August, 2024

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The 4 Key Differences in Selling Value vs. Price

Anthony Cole Training

Every business that has ever been started has done so by wanting to position its products or services on a continuum between the two extremes of value and price. Some businesses (think Apple, Ritz Carlton) are focused on delivering a high value experience. Some businesses (think Walmart) are focused on being the low-cost provider in their industry. Most businesses land somewhere in the middle.

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A Change at The Sales Blog

Iannarino

I started writing and publishing daily, including weekends, holidays, and any day that ends in the letter "y." Since making the decision in 2008 to write and publish daily, I have published every day, minus 13 days I was in Tibet. Over 14 years, I have published something like 5,400 articles. I will continue to write every day, as this is my practice, one I will keep until I can no longer push the keys on my computer.

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Google August 2024 core update rolling out now

Search Engine Land

Google has released the August 2024 core update, which will take about a month to fully roll out. This update is not just a normal core update, but also takes into account the feedback it heard since the September 2023 helpful content update that seemed to have a negative impact on many small and independent publishers. What Google said. “Today, we launched our August 2024 core update to Google Search.

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5 key trends we’re seeing in B2B marketing

Martech

Like just about everything in marketing, B2B marketing is changing — and fast. Some of the trends I’m seeing have been developing for a while, but now they’re really taking off. What’s going on? Here are five of the most important developments. 1. Welcome the new generation of buyers Gen X and Y are entering the buying group, in droves.

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Dont 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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20 Ways Salespeople Waste Time and Lose Money

Understanding the Sales Force

My wife and I add around 200 plants to our perennial gardens each year. She chooses the plants, decides where they should be placed, and I have the important job of digging holes. One thing I have excelled at in my hole digging responsibilities is cutting into the coaxial cable that makes up Dinger’s invisible fence, rendering it useless. As long as I know where I cut it I can splice it back together again and I have spliced that cable back together so many times that there are more splices th

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AI Agents: The Future of Business Applications

Salesforce

Agents are assistive and autonomous software systems. Based on user input or environmental conditions, they reason, plan, and take action to achieve given tasks or goals. They are like intelligent digital assistants, equipped with the aggregated knowledge and experience of human experts, and access to all relevant data. Agents are set to become ubiquitous across every area of our lives, and to profoundly transform how businesses operate and interact with customers.

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The Importance of Collaboration Between Sales and Marketing

Iannarino

Unlock the true potential of your sales force by leveraging marketing in innovative ways that go beyond lead generation.

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How Google Search ranking works

Search Engine Land

It should be clear to everyone that the Google documentation leak and the public documents from antitrust hearings do not really tell us exactly how the rankings work. The structure of organic search results is now so complex – not least due to the use of machine learning – that even the Google employees who work on the ranking algorithms say they can no longer explain why a hit is at one or two.

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Why the FTC’s stand on hashing is a wake-up call for digital advertisers

Martech

On July 24, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released a statement that hit home for many in the digital advertising and marketing industry. The FTC categorically stated that hashing — commonly used by companies to obscure personal data — is not a foolproof method to ensure anonymity or privacy compliance. This isn’t new information; the limitations and potential pitfalls of hashing as a privacy measure have been highlighted before.

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MongoDB, Elastic, Okta: Things Are Tough Out There; Monday, CrowdStrike, Shopify: Not So Fast

SaaStr

So is it a downturn in SaaS or Cloud — or not? There are so many mixed signals: Unicorn product is up 2x over last year, but layoffs continue AI spend is fast and furious, with Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure, etc. seeing record acceleration in growth. The U.S. economy overall still has record low unemployment and strong growth Gartner is seeing overall Cloud spend up 20% this year But : Overall, SaaS leaders are seeing their lowest growth ever.

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Increase Revenue With Better, Faster Sales Onboarding

Quotas need to be hit. Revenue goals need to be met. This reality makes shortening sales onboarding time a top priority. Organizations with a standard onboarding process boost employee retention by 58% and increase productivity by 50%. Unfortunately, many companies struggle with inefficient processes that lead to high turnover and missed revenue opportunities.

