Fri.May 31, 2024

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Raising the Bar - Take Responsibility

Anthony Cole Training

“Did I hire my salespeople this way or did I make them this way?” This is the question every sales manager must ask. Fixing performance problems always starts with Standards and Accountability.Accountability means taking responsibility for outcomes – good or bad. A sales leader’s primary responsibility is to put the BEST team into the marketplace.Much like a general manager in sports, a director of a theatre company or an orchestra leader of a symphony, you have a job and a responsibility to hir

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High-Impact Sales Training Techniques for Software: Key Lessons for Success

Iannarino

Are you struggling with sales techniques for software? Discover the key lessons for successful software sales!

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“Rearranging The Deck Chairs”

Partners in Excellence

Yesterday, I was privileged to sit in a discussion with a number of SaaS founders and sales executives. We were talking about organizing the GTM functions to maximize performance. It was a fascinating discussion. It’s also like so many discussions I see, with all sorts of organizations. These discussions focus on how we structure and organize to drive higher levels of performance.

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AI is a threat to some marketing agencies, an opportunity for others

Martech

AI will soon be able to handle up to 95% of the work currently done by marketing agencies, creative professionals and specialists, according to Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI. If his prediction holds true, are marketing agencies headed for an extinction event in which some survive but many are wiped out, like the dinosaurs at the end of the Cretaceous period?

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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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How to Make a Crisis Management Plan For Your Business

G2

When you started your business, you likely put together a plan that outlined all the key details of what you were looking to do — what your products or services are, who your competitors are, the type of audience you want to sell to, and information about the marketing you want to roll out.

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B2B customer acquisition strategies are evolving

Martech

For a long time it was difficult for B2B marketers to meet prospects face-to-face or at in-person events. Customer acquisition became in many respects a digital process, although it’s now being complemented again by the human touch. While social media and digital advertising have been the leading customer acquisition channels since the early days of the pandemic, live events and partner programs are becoming important again.

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LinkedIn shrinks link previews for organic posts

Search Engine Land

LinkedIn has reduced the size of link preview images for organic posts, while maintaining larger preview images for sponsored content. Why it matters. The change aims to encourage more native posting on LinkedIn and could prompt more users and brands to pay for sponsored posts to retain larger link previews. Why we care. The change incentivizes advertisers to pay to promote posts to get more visibility with larger link previews.

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7 Marketing Hot Takes with SaaStr Founder and CEO Jason Lemkin on the Exit Five Podcast 

SaaStr

SaaStr founder and CEO Jason Lemkin joins Dave Gerhardt on the Exit Five podcast to talk about all things marketing in SaaS: How sales and marketing had changed since 2020 What motivates people to keep going Solopreneurship Jason’s content creation process What makes a great VP of Marketing Questions every marketer and founder should ask in interviews Should the CMO report to the CRO And much more!

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Google to honor new privacy laws and user opt-outs

Search Engine Land

Google is rolling out changes to comply with new state privacy laws and user opt-out preferences across its ads and analytics products in 2024. The big picture. Google is adjusting its practices as Florida, Texas, Oregon, Montana and Colorado enact new data privacy regulations this year. Key updates include: Restricted Data Processing (RDP) (which is when Google limits how it uses data to only show non-personalized ads) for new state laws: Google will update its ads terms to enable RDP for thes

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Why local, fine-tuned models are the near future of the AI workflow

Martech

For many people, ChatGPT is synonymous with generative AI. It was certainly the platform that captured the world’s attention. Even today, many people haven’t ventured further than the comfortable chat-based interface that it offers. This is a shame, as it means that many people haven’t yet fully grasped the amazing opportunities that these technologies bring — or the potential associated dangers.

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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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4 key SEO lessons to avoid site launch disasters

Search Engine Land

Site launches are arguably one of the most risky SEO endeavors. You can go from pure SEO bliss to catastrophe at the flip of a switch. I’m sure any experienced SEO you ask could tell you a site launch horror story or two; whether it was their own doing due to lack of knowledge/experience or something completely out of their hands. My hope with today’s article is that you may learn something from some of the lessons I’ve learned launching websites over the past decade.

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Personal Finance Strategies For Sales Professionals

Sales Gravy

On this important episode of the Sales Gravy Podcast, Jeb Blount, Jr (a.k.a JBJ) discusses personal finance for sales professionals with Ben Lex, a former B2B sales superstar turned financial advisor. Ben shares game-changing insights tailored specifically for sales professionals. The Financial Fitness Mindset In sales, we're all about closing deals, hitting targets, and making more money.

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Google restores News and Discover after widespread disruption

Search Engine Land

Google is having some technical difficulties this morning with its news engine. Google News, the news tab in Google Search, Google Discover, Google Trends and other Google services that use news publications are currently not returning results for many searchers. The issue seemed to start a couple of hours ago , but now is getting worse and happening for more Google searchers.

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What are Payment Terms? A Useful Guide for Businesses

G2

Payment terms are the conditions on an invoice dictating what, how, and when a buyer will pay the seller for a purchase. Learn about its importance.

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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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Lead gen vs. ecommerce: How to tailor your PPC strategies for success

Search Engine Land

One size certainly does not fit all in PPC advertising. The strategies that drive success in ecommerce often differ from those required for effective lead generation. Lead generation through PPC is more challenging than ecommerce. There are more obstacles and numerous sales funnel strategies to navigate. Additionally, major ad networks often favor ecommerce brands because of their new features and educational resources.

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How to Give Feedback to Your VA: Improving Your Care Experience

TaskDrive

If you've ever wondered how to give feedback to your VA, then this was written for you! The post How to Give Feedback to Your VA: Improving Your Care Experience appeared first on TaskDrive.

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Wholesale Telecom Sales is Getting More Complex. Here’s How AI Can Help You Keep Up

Salesforce

The business of wholesale telecom sales is fundamentally transforming. Free messaging apps like WhatsApp have taken away from wholesale telecoms’ core voice service business. Plus, data service has become increasingly commoditized. In response, the wholesale market has expanded to a diverse set of offerings such as leasing network infrastructure including fiber and providing managed services for IT and business functions, in addition to cloud solutions and location hosting for hardware.

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How to create a sales process map for your sales team

PandaDoc

Regardless of your destination, you’re better off using a map to reach it, right? The same applies to sales. The key goal of sales process mapping is to help your team accelerate performance by defining and then optimizing visualized steps to help them rack up more wins. So, if you’re ready to move past relying on your gut feeling as a compass, gain more confidence in your sales processes, and start crushing targets and hitting desired outcomes, read on!

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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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How Are Grocery Store POS System Shaping the Future of Shopping?

The Digital Technology

Technology differentiates supermarket shopping experiences. That’s especially true of point of sale (POS) technology. Grocery shop POS systems have greatly changed how people look, interact, and buy daily essentials. What’s driving the change?