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Flood Your B2B Pipeline: Fix Your Lead Generation B2B

Iannarino

Struggling to book meetings? Drowning in bad leads? Its time to fix your broken lead generation B2B strategy before your sales team quits. Keep reading!

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The Ultimate Laptop Bag: My Quest For Perfection

Neuromarketing

In this article, I obsess about my hunt for the perfect laptop bag, with a little "paradox of choice" psychology thrown in. The post The Ultimate Laptop Bag: My Quest For Perfection appeared first on Neuromarketing.

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Sales Lessons Learned From Comedians

Anthony Cole Training

Like so many of you, I enjoy the work of the worlds best comedians. At Anthony Cole Training Group, we have often used athletes, singers, and actors as a source of learning and inspiration for salespeople. And today, I want to add to that list by talking about sales tips and tactics that can be learned from comedians.

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How ChatGPT search reshapes the B2B buyer’s journey

Martech

Generative AI is transforming how B2B buyers research and make purchasing decisions. Tools like ChatGPT search, Perplexity, Gemini and Meta AI are no longer just novelties theyre becoming essential to the buying journey. Up to 90% of B2B buyers already use generative AI tools , according to Forrester. Even more are planning to integrate it into their decision-making process in the coming year.

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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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The Problem With Playbooks

Partners in Excellence

We all have playbooks. Today, the Chiefs and Eagles will be using theirs, each in hope of winning the Super Bowl. In selling and GTM, we have our playbooks. Marketing has any number of them, SDRs, BDRs, AEs, AMs, Rev-ops/enablement, Customer service, all of us have our playbooks. All our leaders have their playbooks. Running a consulting organization, we have our own playbooks in finding/closing business, how we work with clients, in projects, and other areas.

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9 Best Generative AI Tools I Use: Which One Leads Today?

G2

Ill be honest and admit right away that when AI tools like DALL-E and GPTs started popping up, I was hyped. Then, in late 2022, when ChatGPT blew up, and suddenly everyone was talking to AI, I knew generative AI was going mainstream, and I had to check them out.

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Why Traditional Customer Success is Dead with CCOs of Slack, Mulesoft and OpenAI

SaaStr

The New Era of Customer Success: Deep Insights from Slack, Mulesoft and OpenAI Leaders What happens when you get customer success leaders from three of tech’s most iconic companies in one room? You get a masterclass in how modern SaaS businesses are transforming CS from a cost center into their secret weapon for hypergrowth. Why Traditional Customer Success Is Dead The old playbook of treating CS as your renewals team is officially obsolete.

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Closed Doors Lead to Better Opportunities for Growth

Sales Pop!

The sales profession can teach us excellent life lessons when we allow it. We only earn a fraction of the business that we attempt. Our best foot forward is to remain calm and professional and remind ourselves that closed doors often lead us to better opportunities for growth. Experience Losing a client early in a sales career or business endeavor can be nerve-wracking and lead to the idea of quitting.

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How SaaS Pricing Evolves Across Different Company Stages

Sales Hacker

SaaS pricing isn’t static – it’s a living strategy that grows with your company. In this article we dive into a playbook for pricing across different stages of company growth, inspired by Geoffrey Moore’s Crossing the Chasm. Each growth stage demands its own pricing approach, and getting it right can mean the difference between stagnation and explosive growth.

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Sales Leadership Versus Sales Management – Podcast

Closing Bigger

Sales Leadership Podcast Summary with Mike Curliss, President of Sales at Maximizer, and Shane Gibson Keynote Sales Speaker and CEO of Professional Sales Academy. The debate between sales leadership and sales management has been ongoing for decades. Which is more important? Which drives results? The reality is, its not an “either or scenario.” Success in sales leadership requires a balance of both.

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5 Ways You Can Win Faster with Gen AI in Sales

Incorporating generative AI (gen AI) into your sales process can speed up your wins through improved efficiency, personalized customer interactions, and better informed decision- making. Gen AI is a game changer for busy salespeople and can reduce time-consuming tasks, such as customer research, note-taking, and writing emails, and provide insightful data analysis and recommendations.

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$1 Million in Sales: Anthony Iannarino Sales Training

Iannarino

Unlock the secrets to hitting $1M in sales with Anthony Iannarino Sales Training. Stop chasing weak leads and start closing like a pro with elite techniques.

