Thu.Apr 18, 2024

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Life's Finite Canvas: Reflecting on Time, Mortality, and Technology

Iannarino

Introduction to Time and Mortality An average life is a little over 4,000 weeks. My countdowns app suggests I have 1,745 weeks, 5 days, and 19 hours. It is rare that I open the app to look at the number of weeks remaining. Just mentioning the number of weeks that may remain causes some people to recoil at the idea, as if ignorance might shield us from the inevitability of our end.

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Decoding generative AI: Top LLMs and the app ecosystems they support

Martech

I’ve been writing about marketing tools for over a decade, and some of my earliest published articles were about the new breed of social media monitoring tools. Looking at those pieces today, two insights struck me: The basic approach and strategy of selecting technology tools to help us with marketing tasks hasn’t changed much (the good news). Everything else has changed dramatically (the not-so-good news).

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Scratching My Head In Amazement……

Partners in Excellence

Andy Paul called my attention to a discussion in LinkedIn. It was, yet another, discussion on “sales math.” This one reported on research on win rates. It reported win rates declining from 2022 to 2024 from 23% to 19%, with win rates for deals with ACV over $100K declining from 18% to 16%. The data, by itself, is stunning. But the conversation related to the post was even more shocking, from too many perspectives.

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How to Set Up New Managers for Success

Force Management

Top sales teams differentiate themselves with a proven system for finding and attracting elite talent. But landing strong candidates is only the first step in the journey. The best organizations know how to retain sellers with the most potential and ensure they’re positioned to perform and excel as they advance up the ranks. Making the move from sales rep to manager is a common career pathway.

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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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Why the shift from ‘conversions’ to ‘key events’ in GA4 is a game-changer

Martech

The recent shift from “conversions” to “key events” in (GA4) represents a significant change that digital marketers, especially SEO professionals, need to understand and act on. This article explores the implications of this change and insights on how to leverage it to elevate your marketing reporting. Understanding key events in GA4 On March 21, I got an email from a former student who said he’d logged into Google Analytics 4 (GA4) that morning and saw, “Analytics conversions have been rename

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Dear SaaStr: Why Do Some People Loathe Sales?

SaaStr

Dear SaaStr: Why Do Some People Loathe Sales? People loathe sales because they are making the mistake of mapping their experiences as, essentially, Very Small Businesses, as the general experience of a corporate buyer. Yes, you and I just want to buy in one click, on a website. I rarely if ever want to talk to a salesperson. Just think about buying a car.

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Can ChatGPT Optimize a Marketing Orchestration Workflow?

Heinz Marketing

By Tom Swanson , Engagement Manager at Heinz Marketing Last time we found out that ChatGPT struggles to make a visualized workflow. Today we are digging into whether or not ChatGPT can optimize a workflow based on qualitative data. Enjoy the video below! Initial Findings : ChatGPT can create workflows from scratch but results may be suboptimal. Existing workflows ranged from acceptable to chaotic; aim is to optimize.

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AI-powered martech releases and news: April 18

Martech

Try not to be too shocked: Businesses continue to deploy chatbots knowing they can give false answers, according to The Washington Post. It gave the example of tech entrepreneur Vivek Wadwha asking WhatsApp’s new AI “who he was, then what he’s famous for, and finally what he’s ‘infamous’ for. … In response to the last question, the bot described a 2014 blog post accusing Wadhwa of plagiarism, complete with a byline, date and formal citation.

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How to survive the search results when you’re using AI tools for content

Search Engine Land

The rise of AI content creation has been a game-changer – for better or worse. On the one hand, you have benefits like: Improved efficiency. Powerful content ideation. Rapid research. These efficiencies have allowed SEO programs to move faster and produced cost savings, added value and, in some cases, more revenue. On the other hand, you have issues like: Generic content.

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The future of first-party data and why it will be critical by Edna Chavira

Martech

In a world where cookie-dependent strategies are becoming obsolete, and privacy concerns are on the rise, leveraging first-party data is more important than ever. But establishing a successful first-party data strategy can be challenging. Join our upcoming webinar, “ Data Driven Decisions: The Future of First-Party Data and Why It Will Be Critical ,” hosted by AtData.

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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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8 use cases for Salesloft software integrations

SalesLoft

Your revenue tech stack contains a wealth of information – but that data often lacks context, an actionable next step, and collaborative workflows where reps engage their buyers. Left with a disjointed workflow, team efficiency gets shot, and sellers end up abandoning the tools all together. This ultimately leaves you with an inflated tech spend, poor ROI, and an unhappy team.

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Brave Search unveils AI answer engine

Search Engine Land

Brave Search introduced a new AI answer engine called Answer with AI. It will produce AI-generated answers “synthesized” from multiple sources for any query. What is Answer with AI. Answer with AI, as the name suggests, uses AI to generate answers to queries directly in the search results. This new Brave Search feature appears above the organic search results.

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Leveraging Sarcasm for Success

Salesfolks

In the competitive realm of sales, traditional approaches often emphasize charm and straightforwardness. However, a less conventional tactic, sarcasm, has shown remarkable efficacy, offering a distinct advantage to those who master its subtleties.

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Meta could launch Threads ads this year

Search Engine Land

Advertisers might be able to purchase ads on Meta’s Threads platform as early as the second half of this year. That’s according to a Digiday ( subscription required ) report citing multiple sources. Why we care: Brands and marketers will soon have another way to reach their target audiences. Although Threads isn’t at the level of Facebook or Instagram (2 billion monthly active users), Threads gained 50 million followers in its first 24 hours of launch last year and now has abou

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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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5 Lessons We Learned Deploying Einstein Copilot at Salesforce

Salesforce

The recent rollout of Salesforce’s new conversational artificial intelligence (AI) assistant Einstein Copilot is a pivotal product launch that enhances our ways of working and saves valuable time. Like most of our customers, we were excited when the technology became available to pilot, and we were keen to use it to transform how our sellers sell , how our customer service agents find answers and how our marketers manage campaigns.

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Tracking in 2024: Where we are and how to prep

Search Engine Land

Remember how painful iOS 14 was for performance marketers? An even more seismic change is looming, and way too many marketers are still unprepared. Yes, I’m talking about the impending death of third-party cookies. If you’re reading this article, this is probably the 1,000th time you’ve heard it mentioned. And that might be part of the problem: “the death of cookies” could now be one of those familiar phrases you skim over without understanding the depth of its ramifications.

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4 AI Features Telecoms Can Implement Now to Level Up Customer Service

Salesforce

If you asked any communication service provider , they are focused on improving customer service experiences to increase loyalty and decrease churn. As such, they’re looking to data and AI to help take their service to the next level. But there is so much uncertainty out there around AI for telecom customer service because it exposes those organizations to new risks and uncertain returns.

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Digital Innovation and Blockchain: Technology Synergy

Sales Pop!

In the dynamic landscape of technology, innovation is not just a buzzword; it’s the driving force behind progress. One such revolutionary innovation that has been reshaping industries across the globe is blockchain technology. Paired with digital innovation, blockchain has demonstrated unparalleled synergy, offering solutions to age-old problems and paving the way for a more efficient and transparent future.

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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!