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Why AI Has Taken Longer to Come to Sales Than Coding with Artisan’s CEO

SaaStr

Insights from Jasper Carmichael-Jack, CEO of Artisan at 2025 SaaStr AI Summit About Artisan: AI-powered sales platform building the end-to-end solution —from marketing personalization to AE automation across the entire revenue cycle. Yamini Rangan, CEO of HubSpot, echoed the same at SaaStr 2025: 3. Sales is messier.

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AI, Sales + GTM in 2025/2026: This Changes Everything with Jason Lemkin and Owner CRO Kyle Norton

SaaStr

At SaaStr + AI Summit 2025, Jason Lemkin and Kyle Norton CRO of $1B+ vertical SaaS leader Owner (where Jason is on the board) did a deep dive on AI in Sales today. This isn’t optional technologyit will become table stakes for B2B sales, just like CRM systems became non-negotiable in the 2000s. And where it will be very soon.

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AI Won’t Replace Sales Reps So Much as ‘Deflect’ Them: What Support’s 70% Deflection Rates Tell Us About Sales’ Future

SaaStr

Today, those same teams report that AI has elevated their roles – handling routine inquiries while humans focus on complex problem-solving and relationship building. Five years ago, support teams worried AI would eliminate jobs. Our AI agents are enhancing jobs, not replacing them.”

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10 Ways AI Will Change Sales Forever. It’s Already Happening, In Fact.

SaaStr

A company selling $2-5K software packages won’t need humans for standard implementationsthe AI will qualify, demo, answer questions, negotiate within parameters, and close deals automatically. While you can program some negotiation tactics, the endless “hide the ball” games that sales teams play will be less effective.

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Instagram Marketing for Small Business: Top Strategies for 2025

Salesforce

Relate to your audience on a personal level and build meaningful relationships. Build and grow your follower base Growing your Instagram following goes beyond vanity metrics it’s about building a community of potential customers. Be genuine, transparent, and let your personality shine through.

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Sales In The Age of AI: The Playbook from The CROs of Databricks, Windsurf, Perplexity and Owner

SaaStr

Learning #2: AI-Native Hiring is Non-Negotiable Windsurf : Graham Moreno requires “a key component of the sales interview now is: what are you doing with AI? By mid-2025, any revenue leader not deeply engaged with AI tools should be transitioned out. Invest heavily in making your A-players even better with AI tools.

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38 Most Dynamic Women in Sales (The 2019 Edition)

Sales Hacker

My goal right now is to have 300,000 NAWSP members by 2025. I wish I was taught to negotiate my salary. While the book focuses on the importance of your EQ during the negotiation process, it’s applicable to all parts of the sales process and leading a team. What’s one thing in your day you can’t live without?

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