The “Maverick” Trap: Why North West Businesses Are Replacing Sales Intuition with Systems
Friday, 1st May 2026By Alison Fell, Managing Partner, SalesStar UK As we move through 2026, the economic narrative in the North West has […]
Read MoreBurnout is Not Just a Workload Problem
Thursday, 30th April 2026In conversations with businesses recently, I’ve noticed a few things about burnout, engagement and career development. Across organisations, the symptoms […]
Read MoreThe “New Year” Reset: Why Your Q1 Forecast is Already an Illusion
Thursday, 2nd April 2026It’s the first week of April. Across Greater Manchester and the North West, the spreadsheets have been reset. You’ve sat […]
Read MoreThe £10k Mistake Manchester Businesses Are Still Making Every Day
Tuesday, 10th March 2026If I told you your sales team was deliberately throwing away £10,000 every single day, you’d demand to know why. […]
Read MoreFrom Hope to High-Performance: Why Greater Manchester SMEs are Miscalculating Growth
Friday, 27th February 2026Ever notice how sales forecasts look bulletproof in the Monday morning meeting, only to dissolve by month-end? For the 124,000+ […]
Read MoreStop Chasing “Anyone Who Asks”: Lock In Your Ideal Target Market
Wednesday, 18th February 2026By Alison Fell – Practice Partner | SalesStar Manchester’s business scene is thriving. New firms are scaling fast, established employers […]
Read MoreThe KPI Trap: Why Just Tracking Turnover Isn’t Enough
Friday, 6th February 2026By Alison Fell Practice Partner, SalesStar The constant CEO complaint rings true: “My sales team don’t know what activity to […]
Read MoreHow to Complete Your One Page Sales Plan (Without Overthinking It)
Thursday, 22nd January 2026By – Alison Fell – Practice Partner| SalesStar How to Complete Your One Page Sales Plan (Without Overthinking It) If […]
Read MoreMeet S.A.R.A.: The AI Co-Pilot That’s Changing How Sales Teams Practice
Thursday, 15th January 2026By Alison Fell, Managing Partner, SalesStar UK In the high-stakes world of sales, practice makes perfect, but finding the time […]
Read MoreThe CEO’s Most Costly Blind Spot: Misalignment
Friday, 9th January 2026By Alison Fell – Practice Partner| SalesStar Are You Losing 10% of Revenue to Internal Friction? As a CEO, you […]
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