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Dreamforce, Arse-Kissing, and Behavioral vs. Attitudinal Loyalty

SaaStr

He’d come (flying private I assume, and possibly straight from Hawaii) to … kiss the customer’s arse, as near as I could tell. Yes, sales reps will tell you they close the most deals of the year at Dreamforce. A long ways back, I was meeting with one of our largest customers, one of our first $1m TCV deals.

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AR/VR: Marketing in three dimensions

Martech

The short film recounts a day when people in Hawaii woke up to a smartphone alert about incoming ICBMs. The best thing digital marketers can do is to keep a close eye on industry deployments to understand the potential and start experimenting with small proof of concept activations.”

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How to Sell Yourself Out of A Fog

Closer's Coffee

So, the very thing you are trying to accomplish- which is to make a sale- slips further and further away as you grasp in futility for a close. He had always wanted to be able to take his family on a vacation to Hawaii. The worst part of all is that your prospects know it, they sense it like dogs can sense fear. His mindset.

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13 Email Examples That Totally Nailed Personalization

Hubspot

The email also closes with a written call-to-action that encourages the recipient to listen to Charles Kelley's new song -- specifically on Spotify. Rather, LinkedIn seemed to be keeping a close eye, algorithmically, to the locations and type of work I was seeking. There are few places on the planet that I love more than Hawaii.

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How Your Location Impacts Sales Success

Heavy Hitter

West region :  Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. This study group was segmented into four geographic regions resembling a typical sales organization as shown below.

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Why Blog? The Benefits of Blogging for Business and Marketing

Hubspot

It helps drive new traffic to your website and works closely with search engines and social media to do that. Or how many more deals a salesperson could close if their leads discovered blog content written by their salesperson? If any of the following things helped you drive site traffic and generate new leads: Trip to Hawaii.

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These 7 Brands Take Personalized Marketing to a New Level

Hubspot

In addition to that effort, according CNBC, Coca-Cola Great Britain will soon be including the names of famous vacation destinations on bottles, like Hawaii and Miami. As much as I use Spotify -- which is close to daily -- I’ve never actually bothered listening to my Discover Weekly playlist. "It's just a great way to up the reach.".

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