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The Ultimate Cold Outreach Guide: Outbound Marketing on Steroids

Veloxy

Cold outreach can sometimes feel like a bad word. (Or two). How can you guide your team to do it effectively? How can you convince them that it can lead to ROI and sales? The reality is, cold outreach is a powerful marketing technique that can unlock untapped potential for your business. Join me as we take a look at this ultimate guide, exploring its benefits, strategies, and how to implement it successfully.

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Unlock Your Potential with a Personal Sales Coach

Iannarino

There is nothing more important than developing your sales effectiveness. One of the best ways to unlock your potential is by acquiring a personal sales coach.

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Reduce Churn and Drive Renewals with Customer Success Alignment

Force Management

Customer Success (CS) is a critical component of a successful customer engagement process. Growing revenue requires your organization to be cross-functionally aligned on buyer value and solution differentiation before and after the sale. Capturing that value after the initial deal is essential for driving recurring revenue and expansion opportunities within accounts.

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38.4% Of Pre-Seed Rounds Are to California Startups per Carta

SaaStr

So I firmly you believe you can build an incredible SaaS startup from anywhere now, or at least, any major-ish tech center. See, e.g., Atlassian, Canva, Cloudflare (CEO now in Park City), Adyen, etc. Heck, Oracle apparently is moving to Nashville! And yet … gravity is coming back to the SF Bay Area. So many CEOs have come back, even if their teams haven’t.

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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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Emarsys Omnichannel & AI Masterclass – 3 sessions you won’t want to miss by Emarsys

Martech

From fireside chats to expert-led sessions featuring digital leaders who are blazing a trail in the world of omnichannel marketing, this year’s Emarsys Omnichannel and AI Masterclass is packed full of insights that will leave you buzzing with new ideas. In this article, we’re going to take a look at three key sessions from the likes of Home Depot, Colgate-Palmolive and Kellanova that you won’t want to miss.

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Dear SaaStr: Should We Introduce Freemium in Our B2B SaaS Startup to Boost Growth?

SaaStr

Dear SaaStr: Should We Introduce Freemium in Our B2B SaaS Startup to Boost Growth? Probably not. Not because in theory it’s a bad idea. But because for most folks even at $1m-$2m ARR, it’s already too late. Why? Two reasons: First, if you don’t start Freemium, it’s very very hard to add that DNA later, once you have real revenues, processes and software optimized around larger customers and deal sizes Freemium: Requires a much more elegant onboarding (no human assist) that most ent

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How Your Sales Team Can Use PLG to Acquire and Expand New Customers Faster with Uday Chakravarth, Former Head of PLG at Atlassian 

SaaStr

Have you ever wondered how you could turn PLG concepts like the freemium model into a fast-growing revenue driver for your company? Former Head of PLG and founder and CEO of Clinch, Uday Chakravarthi, shares insights into how to do just that. With a PLG-heavy background, first working at Microsoft Azure and again with Atlassian, the PLG pioneers, he gives insights into leveraging PLG for the growth of your organization.

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AI-powered martech news and releases: May 30

Martech

Since OpenAI made ChatGPT publicly available at the end of 2022, artificial intelligence has ridden a tidal wave of earned media attention. This has created widespread awareness in the general public, but little interest in using it, according to a study by The Reuters Institute and Oxford University. Around 50% of the 12,000 people from six countries surveyed have heard of ChatGPT, far more than any other AI product.

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Google explains how it is improving its AI Overviews

Search Engine Land

Google responded to the bad press surrounding its recently rolled out AI Overviews in a new blog post by its new head of Search, Liz Reid. Google explained how AI Overviews work, where the weird AI Overviews came from, the improvements Google made and will continue to make to its AI Overviews. However, Google said searchers “have higher satisfaction with their search results, and they’re asking longer, more complex questions that they know Google can now help with,” and basically, th

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Maximizing martech’s impact: Insights from the CMO Survey

Martech

The latest edition of The CMO Survey shows contradictions which, in my view, hinder the realization of marketing technology benefits and ROI. The CMO Survey is conducted biannually since 2008. The spring 2024 report includes data collected during Q1 2024 from CMOs across various industries and company sizes. Here, we will analyze the marketing technology portion of the report.

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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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6 guiding principles to leverage AI for SEO content production

Search Engine Land

If you’ve been following SEO trends over the past two years, you’ve probably heard the term “AI” more than enough times already. While I’ll admit it is getting a tad bit repetitive, it’s not without good reason. AI technology will set the trajectory of nearly every industry in the modern economy. Some industries are further along the adoption curve than others, but at some point, the world we see today will be seamlessly woven together with AI.

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How to create and configure custom dimensions in GA4

Martech

Understanding all the features of Google Analytics 4 (GA4) is essential to making the most of it. Doing so allows you to configure the tool to analyze data accurately and efficiently. It also lets you draw the best conclusions for designing, refocusing and defining your digital strategies. GA4 users can configure many functionalities, including custom dimensions, which allow for more detailed and personalized data analysis.

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Google adds opt-in for Video Enhancements for ads

Search Engine Land

Google is allowing more advertisers to opt into new “video enhancements” for video ad campaigns. These aim to improve performance by automatically creating additional video formats from advertisers’ original assets. Why we care. With more video consumption happening on mobile devices, having ads properly formatted for different screen sizes and orientations is crucial.

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Postie launches CRM Optimization for direct mail

Martech

Postie, the direct mail platform, has unveiled a new CRM Optimization engine that uses machine learning to automate the analysis of brands’ CRM data to identify best audiences for direct mail campaigns. Early usage showed CRM Optimization-identified audiences three-times outperforming audiences pulled randomly from the CRM data. Why we care. Direct mail?

