2026 is shaping up to be the year when traditional go-to-market (GTM) strategies finally collapse under their own weight. The funnels, lead-hand-offs, and stage-gated campaigns that once powered predictable growth are now failing to keep up with a new kind of market dynamic—where buyers are self-directed, AI curates the shortlist, and alignment is the only multiplier that matters.

Too many CEOs today are still staring into the mirror, uncertain about what they want their firm to be in the market. They say, “We want to be viewed as a strategic partner”, but their go-to-market reality tells a different story. Instead of conviction, they drift in the sea of sameness.

Executives aren’t shopping for features. They’re hunting for partners who can help them diagnose growth constraints, de-risk big decisions, and move financial needles. Meanwhile, the buying landscape keeps shifting: buyers spend a sliver of their time with suppliers, most interactions happen in digital channels, and many decisions are shaped long before a seller is invited to the table. Below is a practical playbook—grounded in current research—for transforming a product-f

In 2025, sales enablement is no longer a support function—it’s a strategic lever. Or at least, it should be. Recent insights from Gartner’s 2025 Sales Excellence and Innovation Report offer a clear warning: if enablement functions fail to evolve into strategic consulting arms to the C-suite, they risk becoming irrelevant in driving growth, retention, and quota performance. At Lucrum Partners, we’ve worked closely with B2B organizations attempting to modernize their go-to-m

Learn why B2B CEOs must stop relying on outdated best practices and start building buyer-informed go-to-market strategies rooted in modern buyer behavior.

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