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On Communicating……

Partners in Excellence

Communicating, engaging other people in conversations to achieve a goal, underlies every business decision, every complex B2B opportunity. Without, somehow coming to agreement, nothing happens. Yet, we are overwhelmed with all sorts of data and research that customers don’t want to talk to sellers, that our people are disengaged in their conversations with their managers.

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Understanding the Psychology of Selling

Anthony Cole Training

All salespeople and their managers want to understand the psychology of selling and in fact, is it a highly searched phrase on google. Giving credit where credit is due, The Psychology of Selling is a well-regarded book by legendary sales professional Brian Tracy that should certainly be on every salesperson’s list of must-reads.

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How to Optimize Your Sales Team's Performance: Key Metrics, Strategies, and Effective Leadership Techniques

Iannarino

Discover the essential metrics and strategies that can transform your sales team's performance and drive your business success.

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Google Search Console launches recommendations

Search Engine Land

Google Search Console is rolling out recommendations within Google Search Console for some users. Google said this is an experimental feature and gives you insights and recommendations to improve your site’s performance on Google Search. What are Search Console recommendations. Search Console recommendations is a “feature that provides websites with optimization opportunities and suggests actions they can take to improve their presence on Google Search,” Google wrote.

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Building Your BI Strategy: How to Choose a Solution That Scales and Delivers

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.

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What the Google antitrust ruling could mean for advertisers

Martech

Google’s loss in its federal antitrust case may mean huge changes for the company, web users and digital advertisers. It could result in a big hit to parent company Alphabet’s bottom line; more and better search choices for people; and lower-priced, more effective advertising. We won’t know until U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta hands down the penalties in a few months.

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9th Edition of The New Rules of Marketing & PR Publishes Today

David Meerman Scott

It’s the new, new! The 9th edition of my international bestseller The New Rules of Marketing & PR is available today in print and ebook editions the USA and Canada and will soon be available in other countries! First published in 2007, in the same month as the iPhone 1 was released, New Rules has been completely updated with new stories and strategies to reach buyers directly.

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The Official Guide to SaaStr Annual 2024 Official, Semi-Official and Unofficial Parties and Side Events!!

SaaStr

By the time we get to SaaStr Annual 2024, Sep 10-12 in SF Bay , we’ll be overloaded with side events, official, semi-official and unofficial parties, and so much more! We’ll update this list at least weekly but here are some of the events already lined up you can sign up for! Tuesday, September 10 Taco Tuesday on-site!! 4-7pm at SaaStr Annua l. We’ve have the best gourmet tacos, margaritas and more right at the venue, Come on Tuesday, join some braindates and mentoring sessions, and then grab

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Cyber Week Impact on Email Delivery: What Marketers Need to Know Now

Salesforce

Every year our customers gear up for what is typically their busiest sending season of the year: Black Friday and Cyber Monday (or as it has become known in recent years, Cyber Week). Last year was no exception. From November 21 through 27 our customers sent a record-breaking 54 billion messages on the Marketing Cloud platform. Our peak sending day on Black Friday saw double-digit growth at 12% year over year, surpassing 10.2 billion sends.

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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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Mastering Large Group Sales Meetings: Proven Strategies for Managing Multiple Stakeholders

Iannarino

Unlock the secrets to handling complex sales meetings with multiple stakeholders and ensure your next deal is a success.

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How to use Google Search Console to unlock easy SEO wins

Search Engine Land

SEO can seem overwhelming, with so much information and numerous tools available. In less experienced hands, the masses of recommendations from these tools can often waste a lot of time while delivering little in the way of results. Fortunately, Google Search Console (GSC) offers accurate diagnostic information about your website, including rankings and traffic.

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Data analysis and market research top list of AI use cases

Martech

Marketers are tapping into AI’s analytics and research capabilities in higher numbers than for genAI content production, according to a new survey of over 1,200 marketers by adtech platform Mediaocean. The same marketers are also keeping a watch on consumer interest in AI and other trending technologies. Where AI topped the list of consumer trends in a previous survey, CTV now leads the field.

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Clodura.AI’s CEO on Navigating the AI-Driven Sales Revolution

G2

Jeffrey Gitomer, author of "The Sales Bible," famously said, "Great salespeople are relationship builders who provide value and help their customers win.

