Thu.Nov 07, 2024

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Leading a Sales Team: 10 Keys to Success (Part 2)

Anthony Cole Training

Sales leaders must be both effective managers and great coaches by arming their salespeople with the skills to be successful and managing their strengths. This week, we identify the final 5 keys to success in leading a sales team.

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Reflecting On “Founder Mode”

Partners in Excellence

Since Paul Graham’s fascinating article on Founder Mode, I’ve been reading/rereading his article and listening to Brian Chesky talk about his re-wiring of AirBnB. I’ve also been wary of way too many pundits jumping on the bandwagon with their thoughts about Founder Mode as the miracle cure to our business woes. (Let me be clear, neither Paul, nor Brian talk about it in that way.

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Latest Podcasts: 2025 Sales Best Practices

Force Management

In the past month, the Revenue Builders Podcast has hosted some insightful conversations with experienced sales leaders. They discussed their sales journeys, critical career moves, management advice and emerging technologies. We also heard some great perspectives from our hosts, John Kaplan and John McMahon. Tune in below to hear 2025 sales best practices from a variety of established minds in the sales world.

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Why B2B CMOs are frustrated with ABM platforms

Martech

Account-based marketing (ABM) platforms came with the promise of revolutionizing B2B marketing. They reminded us that it’s all about the account and transformed that insight from a concept into a craft. They recognized that the value of a lead extends beyond MQLs and SQLs, reframing it as a powerful account signal for prioritization and scoring. ABM platforms enabled marketers to peer into the crystal ball of intent data, identifying which accounts were in-market for solutions.

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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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37Signals: Our Employee All-Hands Retreats Cost From $3,500 to $6,274 Per Person

SaaStr

So what does an all-hands employee retreat really cost? You can do it more or less cheaply, for sure. But I found this post from Jason Fried at 37 Signals insanely useful. Across geographies from Miami to Amsterdam and more, here were their fully-burdened costs: So, we do these full-company meetups twice a year in different cities around the world.

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How to revolutionize your market segmentation with genAI

Martech

What if I told you the most powerful use of generative AI isn’t content creation, but rather, it’s strategic planning? I will prove it to you in this practical demonstration, where I show you how to leverage my favorite AI models (Claude, ChatGPT and Perplexity) to transform your approach to market segmentation. Traditional segmentation approaches are limited by individual bias and time-consuming research.

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Is product-led growth a GTM silver bullet?

Martech

Should product-led growth (PLG) be your No. 1 pick as your go-to-market (GTM) motion? Should it be blended with other motions like inbound, outbound, social media, community and events? Should the makeup of that blend change with time? Or is PLG just one of the latest terms people like to throw around? In fact, PLG as a strategy (if not a term) arguably dates back more than 20 years to when Atlassian (Jira, Trello, etc.) went to market with a product-led process that, for a decade, obviated the

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From Hustle to Leadership: The Journey in Sales and Staffing feat. Andy Matheou

Sales Gravy

In this episode of The Sales Gravy Podcast, Jeb Blount sits down with Andy Matheou from RHM Staffing to dive deep into the challenges and triumphs of selling in the staffing industry. Andy shares his journey from individual contributor to a leadership role, offering invaluable insights on hustle, resilience, and the unique demands of staffing sales.

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AI-powered martech news and releases: November 7

Martech

Not news: Marketing attribution, never a simple thing, is becoming increasingly complex. News: AI-powered forecasting is rapidly gaining popularity as a desired feature in marketing attribution platforms, according to a new report from Ascend2. While still a niche feature, 29% of marketers now deem it crucial, a significant increase from 13% in 2023.

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How AI Infrastructure Will Power the Future with Oracle and Bain Capital Ventures

SaaStr

Should we care about AI infrastructure when building SaaS applications? The Head of the Global VC Practice at Oracle, J.D. Weinstein, and Managing Partner at Bain Capital Ventures, Aaref Hilaly, take the stage at SaaStr Annual to answer this question, plus what to expect with the future of AI. What Is AI Infrastructure Infrastructure is everything you might think of behind a ChatGPT-like experience.

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

Speaker: Jay Allardyce, Deepak Vittal, and Terrence Sheflin

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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Aligning Strategy with Innovation: Insights from G2's Executive Advisory Board

G2

In a recent strategy session with G2's Executive Advisory Board, business leaders discussed the pivotal role of AI in enhancing marketing strategies, improving customer insights, and adapting to shifting buyer behaviors.

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Planning Your 2025 ABX Go-To-Market Approach

Heinz Marketing

By Win Dean-Salyards , Senior Marketing Consultant at Heinz Marketing As we approach 2025, Account-Based Marketing (ABM) and Account-Based Experience (ABX) remain pivotal strategies for driving meaningful engagement and impact. But with ever-evolving buyer expectations and technology shifts, crafting a successful ABM/ABX plan demands fresh insights and clear objectives.

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What Is a Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)? Importance and Benefits

G2

A virtual private cloud (VPC) creates a private environment by logically isolating resources in a public cloud. Learn how it works and why it's important.

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3 Ways Connected Assets Can Transform Your Manufacturing Operations

Salesforce

As the manufacturing industry continues to evolve at a rapid pace, staying ahead of the curve is essential. Operational transformation is top of mind for manufacturers, according to our latest Trends in Manufacturing report — 85% of manufacturers believe they must transform their day-to-day operations to remain competitive. One of the most promising developments that can transform your operations is the integration of connected assets.

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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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How to Get Sales and Customer Success to Work Together

Predictable Revenue

Daisy Chung underscores that revenue growth comes from a synchronized approach between these two departments. The post How to Get Sales and Customer Success to Work Together appeared first on Predictable Revenue.

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Revenue Enablement Maturity Model

SalesHood

Unlocking Revenue Growth with SalesHood's Revenue Enablement Maturity Model

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Business Failure: How the CEO and Founder of Acquisition.com Lost Everything Twice, Then Made $250 Million [+ Tips and Takeaways for Entrepreneurs]

Hubspot

As a business owner, you’re bound to make some mistakes and encounter a few business failures. There’s no shame in that. And if it makes you feel any better, Alex Hormozi , CEO and Founder of Acquisiton.com , isn’t afraid to admit that he’s done this plenty of times in his entrepreneurship, investment, and philanthropy journeys. If anything, he’s more than happy to dish out all the details, including his strategies for how he bounced back.