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ABOUT COMMEXCELLENCE

Commercial excellence should be measurable, not mysterious.

CommExcellence is an independent commercial excellence research platform connecting a free Commercial Scorecard, benchmark research, Commercial Signal publishing and future evidence led tools across Strategy, People, Sales, Execution and Profitability.

CommExcellenceUpdated 21 August 2026
WHY COMMEXCELLENCE

Commercial performance is rarely lost in one dramatic moment.

It leaks through the spaces between decisions. Strategy says one thing, sales pursues another, execution absorbs the consequences and profitability shows the bill later. A connected commercial operating model makes those gaps easier to see and manage.

CommExcellence exists to make those gaps visible, measurable and useful, connecting commercial thinking across Strategy, People, Sales, Execution and Profitability.

THE RESEARCH

10,000 Scorecards. One evidence base.

The Commercial Scorecard is a free commercial maturity assessment that creates an immediate diagnostic view for each participant while contributing to an aggregated research picture of recurring commercial strengths, gaps and patterns.

The research is intended to identify which commercial problems deserve deeper analysis and, later, which practical tools are worth building.

CXC

Meaningful contribution should create measurable value.

CXC is planned as a CommExcellence participation credit designed to recognise useful contribution across research, community participation and future product feedback.

CXC is not live yet. Before it is enabled, CommExcellence will publish the earning rules, utility and limitations clearly so participants can understand exactly how the system works.

THE FOUNDER

Built from the commercial front line.

CommExcellence was founded by Gideon van Niekerk, a commercial and proposals leader focused on the decisions that connect strategy, complex proposals, contracts, risk and long term customer value.

The idea is simple: commercial excellence should not live in isolated functions or depend on instinct alone. CommExcellence is being built to make the work more connected, measurable and useful, starting with research and then building tools around what the evidence shows.

COMMERCIAL SIGNAL

Analysis for people responsible for outcomes.

Commercial Signal publishes practical analysis, field insight and research for commercial professionals. The aim is useful thinking that can be tested in real work, not content for content's sake.