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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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Digital Business Simulation meets AI at the ATD Conference

The Advantexe Advisor

Last week, I shared several blog posts about Advantexe’s observations and perspectives on the 2024 ATD Conference in New Orleans. We received a lot of great feedback and by far the most popular and discussed concept was about the gigantic shift toward AI-enhanced learning and development. One of the most exciting parts of ATD for Advantexe was our in-booth business simulation contest where participants ran a business simulation we created just for the show.

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Google Search Console link report may be broken today

Search Engine Land

Google Search Console link report may be broken or maybe Google decided to report on fewer links in that tool. Many are seeing huge declines in the number of links the tool is showing them when compared to last week. More details. Starting Monday, May 27th, many SEOs began to notice a decline in the number of links being reported and then as of this morning, many are noticing massive declines , some even showing zero links being reported in the tool.

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How to Build a Website from Scratch in 6 Steps (for Beginners)

G2

Want to build a website but don't know where to start? Read more and learn about how you can create your dream website in 6 easy steps.

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Emarsys Omnichannel & AI Masterclass – 3 sessions you won’t want to miss by Emarsys

Search Engine Land

From fireside chats to expert-led sessions featuring digital leaders who are blazing a trail in the world of omnichannel marketing, this year’s Emarsys Omnichannel and AI Masterclass is packed full of insights that will leave you buzzing with new ideas. In this article, we’re going to take a look at three key sessions from the likes of Home Depot, Colgate-Palmolive and Kellanova that you won’t want to miss.

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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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Moving Past the Uncertainty of AI Law with G2 Senior Corporate Counsel

G2

After passing the bar in 2016, I transitioned from courtroom advocacy to Senior Corporate Counsel for G2, a Chicago unicorn, and the world's largest and most trusted software marketplace. Positioned squarely at the intersection of 21st-century tech and 20th-century laws, the G2 legal team – led by General Counsel Eunice Buhler – has been cast as thought leaders in finding AI-driven solutions to strategize legal and commercial advantages.

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8 Revenue Enablement Strategies That Get Results

Highspot

Ever feel like your sales team is working twice as hard but not seeing the results your business is aiming for? You’re not alone. Many teams face challenges that keep them from hitting their targets. Whether it’s sales and marketing not syncing up, using outdated tools, or outdated processes, these problems can slow progress. Adopting effective revenue enablement strategies is essential to addressing these challenges and driving your sales teams’ success.

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How to Prevent 3 Common Misconfiguration Mistakes

Salesforce

If you’ve been a Salesforce customer for more than five minutes, you’ve likely heard us talk about our commitment to Trust (yes, we take it that seriously!). The framework we follow for upholding the highest level of trust between Salesforce and our customers is called the Shared Responsibility Model. This is a “widely-used model by cloud providers where the provider is in charge of security related to the cloud itself and its underlying infrastructure, while its customers or end users are respo

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Mastering Early Lead Development with Mark Hunter

Predictable Revenue

This guide distills Hunter's wisdom into actionable steps to help founders improve their sales processes and drive sustainable growth. The post Mastering Early Lead Development with Mark Hunter appeared first on Predictable Revenue.

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Increase Revenue With Better, Faster Sales Onboarding

Quotas need to be hit. Revenue goals need to be met. This reality makes shortening sales onboarding time a top priority. Organizations with a standard onboarding process boost employee retention by 58% and increase productivity by 50%. Unfortunately, many companies struggle with inefficient processes that lead to high turnover and missed revenue opportunities.

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Master Your Triathlon Training: How to Choose the Best Triathlon Watch

Sales Pop!

Unlocking the Potential of Triathlon Watches in Your Training The right triathlon watch can be a game-changer in the way athletes train and compete. These sophisticated devices not only track time but also provide a wealth of data crucial for optimizing performance across swimming, cycling, and running. With the vast array of options available, choosing the best triathlon watch tailored to your specific needs is essential.

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How to Boost Your LinkedIn Presence With a Dedicated VA

TaskDrive

Stop wondering how to boost your LinkedIn presence with a dedicated VA—take the step forward and hire your very own AI-augmented VA to help you. The post How to Boost Your LinkedIn Presence With a Dedicated VA appeared first on TaskDrive.

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3 Rewards of Business Credit Cards

Sales Pop!

Is it time for your small business to get a credit card? It might be. Choosing the best card for your purposes is critical. Different business credit cards have different benefits designed to complement various business needs. Some of the most common benefits are travel insurance , cash back or rewards for certain purchases, and introductory offers. #1.

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Cordance Acquires AI-Powered CRM Company Designed for Manufacturers

Spiro Technologies

Cordance, a company that acquires and accelerates the growth of B2B SaaS companies and is a prominent player in the industrial distribution and manufacturing space, announces the successful acquisition of Spiro.ai.

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Business Intelligence 101: How To Make The Best Solution Decision For Your Organization

Speaker: Evelyn Chou

Choosing the right business intelligence (BI) platform can feel like navigating a maze of features, promises, and technical jargon. With so many options available, how can you ensure you’re making the right decision for your organization’s unique needs? 🤔 This webinar brings together expert insights to break down the complexities of BI solution vetting.

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Why RCS mobile marketing is set to go big in the U.S.

Martech

SMS mobile campaigns are an effective way of reaching customers if they trust you enough to give you their cell phone numbers. Texts are a popular way for customers to receive receipts, shipping updates, appointment confirmations and, increasingly, deals. A text, however, is a bare-bones experience — even if it includes an attached file for a picture, an emoji or link to a website (that makes it, technically, an MMS, or multimedia text).