Tue.Sep 10, 2024

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Presidential Debates: Sales Strategies, Trust Issues, and How to Win Over Voters

Iannarino

In politics, as in sales, the art of persuasion determines who wins and who loses.

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Moving To “Problem Solving”

Partners in Excellence

We seem to be wired to react and respond. When we encounter a problem, we immediately jump on it doing what we can do to correct it, getting back on course. It seems like a game of business/selling “whack a mole.” A problem pops up here, we put a fix in place, another one appears somewhere else, we fix that, another pops up… We move from problem to problem, “whacking” them, only to have more pop up elsewhere.

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Should You Really Be Sending SDRs to “Man” Your Booths at Events?

SaaStr

So we’ve been doing SaaStr Annuals for a stunning ten years (!) and we have a ton of data. One thing I can tell you is sponsors and partners who staff their booths with junior folks that just stare at their phones all day typically don’t see the ROI of their peers that … well … do more. Now if events are a sales function budgeted by marketing, then at first this seems to make sense.

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Google vs. DOJ: Why Google’s ‘hundreds of competitors’ claim doesn’t add up

Martech

With Google’s antitrust jury trial underway, Google claimed the U.S. Department of Justice has a “narrow view” of the ad tech market and that advertisers and publishers have many alternatives. However, the evidence suggests otherwise. Dig deeper: EU hits Google with $2.6 billion fine in antitrust case While many ad tech providers exist, Google dominates key market segments such as ad exchanges, ad networks and demand-side platforms.

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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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GTM 111: Behind the Scenes on Apollo.io’s PLG Funnel, Leveraging AI, and Redefining Sales Success with Leandra Fishman

Sales Hacker

Leandra Fishman is the Chief Revenue Officer at Apollo.io , a leading go-to-market solution for sales and marketing teams. Apollo.io is one of the fastest-growing companies in SaaS, with 9x ARR growth since 2021 and currently valued at $1.6 billion. Leandra brings over 30 years of experience to Apollo.io. Most recently, Fishman was the CRO at Intercom, which during her tenure ranked No. 35 on the 2022 Forbes Cloud 100 List with over $200 million in annual revenue.

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How to make the most of your market research data

Martech

Market research is indispensable for businesses, guiding strategies and decisions with data-driven insights. However, many organizations fail to take advantage of all of them. This diminishes the research’s value and weakens marketing’s credibility. The issue often lies not in the research quality, but in how it is treated post-delivery.

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Scaling local advertising with automation in the new media landscape by Fluency

Martech

Today’s advertisers face a daunting operational challenge: scaling customized, local advertising campaigns across a growing number of channels. Overall digital ad spend continues to grow, and new channels, financial media and retail media networks are emerging. As the space gets more complex, both in-house and agency ad teams are stretched thin, trying to do more with the same — or less — people and budget.

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Does generative AI save time, money and resources in SEO?

Search Engine Land

Generative AI is undeniably making its mark on the SEO industry, but the real value lies in understanding how it affects the bottom line for SEOs and businesses. Can these tools truly streamline workflows, save valuable time and optimize resources or do they still require significant human intervention to get things right? Today, we’ll dig into whether AI is living up to its promise of saving time, money and resources in SEO.

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EU hits Google with $2.6 billion fine in antitrust case

Martech

As the second day of the Justice Department’s antitrust case against Google got underway, the EU upheld a $2.6 billion antitrust fine against the company. The fine comes from a 2017 case in which regulators said Google abused its dominant market position in favoring its own shopping comparison service. “We are disappointed with the decision of the Court,” a Google spokesperson told CNBC on Tuesday.

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Google is hiding search data from advertisers and profiting

Search Engine Land

Did you know that 20% to 80% of your search term data in Google Ads is hidden? We’ve run the numbers and found that advertisers are missing much of the search data that could improve their ad performance. This article explains why Google might be doing this and what advertisers can do to recover more search data. What are search terms and why are they important?

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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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Foursquare introduces Sales Impact attribution features

Martech

Today, geolocation technology company Foursquare introduced Sales Impact, a new offering in its campaign attribution suite. The tool combines location and purchase insights, allowing marketers to measure the impact of multichannel campaigns on sales. Previously, the Foursquare Attribution target used geolocation for logged-in customers to measure foot traffic to stores and other signals to estimate sales.

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How to do PPC competitor analysis

Search Engine Land

Knowing what is going on with your PPC efforts is as important as knowing what your competitors are doing. Monitoring your competitors’ activities can help you capitalize on their weaknesses, draw inspiration from their strengths and identify missed opportunities. Rather than copying their actions, you collect information and insights to run more effective and efficient PPC campaigns.

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How Your Sales Process Impacts Your Customer Relationships, According to Research

Membrain

Recently, Jim Dickie and Barry Trailer , co-founders of Sales Mastery Advisors , put out a report that represents a level of study that I find to be rare in the sales industry nowadays.

