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Practical thinking on winning in America.

Short, specific pieces on US market entry, sector strategy, and the mechanics of getting from ambition to signed customer. No downloads behind forms — if it is worth writing, it is worth reading in full, here.

30 July 2026 · 4 min read

You are not selling to the US market. You are selling to one person.

The unit of US go-to-market is not the state, the sector, or the trade show. It is the person who signs the order. Name thirty of them and the plan writes itself.

Market entry Sales
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23 July 2026 · 4 min read

Proof density, no hedging, and a next step with a date on it

American buyers say yes when they can carry the room with evidence. Three mechanics that decide whether a good deal moves or quietly cools.

Sales Buyer psychology
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16 July 2026 · 4 min read

What American buyers do with your proposal after you leave the room

The decision happens in a meeting you are not in. What survives that meeting is evidence your champion can forward without rewriting it.

Sales Buyer psychology
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9 July 2026 · 5 min read

What is different about American buyer psychology

Strong discovery calls, excellent demonstrations, solid references, and then the deal cools. The problem is rarely the product. It is friction in how the conversation is framed.

Sales Buyer psychology
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2 July 2026 · 3 min read

Every time I work out the US rules, something changes

The rules will keep moving. What stalls deals is not the change but the uncertainty it creates inside legal, procurement, and information security.

Compliance Regulation
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25 June 2026 · 4 min read

Can we not just find a distributor?

It sounds simple: one good partner covers the country. What usually follows is eighteen months of optimistic updates, an empty pipeline, and no market knowledge of your own.

Route to market Distribution
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Traction in the U.S.

One idea per issue, on winning in America.

Practical thinking on US market entry and commercial acceleration for UK and European companies — sent when there is something worth saying, not on a schedule. No archive dumps, no filler.

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