Martech

JANUARY 25, 2024

I think of three words — that’s it, just three — that will frame my priorities or personal goals for the coming year. I also enjoy this exercise because I can frame three words for a broader audience — in this case, the email industry. Here are my three words for the email industry in 2024. I didn’t invent this exercise.

Government 137

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Search Engine Land

MARCH 21, 2024

March 2024 core update catch-up Google said the March 2024 Update is going to be prolonged and that there will be “more fluctuations in rankings than with a regular core update.” With the March 2024 core update, you’re going to most likely see various sets of reversals as the update is both longer and more complex than usual.

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Understanding the Sales Force

APRIL 11, 2024

The pitcher warming up has been wild all season, and has walked an average of three batters per inning. For those who don’t know baseball, saying that three walks per inning is bad would be a disservice to the word bad. It’s atrocious on a scale never before seen! They wish for a change in attitude.

Strategize 81

Strategize Pitch Start-ups Gaming 81

Martech

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Part one: The promise Part two: The shift Part Three: The crossroads Part Four: Where do we go From here? Marketing/sales alignment was never better. But things slowly started to change. But management started asking us for more. “Go Drive more. More erosion. It was the early aughts. Promotions were earned.

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SaaStr

DECEMBER 30, 2023

So it does seem like some of the biggest changes to the human side of SaaS are now coming. I’ve talked with three CEOs at leading vendors in sales and post-sales at $200m+ in ARR the past few weeks and they’ve all reinforced these are some of the biggest changes in a generation. But it is the accelerant: #1.

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Iannarino

AUGUST 3, 2021

You never get a second chance to make a first impression, which means you have a lot riding on your meeting with a new client. The less valuable your conversation is with your prospective client, the more certain they are to abandon you as a potential partner. How has your approach changed over the last three years?

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Search Engine Land

MAY 24, 2024

SEO today is more complex and challenging than at any other point. I don’t agree it’s in the top three. This change coincided with the March 2024 core algorithm update. Those curious can learn more by reading the original PageRank research paper and patent. But is that still true? It hasn’t been for some time.”

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Objectives and Key Results Trust Engineering Technique 75

Search Engine Land

MAY 10, 2024

Receiving negative reviews from former employees is never fun. Dig deeper: How to repair your Google search results and reclaim your online reputation Dealing with negative reviews as an employer Let’s start with three absolute core tenets to adopt when navigating negative reviews. Rebuilding trust Make tangible changes.

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Martech

MARCH 20, 2024

Dig deeper: Innovation vs. rebranding: How to choose the best change for your business 2. You may not have to start from scratch If the company name doesn’t need to change, your rebrand could occur in three to six months. Work with outside experts If you’re changing the company name, work with a branding agency.

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Search Engine Land

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Google Ads exec Jerry Dischler has stepped down after more than 15 years to take on a new challenge. After more than a decade working in advertising, Google explained it was only natural for Dischler to want to try something new. Official statement. Dischler’s leadership. Antitrust trial comments.

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Search Engine Land

MAY 7, 2024

Top Google rankings: Secured top three positions for competitive terms like “electric bike” (246,000 searches) and “eBike” (90,500 searches), boosted by strategic digital PR and a focus on the online audience journey. Let’s look at how Lectric completely changed its organic visibility in just two years.

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Search Engine Land

DECEMBER 13, 2023

SEOs know that the most valuable career skill is the ability to adapt to change, and there has been an incredible amount of it in the last 12 months. Within the products we consume and how we create and manage content, AI has become an expectation rather than an exception in our lives.

UX 129

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The Lost Book of Sales

JANUARY 31, 2024

Let’s dive into this a tad more from the seller's perspective. Among the never ending hard work that’s needed across the full spectrum of complex sales, when you feel you deserve some rest – and I understand you – don't go relaxing just yet. Let’s discuss each of these stages.

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Search Engine Land

JANUARY 12, 2024

He got in touch with Search Engine Land after trying to trying to purchase YouTube reservation ads – only to be told by his Google rep that they had never heard of them. He explained: “I have been trying to purchase these ads for three months – surely it cannot be this hard?” The result of those changes?

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Search Engine Land

JUNE 21, 2023

Here are three you may have overlooked. But unfortunately, Microsoft Ads is changing – and not for the better. When Microsoft made this change, it initially didn’t seem like a big deal. Moving away from Microsoft At the time of this writing, this change took place about three months ago.

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Martech

DECEMBER 18, 2023

If your analysts have discovered an algorithm for identifying customers ready to purchase in three months, highlight this story to everyone involved in your data program. Change is hard — why are we doing this now? Cultural change is difficult for any part of a business. We’re all human. And if not now, when?”

Government 144

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Heinz Marketing

DECEMBER 1, 2023

At some point, whether it was when this person was hired or during this change management process, this contributor fell out of the loop with regards to the defined function of their role. Ultimately, many employees were not communicated to about their changing responsibilities. Change is also often difficult for most of us.

Process 114

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Martech

DECEMBER 13, 2023

SEOs know that the most valuable career skill is the ability to adapt to change, and there has been an incredible amount of it in the last 12 months. Within the products we consume and how we create and manage content, AI has become an expectation rather than an exception in our lives.

Objectives and Key Results 115

Objectives and Key Results UX Manufacturing Technology 115

Martech

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Here are three areas where marketing automation can help with this. Marketers are never done with cleaning the data, it seems,” he said. It is more important than ever that marketers maintain consistent, rigorous data management. “If Data quality will become even more crucial when new AI tools are trained on it.

