For teams

Give the whole team one sales language.

SalesCoach brings the Common Sense Selling process from Jim Dunn and John Schumann's books into one online language for reps, managers, and leaders: pain, resources, authority, decision process, meeting agreements, and next steps.

From the authors

The sales process from the books, distilled into online training.

SalesCoach turns Jim Dunn and John Schumann's Common Sense Selling work into the most actionable pieces: short lessons, practical tools, manager coaching prompts, and weekly reinforcement that can be used against real opportunities.

Why teams use it

Sales training only works when managers reinforce it.

The team path gives reps the selling process and gives managers a practical coaching language for sales meetings, pipeline reviews, role plays, and stalled opportunities.

Sales Coach online training interface
Shared processEveryone uses the same words for qualification, next steps, and proposal readiness.
Online accessReps can revisit the training before calls, proposals, and difficult follow-up moments.
Manager reinforcementLeaders can coach from the same process instead of relying on personal selling style.
Pipeline clarityBetter questions reveal which opportunities are real and which are wishful thinking.

Proof

Salespeople remember the method because they use it in real deals.

The strongest results come when reps stop treating training as information and start using a common process for prospecting, qualifying, proposing, and coaching.

This training has revolutionized my sales process.
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I finally have a system that is just plain Common Sense.
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Client-centric sales process and sales philosophy that is top class and highly effective.
J.J.VP Worldwide Sales

Unconditional guarantee

Try the process in your own pipeline. Keep it only if it earns its place.

We are so confident your sales results will improve after taking SalesCoach that we give you a 100% satisfaction guarantee. Let us know within 30 days that you want a refund, and we will send it back with one click.

You will find value in the program and be able to put it to use immediately. After this training, you will have a process to help you close more business without discounting, get out of dead deals sooner, and sell with more confidence.

  • Online by designNo need to block out days away from the field to learn the system.
  • Reinforced for a yearThe method keeps showing up in weekly practice, assessments, and manager coaching.
  • Built for applicationThe point is not course completion. It is better sales behavior in live opportunities.

Common objections

Questions buyers ask before they commit to sales training.

The answer is usually the same: the selling environment changes, but buyers still need trust, relevance, qualification, and clear next steps.

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Will this work with modern selling?

Yes. Modern buyers are more informed, more skeptical, and less patient with generic pitches. Common Sense Selling works because it starts with diagnosis, qualification, trust, and clear next steps before a solution is presented.

My business is different. Will this still apply?

The examples change, but the sales problems are familiar: weak qualification, unclear authority, price pressure, stalled proposals, and vague follow-up. The process gives your team a way to adapt the questions to your market instead of memorizing a script.

My salespeople are different. Can one process fit everyone?

The goal is not to turn every rep into the same personality. The goal is to give every rep the same discipline: set expectations, uncover the real problem, qualify the opportunity, and earn a clear decision path.

My customers are different. What if they do not respond to sales training tactics?

That is exactly why the method avoids pressure tactics. It helps reps ask better questions, listen earlier, and connect the solution to the customer's stated problem instead of assuming what matters.

How does this work in an email-centric world?

Email works best when it supports a clear sales process. SalesCoach helps reps write emails that earn the next conversation, confirm meeting agreements, summarize pain, and avoid sending proposals before the opportunity is qualified.

How does this work in an AI-centric world?

AI can help with research, call planning, follow-up drafts, and role-play practice. It does not replace judgment. Common Sense Selling gives reps the structure to decide what to ask, what to verify, and when the deal is real.

Does this work remotely?

Yes. Remote selling makes structure more important, not less. Reps need better opening agreements, cleaner agendas, sharper questions, and more explicit next steps because informal room cues are weaker.

Does this work during Zoom calls?

Yes. The same process applies: set the agenda, create comfort, diagnose the problem, qualify the decision path, and agree on what happens next. The format changes, but the buyer still needs trust and clarity.

Jim Dunn & John Schumann

The guys behind the system.

SalesCoach is not anonymous courseware. It is the online home of the Common Sense Selling method built by Jim and John, the trainers and authors behind the books, tools, and lessons.

Jim Dunn

Founder, author, sales process architect

Jim Dunn

Jim founded Whetstone Group in 1992 and helped develop Common Sense Selling into a practical sales process used by thousands of salespeople and managers. His background includes national speaking, sales books, financial services, commercial banking, technology, commercial real estate, manufacturing, life sciences, and professional services.

John Schumann

International sales trainer and course leader

John Schumann

John brought decades of sales and marketing experience from national and international companies into the Common Sense Selling system. His training background spans complex selling, sales leadership, corporate teams, and the online SalesCoach curriculum.

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Put the same process in every sales conversation.

Use the team path when the real goal is consistent behavior across reps and managers, not just individual course completion.