Martech

DECEMBER 12, 2024

2025 is not the year for bold leaps into expensive platforms but a time for strategic caution. Here’s how to make 2025 the year of smart, strategic martech decisions. Here’s how to make 2025 the year of smart, strategic martech decisions. The answer? You’re not alone. It will be necessary to do the following.

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SaaStr

OCTOBER 29, 2024

From Stripe to Canva to Databricks to Dialpad and more, they are plenty at $300m-$3B ARR with strong enough growth to IPO. And plenty more at $200m+ ARR with maybe less strong growth, that still want to IPO. And so, Private-Equity backed SaaS companies may finally in 2025 say It’s Just Time. Longer is suboptimal, btu OK.

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Martech

JANUARY 8, 2025

The faster the sales process, the faster the revenue growth. Whether thats adding complexity to a simple process or frustrating customers with needless back and forth, friction is bad news for deal velocity. Dig deeper: How to align sales and marketing for revenue growth 2. This isnt just a sales problem, either. Processing.

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Martech

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

As businesses prepare for 2025, go-to-market (GTM) strategies are undergoing major shifts driven by new technology, evolving customer demands and increased executive scrutiny. This may be the largest window into the minds of the F2000 C-suite yet assembled, including the bases for some pretty clear forecasts for 2025 and into 2026.

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Veloxy

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Theyre realizing that streamlining tools isnt just about convenience its about unlocking real productivity and revenue growth. To help your team stay ahead in 2025, Ive put together this list of 17 must-have sales productivity tools. Thats why 94% of sales organizations are consolidating their tech stacks this year.

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Heinz Marketing

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

By Win Dean-Salyards , Senior Marketing Consultant at Heinz Marketing As we approach 2025, Account-Based Marketing (ABM) and Account-Based Experience (ABX) remain pivotal strategies for driving meaningful engagement and impact. Reassess Your Ideal Customer Profile (ICP) and Target Accounts 2025 will be about precision, not scale.

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Martech

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Here are some areas where organizations will be adapting and leveraging AI tools and processes in 2025. I expect these initiatives and hires to proliferate in 2025, said Eric Williamson, CMO of conversation intelligence company CallMiner. Many businesses will form AI councils or hire Chief AI Officers to lead AI transformation.

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SaaStr

JUNE 6, 2025

So Jamin Ball of Altimeter has a great summary of the cumulative revenue growth of all public SaaS companies … and it’s not a great story: Aggregate net new ARR added in Q1 from the software universe isn't looking good! billion in Q1 2025 , down from $2.33 billion in Q1 2024. What’s Driving the Decline?

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Martech

APRIL 17, 2025

For organizations looking to grow their customer base and retain existing clients, demonstrating value beyond product features is no longer optional; it’s essential. Equipping prospective and current customers with differentiated content and tools enables more informed value assessments before and after the sale.

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Martech

JANUARY 14, 2025

Lessons from the past peak season to inform your 2025 plans. Whether youre a digital marketer, merchandiser, or executive, this webinar is your chance to start the year with a strategy that drives measurable growth. The post Start 2025 strong with data-driven strategies for retail success appeared first on MarTech.

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Search Engine Land

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Google Ads is merging its Video Action Campaigns (VAC) into the more versatile Demand Gen campaigns starting Q2 2025. This shift aims to enhance advertisers’ ability to capture emerging demand and drive growth through a multi-format approach. March 2025 : Google Ads will disable creation of new VACs.

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Membrain

JANUARY 26, 2025

Join us for an insightful conversation with Ian Richardson , co-founder and CEO of Fox and Crow Group and MSPSalesProcess.com, as he explores the world of Managed Service Providers (MSPs) in 2025. With nearly 45,000 MSPs nationwide, Ian shares his expert advice on overcoming sales barriers and attracting top talent in the industry.

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Martech

MAY 15, 2025

AtDatas white paper, Beyond the Purchase: The Future of Consumer Behavior in 2025, outlines the real drivers of brand trust and retention in a post-personalization landscape. Based on emerging data and behavioral trends, it shows how to evolve from transaction-first to values-ledand still deliver measurable growth.

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Martech

MAY 7, 2025

15,384 martech tools In 2025, the marketing technology landscape is balancing boom and bust. The 2025 martech story is not one of chaos or calm, but of convergence. The 2025 Martech Landscape signals a deceptively calm return to normal a steady 9% growth but beneath that is a market undergoing seismic shifts.

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Martech

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Understanding the customer journey is essential for businesses looking to boost engagement and build loyalty. However, achieving a cohesive view is increasingly challenging, with customer interactions now spanning multiple channels and touchpoints.

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Partners in Excellence

MARCH 20, 2025

“They are meeting their quotas and our growth goals,” came the response. Repeating myself, for training to have an impact has to be focused on the specific performance issues the customer seeks to address. Is it integrated into your GTM/customer engagement strategies? “Where are they struggling? ” I ask.

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Martech

DECEMBER 3, 2024

That is the nutshell version of the “Martech for 2025” report from Scott Brinker, editor of chiefmartec.com, and marketing technologist Frans Riemersma , released today. It is replacing Salesforce and Workday with its own custom CRM and HCM applications using AI and composable cloud services.

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Martech

JULY 19, 2024

The good news for martech vendors is the SaaS business model revolves around recurring revenue from subscriptions, so there’s a steady flow of cash coming from the customers. The bad news is that growth in a mature market becomes more focused on a few strategies, including cross-sell, upsell and competitive displacement.

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Martech

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Retailers are facing significant challenges and opportunities as they prepare for 2025. To stay ahead, leveraging advanced technology and data strategies to enhance customer engagement and drive growth is essential. Join our expert panel for Charting the Path Forward: Building a Future-Forward Platform for Retailers in 2025.

