Sales Hacker

MARCH 21, 2025

Every great Product-Led Growth (PLG) company eventually faces a crossroads: When and how to introduce a Sales-Led Growth (SLG) motion. Common pitfalls: Resource allocation conflicts: Enterprise and PLG teams require different marketing, sales, and product support creating an internal tug-of-war. Striking a balance is tough.

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Growth GTM Product Government 79

SaaStr

MARCH 23, 2025

Dear SaaStr: What “Quotas” Should My VP of Customer Success and VP of Product Have? The VPCS should also own time-to-value (TTV) how quickly customers realize ROI from your product. This isnt just about NPS scores, its about creating pound-the-table advocates who will vouch for your product in the market.

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Sales Pop!

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

With these strategies, companies can foster a more cohesive and productive relationship between sales and marketing. By understanding the reasons behind alignment, tackling the common challenges, and applying effective strategies, organizations can build a more collaborative and productive partnership between these critical departments.

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Sales Pop!

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

There’s the risk that their products and services could become irrelevant. There are ways to prepare for those types of risks: Know your niche audience Think outside the box Look for ways to cut costs without cutting quality Stay one step ahead of the competition There are also risks that insurance products can mitigate.

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SaaStr

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Buyers are expecting much more from a product, and yes, AI is accelerating those expectations. In the world of B2B / SaaS, simply implementing AI won’t suffice; it must enhance the product significantly. AI has become core to products like Zendesk rather than an experiment, and it’s quickly becoming table stakes. #2:

B2B 128

B2B Legal Cross-sell Growth 128

Search Engine Land

OCTOBER 1, 2024

March 2022 : They launched product grids that show products directly. January 2024: Now, they show five product grid results instead of four. September 2024: They began to integrate product results in AI Overviews. If these products aren’t what they want, they refine the search by selecting specific features.

Retail 124

Retail E-commerce Price Engineering 124

Sales Pop!

DECEMBER 4, 2024

So, market your products or services as gifts. People are also embracing the magic of the holidays, so tweak your products and services to fit in with the magic. Instead of reinventing the wheel, take what’s happening around you and harness its power. The holidays are magical. People are in the spirit of giving. Think outside the box.

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Martech

AUGUST 12, 2024

Recently, I’ve begun using it for research-oriented tasks and have found it to be really helpful in two key areas: product discovery and company/product positioning. When I’m using generative AI for research work, I’ve found that I get the best results by using multiple products simultaneously.

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Meeting Objectives and Key Results Sports Follow-up 134

Martech

AUGUST 20, 2024

Example : John New Hire, a recent Stanford graduate with limited work experience, joins the marketing team excited to handle an upcoming product announcement. Wisdom in action Consider the ACE marketing team’s launch of a new AI-driven product. The product aims to enhance productivity but requires significant upgrades and retraining.

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Martech

JULY 23, 2024

The sale of counterfeit products is a $2 trillion criminal enterprise that impacts virtually every industry, according to the National Crime Prevention Council (NCPC). As the NCPC states, counterfeit products can cause “fires, skin rashes and even death.” Brands today face a new and formidable threat: AI-powered dupes.

E-commerce 121

E-commerce Legal Pharmaceutical Trust 121

Martech

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

The customer journey for B2B software is long and complex for everything but the most basic, inexpensive products. Regardless of the complexity of the product or process, it’s safe to say most B2B SaaS buyers want to see the product in action before they invest. Free trials: Users try the software for a limited number of days.

B2B 123

B2B Non-Profits CTR Click Through Rate 123

Cerebral Selling

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Solution options are exploding: A seemingly endless supply of new products (along with their marketing) continues to flood the market. For example, in the marketing technology space alone, the number of products has increased by a jaw-dropping 9304% since 2011! That’s a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 41.8%

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Martech

AUGUST 26, 2024

Traditionally, only simple products were suited to “mail order” (now ecommerce); products like copier paper and replacement parts. For example, data analytics around past purchase patterns can identify “next-best-product” suggestions for optimized upsell and cross sell. This is a good thing.

B2B 134

B2B X-functional Cross-sell B2C 134

SaaStr

MARCH 13, 2025

Create a Movement, Not Just a Product Cohere didn’t just build an enterprise LLM – they created a movement around enterprise AI transformation. Focus on Production Use Cases The key metric isn’t initial adoption – it’s production deployment. 5 Actionable Strategies for AI Startup Growth 1.

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Growth Strategic partnership Contract GTM 111

Search Engine Land

JULY 25, 2024

OpenAI today announced SearchGPT, its long-awaited search product. We first heard about OpenAI’s plan for a search product in February. Rumors heated up in May – but OpenAI didn’t launch its search product ( GPT-4o launched instead). How SearchGPT works. The OpenAI search story so far. ” Why we care.

