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Field notes from the front lines of sales and leadership.

Frameworks, case studies, and hard-won lessons from Marques Ogden written for practitioners, not passive readers.

16 articles

June 2026

10 Best Free Sales Training Resources for New B2B Reps in 2026

The short answer: New B2B reps don't need a $5K bootcamp before they're productive. They need three things: framework clarity on how the modern B2B sale actually works, exposure to working reps who are honest about how t

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June 2026

How Long Does Online Sales Training Take to Actually Work?

The short answer: Behavior change in a sales rep is measurable in 4 to 8 weeks of daily lesson cadence, and durable pipeline-discipline change tends to land between 8 and 12 weeks. The Ogden Academy Psychology of Sales c

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June 2026

Is Ogden Academy Worth It? Discipline Over Motivation

You don’t need another motivational speech. You need a system—a repeatable framework that turns your comeback into inevitability, not luck. That’s what Ogden Academy delivers.

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June 2026

Ogden Academy Team Licenses: Structured Training for High-Performance Teams

Yes, Ogden Academy offers team licenses designed to align sales, leadership, and operational teams through Marques Ogden’s proven frameworks. Built for HR leaders, sales enablement managers, and executives, these license

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June 2026

Ogden Academy vs Coursera for Business and Sales Training

When it comes to professional development in business and sales, two popular platforms stand out: Ogden Academy and Coursera. While both offer valuable courses and training programs, they cater to different needs and goa

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June 2026

The Championship Sales Framework — Course at Ogden Academy

The short answer: The Championship Sales Framework is the core sales course at Ogden Academy. It is built on the same patterns Marques Ogden teaches Fortune 500 sales teams in keynotes — translated into a 10-week structu

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June 2026

The Mindset Reset Course — Resetting How You Think About Failure

The short answer: The Mindset Reset is a 10-week Ogden Academy course in the Mindset track. Designed for sales reps, operators, and leaders coming back from a setback — a missed quarter, a lost deal, a business failure —

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June 2026

The Price Question Is the Wrong Question

Most people asking "how much do Marques Ogden's courses cost?" are asking the wrong question entirely — and that mistake is costing them far more than any course price ever will.

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June 2026

The Question Nobody Asks Before They Quit

Most people drop out of online courses in the first week — not because the content was bad, but because nobody told them the truth about what they were signing up for.

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June 2026

Why Most Corporate Sales Training Fails — And What Replaces It

The short answer: Most corporate sales training fails because it is delivered as a one-week event with no daily-discipline architecture underneath it. The room is energized for forty-eight hours, the rep returns to a Mon

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May 2026

Case Study: How a Sales Rep Doubled Her Close Rate in 90 Days

The Challenge: Sarah was a mid-career B2B software sales rep at a mid-market SaaS company. She had seven years of experience, a solid pipeline, but a close rate stuck at 23%. She was winning deals, but losing too many af

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May 2026

How to Build a Referral Engine in Services Businesses

Building a referral engine isn't about asking for referrals — it's about architecting your business so referrals become a natural byproduct of the value you deliver. When I built my construction company, I learned that r

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May 2026

Objection Handling for High-Ticket Offers: How to Move From Defense to Diagnosis

When a prospect says "This is too expensive," most salespeople defend the price. They list features. They compare to competitors. They lower the offer. All of that is wrong. The objection isn't about price — it's about v

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May 2026

Ogden Academy vs Sales Gravy: Which Sales Training Fits Your Team?

Both Ogden Academy and Sales Gravy teach sales frameworks. Both have strong instructor credibility and real case studies. But they serve different needs.

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May 2026

Pricing Conversations Without Discounting: How to Defend Value Without Losing the Deal

The moment you discount, you train the buyer to negotiate price. You also signal that your original price was inflated. What should be a conversation about value becomes a conversation about margin. I've watched hundreds

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May 2026

The 10 Best Online Sales Training Courses in 2026 (Ranked & Compared)

The online sales training market is fragmented. Some platforms emphasize motivation (Cardone). Some teach business building (Hormozi/Acquisition.com). Some focus on specific techniques (Sandler). The best course for you

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