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Help Your Team with Cross-Selling & Up-Selling Strategies

Anthony Cole Training

The concept of cross-selling tends to evoke skepticism and wariness. Over time, this skepticism has arisen due to some individuals with good intentions although accompanied by undesirable practices. Pushing product is often another term used for cross-selling & up-selling strategies. Let’s explore why this skepticism about cross-selling exists.

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China leads the world in generative AI use

Martech

Eighty-three percent of Chinese business decision-makers say their organizations are using AI. This contrasts with the U.S. (65%) and the U.K. (70%). However, closer questioning reveals that U.S. organizations are ahead in terms of genAI maturity, having fully implemented solutions. These statistics come from an extensive global survey of 1,600 decision makers in genAI strategy or data analytics in organizations across key sectors conducted by Coleman Parkes for data management and analytics ven

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When to Use AI or an Agency: Strategic Choices for B2B Companies

Heinz Marketing

By Carly Bauer , Marketing Consultant at Heinz Marketing To succeed we must adapt to remain competitive. We all know this, yet some companies are faster or slower to adapt than others. As we work to adapt their strategies to the ever-changing market, one key decision that is becoming more common is whether to leverage AI technologies or partner with a specialized agency to achieve their goals.

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The Google Maps pin scam: A new Google Business Profile threat

Search Engine Land

There’s a scam going on in the world of Google Maps / Google Business Profile. Competitors can move Google Map pins to a new location which can negatively impact rankings. This has been happening for several months and impacted many Google Business Profile listings. It’s easy for scammers to make this change using the Suggest an edit feature on a Google Business Profile and then editing the map location.

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State of AI in Sales & Marketing 2025

AI adoption is reshaping sales and marketing. But is it delivering real results? We surveyed 1,000+ GTM professionals to find out. The data is clear: AI users report 47% higher productivity and an average of 12 hours saved per week. But leaders say mainstream AI tools still fall short on accuracy and business impact. Download the full report today to see how AI is being used — and where go-to-market professionals think there are gaps and opportunities.

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What Fuel, Coffee, and Hot Dogs Have to Do with Generative AI

Salesforce

How MOL Group went digital to become their customers’ number one travel companion. With AI assistants now automating customer service , writing scripts, and balancing budgets, the business uses of generative AI seem endless. Yet, AI outcomes directly depend on having the right input data. Ideas and prompts matter more than you may think. The truth is simple: Your output will only be as innovative as your input.

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Why traditional marketing systems can’t keep up with AI and what to do about it

Martech

Over the course of 150 years, manufacturing evolved from relying on skilled artisans and craftsmen to automated, computer-driven, flexible manufacturing systems. Marketing will do the same in less than 50 years as AI radically shifts the paradigm for markers. However, if marketers fail to adjust their overall marketing systems, productivity gains from AI can easily be lost.

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Content marketing and SEO: Creating an integrated SEO plan

Search Engine Land

SEO often finds itself siloed away from other marketing tactics when the best results come from tight integration. Two tactics that should absolutely be integrated for the best results are SEO and content marketing. This article examines how to combine your SEO strategy with your content marketing efforts to create an integrated SEO plan. What is content marketing?

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Finding the Best AI Presentation Maker, Here's What I Tested.

Hubspot

You know what would have been great to have access to during my days as a teacher? An AI presentation maker. Whether you’re a teacher or a business professional, eye-catching presentations are a great way to spread (and digest!) information quickly. Thankfully, AI presentation makers are becoming popular design tools. And one of the biggest perks of AI for presentations is that it can save you valuable time.

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How marketers can break free from decision fatigue

Martech

If there’s one sentiment that’s rising to the top among marketers and marketing ops, it’s “I’m tired.” You see it on X, read it on LinkedIn and hear it in communities, conversations and threads. It’s time we address it head on. Marketing has always been a quick-moving and problem-solving type of role, but the rate of change and innovation, especially in the marketing technology space is causing marketers to band together in frustration.

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Essential Sales Conversations: Beyond Cold Outreach and Pipeline Coverage

Iannarino

Unlock the true potential of your sales strategy by focusing on sales conversations that drive results and impact instead.