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The 5 Signs of a Great New VP

SaaStr

Every great hire starts before their first day And often even during the interview process — Jason SaaStr 2025 is May 13-15 Lemkin (@jasonlk) January 12, 2025 #1. The Best VPs Start Before They Start The best sales leaders start reaching out to a few great customers they already know. The best marketers are already building out a spreadsheet to increase pipeline and show it to you for feedback.

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5 Best Identity and Access Management Software I Trust

G2

In my years writing about cybersecurity, Ive learned one universal truth: no one wakes up excited about identity and access management (IAM), but everyone regrets ignoring it.

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Lessons learned from martech wins

Martech

I am not a brilliant fella, but I have moments of brilliance from time to time. Here are a few moments of martech brilliance that are worth sharing. Vendor expressing concerns I once worked on a complex multi-system project involving several existing vendors. One valued vendor was taking on a new role, which understandably raised concerns for them. So, we talked to the vendor team about this.

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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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How Do I Earn Respect When Selling to People Who are Older Than Me? (Ask Jeb)

Sales Gravy

Ellie in Galveston, Texas, faces a scenario that many young sales professionals know all too well: How do you earn respect and project confidence when youre selling to people who are older and more experienced than you? Ellies question highlights a universal issue in sales. Whether youre dealing with age differences or expertise gaps, its easy to feel anxious if your buyer is decades older or has been in the industry for a long time.

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New Data: The Top 5 Unacceptable Sales Performance Findings

Understanding the Sales Force

I read the majority of the reports, studies, white papers, and books related to sales development because others in the field might stumble onto a trend, an insight or a statistic of which I was not aware. That’s why I downloaded Xactly’s 2025 Sales Compensation Survey. I was hoping to see statistics about actual compensation but there wasn’t much substance in the area of compensation.

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5 Keys Behind Klaviyo’s Path to $1B+ ARR in E-commerce Marketing with CEO Andrew Bialecki

SaaStr

As we gear up for 2025 SaaStrAnnual.com, May 13-15 in SF Bay , we wanted to take a quick look back at some of our very top speakers from last year. One of the best was Jason Lemkin’s deep dive with $1B+ ARR Klaviyo. It’s HubSpot for eCommerce, and it’s simply beloved by its customers. The Speakers Andrew Bialecki is the co-founder and CEO of Klaviyo, a marketing and customer data platform that has revolutionized how e-commerce businesses connect with their customers.

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Gaming The Numbers

Partners in Excellence

Some years ago, the leader of an outbound SDR team had set very aggressive call goals. This leader held the people accountable for making their goals, but they struggled. But one person consistently beat the goals. The leader held this individual up as a high performer. But when I started looking at the performance, I realized, despite consistently meeting the goals, the number of qualified leads this person was developing was about the same as his peers.

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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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6 B2B paid media platforms where you can advertise effectively

Martech

Choosing the right paid media channels is key to B2B advertising success. This guide covers the best PPC platforms — Google, LinkedIn , Microsoft, and more — plus expert tactics to reach decision-makers and drive results. 1. Google Search Google is an effective way to reach B2B decision-makers when they are actively searching. But how do you ensure you’re reaching someone truly looking for a food supplier for their restaurant and not just Joe Schmoe craving a steak dinner?

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The Cold Truth About Cold Calling (Money Monday)

Sales Gravy

A few weeks back, I was delivering a Fanatical Prospecting Bootcamp to a group of sales reps - all in their twenties. They had been assigned to me because their boss was tired of listening to their excuses about why they werent consistently picking up the phone and prospecting. When he brought me in, he said matter of factly, They wont pay any attention to me, but before I start firing people Im hoping you can get through to them.

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Win Rates 101

Membrain

There is so much conversation about win rates. But in those conversations, theres a lot of misunderstanding. What we measure, how we measure it, varies tremendously. Some measure win rate from very first contact. Some measure it from the moment of qualification. Some measure it on a $ basis, some on a deal basis. Some measure win rates within live deals, some look at past deals.

