I tried the briefcase idea that you wanted. Not too sure if this is too detailed of a sketch, but I was going for bold and I hope you really like it! I will try working on some more concepts soon. Comments would be great, thanks!
I selected Entry #69 as our first choice not because I overall like it, but because it has an Idea (the briefcase with the ranks that are also the "V". I don't know either if the briefcase makes sense, but this is what I ask you as a designer. FEEL FREE to think of a symbol that makes sense. I am sick of seeing only "V" that while well done aren't really a significative departure from what we had. So, this entry is not right and we aren't going to select it but it is in the right way to experiment. Specifically I don't like the text enclosed in a border.
Thank you for your input, I was wondering why nobody was veering off from the "V" concept. I'll try for a better approach. I will not add the white outline for the design in any other of my concepts. For the font, were you thinking something a bit different than what I have, or what would you like to see added?
This version is going with a different color scheme to play with ideas. The concept for this is that since your company deals with educating people on sales, I've made an increasing arrow to symbolize growth in income, which is why I chose the green color option.
I'm trying to find a unique mark to symbolize the sales system by showing revolution of the letter v. I know you are looking for more unique designs not including 'V', but I feel this is unique because it has lots of potential. ex: 3D versions, superhero version, the arrow idea can be reproduced on other media, etc. If you have any comments/critiques, I'd be glad to help guide you to how you want the logo to look. Thanks!
Your new logo with the arrow in the circle doesn't work for us. And we already have a 3d superhero logo we like more. Try working on the idea of "winning" or "evolving" salesman.