January 2026 By Jerry Leth For years, MANA used the same approach to help our manufacturer members find manufacturers’ representatives. We...
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January 2026 By Jack Foster Just as so many other reps who have been profiled in the pages of Agency Sales magazine, Kelly Smith didn’t...
Read PostJanuary 2026 By Jack Foster As almost any rep can attest, sooner or later they’re going to lose a manufacturer either because it was...
Read PostJanuary 2026 By John Haskell Keeping the principals foremost in the minds of all members of the agency team is job one. There is no single job...
Read PostJanuary 2026 By Nathan Jamail When I walk into a room full of sales leaders, there’s usually no shortage of conversation around strategy...
Read PostJanuary 2026 By Mark Hunter Buyers are on their journey, and if you want to win, you’ve got to join them there. Step into their journey....
Read PostJanuary 2026 By John Chapin This article could be and probably should be the shortest article I’ve ever written. The reason is, once...
Read PostJanuary 2026 By Troy Harrison A recent company meeting revealed what management called a “handoff problem.” The sales team would close...
Read PostJanuary 2026 By Susan Quinn Businesses without a solid framework of guiding principles are like ships adrift at sea — directionless and...
Read PostJanuary 2026 | Principal Focus By Jack Foster When a manufacturer was asked what he did to build an enviable track record of solid new product...
Read PostJanuary 2026 By Joe Curcillo AI has moved from shiny headline to background noise. It drafts reports, crunches numbers and spits out answers...
Read PostJanuary 2026 By Scott M. Sanders The scenario: The CEO of a large sales agency contacted my firm in a panic to inform me that they had their...
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