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5 Key Learnings from How Top SaaS Companies are Actually Productizing AI with Paragon

SaaStr

The next evolution of AI in SaaS isn’t about better models – it’s about context and action. Here’s what Brandon Fu (CEO, Paragon) and Ethan Lee (Director of Product) shared at SaaStr AI Day about what’s actually working: 1. Why LLM Wrappers Failed – And What Works Instead The first wave of AI products were mostly “LLM wrappers” – simple chatbots built on top of models like GPT.

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Don't Let AI Pass You By: The New Era of Personalized Sales Coaching & Development

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!

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Buyers Are Getting Better, Are Sellers?

Partners in Excellence

I’ve been a huge fan of Hank Barne’s research on buying and buyer regret. Over years, he showed increasing frustration in buying teams, resulting in regret. The primary observations had been frustration over the buying process, less with solution selection. In Hank’s latest research he reports that buyers are getting better in navigating their buying process.

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Google Knows You, ChatGPT’s Free Search Doesn’t Want to (Yet)

G2

Search engines have become smarter, faster, and more personalized for years, but at a cost: your privacy. Every time you search on Google, your queries are logged, analyzed, and used to build a detailed profile about you. From what you buy to where you go, even what youre curious about at 2 AM, Google knows you better than you think, no matter which browser you use.

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How Do I Earn Respect When Selling to People Older Than Me? (Ask Jeb)

Sales Gravy

Ellie in Galveston, Texas, faces a scenario that many young sales professionals know all too well: How do you earn respect and project confidence in selling when youre dealing with people who are older and more experienced than you? Ellies question highlights a universal issue in sales. Whether youre dealing with age differences or expertise gaps, its easy to feel anxious if your buyer is decades older or has been in the industry for a long time.

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Podcast - Crafting Authentic Relationships in Sales with Brynne Tillman

Membrain

Ever wondered how to navigate the declining efficacy of traditional methods in the sales world? Brynne Tillman , CEO of Social Sales Link shares her strategies, honed over 15 years of leveraging LinkedIn, to build authentic, relationship-driven networks. Her insights promise to reshape your perspective on digital selling by aligning advanced technology with genuine human interaction.

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How to Optimize Call Monitoring: Automate QA and Elevate Customer Experience

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!

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It’s 2025. There Is No “Downturn” Anymore. It’s You.

SaaStr

In 2022, you could blame the markets In 2023, you could blame "macro" impacts In 2024, you could still claim we were in a "downturn" In 2025 — you've run out of excuses — Jason SaaStr 2025 is May 13-15 Lemkin (@jasonlk) February 4, 2025 The downturn is over in SaaS and B2B. Its over if there was one at all in your category.

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Win Rates, Are You Important To Your Customer? Posted on February, 2025

Partners in Excellence

Recently, I’ve been involved in a number of discussions about “Win Rates.” There’s a huge amount of misunderstanding on all aspects of Win Rates. Lots of misunderstanding about how you measure these. There have also been lots of discussions about “high win rates.” The majority of my clients, after we have identified and work the issues have very high win rates.

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Winning the race to profitability with a dynamic ICP

Martech

Your customer base is the single greatest determinant of your future success. In the competitive world of B2B, youre in a race for profitability. Your technology might give you a temporary edge, but competitors will catch up. What truly sets you apart is your ideal customer profile (ICP). Done right, its your catalyst for sustainable growth, propelling you to long-term profitability and customer success.

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Why Salespeople are Afraid to Ask for the Sale

Sales Gravy

On the surface, youd think that selling and asking go hand in hand. In reality, salespeople at all experience levels often hesitate, tiptoe around, or dodge direct closes because theyre afraid of rejection, worried about coming across as pushy, or insecure about asking. On this episode of theSales Gravy Podcast, Jeb Blount explores why salespeople fear asking for the sale and what to do about it with author and Sales Gravy University instructor, Tony Morris Every salesperson starts somewhere.

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10 Ways to Leverage Buyer Signals and Drive Revenue

In today’s ultra-competitive markets, it’s no longer enough to wait for buyers to show obvious signs of interest. Instead, sales teams must be proactive, identifying and acting on nuanced buyer behaviors — often before prospects are fully ready to make a purchase. In this eBook from ZoomInfo & Sell Better, learn 10 actionable ways to use these buyer signals to transform your sales strategy and close deals faster.