

Understanding the Early Signals Behind the Latest Jobs Report
by Brian Shea, CEO Lucrum Partners Why May's 172,000 jobs report is a case study in Signal-Led GTM™ The headlines focused on the number. 172,000 jobs added in May. Predictably, the debate immediately became political. Was it proof that economic policies are working? Was it merely a continuation of existing trends? Which administration deserves credit? For business leaders, those questions miss the more important lesson. The May jobs report is not the story. It is the outcome
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From Account Planning to Account Sensing: What the 2026 SAMA Conference Revealed About the Future of Strategic Account Management
By Brian Shea, Lucrum Partners For years, Strategic Account Management (SAM) has centered on a familiar set of disciplines: Account plans Relationship maps Executive sponsorship programs Quarterly business reviews Growth plans Opportunity management These practices remain important. But after reviewing the themes, sessions, and practitioner discussions emerging from the 2026 Strategic Account Management Association (SAMA) Conference, one conclusion became clear: The future of
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AI Won't Make Sellers Obsolete. Bad Sellers Will.
What caught my attention wasn't the technology. It was what one executive said about salespeople.
"I'd rather work directly with the executive team than involve salespeople. Most salespeople only care about getting meetings, not getting outcomes for the customer."
The room went silent.
Not because the statement was controversial. Because everyone in the room knew exactly what he meant.
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Signal-Led GTM™: Why CFOs and CMOs Are Converging Around the Same Growth Problem
CFOs need earlier visibility. CMOs need greater predictability. Signal-Led GTM™ provides the missing link between executive strategy and commercial execution by helping organizations detect growth signals before pipeline exists. Learn how emerging CFO and CMO priorities align around signal governance and why the future of growth depends on managing signals—not just leads and opportunities.
May 29


What GTM Leaders Can Learn from Legendary Session Musician Leland Sklar
From James Taylor to Phil Collins, from arena rock to film scores, Sklar became one of the most trusted session musicians in the world not because he was the loudest person in the room, but because he consistently made the entire performance better.
For modern GTM leaders, especially those navigating AI disruption, buying-group complexity, and declining effectiveness of traditional pipeline systems, Sklar’s interview offers a surprisingly powerful blueprint for revenue lea
May 25


The Win Rate Lie: Why Most B2B Go-to-Market Systems Enter Too Late to Win
Most executive teams believe they have a sales execution problem.
They don’t.
They have a timing problem disguised as a sales problem.
Why?
Because most go-to-market systems are still architected around a buying motion that no longer exists.
The modern B2B buyer does not wait for sellers to educate them.
They research independently. They form buying groups early. They define requirements before engagement. They shortlist vendors before sellers even know an opportunit
May 20


Why 2026 B2B Conferences Are Still Training Revenue Teams for an Outdated Buyer Journey
What the 2026 conference circuit reveals about why so many B2B revenue systems are entering too late Over the past several weeks, I reviewed the agendas and keynote themes from the major commercial leadership conferences shaping B2B strategy in 2026: Gartner CSO & Sales Leader Conference Forrester B2B Summit North America MarCom Summit Strategic Account Management Association Conference ATD International Conference & EXPO And while the branding, terminology, and AI language h
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