Fri.Apr 05, 2024

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5 Tips for Asking Your Prospect Better Questions

Anthony Cole Training

You don’t want to look, act, or sound like every other salesperson when asking your prospect questions. There is an art and a science to being masterful at asking your prospect better questions and building a strong, credible relationship with them. Read on to learn 5 tips for asking meaningful, exploratory, and courageous questions.

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Beyond Politics: Your Guide to Becoming Post-Political in 2024

Iannarino

Politics, as a practice, whatever its professions, has always been the systematic organization of hatreds.

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“Why I’m So Interested In Selling,” An Analysis

Partners in Excellence

For the past month, I’ve been publishing stories on “Why I’m So Interested In Selling.” The group is fascinating–both in their stories and in their diversity. Some have had long careers in selling, some are relatively new. Some are or have been senior executives in very large companies, some are individual contributors.

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How marketers can help boost martech utilization

Martech

In 2023, martech utilization was only at 33% per Gartner — a steep decline from 42% in 2022 and 58% in 2020. The underutilization of martech has unintended consequences. For example, it may lead to future budget reductions based on past platform usage. Insufficient usage of martech may also hinder the improvement of marketing processes. There are different reasons why martech is underutilized.

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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 I’m So Interested In Selling,” Martin Mackay

Partners in Excellence

Preface : I’ve been introduced to Martin Mackay through my friend Bob Apollo. As you will see, Martin has a fascinating and rich career an selling. Martin articulates something that I think so many of us find so exciting about selling: “The main reason is that it challenges you to reinvent yourself and stay current with your knowledge because it is the most dynamic industry of all.

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Reminder – Google is turning off all Universal Analytics services and APIs

Martech

Google issued a reminder that it will be discontinuing all Universal Analytics (UA) services and APIs on July 1. With Google Analytics 4 (GA4) properties fully replacing UA, access to UA properties through the Google Analytics front-end and APIs will no longer be available starting in July. If you haven’t fully migrated to GA4 properties, Google advises following the migration guide to begin transitioning as soon as possible.

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New to Accessible App Design? Start Here

Salesforce

You know accessibility is important to app design, and that what’s essential for some is useful for all. Still, how and where you start with accessible design can be daunting. That’s why we put together four entry points that anyone can try. Remember to begin where it makes the most sense for your organization. What is accessible design? Accessible design is a practice that provides users with options and features to engage with technology in various ways, across platforms and devices.

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CRO Confidential: How to Sell in a Hyper-Competitive Space with Apollo CRO Leandra Fishman

SaaStr

How do you sell against the competition or become a market leader in a very crowded space? SaaStr’s CRO Confidential podcast host Sam Blond chats with the CRO of Apollo, Leandra Fishman, about just that. Leandra has over 30 years of experience leading large sales and revenue teams. This hypergrowth platform raised $100M at a $1.6B valuation in a challenging fundraising environment.

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6 reasons why SEO audits seem like a waste and how to fix them

Search Engine Land

“ SEO audits are a waste of time.” That one hurts to read, doesn’t it? Recently, I came across a LinkedIn post that lamented on SEO audits. My comment got a lot of engagement, so the idea for this article was born: There are good arguments why you could say that audits are indeed a waste of time, but this cannot be generalized. It’s more an issue of both doing the audit and selling it the wrong way, which is the root cause of the perception that “SEO audits are a waste of time.

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Discounts, Expiring Deals, and Urgency: Understanding Human Behavior in Sales

SaaStr

I’m not that great at sales myself (not really), but I am a student of it. A few things I’ve observed about human behavior, negotiation, and good and bad sales processes in SaaS: Customers that expect a discount really expect a discount. It’s easier to mark up the pricing a bit. The amount of energy it takes to stick to a “no discounts” policy once you pass transactional pricing is … high.

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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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Bing Search tests removing cache link

Search Engine Land

Microsoft is testing removing the cache link from the Bing search results a couple of months after Google officially removed the cache link from its search results. Fabrice Canel from Microsoft confirmed this is a Bing test, he wrote , “Yes. Our team continuously experiments and tests various experiences to learn and deliver the best possible customer experience.” The test.

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Dedicated to Change and Clearing Obstacles

Sales Pop!

The workplace is forever changing, and the staff at some companies is comprised of multiple generations. Tradition holds much wisdom. However, it’s critical to pay attention to the rise in new technology, as it will affect your bottom line. New tech, including AI , is undoubtedly more challenging for seniors to adapt to, while younger generations will likely have the knowledge to assist with the updates.

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Manufacturing Is At A Turning Point

Spiro Technologies

While people may think of the manufacturing industry as this big, lumbering thing that hasn't evolved in years, that misconception couldn't be further from the truth.

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Chase launches media network

Martech

This week, JPMorgan Chase launched Chase Media Solutions, its new digital media business. It’s the first bank-led media platform, allowing advertisers to send relevant promotions to some 80 million financial customers. Chase acquired transaction-based digital advertising platform Figg in 2022 — a key component in Chase’s two-sided commerce platform.

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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