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Martech

AUGUST 27, 2024

This could help you adjust your inventory and product descriptions based on what shoppers are searching for or viral trends. Two new generative AI features in Merchant Center Next provide quick summaries of product performance and custom reports based on specific data queries. AI-powered insights. Automated in-store availability.

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Martech

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Dig deeper: Google SGE a top threat to brand and product search terms, study says Google said in its tests they’ve “seen that this improved experience has driven an increase in traffic to supporting websites compared to the previous design, and people are finding it easier to visit sites that interest them.” Shop easily with Lens. Processing.

Retail 123

Retail Launch Price Engineering 123

Salesforce

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Just-in-time (JIT) inventory management is a streamlined inventory management philosophy that aims to minimize inventory waste and optimize production efficiency. JIT operates on a fundamental principle: Produce goods only when needed to avoid excess inventory and optimize production processes.

Manufacturing 111

Manufacturing Transportation Technique Meeting 111

Salesforce

AUGUST 6, 2024

To jumpstart growth, Sandstone has expanded its product portfolio, and has decided to break into the more lucrative commercial real estate market. A marketing platform with built-in AI capabilities is what Sandstone needs to spread the word, quickly and effectively, about its new products. But Sandstone needs to act fast.

Real Estate 128

Real Estate Non-Profits Click Through Rate CRM 128

Martech

AUGUST 8, 2024

Does your consumer product have AI? A study of 1,000 people found products described as having AI were consistently less popular than those that weren’t. “We found emotional trust plays a critical role in how consumers perceive AI-powered products.” Do yourself a favor and don’t tell anyone.

E-commerce 117

E-commerce Objectives and Key Results Hospitality Strategic planning 117

Search Engine Land

JULY 31, 2024

This data lets you design content strategies and even refocus the architecture of a website: Event: Product comparison If you have a product comparison page, you can create an event to determine which products or features users most frequently compare. Based on these insights, you can create content (such as blogs, videos, etc.)

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CTR Click Through Rate Campaign Event Production 124

Partners in Excellence

JANUARY 4, 2025

We are in enamored with, perhaps even in love with our products. We have endless lists of product capabilities. Our websites have carousels rotating the prestigious names of customers or other carousels with testimonials, “This product is the best thing since sliced bread!” ” We love our products!

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Trust Growth Product Process 126

Salesforce

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Explore the Trust Zone inside the Trailblazer Forest to check out the latest security and privacy product demos and our new Cyber Challenge game activation! Learn everything you need to know about security controls, including built-in features and Salesforce Platform products.

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Government Gaming Trust Education 131

Martech

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Executives, leaders and doers should ask themselves a few key questions: What happens when your competitors can produce content with a threefold productivity improvement? Better conversion rates across personas, segments, channels, industries and products. Better marketing productivity should lead to more revenue and growth, right?

Engineering 139

Engineering Management Consulting Start-ups Conversion 139

Search Engine Land

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Understanding Amazon advertising today When most people think of Amazon advertising, they typically envision promoting products sold on Amazon through Seller Central or Vendor Central. Amazon advertising can be broadly divided into two main categories: Sponsored ads This includes: Sponsored Products. Product detail pages.

Customers 103

Customers Sell Campaign Engineering 103

Iannarino

MARCH 6, 2025

We believe that the modern salesperson is a strategic partner, guiding their clients to the best decision-not pitching a product or service. We reject the idea that discounts and pricing concessions are the sales success, focusing instead of differentiation through expertise and authority and problem-solving. cta_one]]

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Heinz Marketing

AUGUST 9, 2024

Example: AI can help identify which products a customer is most likely to buy based on their browsing history and past purchases. For instance, if AI identifies a trend of customers purchasing workout gear in January, you can launch a targeted campaign for fitness products in December to capture early interest.

E-commerce 116

E-commerce Campaign Follow-up Trust 116

Martech

MARCH 12, 2025

Email 2: Value-driven content showcasing product benefits. Detail specific product features or benefits. Link directly to valuable resources or product pages. Here is the recommended content for a welcome series: Product introductions that clearly explain key features. Send 2448 hours after Email 1.

High impact 105

High impact Click Through Rate Non-Profits Promote 105

SaaStr

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Be a True Product Expert 95% of the sales reps I talk to don’t even really understand the products they are selling. Make the outbound email so great, I’d potentially buy the product just from that email. But ask yourself : is your sales team truly a group of product experts? The 2 simple edges in sales: #1.

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SaaStr

JANUARY 15, 2025

She loved the product so much, that she offered to work for free in sales in the beginning until she could earn her own slot. Every team member must be a product expert. Everyone needs to know the product. ” From growth teams, to support teams, Mangomint’s standard it turning its own employees into product experts.

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Contract Sales Cold Call Trust 111