Iannarino
MARCH 14, 2024
We are pro-salesperson. We want you to succeed in B2B sales, which requires you to have a high sales status in your client’s view. By possessing a status greater than your competitor, you have an advantage in a contested deal. There are levels to this game, and you will need to move up over time. Common sales levels, from lowest status to highest status, are described here.
Force Management
MARCH 14, 2024
If you’re leading an organization that’s selling a solution, whether in an established market or a new vertical, you’re competing for your buyers’ attention. The competition is high – we are all faced with hundreds of sales messages each day. Successful sales organizations know how to consistently rise above the noise and command greater market share.
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Partners in Excellence
MARCH 14, 2024
Slowdowns are impacting many sectors of the economy. We see a lot of uncertainty. Massive layoffs are still happening. Businesses, industries and markets are being restructured, profoundly. Overlay this with disruptions being caused by technologies like AI, global climate changes, and the global political challenges. We struggle with the idea, is there light at the end of the tunnel?
Martech
MARCH 14, 2024
The launch of OpenAI’s text-to-video tool Sora highlights a broader AI problem that too many marketers ignore: With so much AI-generated content out there, customers don’t know what’s authentic. This might not seem like a big issue. Still, your company’s reputation plays an increasingly important role in influencing consumer decisions and any missteps with AI can damage it.
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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.
SaaStr
MARCH 14, 2024
So RevenueCat (where I was fortunate enough to be the first investor) now is the embedded mobile subscription API for 30,000 (!) mobile apps, across 290,000,000 subscribers and $6.7 Billion in tracked revenue. So they do have interesting data. Their 2024 State of Subscription Apps Report is out , and here were my top learnings: #1. 70% of Mobile Subscription Apps Now Offer Free Trials, At Least in Part.
Martech
MARCH 14, 2024
The ad industry is making major investments in order to adapt to the new privacy-by-design ecosystem, according to an IAB survey of 500 advertising and data experts at brands, agencies and publishers. The 2024 edition of the IAB’s annual “State of Data” report shows how the industry is addressing the new privacy-by-design ecosystem in which the deprecation of third-party cookies and other privacy-protective measures are expected to lead to significant signal loss.
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Martech
MARCH 14, 2024
A recent survey finding about AI use reminded me of a joke by the brilliant satirist Tom Lehrer: “I know some people feel that marriage as an institution is dying out, but I disagree and the point was driven home to me rather forcefully not long ago by a letter I received which said: ‘Darling, I love you and I cannot live without you. Marry me, or I will kill myself.
Salesforce
MARCH 14, 2024
Generative artificial intelligence (AI) has been the fastest-growing consumer application of all time, and retailers are quickly seeing its business value. Some of you are looking for bottom-line improvement, some of you want top-line growth. But everyone agrees your retail AI strategy needs to impact both the customer and employee experience if you want these initiatives to be successful.
Martech
MARCH 14, 2024
One central theme of the MarTech Conference (coming up Tuesday and Wednesday next week) is how to use the amazing array of tools now available, from AI to data analytics, to actually enhance customer experience. Alicia Arnold is managing director and digital transformation consultant at AK Arnold and her emphasis in her Wednesday session at MarTech will be on measuring customer experience.
SaaStr
MARCH 14, 2024
Dear SaaStr: How Can You Land Big Customers If You’re a New Startup No One Has Heard Of? Solve one of their top pain points, for real — that no other vendor is solving. If you haven’t sold to the F500 / Global 2000 before, you’ll be somewhat surprised to learn that between the CIO’s office and functional heads, at most huge companies, there is a clear goal to bring in a handful of new “innovative vendors” into the company each year.
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.
Martech
MARCH 14, 2024
Oracle today announced that it is rolling out a range of generative AI tools across both front and back office applications in its Oracle Fusion Cloud Applications Suite. In addition to new solutions for ERP, supply chain management and HR, it announced specific enhancements to its customer experience capabilities. The CX announcements included new support for marketing, sales and service.
Search Engine Land
MARCH 14, 2024
The rollout of Search Generative Experience (SGE) will change Google SERPs – that’s pretty much indisputable. Whether AI will dominate the SERPs altogether is up for debate. If you’re reading a few strategically placed Google hints, you know there’s an alternative that makes it clear Google will still respect first-party perspectives and E-E-A-T -rich content.
Martech
MARCH 14, 2024
Most marketers love martech tools. They save time, improve campaign performance and allow you to complete many additional tasks you would never have been able to achieve without their automated capabilities. However, there is a problem. No single tool does everything. We have too many tools today, but often, they don’t play nicely together. This creates a sticky problem: How do we get multiple tools to work in tandem?