Retail 117

Retail Technology Technology Growth 117

Martech

APRIL 3, 2025

retail spending in 2025 were generally aligned around mid-single-digit growth despite the impact of tariffs. This week, the National Retail Federation (NRF) forecast that 2025 retail sales will grow between 2.7% The 2025 sales forecast compares with a 3.6% annual sales growth of $5.29 annual sales growth of $5.29

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Sales Hacker

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Pattern recognition: Manually analyzing buyer behavior or segmenting customer needs. Balance automation with human growth Use AI to enhance efficiency but ensure it complements human skills rather than replacing them. Product-Channel Fit (PCF): Finding the right growth strategy for your product. Three frameworks to consider.

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SaaStr

MAY 20, 2025

So in any interesting bit of convergent evolution, both Monday and HubSpot have now passed 250,000 customers. Both started SMB (Monday even more so), and Both have now gone more enterprise (Monday even more) But still with the vast majority of their customers SMB. Customer Base : ~258,000 customers across 135+ countries Revenue : $2.63

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Sales Hacker

MARCH 21, 2025

GTMnow shares insight around the go-to-market strategies responsible for explosive company growth. Every great Product-Led Growth (PLG) company eventually faces a crossroads: When and how to introduce a Sales-Led Growth (SLG) motion. PLG and SLG arent competitors, theyre partners in growth. Why make this shift?

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Martech

AUGUST 1, 2024

billion, its fourth straight quarter with +20% growth. Dig deeper: Netflix leans into ad-supported tier as subscriber growth surges Ad impressions across all its apps grew 10% year-over-year. The company expects revenue growth next quarter to be between $38.5 Facebook and Instagram parent Meta ad revenue was up 22% last quarter.

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Martech

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

Own, which provides data protection and data management solutions, will help Salesforce accelerate the growth of its Platform Data Security, Privacy, and Compliance products, the company said in a release. The Tenyx acquisition is expected to close in the third quarter of Salesforce’s fiscal year 2025, which ends Oct. billion in cash.

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Martech

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

That gorgeous martech ecosystem diagram on your wall shows perfectly integrated systems driving seamless customer experiences. Heres what matters in 2025: being honest about what works, what doesnt and what drives revenue. Predictive analytics that supposedly tell you what customers want before they know themselves.

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SaaStr

DECEMBER 26, 2024

Gong has its 2025 State of Revenue out. Were ending the year in general with stronger growth that the prior year. Gong also looked across its entire customer base to measure deal velocity. And a few other data from the report: Gongs enterprise customers see about a 25% win rate, conversion from Opportunity to Closed.

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Sales Hacker

APRIL 25, 2025

GTMnow shares insight around the go-to-market strategies responsible for explosive company growth. Some growth lessons expire. From that, hes learned that the best growth strategies arent new. This edition breaks down 8 timeless principles every founder, CRO, and sales leader can use to build durable growth.

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Martech

OCTOBER 22, 2024

The new offering is available immediately but only to customers in the United States. Salesforce’s own research shows more than 50% of revenue for small businesses coming from digital channels in 2025, up from the current 42%. Management of products, orders, customers, pricing and promotions in one place. Why we care.

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Martech

AUGUST 14, 2024

But even if you don’t rely on Q4 to hit your numbers, you’re likely getting ready to assemble your budget and strategic plan for 2025. So, put this on your 2025 action plan. Bring in strategic resources from outside agencies that can help you organize a priority for growth based upon a solid ROI.

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SaaStr

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

50 cents of compute for 500 dollars of value — Sam Altman (@sama) February 3, 2025 So just how much will AI remake classic B2B software? On the other hand, the classic leaders in SaaS have rebounded from 2024 lows both in terms of growth and market caps. As growth slowed, almost everyone looked to price increases.

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Martech

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Dig deeper: How to use AI to discover the causes behind customer actions From guessing to knowing Predictive analytics shows you the tree. Scenarios where causal AI shines Causal AI can help marketers nail their 2025 planning. Causal AI shows you how to climb it. Predictive analytics shows us what may happen, but causal AI reveals why.

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Heinz Marketing

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

By Lisa Heay , Director of Business Operations at Heinz Marketing Planning for 2025 might be the last thing on your mind—we’re not even done with Q3! Early planning ensures that financial decisions support the company’s strategic initiatives and growth objectives for the upcoming year. First, Understand your marketing goals for 2025.

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Martech

DECEMBER 20, 2024

The paths all need to unite to be able to have the right data, the right touchpoints, the right customer journey.” ” Smith also talked about the fast growth of retail media and CTV. Criteo’s customers are thinking about how they can leverage all the data they have in order to work with advertisers, Smith said.

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SaaStr

DECEMBER 18, 2024

and >accelerating< – 80% Gross Margins – 500 $1m+ customers 20x ARR doesnt seem >that< high pic.twitter.com/5qW7jeReQc — Jason SaaStr 2025 is May 13-15 Lemkin (@jasonlk) December 17, 2024 So SaaS is back. And it will be cash-flow positive in 2025. It will be cash-flow positive in 2025. #4.

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Cross-sell Drivers/motivators Up-sell Growth 113

Salesforce

APRIL 30, 2025

In “ Trailblazer ,” he explains how a values-driven culture can lead to growth, innovation, and a meaningful career. He gives a behind-the-scenes look at Salesforce, showing how the companys core values trust, customer success, innovation, and equality have made it one of the most admired companies in the world.

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Salesforce

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Or better yet, a loyal customer? But what makes these curated digital experiences possible isn’t some trillion-parameter, custom-trained large language model (LLM) but a new kind of data platform that aggregates and connects the dots between each and every data point. How can a brand turn a social media “like” into a sale? Lots of it.

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