked "Not Ready" Rarely Hear From You Again

A prospect fills out a form, takes a first call, and tells your rep the timing isn't right until next year. The rep sets the status to "not ready" and goes back to the deals that can close this quarter. Eighteen months later, you hear that the ...

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September 25 2026 Jay Feitlinger

Before You Set the 2027 Marketing Budget, Find the Leak It's Funding

The 2027 marketing budget usually shows up as a spreadsheet with this year's number, a 10% increase, and one new channel somebody wants to try. Then the CEO asks a fair question: which of this year's dollars turned into closed deals? The room gets ...

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September 15 2026 Jay Feitlinger

Inbound Leads Are Waiting Days for a Reply, and Nobody Owns the Clock

A form fill lands Monday at 9:40 a.m. from a project manager at a rapidly growing $80M business. They've outgrown their supplier and want a quote. The rep it routes to is on the road until Thursday. Marketing sees the lead in the CRM, didn’t know ...

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