SaaStr
MARCH 14, 2024
“Doubling Down” is a new series where we hear from top B2B SaaS investors on their most recent activities and takes on the current market. We had a great one last time with Peter Specht, Partner at Creandum. Check that out here. This week we’re focusing on Lucy Deland, Co-founder & General Partner at Inspired Capital! #1. What’s your most recent disclosed investment?
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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
Search Engine Land
MARCH 14, 2024
Amazon apologized to advertisers after its automated advertising system charged them to promote products they couldn’t sell. The retail giant confirmed that some sellers have been charged for misdirected ads, and assured that it was actively working to resolve the issue. First spotted. Rob Robinson, a seller of advanced gaming computers, was the first to raise concerns after discovering he was being charged thousands of dollars to promote products in California, despite not selling in that
G2
MARCH 14, 2024
Discover effective escalation management techniques and learn about common triggers, proactive strategies, and the role of customer satisfaction metrics in this guide.
Search Engine Land
MARCH 14, 2024
A/B testing for SEO is different than typical UX/CRO testing. Despite how quickly search evolves and best practices change, some changes must be tested before rolling out. Testing can help justify further investment or help prevent a potentially negative impact. Why we need to test SEO strategies Testing and proving a strategy is more important than ever as companies are looking really closely at the ROI of marketing in general and especially SEO.
Salesforce
MARCH 14, 2024
We’re in the midst of an AI and data revolution – and it’s changing what customers expect. Consumer technology, AI, and digital experiences have lept far forward. We’ve found that when technology advances, 73% of customers expect better personalization, and 81% expect faster service. This makes it all the more frustrating when they can’t get speedy, personalized help on their preferred channel whether that’s live chat, SMS, or phone.
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!
Search Engine Land
MARCH 14, 2024
LinkedIn is now allowing businesses to promote content from any user on the app, not just their own employees, expanding its Thought Leader ads into a form of branded content promotion. Previously, brands could use Thought Leader ads to turn posts from verified employees into promotions. Now, businesses have the option to promote posts from non-employees too.
Eliminate Your Competition
MARCH 14, 2024
In situations where complex deals and large buying teams are the norms, the path to closing a deal often feels like navigating a labyrinth. My discussions with clients have illuminated the critical role of a well-structured approach in guiding selling and buying teams through this maze. A pivotal element in this structured approach is the adoption of a Decision Timeline (DT): a collaborative project plan outlining action items for both parties to facilitate a decision that leads to a financial t
Search Engine Land
MARCH 14, 2024
Google Product Studio launched seasonal themed templates, offering advertisers a convenient solution to instantly generate eye-catching promotional images for various holidays. With the release of the first templates for St. Patrick’s Day available now, advertisers can effortlessly update their product images for the upcoming holiday on March 17th.
Predictable Revenue
MARCH 14, 2024
Collin dives into the journey from founder-led sales to establishing the first sales team with Kristie Jones from Sales Acceleration Group. The post From Broad Market to Focused Success with Kristie Jones appeared first on Predictable Revenue.
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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.
Search Engine Land
MARCH 14, 2024
Reddit announced a new ad format known as “free-form ads,” which closely resembles the appearance and style of user-shared posts on the platform. This new ad format allows advertisers to interact with users in a manner similar to regular posts, with the objective of maximizing engagement. Why we care. Free-form ads have the potential for brands to efficiently deliver a wide range of information to readers in an engaging manner, which could enhance conversion rates.
G2
MARCH 14, 2024
Borrowing and lending money are something most of us do at some point in our lives. Whether it’s through a formal loan with a bank or among friends or family, a record of the loan helps make sure that all the lender is eventually repaid.
Search Engine Land
MARCH 14, 2024
Google’s March 2024 core update is bringing a seismic shift to the SEO industry. This major update might sweep the web the same way the Panda and Penguin updates did. Its impact is enormous and widespread and every seasoned marketer I’ve talked to agrees that this update is a big deal. Has your website been hit by the March 2024 core update? Here are five things you need to know to avoid getting penalized and maintain your good standing in search results. 1.
Sales Pop!
MARCH 14, 2024
Wise words from Denis Waitley, American author, speaker and consultant, especially for those of us who sell. For as we approach the end of Q1 in our selling year, we’ve likely encountered a few 2024 losses along the way – some we may have been counting on as wins. Waitley continued his quote with “Failure should be our teacher, not our undertaker.
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.
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