Mon.Nov 13, 2023

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Debunking the Myth-Sales Success Is Not a Game of Chance

Iannarino

Discover why treating sales like a lottery is a flawed strategy and how adopting an intentional approach can transform your sales results.

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Google says major changes coming to search rankings

Search Engine Land

Google’s Search Liaison, Danny Sullivan, has reportedly said that major changes are coming to Google’s search rankings in the future. This comes from a talk Sullivan gave at an event last Friday, where he was quoted as saying that these “major changes” are coming and that some may need to “buckle up.” Danny Sullivan after this story was published replied on X saying, “I was talking about various things people have raised where they want to see our result

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How Generative AI is Revolutionizing Application Development

Salesforce

We are at an inflection point in the history of application development. Game-changing innovations in AI are transforming the way we build apps, enabling us to create experiences that were previously unimaginable. This is reminiscent of the shift from mainframe to client/server applications, and later from client/server to internet applications. In both cases, the new technology was so transformative that it led companies to change course, rethink and often rewrite their existing applications, a

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Continuous improvement and innovation: Successful customer journey operations

Martech

Creating a great customer experience is a top priority for most brands because customers value the entire journey, not just the products or services they purchase. However, delivering on this promise is often more challenging than it sounds. In this series, we looked at the collaborative aspects of customer journey operations and what successful governance looks like.

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AI Strategies for Sales Managers: How to Cut Down on Tedious Admin Work

What if you could help your sellers stop wasting 72% of their day on non-selling activities and focus on bringing in revenue? Incorporating AI in your enablement workflows can help you cut down on busy work, get projects done faster, and let your team (and you!) focus on making a bigger impact. We put together this guide to show you how to use AI to cut time and costs for projects, including collateral creation, development of training videos, and automating tedious processes.

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80% of IPOs Since 2020 Are “Broken”

SaaStr

So the Wall Street Journal did a great job slicing and dicing IPO data recently. To me, the most jarring statistic was this one: 80% of IPOs since 2020 are trading below their IPO price, or “broken ”: So what, you might think? Buyer beware? Hooray for “efficient IPOs” that don’t leave money on the table, some say? Perhaps. But the problem is this — when folks don’t make money off startups, everything gums up and slows down.

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Onesend and ActiveCampaign support Australian office gear sales

Martech

What does the martech stack for an Australian B2B office supplies dealer look like? We asked Elle James, head of marketing and sales systems at Stuart and Dunn, an Office Choice dealer based about two hours out of Sydney. “We rely to a large extent on the Office Choice national support office,” she said. The stack includes Pronto’s CRM (Pronto is an Australia-based business management vendor).

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Meta partners with Amazon to streamline advertisers’ conversions

Martech

Meta has rolled out a new feature simplifying the conversion process for Amazon sellers. Shoppers in the U.S. can now link their Facebook and Instagram accounts to Amazon, enabling them to buy products advertised in their feeds without having to leave the mobile apps. Why we care. Maurice Rahmey, co-founder and co-CEO of Disruptive Digital, described the new feature as “the most significant ad product of the year.

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5 Secrets to Product Velocity as You Scale with Drata’s VP Product

SaaStr

How do you scale a product organization quickly? VP of Product at Drata Brian Elmi and Director of Product Management Dana Mauger share five not-so-secret secrets of product velocity at SaaStr Annual this year. Spoiler alert: These are probably things you already know, but they’re much harder to do in action than in theory. Let’s see how Drata does it — a relatively young company of only 2.5 years, has seen massive growth and over 14 different frameworks, trust center capabilities, Enterprise ri

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Transformer architecture: An SEO’s guide

Search Engine Land

As we encounter advanced technologies like ChatGPT and BERT daily, it’s intriguing to delve into the core technology driving them – transformers. This article aims to simplify transformers, explaining what they are, how they function, why they matter, and how you can incorporate this machine learning approach into your marketing efforts. While other guides on transformers exist, this article focuses on providing a straightforward summary of the technology and highlighting its revolutionary

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User-generated content from Catch+Release fuels success for cybersecurity firm F5

Martech

“At a technology company, you don’t usually see this focus on what it means to be human first and adaptable and trusted. A technology company really has to earn that trust and it doesn’t come easily.” Joel Ertsgaard was explaining why a software vendor like F5, specializing in app and API security, needs a creative director — a role he has filled for more than four years. “Our customers have a vision of what they can do to help their customers work, play and live be

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Prepare Now: 2025s Must-Know Trends For Product And Data Leaders

Speaker: Jay Allardyce, Deepak Vittal, Terrence Sheflin, and Mahyar Ghasemali

As we look ahead to 2025, business intelligence and data analytics are set to play pivotal roles in shaping success. Organizations are already starting to face a host of transformative trends as the year comes to a close, including the integration of AI in data analytics, an increased emphasis on real-time data insights, and the growing importance of user experience in BI solutions.

