Iannarino
NOVEMBER 21, 2023
I know you are working on ending the year strong. Your sales manager is encouraging you to pull the last couple of deals across the line. But this week, many people will be taking time off to spend with their families and friends, which means your contacts might not be at work on Wednesday and Friday. If this is true for you, it’s a good time to start building your plan to succeed in 2024.
Veloxy
NOVEMBER 22, 2023
Imagine the impact of having a well-coordinated, highly skilled, and motivated field sales team driving your business growth. Mastering field sales management is essential to achieving this vision, and it all begins with understanding the role, building a high-performing team, and implementing effective sales processes. Grab a warm coffee or tea and let’s get started!
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Search Engine Land
NOVEMBER 22, 2023
It’s been nearly a year since Google last updated its Search Quality Rater guidelines. Unlike previous edits to the Search Quality Guidelines, which have introduced significant, new concepts ( like the new E for Experience last year ), the latest updates to the Search Quality Guidelines seem much more focused on user intent and needs met. Google is: Refining what it means to provide high-quality search results.
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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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
NOVEMBER 22, 2023
My first cold call pitch sounded something like this: "Good morning, my name is Anthony Iannarino with Company Name, and I would like to meet with you to introduce myself and my company. Does 11:30 AM on Tuesday work for you?
Heinz Marketing
NOVEMBER 23, 2023
By Cameron Katoozi , Marketing Consultant at Heinz Marketing Introduction In today’s business landscape, digital transformation has become a crucial element for success, especially in the B2B sector. This change is more than just adopting new technologies; it’s about transforming how companies operate and engage with their clients. For professionals in B2B marketing and sales, integrating digital aspects into Go-To-Market (GTM) strategies is not just beneficial but essential.
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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.
Iannarino
NOVEMBER 24, 2023
There is increasing interest in Eat Their Lunch: Winning Customers Away from Your Competition. Several sales organizations have bought 500 copies for their sales teams. Two other sales forces have booked me to speak to their teams about what we describe as competitive displacement.
SaaStr
NOVEMBER 18, 2023
SaaS products and services like Pilot track the finances of 1,000s of SaaS and other startup so they’re an interesting source of hard data. What does Pilot’s latest data say? Something that’s both not surprising but also pretty impactful: 57% of venture-backed startups will have to go “back to market” in 2024 to raise more capital.
Search Engine Land
NOVEMBER 21, 2023
Crowd-sourced human quality raters have been the mainstay of the algorithmic evaluation process for search engines for decades. Still, a potential sea-change in research and production implementation could be on the horizon. Recent groundbreaking research by Bing (with some purported commercial implementation already) and a sharp uptick in closely related information retrieval research by others, indicates some big shake-ups are coming.
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 23, 2023
Employee wellness programs can help meet the demand for a better work culture. Learn more about its benefits, ROI, and how it can help reduce healthcare costs.
Iannarino
NOVEMBER 23, 2023
This last week, I had a conversation with a person who complained about the weather. If you have never been to Ohio, you may not know that our skies are gray often – I’m talking months in a row. Rain should make you grateful, as you and I would not do well without water.
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”.
Search Engine Land
NOVEMBER 21, 2023
Attracting good traffic to your website and related properties is a great achievement in SEO. Pat yourself on the back for being good enough at keyword research, metadata, UX, etc., to get those traffic numbers up! OK, celebration time is over. How much of that traffic is actually converting? SEOs don’t have the luxury of focusing only on transactional keywords and/or relying on direct response-focused landing pages.
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
NOVEMBER 22, 2023
While many companies believe broader advertising coverage will increase revenue, this often leads to poor quality of leads. A year ago, our agency fell into this trap and, as a result, got very few qualified contacts at a much higher cost than usual. After switching our focus to quality and running thought-out ad campaigns, we reduced advertising costs by 38% and increased conversions into appointments by 16%, more than five times the industry average.
Iannarino
NOVEMBER 18, 2023
Transform your sales approach from overlooked to outstanding by mastering true personalization. It’s not just about using names, but about deeply understanding and aligning with your clients’ unique challenges and ambitions.
SaaStr
NOVEMBER 24, 2023
So the IPO market sort of, kind of, reopened a bit in 2023 — after being closed for 2 years for the most part. Kalviyo, Instacart, and ARM all 3 great leaders, IPO’d in a short window, unfortunately, to a bit of a quiet thud. None really traded up, and for the most part, I think folks view their IPOs as a test around a brief market up-tick that didn’t taken.
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.
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!
Heinz Marketing
NOVEMBER 21, 2023
By Sheena McKinney , Business Operations & Marketing Assistant at Heinz Marketing Whether you’re yet to explore AI or you’re an early adopter, welcome (again) to the AI future of B2B sales and marketing! In a recent chat with our President & Founder, Matt Heinz and CMO AI Advisor Nicole Leffer , we uncovered some timely insights as we gear up for 2024.
Iannarino
NOVEMBER 19, 2023
To win your dream client, you will need patience and persistence. The most desirable clients have not been waiting for you to show up in their world, as they have signed a contract with one of your many competitors.
Salesforce
NOVEMBER 21, 2023
Field service can help drive revenue growth by selling to your existing customers, also called upselling or cross-selling. Most likely, your mobile team is already doing this without much guidance or forethought. We’ve found that 65% of mobile workers are successfully selling to existing customers. But the question is, how can you reach this audience at the right time, with the right message, in a way that doesn’t make them feel like they’re being sold to during a service visit?
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.
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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
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.
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.
Sales Hacker
NOVEMBER 21, 2023
Mike Vichich is the Co-Founder and CEO of Wisely , which he successfully sold to Olo for $187 million in 2021. Currently contemplating his next move, it will involve embarking on the journey of being a second-time founder. With the experience of building Wisely under his belt, he is looking to avoid making mistakes from his first venture and avoid common traps.
Search Engine Land
NOVEMBER 20, 2023
After months of seeing Google’s Search Generative Experience (SGE) in action, it’s not the digital marketer’s apocalypse many thought it would be. Despite some hiccups, it has presented several opportunities for those who have gained a deeper understanding of the experiences SGE seeks to provide users – giving perfect answers right on SERPs.
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 21, 2023
Salesforce CEO Mark Benioff is hoping to turn OpenAI’s chaos to his advantage, offering to at least match the compensation of any AI experts willing to join the CRM giant. Salesforce will match any OpenAI researcher who has tendered their resignation full cash & equity OTE to immediately join our Salesforce Einstein Trusted AI research team under Silvio Savarese.
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.
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
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.
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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