Iannarino
NOVEMBER 20, 2023
Occasionally, you acquire a new client who turns out to be one you cannot continue working with. Your sales conversation was fine, and there were no signs you would not be compatible, as the contacts were all polite and professional. But now, you must fire your client.
Partners in Excellence
NOVEMBER 20, 2023
In today’s world, it’s pretty easy to “know the answers.” At least with respect to our products, we have endless content, training, years of experience. We can answer any question customers are likely to have about our products and solutions. We can compare them, factually, with the alternatives, showing how our approach might be superior.
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Search Engine Land
NOVEMBER 20, 2023
Google Ads has confirmed that it is going to update the Location asset requirements in December. The update will clarify the types of location assets that are not permitted on Google Ads. Locations that will not be allowed as Location assets include: Locations that are closed Locations that are not recognized by Google Locations that do not match the business running the ad.
Martech
NOVEMBER 20, 2023
Picture this: You’re at a private art showing. The curator greets you, recalling your love for impressionist art and leads you to an unseen Monet. It’s perfect. They remembered what you liked, and it shows. That feeling of being special? That’s what we’re aiming for in B2B marketing. Your inbox should be more than a drop zone for flyers.
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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.
Search Engine Land
NOVEMBER 20, 2023
Are you looking for some examples of how companies are using AI for SEO successfully? You are in the right place. Maybe you are playing with the idea of using AI for tangential SEO. Maybe you are already an SEO pro looking to improve your content generation efficiency. Or you simply want to learn more about the state of AI for SEO. Whichever is the case, these companies using AI for SEO will provide you with the inspiration you need. 1.
SaaStr
NOVEMBER 20, 2023
Dear SaaStr: What is The Best Way to Hire Your First Sales Rep? I’ll tell you the trick. It’s going to sound simple, but it isn’t, because almost everyone gets it wrong. For at least your first few reps: hire someone >>you<< would buy >>your product<< from. Period. I.e., Do not hire someone just because they worked at Facebook or Salesforce or even Datadog or Shopify in “sales”.
Technology Sales Today brings together the best content for technology sales professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Martech
NOVEMBER 20, 2023
Adobe’s $20 billion bid for cloud-based product design platform Figma is being hit with an antitrust complaint by E.U. regulators. An in-depth investigation by the European Commission came to the preliminary conclusion the deal could significantly reduce competition for interactive product design tools, vector editing tools and raster editing tools.
Search Engine Land
NOVEMBER 20, 2023
Google has officially added a new filter to its shopping search results to show just products offered by small businesses. Businesses can mark themselves as being a small business in the Google Business Profile or Merchant Center account as of earlier this month and now Google officially rolled out a way for searchers to filter by that attribute. This feature seemed to launch shortly after the small business attribute went live but Google now officially announced it.
Martech
NOVEMBER 20, 2023
Best of the Bot showcases MarTechBot’s responses to prompts submitted by readers. The language model is based on content from MarTech embedded on top of ChatGPT. The editors of MarTech selected this response for its usefulness and have supplemented it with additional relevant content. I am the first generative AI chatbot for marketing technology professionals.
Search Engine Land
NOVEMBER 20, 2023
Google is updating the language in some child and teen ads policies next month, including: Ads & made for kids content. Ad-serving protections for children. Ad-serving protection for teens. The search engine explained that while there are no enforcement changes, it is tweaking policy language to provide more clarity and transparency for brands and advertisers.
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.
G2
NOVEMBER 20, 2023
Voice search has changed how we interact with our devices and access information. Nowadays, we frequently use them to look things up online. It’s easier and requires less effort since users speak commands instead of typing them.
Search Engine Land
NOVEMBER 20, 2023
Google’s automatically-created assets (ACA) for responsive search ads have been causing confusion amongst marketers. The feature was rolled out in September for general availability in eight languages: Dutch English French German Italian Japanese Portuguese Spanish Now, two months on, the Google team is still receiving questions from perplexed advertisers that it would like to address.
Sales Gravy
NOVEMBER 20, 2023
On this episode of the Sales Gravy Podcast, Jeb Blount and Will Frattini, Head of Enterprise Revenue & Growth at Zoominfo, take on account management and account expansion selling. You'll learn why a focused and intentional account management strategy is essential for net revenue retention and account expansion. Why Account Management Matters In sales, closing deals and prospecting often steal the spotlight from account management and customer retention.
Search Engine Land
NOVEMBER 20, 2023
Sam Altman, ousted on Nov. 17 , won’t return to OpenAI as its CEO. That’s because he has joined Microsoft, announced Satya Nadella, Microsoft chairman and CEO. New AI team. Altman, OpenAI co-founder Greg Brockman and more “colleagues” are joining Microsoft, Nadella posted on X : “We’re extremely excited to share the news that Sam Altman and Greg Brockman, together with colleagues, will be joining Microsoft to lead a new advanced AI research team.