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Search Engine Land

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Sadly, marketing success is often measured by quantity rather than the effectiveness of content in building awareness, generating leads, and converting customers. If your site is overloaded with content, there is a good chance that search engines will never find the best stuff you’ve created. The world is drowning in digital content.

Niche 121

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Martech

MAY 5, 2023

Budget cuts, data privacy changes, new hot channels like TikTok (which might disappear overnight) and now generative AI. Marketing is never dull. You never know what is around the corner, but it will likely be exciting. There are three decisions all marketing teams need to make to design a future-friendly version of themselves.

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Electricity Entertainment Government Technology 122

Martech

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Whether it’s marketing, languages, technology, new board games or even stand-up comedy, he’s always looking to find out more and share it with others. I remember going to the first-year courses, like econ 105, like economics macroeconomics classes — huge, huge class 400 students in a big lecture hall, three-hour lecture.

A/B testing 114

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SaaStr

MAY 24, 2024

Lemkin expresses concern about the changing work ethic and loyalty of sales and marketing professionals, observing a trend of multiple job-holding and lack of commitment. Revenue per employee has doubled since 2021, leading to budget cuts and the necessity for leaders to achieve more with fewer resources.

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Search Engine Land

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Of course, that requires you to approach it with a different mindset than Search and Shopping. But carry forward your habits from the more granular campaign types, and Performance Max’s algorithmic nature will punish you. Even the most traditional PPC manager can’t deny it anymore: Performance Max can do amazing things.

Campaign 144

Campaign Retail Lead generation Pharmaceutical 144

Search Engine Land

APRIL 19, 2024

Less is sometimes more We’re starting with a concept rather than a feature here, but just because you can add 15 headlines and four descriptions doesn’t mean you should also populate all of those slots. However, the more copy added, the less your primary messaging will be shown. Very eye-catching for users.

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Search Engine Land

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Unless Google rolls out a new update this week, Google would have rolled out one less update in 2023 than it did in 2022 and 2021. Overall, the volatility was generally less than previous updates, feeling more muted than what we expected according to data providers. We had three reviews updates this year.

Niche 141

Niche Launch Engineering Start-ups 141

Martech

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

And of course this allows you to improve areas such as customer experiences like never before. This combination allows for deeper insights into customer interactions, ensuring your emails are more effective and personalized. ” This approach ensures that the efforts are focused and more likely to give you tangible results.

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Technology Technology CRM Finance 130

Search Engine Land

MAY 9, 2024

The search landscape is changing heavily. As a result, online reputation management (ORM) will never be the same. Generative AI will use more of its internal knowledge management systems to produce more accurate answers, considering real and understood facts. beginner Spanish courses). As so often, input = output.

Engineering 125

Engineering Networking Clients Construction 125

Martech

MAY 24, 2023

And yet, this critical channel is too often left unloved, with more focus going to the fast-changing advertising or social media landscapes. Worryingly, these customers say that if they perceive emails as irrelevant, they will unsubscribe – something easier than ever to do. Instead, marketers need to send better emails.

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Martech

DECEMBER 13, 2023

demand, trying to close one more sale, or watching the “out of office” email replies pile up in your work inbox (again, lucky you!), I want you take a little time to look back at three of the big lessons we learned in 2023 and how they could affect your planning for 2024. You’re the lucky ones. That was fantastic to hear.

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SaaStr

APRIL 19, 2024

Reverse Engineering Your Way to $100M Tip #1: Make some changes if your product isn’t profitable enough or your gross margins are too low. Going Multi-Product is Required ”By the time you get to 10,000 customers, you better have a second product that can be bigger than the first,” Jason says. You never catch up.

Engineering 97

Engineering Price Cross-sell Niche 97

Partners in Excellence

MARCH 7, 2024

And some of the very best have never had a selling title. The first event was proof that I either needed to change my thinking and approach or quickly find a new career. With no hesitation, he said, “I hate golf, these are from a tradeshow and I figured they would be better on my shelf than my trash can.” Carlos is one of those.

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Sell Tradeshows Pitch Up-sell 128

Salesforce

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

They invest more and use AI more broadly. They’re more than 5x as likely to say they spend more than 20% of their digital budgets on AI. They use AI more broadly, implementing AI in at least four business functions. High performers, on the other hand, are past that phase. Here are their stories.

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Electricity Appointment Sports CRM 133

Search Engine Land

JULY 24, 2023

Google’s Search Quality Rater Guidelines (SQRG ) is a document of more than 176 pages that offers a handle to Search Quality Raters (SQR). Not every SEO professional knows these guidelines, but knowing them and monitoring changes contributes to developing a good long-term SEO vision.

Niche 97

Niche Healthcare Trust Government 97

Martech

DECEMBER 27, 2022

This is the third of a three-part series on the ROI of personalization. In this article, we will: Cover three aspects of operationalizing personalization. Siloed product teams where widget A is marketed and supported in a completely different manner than widget B. Personalization can be more subtle or more extreme.

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Process Government A/B testing Start-ups 135

Search Engine Land

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Most of us get the ick around used car salesmen and high-pressure tactics, but subtler persuasion techniques can be far more powerful. Location targeting defaults to include people who may be “interested in” (but have never been to) your target. Select Assets Navigate to More (indicated only by three vertical dots).

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Campaign Represent Technique Contact 144

Search Engine Land

APRIL 1, 2024

Has it never ranked for any keywords? This can be something that has recently happened, such as a development change. The text (anchor text) that is used to signify the link, like “click here” or “view more products like this,” can also give signals of the relevance of the page being linked to.

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