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A strong CPQ foundation matters more than the next hundred tools

A strong CPQ foundation matters more than the next hundred tools

by Daniel Kube | Sep 15, 2026 | Blog Post, Category Insight, CPQ, CPQ Strategy, Listicle

Ten controls make a CPQ foundation strong. Two tests tell you whether yours is, before you buy the next tool. Executive summary Complex quoting has not changed, and neither has the CPQ foundation underneath it. It still comes down to a catalog somebody maintains,...
Your CPQ Vendor Was Acquired: 7 Questions to Ask Before Renewal

Your CPQ Vendor Was Acquired: 7 Questions to Ask Before Renewal

by Malika Durrani | Sep 3, 2026 | AI and Finance, Blog Post, CPQ, CPQ Strategy, Listicle, Revenue Innovations, salesforce alternative

How to protect pricing, preserve historical quote logic, and decide whether to renew, renegotiate, or migrate.   If your CPQ vendor has been acquired, check your non-renewal deadline first. A CPQ vendor acquisition does not automatically rewrite your agreement....
Your Q4 quotes are next year’s audit file

Your Q4 quotes are next year’s audit file

by Daniel Kube | Aug 25, 2026 | AI and Finance, Blog Post, CPQ, CPQ Strategy, Office of the CFO, Pricing Strategy, Revenue Innovations

AI made your quotes faster. Gartner’s 2026 data says speed was the wrong half of the problem. Nineteen working weeks remain to fix the right half. Executive summary We bought speed. The constraint was discount authority. And that gap is going into next year’s audit...
Hybrid pricing pays. Until the deal changes.

Hybrid pricing pays. Until the deal changes.

by Malika Durrani | Aug 18, 2026 | Blog Post, Category Insight, CPQ, CPQ Strategy, Hybrid Pricing, Thought Leadership

 Executive summary Hybrid pricing won the argument. In the twelve months to May 2026, the share of B2B software companies running a hybrid model went from 25% to 37%, per Growth Unhinged’s survey of 230+ practitioners, and Benchmarkit’s 2026 metrics put...
Top 5 best CPQ for technology service providers in 2026, ranked on governance and lifecycle change

Top 5 best CPQ for technology service providers in 2026, ranked on governance and lifecycle change

by Malika Durrani | Aug 14, 2026 | Blog Post, CPQ, CPQ Strategy

The best CPQ for technology service providers is not the one with the most AI features. By the end of this year almost everyone will have those. The platforms that matter can govern what the AI decides, because that is where these projects fail. Five clear that bar....
The $3.8T PE exit backlog: why cross-selling shouldn’t wait for CRM consolidation

The $3.8T PE exit backlog: why cross-selling shouldn’t wait for CRM consolidation

by Daniel Kube | Aug 12, 2026 | AI and Finance, Blog Post, CPQ Strategy, Pricing Strategy, Thought Leadership

Buyers do not punish different prices. They punish unexplained prices. And the cross-sell thesis in your investment committee deck should not be waiting on a CRM migration. Pricing governance is the difference between price variance a buyer accepts and price variance...
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  • A strong CPQ foundation matters more than the next hundred tools September 15, 2026
  • AI depreciates, context appreciates. September 9, 2026
  • Your CPQ Vendor Was Acquired: 7 Questions to Ask Before Renewal September 3, 2026
  • Salesforce CPQ is not end of life. That is the harder problem. September 1, 2026
  • Your Q4 quotes are next year’s audit file August 25, 2026

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