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The Center for Sales Strategy Named to Selling Power Magazine’s Top Sales Training Companies 2026 List

Recognition marks the second consecutive year CSS has earned the honor from Selling Power

(May 13, 2026) — The Center for Sales Strategy (CSS) is proud to announce it has been named to Selling Power’s 2026 Top Sales Training Companies list. This marks the second consecutive year CSS has received this recognition, following inclusion on the publication’s 2025 list. CSS has also previously been recognized by Selling Power as one of its Top Virtual Sales Training Companies in both 2024 and 2025.

The annual list recognizes organizations that demonstrate excellence and innovation in sales training, coaching, enablement, and performance improvement. Selling Power evaluated applicants based on the depth and breadth of training offerings, innovation in delivery and methodology, contributions to the sales training market, AI integration and impact, and client satisfaction

“All of us at The Center for Sales Strategy are honored to once again be recognized by Selling Power,” said Matt Sunshine, CEO of The Center for Sales Strategy. “Being named to this list for the second consecutive year, alongside our recognition as a Top Virtual Sales Training Company in both 2024 and 2025, reflects our team’s continued commitment to helping sales organizations grow through strengths-based development, innovative sales strategies, and practical coaching that drives measurable business impact.”

For more than four decades, The Center for Sales Strategy has helped organizations improve sales performance through sales training, sales management development, talent strategies, and coaching solutions designed to increase revenue performance and strengthen sales culture. CSS continues to evolve its offerings to help sales organizations adapt to modern buyer behaviors, AI-enhanced workflows, and increasingly competitive sales environments.

According to Selling Power publisher and founder Gerhard Gschwandtner, quality sales training remains essential to B2B sales success as organizations navigate economic shifts, changing buyer expectations, and rapid advancements in AI-driven selling environments.

All companies considered for the 2026 list submitted detailed applications outlining their training programs, retention strategies, innovative solutions, AI capabilities, and measurable contributions to the sales training marketplace. Selling Power also surveyed and evaluated feedback from client organizations as part of the selection process.

View the full Selling Power 2026 Top Sales Training Companies list here: https://bit.ly/3R2BJwo.

About The Center for the Sales Strategy   
Founded in 1983, The Center for Sales Strategy (CSS) has grown to serve hundreds of clients annually across a spectrum of industries. For over 40 years, CSS has focused on improving sales performance as it helps sales organizations turn talent into performance and develop the highest-performing sales professionals. Its approach to customer-focused selling and talent-focused management has always been, and continues to be, core to its clients' success and the organization's success. CSS is joined by LeadG2, its revenue operations agency, Up Your Culture, its employee engagement and company culture division, and Robertson Lowstuter, its executive coaching firm, to help organizations achieve total revenue performance. To learn more about The Center for Sales Strategy and its portfolio of brands, visit TotalRevenuePerformance.com.

About Selling Power 
In addition to Selling Power, the leading digital magazine for sales managers and sales VPs since 1981, Personal Selling Power, Inc., produces the Sales Management Digest and Daily Boost of Positivity online newsletters (https://bit.ly/3nUpek7), as well as the leading AI sales newsletter (Subscribe to the AI 4 Sales™ / Sales 3.0 Digest – Sales 3.0 Conference / Blog (sales30conf.com). Selling Power is a regular media sponsor of the Sales 3.0 Conference, which is attended by a total of more than 4,500 sales leaders each year. https://www.sales30conf.com

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Contact: Shaye Smith, Director of Marketing

Email: shayesmith@csscenter.com

We Drive Total Revenue Performance.

The Center for Sales Strategy and its portfolio of brands (LeadG2, Up Your Culture, and Robertson Lowstuter) partner with companies committed to unlocking the full potential of their people, processes, and culture. By providing tailored tools, strategies, and expertise, we drive consistent growth and exceptional performance—ensuring that every aspect of your organization is optimized for success.

United in Excellence.

Four divisions, years of innovation, countless satisfied clients – unified in one exceptional solution to drive performance.

For over 40 years, we have helped enterprise, middle-market, and growth-stage companies DRIVE TOTAL PERFORMANCE. So, whether it's sales performance support, B2B marketing services, lead generation, employee engagement programs, or executive coaching services, we have the proven tools and resources to clear any of the hurdles standing in your organization's way.

If you have any questions about how exactly we can help your business, let us know! We'd love to chat about any of the problems that are currently keeping you up at night.

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"CSS has a proven track record of identifying talents and potential of future sales consultants and sales leaders. While I appreciate the assessment and rating for selection, I value the coaching conversations with the CSS Talent Analysts. Each has documented success in media sales and management which allows them to walk in our shoes as we analyze our team members. "

Vice President

"We've worked with LeadG2 since 2015 and will continue working with them...no end in sight. Not only are they positive, inspiring, responsive and fun to work with, they have transformed our business. We consider them partners and trusted advisors. They help us with our complete inbound marketing strategy from beginning to end, and since starting, we have tracked and attributed well over a million dollars in new revenue and have blown past all our key success metrics. We recommend LeadG2 to anyone... except our competition. "

Inbound Marketing Consultant

"The Up Your Culture program was pretty much perfect and aligned with our needs. All the feedback from our leaders has been wonderful. I wish I had this type of structure when I led a market. I did it on my own and didn’t have a road map. Being given a roadmap but being able to customize it to the needs of each market, like Up Your Culture does, is extremely valuable. "

Group Vice President

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The Center for Sales Strategy Named to Selling Power Magazine’s Top Sales Training Companies 2026 List

Recognition marks the second consecutive year CSS has earned the honor from Selling Power

We Drive Total Revenue Performance.

United in Excellence.

Four divisions, years of innovation, countless satisfied clients – unified in one exceptional solution to drive performance.

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