Iannarino
AUGUST 26, 2024
I started writing and publishing daily, including weekends, holidays, and any day that ends in the letter "y." Since making the decision in 2008 to write and publish daily, I have published every day, minus 13 days I was in Tibet. Over 14 years, I have published something like 5,400 articles. I will continue to write every day, as this is my practice, one I will keep until I can no longer push the keys on my computer.
Partners in Excellence
AUGUST 26, 2024
Charlie Green and I were talking about “modern sales outreach/success.” We contrasted what we see in too many demand gen and prospecting programs, with what we have seen that drives higher quality customer engagement. Most of “modern outreach,” is a variant of two approaches: “This is what our product does, buy my product……,” alternatively called the sledgehammer approach. “Customers like you have this problem, buy my product… ,”
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Martech
AUGUST 26, 2024
Like just about everything in marketing, B2B marketing is changing — and fast. Some of the trends I’m seeing have been developing for a while, but now they’re really taking off. What’s going on? Here are five of the most important developments. 1. Welcome the new generation of buyers Gen X and Y are entering the buying group, in droves.
Search Engine Land
AUGUST 26, 2024
Sorry kids, but SEO isn’t what it used to be. It’s time to bury the old idea of “optimization” and start thinking about what we really do: train search engines. In this brave new world of generative AI, the way we approach search has fundamentally changed and clinging to outdated concepts won’t get us far. Why the ‘optimization’ no longer reflects modern SEO Once every two years or so since the coining of the phrase “search engine optimization” almost 30 years ago, there comes a concerted
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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.
Martech
AUGUST 26, 2024
I watched “OpenAI Sora’s first short film — ‘Air Head,’ created by shy kids,” when it debuted in March and assumed Sora would be publicly available in a few months. But it’s already August and only a limited number of visual artists, designers and filmmakers have been granted access to “gain feedback on how to advance the model to be the most helpful for creative professionals.
SaaStr
AUGUST 26, 2024
We’re so close now to the 2024 SaaStr Annual!! The 10th Annual!! Sep 10-12 in SF Bay Area, once again across our 40+ acre indoor-outdoor campus at the San Mateo County Events Center. With so much change in SaaS, Cloud, and AI the past few years, it’s albeit become much harder to predict so many things — including how events will go.
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SaaStr
AUGUST 26, 2024
So I wouldn’t call it a trend, at least not yet. More perhaps a coincidence. But it is interesting. There have been only 3 SaaS IPOs since 2021 … a long, dry spell. But 2 out of 3 of them barely raised any venture capital at all. And 1 was basically bootstrapped. #1. Klaviyo, Now at Almost $1B ARR, IPO’d in September 2023. Bootstrapped First 3 Years, Lightly Funded Until Growth Stage.
Search Engine Land
AUGUST 26, 2024
Google Search updated its search documentation to reserve the right to use the OG title meta data for your title link in the Google Search results. That adds a ninth source Google may pull from for your title links. List of title link sources. Here is list of sources Google may use for your title link: Content in <title> elements Main visual title shown on the page Heading elements, such as <h1> elements Content in og:title meta tags Other content that’s large and prominent
SaaStr
AUGUST 26, 2024
Dear SaaStr: How Do I Take Over Customers From My Biggest Competitor? You can do it, it happens all the time. But you gotta put in the work. 95% of vendors and folks and sales reps don’t actually put in the world. You gotta do the 3 P’s: Patience. Persistence. Pounce. First, you have to practice patience. View all “lost” deals as just leads with a long sales cycle, and slowly but carefully do a specialized lead nurturing program for them.
Search Engine Land
AUGUST 26, 2024
Google’s favoritism of certain types of websites – or itself, in the form of search features and AI Overviews – are the biggest threats facing SEO consultants, according to a new survey from Aleyda Solis. SEO threats in 2024. Google updates that favor certain types of sites (e.g., user-generated content, big brands) in the search results is the biggest threat to SEO consulting efforts, according to 52% of survey respondents.
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.
Salesforce
AUGUST 26, 2024
The U.S. Department of Defense has one of the largest stores of sensitive data in the world. Protecting that data and equipping its people to make better decisions faster are top priorities. We take data protection seriously at Salesforce, and have worked hard to meet the government’s robust security standards to keep our nation safe. For example, Government Cloud Plus – Defense , our physically isolated, dedicated instance of the Salesforce Platform provides new possibilities for innovati
Hubspot
AUGUST 26, 2024
I remember it like it was yesterday — I was just starting out in SaaS sales, and I had identified a promising account I wanted to target. I identified a key stakeholder with purchasing authority, reached out with a simple yet elegant email pitch, and they responded asking me for a contract they could sign right away. I woke up to my alarm clock shattering that fantasy.
David Meerman Scott
AUGUST 26, 2024
Applications to syndicate video and audio feeds to multiple social networking destinations have exploded in recent years. Apps such as Restream and StreamYard allow video creators to simultaneously go live to multiple streaming services, including YouTube, Facebook, LinkedIn, X, Twitch, and more.
Salesfolks
AUGUST 26, 2024
The commission-only sales model had its day in the sun, but like bell-bottoms and disco, its time has passed. In today’s complex, competitive, and uncertain world, OTE provides the balance between risk and reward that modern sales professionals need.
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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
David Meerman Scott
AUGUST 26, 2024
In the world of marketing, there is often a perceived divide between business-to-business (B2B) marketing and marketing to consumers. Many marketers believe that the strategies and tactics used in B2B marketing are vastly different from those used in consumer marketing.
Highspot
AUGUST 26, 2024
Imagine trying to grow your business while everyone on your team pulls in different directions. Marketing generates leads that don’t quite match what sales needs, sales chases targets without a clear view of what’s coming down the pipeline, and customer success struggles to keep clients happy. This disconnection can lead to missed opportunities and lost revenue.
Sales Pop!
AUGUST 26, 2024
To maximize the effectiveness of LinkedIn Sales Navigator in lead generation and sales processes, consider incorporating the following strategies: Targeted Searches : Use the advanced search features to filter potential leads by industry, company size, job title, and geographical location. This specificity helps in identifying the most relevant prospects.
APACSMA
AUGUST 26, 2024
Sales Enablement Best Practices Best Practice Explanation Practical Example Align with Business Goals Sales enablement should align with the company’s strategic objectives and revenue goals to drive measurable results. A tech company aligns sales training with its goal to increase enterprise software sales by 20% within the fiscal year. Continuous Training Provide ongoing, always-on training to keep the sales team updated on new tools, techniques, and market changes.
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!
Martech
AUGUST 26, 2024
The Biden/Harris administration is focusing attention on bad corporate customer experience practices like customer service “doom loops” and problems with customer service chatbots. That might seem an unlikely space for presidential intervention, but the administration has already addressed CX shortcomings at federal agencies. The plan to improve corporate CX is called “ Time is Money.” Why we care.
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