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Coaching, competition design and product news for people who run sales teams.

Featured · Gamification
Why approval beats automation in sales gamification

Points only motivate when everyone trusts them. How a manager review step keeps the scoreboard honest and the competition fair.

Sep 30, 2026 · 7 min read
Coaching
Running your first sales duel: a manager's playbook

Pick the metric, set the clock, and make the stakes visible. A step-by-step guide to a duel your reps will talk about.

Sep 24, 2026 · 5 min read
Product
New: tournaments with team brackets

Seed your teams, set round lengths and let the bracket run. Results update as activity is approved.

Sep 18, 2026 · 3 min read
Customer stories
How one inside sales team rebuilt its Monday meeting around the leaderboard

Fewer slides, more scoreboard. What changed when the weekly meeting started with last week’s results.

Sep 10, 2026 · 6 min read
Gamification
Tokens, XP and achievements: what each reward is for

Three rewards, three jobs. How to use each one without inflating the economy.

Sep 3, 2026 · 4 min read
Coaching
Feedback that sticks, one call at a time

Tie coaching notes to real activity so reps know exactly what to repeat and what to drop.

Aug 27, 2026 · 5 min read
Product
Personal sales appointments, now in the portal

Reps can book and track their own meetings right next to the activity they log.

Aug 20, 2026 · 3 min read
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