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How to Improve Email Deliverability and Optimize Each Send

Learn how to optimize email deliverability and drive greater email ROI. What lands your email in the customer’s inbox? Understanding those factors, otherwise known as email deliverability, is critical to getting the most return on your campaign investments. But the “rules” around which factors land you in the spam folder aren’t always easy to keep up with.

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Dear SaaStr: Does It Make Sense to Have Post-Sales Functions Report into Sales?

SaaStr

Dear SaaStr: Does It Make Sense to Have Post-Sales Functions Report into Sales? In theory — maybe. In theory, why not let sales “keep” the customer longer? They already know the customer, after all. But in practice — this doesn’t work that well. Even if having a CRO own post-sales and CS is becoming much more common these days. A “true” VP of Sales often wants nothing more to do with a customer after a deal closes.

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Say Goodbye to Blast Emails – How AI Helps Your Personalized Email Marketing

Salesforce

Blast emails have been a go-to tool for marketers for years. They’re easy, cost-effective, and quick to get your message out to a large audience. But email marketing has come a long way since the days of batch-and-blast strategies. While blast email tools make it easy to send mass messages, the era of one-size-fits-all approaches is fading fast. Now, personalized email marketing is essential for creating meaningful connections and driving better engagement.

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Discovering the Best Sales Books: Expert Recommendations and Insights

Iannarino

Unlock the secrets to finding the perfect sales book tailored to your needs with expert insights.

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Report: Google Search traffic and queries not impacted by new competing AI search engines

Search Engine Land

Traffic to Google Search seems to have not fallen with the rise of new AI search engines and AI based search related features, including from OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Microsoft’s Copilot and other specialty search engines. New data from Datos’ clickstream panel, analyzed by Sonata Insights and covered in more detail by Rand Fishkin at Sparktoro shows Google may have grown 1.4% from May 2023 to May 2024. “In May of 2024, Google has slightly more desktop visits than they did in May of 2

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Brick & Mortar Retail Relevance: How to Stay Ahead of the Curve

Speaker: Jay Black, Senior Account Executive

Let's set the record straight: in-store retail isn't dead - it's evolving! Faced with the digital age and the demands of omnichannel shopping, some retailers are thriving while others are struggling to adapt. Join Jay Black in this exclusive session as he explores the strategies that set successful stores apart, including: Crafting unique and unforgettable in-store experiences 🛍️ Mastering the art of retail demands 🛒 Navigating inventory challenges in today's climate 📦 an

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How wisdom makes AI more effective in marketing

Martech

Warren Buffett, a towering figure in the financial world, voiced his concerns about artificial intelligence during his annual meeting in May. He compared AI to the development of nuclear weapons: “We let a genie out of the bottle when we developed nuclear weapons. AI is somewhat similar — it’s part way out of the bottle.” This underscores the potential risks and benefits that AI presents to society.

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Effectively Balancing AI and Human Touch in Marketing

Heinz Marketing

By Carly Bauer , Marketing Consultant at Heinz Marketing Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming the marketing landscape, offering businesses unprecedented opportunities for efficiency, personalization, and scalability. However, as powerful as AI is, the human touch remains irreplaceable in fostering genuine connections and building trust with customers.

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The Best of The Best in eCommerce SaaS Will Be at 2024 SaaStr Annual! CEOs Klaviyo, Attentive, Gorgias; CBO Stripe; and More!!

SaaStr

So we’re pretty lucky this year, we’ve got some of the top leaders in B2B ecommerce at SaaStr Annual, Sep 10-12 in SF Bay! #1. Andrew Bialecki, CEO Klaviyo This will be an epic deep dive on just how you get an SMB+ app to almost $1B in ARR — all while having incredibly happy customers. This will be a special one. Klaviyo was the first SaaS company to IPO since 2021!!

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7 Proactive Steps to Improve Customer Loyalty 

Salesforce

When a customer isn’t happy, businesses tend to scramble and try to turn things around. However, reactive marketing is like a Band-Aid. It might stop the immediate hurt or frustration, but it doesn’t fix the underlying problem. Eventually, the wound could be reopened. The way around this is to build customer loyalty with an “always on” marketing strategy.

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Beyond the Basics: How to Develop and Retain a Top-Performing Sales Team

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.