The RepVue Q3 2025 Cloud Index is out—and the signals behind the numbers reveal a commercial landscape undergoing its most significant transformation in a decade.

by Lucrum Partners As we move into sales kickoff season, revenue leaders face a clear crossroads: either they run their playbooks like modern offensive coordinators, studying the defense (buyers), audibling at the line, adapting the play mid-game, or they rely on familiar “best practices” that increasingly resemble last season’s Hail Mary: flashy, hopeful, but lacking precision. At Lucrum Partners, we’ve seen enough performance data to know which path wins. The New Buying Gam

When landmark legislation passes, capital doesn’t just move, it accelerates toward new opportunity. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) is doing exactly that. It’s been hailed as one of the most consequential tax and capital investment bills in modern U.S. history. By expanding 100% first-year depreciation, R&D tax incentives, and qualified production property (QPP) expensing, the bill effectively reprograms corporate investment math.

Across industries, B2B revenue leaders are feeling the pressure. Win rates are down. Customer experience is deteriorating. And buyer confidence, once predictable, is now scattered across bloated buying groups that can’t reach consensus.

Do your clients really trust your teams—or are they staying out of convenience until a better option comes along? It’s an uncomfortable question, but one every CEO needs to wrestle with before locking in a 2026 revenue plan

If you're a sports fan, you can likely remember a sports team who traded for or signed a high priced free agent star athlete. The...