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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
G2
NOVEMBER 20, 2023
Construction, a significant part of our economy, is changing fast. The latest construction statistics show several new trends. For example, there’s more data on projects than a decade ago.
Search Engine Land
NOVEMBER 20, 2023
Many articles detail the top-level costs of SEO. While the fee you will pay an SEO consultant or agency is part of the cost to do SEO, getting results also requires a contribution in time and effort from the business. This article will look beyond the surface at the full spectrum of costs associated with doing SEO well, enabling you to approach 2024 well-prepared for SEO success.
Understanding the Sales Force
NOVEMBER 20, 2023
Companies wants to use accurate sales assessments but are they accurate when the top and bottom salespeople have the same scores? The Analogy Have you ever searched for an item on Amazon and you not only found the item you were looking for, but found around 100 variations of the same product. They appear to be the exact same thing but since there is a huge difference in price, you look closely and learn that the cheapest products are Chinese rip-offs that don’t work, don’t last, and
Search Engine Land
NOVEMBER 20, 2023
Google Ads has stopped supporting Store Sales Direct (SSD) as a standalone product. The update means that SSD conversion upload requests to the Google Ads API are also no longer supported. Why we care. If you relied on SSD, Google sa id to review the Store Sales onboarding guide to understand your eligibility for ongoing store sales measurement. Work with your Google Ads account team to update the feature.
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!
Hubspot
NOVEMBER 20, 2023
Welcome to "The Pipeline" — a weekly column from HubSpot, featuring actionable advice and insight from real sales leaders. Clients aren’t buying like they used to. AI and the pandemic threw a wrench in the typical sales funnel that companies have now realized is too outdated to consistently bring in the profits they want to see. That’s why branching into new territory is more important than ever.
The Digital Technology
NOVEMBER 20, 2023
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Salesforce
NOVEMBER 20, 2023
As a service manager, imagine spending 10 minutes in the morning reviewing your most important key performance indicators (KPIs) — and in that short time quickly seeing which types of cases have the highest handle times. Or, as a service agent, suddenly having the superpower to know when a customer is likely to churn — and what you can do to prevent it.
Sales Pop!
NOVEMBER 20, 2023
Our previous article in this series ended with this line: How do you want your reality to appear? Carrying on from this line, the number one thing in life is participating in reality. This would mean for ourselves and what is happening around us. What is really going on? If we knew, many decisions would be different because we increasingly filter out reality from our mindset, in a similar way that people in love only see things “through rose-colored glasses.
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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.
SalesLoft
NOVEMBER 20, 2023
In the past ten years, we’ve seen an incredible shift in the buying landscape. There’s so much quality information online — in blog posts and ebooks, on social media and review sites — sellers have a shortened opportunity to impact buying decisions. That means sales reps must make the most of every chance they get to interact with a prospect. Sales enablement, and sales enablement tools, help them do just that.
Sales Pop!
NOVEMBER 20, 2023
The online customer journey is the process that a customer goes through when they interact with your online store. It starts from the moment they visit your website to the moment they complete a purchase (and beyond). Improving your online customer journey can lead to a number of benefits, including: Increased sales Reduced cart abandonment rates Improved customer satisfaction Increased customer loyalty A better reputation for your brand Here are a few tips for improving your online customer jou
Hubspot
NOVEMBER 20, 2023
In the ever-evolving world of sales, account executives play a crucial role in nurturing leads and closing deals. As technology continues to advance, AI has emerged as a game-changer for sales professionals, offering numerous ways to enhance productivity and drive better results. In fact, our recent State of Sales research found that 54% of global sales employees say AI has made it easier for them to stay ahead of their competition.
Sales Pop!
NOVEMBER 20, 2023
Effective teamwork and communication are critical in the fast-paced environment of modern business. Organizations are using digital technologies to enable seamless cooperation as remote work becomes more common. With its extensive platform for file sharing, project management, and communication, Microsoft Teams has become a dominant player in this market.
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.
Martech
NOVEMBER 20, 2023
Publishing authoritative content is among the best ways to attract high-value B2B leads. However, creating appealing content for buyers at different stages of the buying journey is often the greatest challenge for B2B marketers. How can curation help solve this problem and get you more conversions? Discover the power of curation and how to start curating content for more effective B2B marketing.
Salesforce
NOVEMBER 20, 2023
Market research done? Check. Prospects qualified? Check. Looks like you’re ready to make a sales call. This isn’t just a quick pitch, however. The most successful sales calls include tailored presentations and focus on building trust with prospects by addressing their unique pain points. As celebrated entrepreneur Siva Devaki noted, “Sales is not about selling, but about building trust and educating.” To ensure you lead a successful sales call, we’ve curated expert
G2
NOVEMBER 20, 2023
Explore these automotive marketing statistics to understand the automotive sector and discover where you can adapt. Learn more about the gray areas. Tech
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