Sales Intelligence
4 May 2026
What Is B2B Sales Intelligence?
B2B sales intelligence is the researched, evidenced answer to who is genuinely worth calling this week, not a bigger list of who could theoretically buy.
By Dan
Insights
Notes and guides onreading market change.
Practical writing from the team on B2B sales intelligence: what counts as evidence, which triggers create a reason to speak, and how to use AI in a commercial team without pretending it does the thinking.
Topics
Grouped by subject.
Sales Intelligence
Sales Triggers
Commercial Data
Guides
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Sales Intelligence
18 May 2026
Sales Intelligence Service vs Software: What's the Difference?
Software gives a team the tools to do the research themselves; a managed service does the research for them — the right choice depends on internal capacity, not just budget.
By Dan
Sales Triggers
2 June 2026
What Are B2B Sales Triggers?
A sales trigger is an observable event that makes a company worth a second look — but on its own it is not proof that anyone is ready to buy.
By Dan
CRM Intelligence
16 June 2026
How to Find Sales Opportunities Hidden in Your CRM
Most CRMs already contain a shortlist of promising accounts — old proposals, lost deals and existing customers — waiting to be re-read against current evidence.
By Mike
Commercial Data
6 July 2026
How to Identify Potential Contract Renewal Opportunities
The most reliable renewal opportunities start from a verified date; everything else is an inferred window that deserves care, not certainty.
By Mike
Shorter pieces
Notes from the team.
1 July 2026
Note
The tender is the end of the story, not the start
By the time a tender is published, an informal shortlist usually already exists — the moment that mattered was months earlier.
1 June 2026
Analysis
Why hiring data is the most honest signal a company gives
Marketing describes intent; job adverts describe commitment — a company advertising several roles has already decided something about the next year.
1 May 2026
Note
A shorter list is a better list
Most sales teams are not short of companies to contact — they are short of reasons, and a shorter, evidenced list beats a longer one.
1 April 2026
Opinion
Where AI genuinely helps a commercial team
AI helps with reading volume and drafting structure — it should never be trusted with deciding, judging or verifying without a source.
1 March 2026
Analysis
Expansion rarely arrives alone
One expansion signal is interesting on its own; three inside a single quarter, at the same company, is a genuine buying window.
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