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Google tightens verification for lawyers in Local Services Ads

Search Engine Land

Google is implementing new identity verification requirements for lawyers using Local Services Ads. Why we care. This change aims to protect both businesses and consumers from impersonation and fraud in legal service advertisements. However, this could be an extra hurdle that some businesses may not be willing to prioritize. Key details. Deadline: Nov. 15.

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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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The Way We Search for Products Is Changing. Here’s How to Keep Up

Salesforce

Generative AI has already transformed the way shoppers find products online. As a product manager focusing on search and SEO at Salesforce Commerce Cloud , I’ve seen first hand the significant shifts happening at break-neck speed in customer behavior and business strategy over the past year. Generative AI, in particular, is redefining digital commerce and influencing everything from how consumers search to how merchants optimize their sites.

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Apple Visual Intelligence – search using your iPhone camera

Search Engine Land

Apple demonstrated a new search experience with Apple Intelligence named Apple Visual Intelligence. It looks and feels like Google Lens but it uses the native iPhone camera and is built into Apple Intelligence directly. Plus, it seems to use third-party search providers, like Google, OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Yelp for its search results – depending on the type of query.

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Yes, Brands Can Turn Customer Service Into a Profit Center

Salesforce

Over the years, you’ve put a lot of money into your customer service centers. You’ve upgraded technology, upskilled your agents, and invested in 24/7 self-service options. And that was a smart move, because white-glove customer service – for both B2B and B2C – is essential for consumer goods (CG) brands who want to build long-term, loyal relationships with customers.

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Google vs. DOJ: Why Google’s ‘hundreds of competitors’ claim doesn’t add up

Search Engine Land

With Google’s antitrust jury trial underway, Google claimed the U.S. Department of Justice has a “narrow view” of the ad tech market and that advertisers and publishers have many alternatives. However, the evidence suggests otherwise. Google’s misleading claim of “hundreds of competitors.” While many ad tech providers exist, Google dominates key market segments such as ad exchanges, ad networks and demand-side platforms.

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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 Competitive Edge in B2B Profitability? A Joyful Workplace

Heinz Marketing

By Maria Geokezas , Chief Operating Officer at Heinz Marketing B2B businesses constantly look for ways to be more productive, more competitive and therefore more profitable. That is what drives them and why they exist. This can have an adverse effect on employees, however, as pressure and stress levels increase in the workplace in the pursuit of profits.

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EU’s top court upholds $2.7 billion fine against Google

Search Engine Land

The European Union’s highest court has confirmed a record $2.7 billion (€2.4 billion) fine against Google for anti-competitive practices related to its Shopping service. Details. The fine, initially imposed in 2017 , was upheld by the EU Court of Justice today. Google was accused of favoring its own price-comparison service in search results, disadvantaging competitors.

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3 Ways AI Brings You Better B2B Marketing Solutions

Salesforce

How can AI help me? Whether they are willing to admit it or not, that’s the burning question many B2B marketers have in their minds. B2B marketers are under constant pressure to deliver more with less. They’re tasked with streamlining processes, prioritizing leads accurately, and measuring campaign performance with precision. It’s a tall order. While traditional marketing tactics still hold value, this increasing complexity demands innovative B2B marketing solutions.

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Scaling local advertising with automation in the new media landscape by Fluency

Search Engine Land

Today’s advertisers face a daunting operational challenge: scaling customized, local advertising campaigns across a growing number of channels. Overall digital ad spend continues to grow, and new channels, financial media and retail media networks are emerging. As the space gets more complex, both in-house and agency ad teams are stretched thin, trying to do more with the same — or less — people and budget.

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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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Who Needs Leads? 4 Ways Pipeline Marketing Drives Revenue

Highspot

Key Takeaways True sales and marketing alignment comes from enabling your entire GTM organization Evolving your Sales and Marketing relationship to be a consistent collaboration on quality pipeline doesn’t require complex strategies or more budget 56% of CMOs consider improving sales enablement a critical challenge that must be solved in the next 6 months Marketing isn’t about leads.

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Mastering Sales in Latin America: Insights and Strategies with Pablo Pefaur

Sales Gravy

On this episode of The Sales Gravy Podcast, Jeb Blount Jr.had the pleasure of speaking with Pablo Pefaur, a seasoned sales professional who specializes in the Latin American market. Pablo shares some key insights on prospecting, the importance of follow-ups, and cultural nuances that every salesperson should know. Key Takeaways: - Value of Outbound Conference: The Outbound Conference 2024 is a critical event for sales professionals, focusing on productivity, prospecting, and performance. - Help

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Enrich Your LinkedIn Email List

Sales Nexus

Enrich your LinkedIn email list to get essential data about your connections such as emails and phone numbers.

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