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Conveying keyword insights to non-SEOs: A visual approach

Search Engine Land

Explaining keyword research to those unfamiliar with SEO to gain support can be challenging. Stakeholders often find it difficult to grasp the value of SEO, and at the same time, SEOs struggle to communicate the benefits and contributions effectively. Fortunately, there are strategies available for SEOs to bridge this gap by employing their keyword research more strategically and effectively.

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Ecommerce Packaging — Creating the Best Buyer Experience

Hubspot

There’s nothing quite like coming home to a package you‘ve been eagerly awaiting. If you’re anything like me, you take your time to unbox your item, and savor the experience. That’s why your ecommerce packaging needs to be clever, carefully, designed, and inventive. Capitalizing on your customers’ emotions during this moment is the key to leaving a lasting impact and creating an unforgettable buyer experience.

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Meta Ads for ecommerce: 7 things to test and iterate

Search Engine Land

A few years ago, you’d have been laughed out of any room for even insinuating that paid social and paid search had similarities. Fast forward to the era of automation in PPC advertising, and there’s more in common between Meta and Google’s ad products than you might realize. For example, both ad platforms: Include algorithm-based campaigns that are heavily promoted by each platform: Advantage+ (Meta) and Performance Max (Google).

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94% of Leaders Want More Valuable Data – Here’s How To Get It

Salesforce

Business success depends on having the right information at the right time. The stakes are even higher with artificial intelligence spurring an unprecedented need for businesses to have access to quality, trusted information. In fact, 92% of analytics and IT decision-makers say trustworthy data is needed more than ever. To meet this demand, leaders need to empower everyone to lead with data maturity and build a trusted data foundation across their organizations.

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How to Prove Marketing Value: Demonstrate Content ROI and Contribution to Sales

Every marketer knows how important it is to prove their efforts drive sales opportunities, but that’s easier said than done. When problems like sales and marketing misalignment, lack of data, and wasted efforts persist, marketers can’t measure, prove, or increase their impact on revenue at a time when demonstrating marketing value is critical. Using analyst and expert data, this guide to marketing impact and content attribution explains: How B2B buyers use content The most common types of conten

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Google adds reports for learning video rich results

Search Engine Land

Google has added new reporting within Google Search Console’s performance reports for the learning video rich results. You can access these reports under the search appearance section within the performance report, if you have learning video structured data on your website. What it looks like. Google shared a screenshot of the report showing learning video rich results on X.

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Spiro.AI Joins NAED

Spiro Technologies

We’re excited to share that Spiro.AI has joined the National Association of Electrical Distributors (NAED) as an Allied Partner. The NAED is a renowned association that brings together key p layers in electrical distribution, with the explicit goal of “helping progressive distributors overcome business obstacles by delivering resources so they can own their customer.

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Transforming agencies into profit powerhouses with client retention by CallRail

Search Engine Land

In todayʼs competitive agency marketplace, itʼs more difficult than ever to stand out from the crowd and retain clients. As AdWeek reports, it’s not uncommon for small-to-medium-sized firms to see upwards of 40% client turnover year over year. Too much client churn can be a death blow to your agency since it costs up to four times as much to earn a new client as to retain an existing one.

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The Art of Remote Negotiation: Tactics for Success via Email

Sales Pop!

In an ideal world, negotiations would always happen face-to-face, allowing for immediate responses and a clearer read of the room. However, as virtual communication becomes the norm, negotiating via email has become increasingly prevalent. Customers, especially, are opting for email negotiations. Why? Because email offers them a distinct advantage. By negotiating through email, customers can: Create a virtual barrier, making it easier for them to conceal their true reactions from sellers, who wo

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Don't Let AI Pass You By: The New Era of Personalized Sales Coaching & Development

Speaker: Brendan Sweeney, VP of Sales & Devyn Blume, Sr. Account Executive

Are you curious about how artificial intelligence is reshaping sales coaching, learning, and development? Join Brendan Sweeney and Devyn Blume of Allego for an engaging new webinar exploring AI's transformative role in sales coaching and performance improvement! Brendan and Devyn will share actionable insights and strategies for integrating AI into coaching and development - ensuring personalized, effective, and scalable training!

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The Complete Guide to Enterprise Sales

Salesforce

The world of enterprise sales (or “complex sales”) is a good place to be — bigger playing field, bigger impact, bigger revenue, and exciting challenges. But it can be hard to know where to begin. Ask an enterprise sales rep what they’re selling at the start of the enterprise sales process, and you might hear: “I don’t know yet.” That’s because enterprise sales is not about selling products.

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