Iannarino
FEBRUARY 2, 2024
What if you could walk into every sales meeting armed with a mental database of insights into why clients succeed, why they fail, and how you've helped other similar clients achieve success? Building and organizing such a library gives you a major competitive advantage.
Anthony Cole Training
FEBRUARY 2, 2024
How important is it that you or your sales team close more business, more quickly at higher margins? We can guess that it is pretty important.
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Partners in Excellence
JANUARY 31, 2024
My friend, Matt Heinz, posted a fascinating article which reminded me of some market analysis I’d forgotten. It’s from Gartner analysis, now about 3-4 years old, but still relevant. Summarized, at any point in time, as we look at B2B companies (To help us understand it, let’s imagine the total market size is 1000 companies): At any point in time, 3-4% of companies in an industry are actively engaged in a buying effort.
Martech
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
The digital marketing ecosystem is full of trends that flicker and fizzle faster than your Instagram stories. Mention Vine to a Gen Z colleague and see what happens. It takes a discerning marketer to know where their brand should invest time and resources. Here is a roundup of the top social media opportunities where brands will confidently see momentum in 2024. 1.
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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.
Iannarino
JANUARY 30, 2024
Uncover the secrets of transitioning from a One-Down to a One-Up sales approach to revolutionize your B2B sales performance.
Search Engine Land
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
Google officially removed the cache link from the Google Search results snippets last week and Google confirmed that it will remove the cache functionality completely in the near future. Danny Sullivan, Google’s Search Liaison told us that Google has “decided to retire it” and removed it from the Google Search result pages and will soon remove the cache completely.
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Martech
JANUARY 30, 2024
Artificial intelligence (AI) has emerged as a game-changing force for revolutionizing customer experience (CX). With the ability to process vast amounts of data and drive automation at scale, AI empowers brands to deliver personalized, seamless CX journeys that foster loyalty and satisfaction. This article explores how leading companies leverage AI across three key areas — clear messaging, frictionless interactions and tailored experiences — to shape customer experience. 1.
Iannarino
JANUARY 31, 2024
Key Strategies for Meeting Client Expectations in Sales Your clients have a set of needs they expect you to be able to fulfill. Excelling in these areas enhances your results. Neglecting them, however, opens the door for competitors to step in and provide the assistance your client seeks. Here, you will find a set of common things your ideal client needs you to provide.
Partners in Excellence
FEBRUARY 2, 2024
My feeds are filled with all sorts of stuff on Generative AI and LLMs. “All sorts of “”Experts” offer miracle cures and prompts to “give us the answers, doing all the work for us.” All of what I see from sellers leveraging ChatGPT and similar tools are well written, most are unimpressive. All these outreaches are similarly ambiguous and non specific, hence usually irrelevant.
Search Engine Land
JANUARY 31, 2024
Humans are more likely to prefer content generated by AI than written by a human, according to a surprising new survey. Why we care. While AI can’t entirely replace humans in content creation, clearly generative AI can create content that resonates with consumers. Generative AI 6, humans 0. In six AI- vs. human-generated content battles, the generative AI version “won” each.
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
JANUARY 31, 2024
Predictive analytics provides a solid foundation for data-driven decision-making for marketing campaigns. But while most marketing leaders already use some form of predictive analytics, specifically predictive modeling, many still struggle to fully integrate it into their decisions. Concerns about data quality and using the right data hinder the wider adoption of predictive analytics.
Iannarino
JANUARY 27, 2024
Uncover how Sales Accelerator can tailor your approach to B2B sales, ensuring it's right for you or your team.
Partners in Excellence
JANUARY 30, 2024
It’s Monday morning, I’ve just cleared my email and social feeds. Each of us experiences the same thing, grumbling at the terrible quality outreach. Then, too many of us turn around and inflict bad outbound prospecting on our own victims. 100% of the prospecting messages I see are product focused. The outbound communications are something like: “We are known for having the best product/services doing this…… I’d love to talk to you about it and what our custome
Search Engine Land
JANUARY 29, 2024
Spend on Google search ads in the U.S. rose by 17% year-on-year in the final quarter of 2023. Google click growth remained steady at 8% year-on-year, while cost-per-click accelerated to 9% during the same period, according to a the Tinuiti Digital Ads Benchmark Report. Why we care. The increase in Google search ad spend suggests that people are feeling more confident in digital advertising after a rocky start to 2023, when CPS dropped.
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
JANUARY 29, 2024
Lead generation for B2B has undergone quite a transformation. Gone are the days when gating all content to meet quarterly MQL KPIs was effective. Today, digital platforms and data enrichment strategies are the status quo, reshaping how we identify, engage and nurture potential customers we’d like to have. But have we deviated too far from sustainable lead generation practices and become too reliant on pay-to-play databases to fuel outbound initiatives?
Iannarino
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
Exploring the Unfilled Sales Roles Crisis of 2021 In March of 2021, a Wall Street Journal article reported that there were 700,000 open sales roles that were unfilled. It continued by stating that these jobs paid better than other jobs and offered greater autonomy. There are two questions worth exploring. First, why so many open jobs in sales? Second, why were so few people interested in pursuing a sales role ?