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The Intersection of AI and Sales: Personalization Without Compromise

Speaker: Jesse Hunter and Brynn Chadwick

Today’s buyers expect more than generic outreach–they want relevant, personalized interactions that address their specific needs. For sales teams managing hundreds or thousands of prospects, however, delivering this level of personalization without automation is nearly impossible. The key is integrating AI in a way that enhances customer engagement rather than making it feel robotic.

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Survey: Search marketing gender pay gap is widening

Search Engine Land

Men earn an average of 36% more than women in search marketing in 2024, according to a new Search Engine Land survey. While there is less of a gender pay gap disparity in senior positions, there is still a disparity. Additionally, women were more likely to have changed jobs or received promotions more recently than men. And men and women are similarly satisfied with their current role, the survey revealed.

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My 10-Step Process for Nailing Prospecting on LinkedIn, According to AMP's CEO

Hubspot

LinkedIn officially surpassed one billion users last year — yes, you read that correctly — making it one of the most (if not the most) effective, versatile resources sellers have to connect with buyers. But even though having a productive LinkedIn presence is one of the bigger “no-brainers” in sales, a lot of reps struggle to leverage the platform to its full potential.

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Planting seeds and building trust in a world of overnight wins

Martech

There’s a comforting truth to the adage, “Good things come to those who wait.” But waiting often feels synonymous with missing out. Passive waiting offers little in today’s fast-paced world. The key lies in planting seeds. This is about taking action while acknowledging the role of time. Not all seeds will flourish; some may wither and success is never guaranteed.

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Essential Sales Strategies for 2024: A Step-by-Step Guide for Success

Iannarino

Discover the ultimate blueprint for excelling in sales in 2024 with these proven strategies.

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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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7 strategies to maximize your AI-powered search market share

Search Engine Land

In this new age of AI-driven search, it’s essential to move away from siloed marketing strategies and realign to future-proof your position in the SERP. This article outlines seven key focus areas for maximizing your brand’s presence in AI-driven search. The evolving AI-powered search landscape and the rise of zero-click results Up to 59% of Google searches end without a click , with nearly 30% of clicks getting directed toward Google-owned assets like images, videos and social prof

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Communications Almost Predict Business Results

Sales Pop!

Our communications are precursors to our outcomes, both business and personal. Communication will, in every way, either benefit or harm the outcomes we desire, making it vital to pay strict attention and revise our words when needed. Moreover, accurate communication is vital for personal and business efforts. Otherwise, misunderstandings will arise, and people will walk away.

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Why delegating makes you a stronger email marketer

Martech

“How are summer vacations like email marketing?” “Both are more enjoyable when you delegate duties.” My body is back home where it belongs, but my heart is still on the beach, where I spent a wonderful 10-day vacation. It’s hard to have a bad time when the sun is shining, the drinks are flowing and the ocean is just a few steps away. But an idyllic setting and a congenial group of friends aren’t enough to make a vacation successful.

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Prosecuting the Legacy Approach

Iannarino

Discover why clinging to outdated B2B sales strategies can hinder your business growth.

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Prepare Now: 2025s Must-Know Trends For Product And Data Leaders

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.

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2024 Salary and Career survey: How much search marketers make

Search Engine Land

Search marketers earn between $85,000 to nearly $200,000 in annual compensation (salary and bonuses), on average, according to a new Search Engine Land survey. Why we care. Although the last year has been challenging for a variety of reasons (Google, the economy, the rise of generative AI, etc.) it continues to be a good time to be a search marketer.

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3 Reasons Why Einstein 1 Is a Game-Changer for Small Businesses

Salesforce

Did you know that 65% of customers expect companies to adapt to their changing needs and preferences, but almost as many feel that companies are treating them as a number? As a small and medium business ( SMB ) leader with limited budgets and resources, you may feel pressure to keep up. Get to know your customers better, improve productivity, and grow your business faster.