Partners in Excellence
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
I wrote a post, “ Sellers, Are You Really Interested In Selling ? ” My friend, Christian Mauer , true to form, often poses some of the most challenging questions to my post. He did this asking, “Dave, why are you so interested in selling?” The answer is easy, but perhaps worth explaining. I’m obsessed with selling—all things selling.
Veloxy
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
Measuring the right sales productivity metrics is crucial for any sales team looking to boost its performance. This guide unveils essential metrics such as lead response time, conversion rate, and quota attainment to help you understand where your team excels and where there’s room to grow. We’ll explore how these metrics can sharpen your sales strategy and improve efficiency.
Speaker: Laura Noonan, Chief Revenue Officer at CallFinder + Angie Kronlage, Director of Program Success at Working Solutions + April Wiita, Vice President of Program Success at Working Solutions
Are you still manually reviewing calls? 🤔 It's time for a change! The traditional method of manual call monitoring is no longer cutting it in today's fast-paced call center environment. Industry experts Angie Kronlage and April Wiita from Working Solutions are here to explore the power of innovative automation to revolutionize outdated call review processes!
Martech
JANUARY 30, 2024
How do you do digital marketing without third-party cookies? How will it impact your marketing and your marketing technology? Despite several years of warnings, half of marketing professionals don’t think their organizations are ready for deprecation, according to a study by Basis Technologies. Sentry.io got rid of all advertising and tracking cookies last July.
Iannarino
JANUARY 29, 2024
Uncover the power of being One-Up in sales and learn how to outperform in the competitive B2B landscape.
Search Engine Land
FEBRUARY 2, 2024
Google needs to re-evaluate its approach to automation, according to some advertisers. The search engine announced several AI-driven updates to Responsive Search Ads (RSAs) earlier this week to help streamline ad creation and boost return on investment. However, some interpreted this update as another move by Google to promote automation – a direction that doesn’t resonate well with all advertisers. ‘We need choice regarding automation’ Greg Finn, Director of Marketing for Cypr
Veloxy
JANUARY 30, 2024
Are you a field sales representative struggling to reach potential customers? One of the biggest roadblocks you might face is figuring out how to find someone’s phone number, especially when you’re in unfamiliar territory. Luckily, there are tools out there that can help. This comprehensive guide will explore some of the best ways to find someone’s phone number and email address.
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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
Martech
JANUARY 31, 2024
The use of generative AI in business processes grew by 400% in 2023, and the biggest adopters were RevOps (48% of use cases) followed by IT (31%). Perhaps surprisingly, customer support lagged behind at 12%. Highly complex automation cases have almost doubled over the past two years, while 50% of automation cases stretch over four or more departments.
Iannarino
JANUARY 28, 2024
These key strategies bridge the gap between sales and operations teams for enhanced client satisfaction and business success.
Search Engine Land
JANUARY 31, 2024
With Google Analytics 4 (GA4) reports, you can better understand the performance of your organic search efforts. Knowing how much traffic is coming from Google or other search engines lets you enhance your SEO strategy for better results. This article will cover how to view and analyze your organic traffic data in GA4, the key dimensions to look at, such as source and medium, and the main metrics to assess, like total users and sessions.
SaaStr
FEBRUARY 2, 2024
Recently at Pavilion’s CEO Summit, SaaStr CEO and Founder Jason Lemkin, took the stage to do something. a little bit different. Typically on SaaStr.com, we try to focus our content on mistakes to avoid, lessons learned and how to scale faster, but for the CEO Summit, Jason addressed the audience with what’s most top of mind for him at the start of 2024. “I really think we are in a new world as managers and as leaders,” Jason said to kick things off. “2023 was nuts,
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
JANUARY 30, 2024
Advancements in data and technology are meant to make our lives easier. Martech promises task automation, optimized workflows and improved digital experiences, but it also creates opportunities for bad actors and cybercriminals. Safeguarding consumer data is crucial for your business’s success and reputation in 2024. Data security is essential for building and preserving customer trust.
Salesforce
JANUARY 29, 2024
If you build it, they will come. That famous quote from Field of Dreams refers to a baseball field for ghosts, but can it also be applied to an email list? It sure can. According to our research , email remains the best way to connect with customers. A good email list brings in new prospects, increases engagement with your community, and provides you with valuable customer and performance data to keep refining your efforts.
Search Engine Land
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
Struggling to boost your Google Ads campaign performance? Whether it’s dwindling impressions, rising CPCs, or a drop in conversions, this article outlines six key steps to diagnose issues and unlock opportunities for improvement. From checking conversion tracking setup and bid strategies to evaluating ad groups and search terms, these actionable tips will help refine your PPC approach to drive better results. 1.
SaaStr
JANUARY 31, 2024
So there’s a new member of the $10 Billion ARR Club. ServiceNow is the enterprise workflow leader than most folks have heard of, but don’t fully understand or know too much about. It’s because you don’t work in a big enterprise. ServiceNow simply dominates there. It’s a $10 Billion ARR rocketship, still growing a stunning 27% (!
Speaker: Brendan Sweeney, VP of Sales at Allego
Maximizing sales rep performance is no easy task. 📈 Traditional sales training methods focus heavily on the first few weeks in the sales role. Companies dedicate time, resources, and budget to onboarding new hires, only for them to forget what was learned in those first few weeks, lose motivation, and struggle to come to grips with their role.
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