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Why digital out-of-home advertising is summer 2024’s marketing powerhouse

Martech

Summer is a time to get out of the house and maybe on the road. It’s filled with activities like long-distance vacations, trips to the beach and farmers’ markets. Digital out-of-home (DOOH) advertising’s dynamic content and precision targeting capabilities make it perfect for reaching audiences at this time of year. Here’s why DOOH is the ticket to this summer’s marketing success.

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How to Handle Dishonest Competitors and Win Over High-Value Clients

Iannarino

Discover effective strategies to counter dishonest competitors and secure your dream clients with integrity.

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The GTM Intelligence Era: ZoomInfo 2025 Customer Impact Report

ZoomInfo customers aren’t just selling — they’re winning. Revenue teams using our Go-To-Market Intelligence platform grew pipeline by 32%, increased deal sizes by 40%, and booked 55% more meetings. Download this report to see what 11,000+ customers say about our Go-To-Market Intelligence platform and how it impacts their bottom line. The data speaks for itself!

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Google Business Profile chat is gone and call history going away

Search Engine Land

Google Business Profile chat feature will no longer initiate new chats, with existing chats to stop working on July 31st. Plus, Google Business Profiles will remove call history at the end of this month. This is not new, we told you this was coming a few months ago when we wrote – Google Business Profile chat and call history going away. New chats gone.

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Selling As A Team Sport

Partners in Excellence

I suppose it’s human nature to be self centered, focused on those things that impact each of us, our goals, dreams, and aspirations. Within business, we focus relentlessly on our own performance objectives/goals/comp. We are consumed by the day to day activities and tasks critical to achieving those goals. I talk to many sellers frustrated by the “obstacles” standing in their way, “Just leave me alone, let me do my job!

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Digital video ad spend sees 16% increase this year

Martech

Marketers continue to move money into digital video despite significant doubts about audience measurement, according to a new report from the IAB. Digital video ad spending is expected to be more than $62 billion this year, the IAB predicts. That is a 16% increase over last year and more than twice the $26 billion in 2020. Since that year ad spend share shifted nearly 20 percentage points from linear TV to digital video.

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Political Violence: The Systematic Organization of Hatreds

Iannarino

Politics, as a practice, whatever its professions, has always been the systematic organization of hatreds.

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AI in Marketing & Sales: Today’s Tools, Tomorrow’s Potential

Speaker: Kevin Burke

AI is reshaping marketing and sales, empowering professionals to work smarter, faster, and more effectively. This webinar will provide a practical introduction to AI, focusing on its current applications, transformative potential, and strategies for successful implementation in your organization. Using real-world examples and actionable insights, we’ll examine how businesses are leveraging AI to increase efficiency, enhance personalization, and drive measurable results.

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Meta adds custom offers to Instagram ad CTAs

Search Engine Land

Meta is rolling out a new feature allowing advertisers to showcase custom offers directly on Instagram ad call-to-action (CTA) buttons. Key features: Dynamic sourcing of offer details from the ad’s website URL. Predictive display of the offer most likely to convert. Support for up to 20 offers per ad, with Meta predicting which one is most likely to convert.

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Where’s The Customer?

Partners in Excellence

In the press of developing and executing our GTM strategies, there’s a tendency to be preoccupied with our own organizations, products, goals. It’s easy to understand how that happens, and it happens to all of us. But over time, it’s easy to get distracted. We get focused on our actions. More marketing programs, more outreach, higher levels of activity, more pipeline, and on and on.

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Measuring new customer acquisition and loyalty: Best of the MarTechBot

Martech

Best of the MarTechBot showcases the MarTechBot’s responses to prompts submitted by readers. See more about how marketers are using MarTechBot here. The language model is based on content from MarTech embedded on top of ChatGPT. The editors of MarTech selected this response for its usefulness and have supplemented it with additional relevant content.

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How to Deliver Value on a Consumption-Based Pricing Model

Force Management

Consumption pricing is associated with some of the fastest-growing SaaS companies of the past few years, including Snowflake , Datadog , Zscaler , and MongoDB. The consumption-based pricing model is popular because it helps these types of companies manage costs and gives the customer more control and transparency in how much they’re billed. But if the customer doesn’t directly see the value of your solution, they may stagnate or even fall in their usage.

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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