Sales Hacker

MARCH 25, 2025

Conversations reveal the unshared details behind how they have grown companies, and the go-to-market strategies responsible for shaping that growth. Or is that all behind closed doors? You can just have a conversation to find out the opening hours for the local store and navigate straight there.

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SaaStr

APRIL 28, 2025

What’s Changing in Sales: The AI Revolution is Here — and Coming Fast After analyzing 139,000+ conversations through SaaStr’s New AI, it’s now clear from the data: AI is about to fundamentally transform B2B sales. This isn’t some distant futureit’s happening right now.

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Salesforce

MAY 27, 2025

Take a closer look Closing the gap with AI data analysis To close this gap, we needed to rethink how our users got insight from our data. Tech stack and architecture UX We built the Slack app using Bolt, Slacks Python framework for app development. Conversation over. And here at Salesforce, our users live in Slack.

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Martech

JULY 30, 2025

For example, I worked on an SEO and UX project for Maker’s Mark, where the brand story was at the forefront of the entire site redesign and content refresh. Great copy communicates your value and the next step to take, from first click to final conversion. Communicate the benefit, close the loop, get the deal done.

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SaaStr

MARCH 9, 2025

Jess Clark, Head of User Experience at Calendly Jess leads Calendly’s user experience initiatives, working closely with Steven to create intuitive scheduling experiences that help people connect more efficiently and achieve their desired outcomes.

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Sales Hacker

MAY 27, 2025

Conversations reveal the unshared details behind how they have grown companies, and the go-to-market strategies responsible for shaping that growth. I’ve been super, super excited for this conversation and I’ll jump right in. Visit gtmnow.com for more episodes and other interesting content. Sean, welcome to the podcast.

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ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

Conversion Rates are Misleading; Comparing Them is Worthless. Let’s start by debunking one method of competitive benchmarking: comparing your conversion rate to that of your competitors is pretty irrelevant. So will knowing Amazon conversion stats help you in any way? But you do control your own conversion rate.

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ConversionXL

AUGUST 27, 2021

In this post, we’ll break down the elements of Netflix’s design and user experience (UX). Together, the USP and UI makeup a value proposition that is optimized for conversions. By this stage, the value should already be high (given their strong value proposition, USP, and UX). Netflix UX lesson #1. Watch anywhere.

UX

Salesforce

MAY 28, 2025

Personalized marketing: AI can analyze customer data to create targeted campaigns and recommendations that help increase conversion rates. Sales forecasting AI can identify high-potential leads by scoring and ranking prospects based on conversion likelihood. Here are some of the benefits. Just get started.

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Search Engine Land

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

The relationship between SEO and user experience (UX) is an important consideration in your digital strategy. This article explores how SEO and UX interact and why it’s important not to sacrifice one for the other. SEO and UI/UX are not mutually exclusive; they are interwoven elements that should complement each other.

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Outreach

JULY 8, 2021

Let’s look more closely at the unique roles user and customer experience can play in your business. Customer Experience (CX) vs. User Experience (UX). User experience (UX) , a subset of customer experience, describes the application, results, and goals of a product. User feedback is an essential part of UX. Who drives UX?

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ConversionXL

MARCH 1, 2016

In regards to conversion optimization, we’re of the belief that UX is a big part of our process and that great UX leads to more conversions. But how do UX people view conversion optimization? What do they think it is, and how do they think it fits into the organizational context with UX?

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ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 21, 2017

What defines a “good” UX from a “bad’ UX, and what do the gradations look like between the two poles? The challenge comes in testing and measuring UX. That’s what this article is about: measuring and testing UX. Card sorting is a UX research strategy popular for information architecture. Ease of use. Accessible.

User Experience

ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 9, 2015

If we’re supposed to optimize what’s closest to the money, what is the value in optimizing for micro-conversions? Many blog posts have espoused this as a way to incrementally increase revenue and final conversions, but does tweaking stuff unrelated to purchase actually assist your bigger goals? What Are Micro-Conversions?

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ConversionXL

MAY 4, 2016

If you answered yes to any of those questions, you’ve experienced a UX mistake. Because a bad UX means fewer conversions. What Is UX, Really ? If you’re reading this article, chances are you know that UX stands for user experience. The first step is to understand the key principles of UX.

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ConversionXL

APRIL 23, 2019

Here are research and testing techniques that UX professionals use to determine the best information architecture, workflows, menu structure, or website navigation paths. Closed-card sorting. The tool of choice for a lot of UX professionals. Information architecture works hand-in-hand with usability and conversions.

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ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

But what if you’re an analyst, optimizer, or digital marketer and working on a site without a clear conversion? Of course, some of these can have financial conversions (e.g. The first is, of course, a big problem – and it’s not exclusive to sites without a financial conversion. It’s a pretty different ballgame. Nonprofits.

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ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

You know that a good user experience leads to more conversions. In fact, industry wide, mobile still falls short on average conversion rate. So we set up some tests to attempt to increase conversions. Improving conversions on mobile is no easy feat, but it is a large opportunity area. Not so with the mobile page.

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ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

When we talk about conversion optimization , much of the strategies remain the same across industries. That said, there are some key differences in how experts approach SaaS conversion optimization. Some are complex and require sales development and account executives to close, like Oracle’s marketing cloud.

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Martech

JUNE 14, 2023

Too many businesses seem to forget or ignore the importance of the user experience (UX). Even so, UX goes far above the technical side of your company’s website and digital products. Great UX can transform your content beyond bland facts and thinly-veiled pitches. Luxury brands understand this well.

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Hubspot

JUNE 21, 2018

UX, or user experience, focuses on the end-user’s overall experience, including their perceptions, emotions, and responses to a company’s product, system, or service. UX is defined by criteria including: ease of use, accessibility, and convenience. That’s why UX matters so much. What Is UX Design? Interaction Design.

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ConversionXL

OCTOBER 4, 2017

Conversion optimization is hard; it’s constantly changing and you need to know a lot about a lot. Here’s what some of the top experts in the field are saying about the top challenges in conversion optimization. #1 Brian Massey, Conversion Sciences. “We 1 Having to be an expert in many things. Nick So, WiderFunnel.com.

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ConversionXL

MARCH 16, 2014

John Paul Mains shares the result of one client who saw improvements in conversions after changing the font size from 10px 13px to be more readable – I wonder what would happen if he pushed it even further? Extra Lucrative Conversion Advice Blog Design user experience' Nearly the same percentage as sites using sans in 2009.

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ConversionXL

MARCH 26, 2014

You can find insights for conversion optimization from lots of different reports & some of the juicier reports are lesser known. Brian Massey, the Conversion Scientist : One of our more unusual Google Analytics reports is the buyer persona report. 1: Advanced Segments Based On Buyer Personas.

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ConversionXL

DECEMBER 4, 2019

This is the fourth edition of our State of Conversion Optimization report. Skepticism or ignorance about conversion optimization affects more than the ability to prove ROI or retain clients. Buy-in and budget, of course, are closely aligned. The upward and downward trend data is increasingly interesting.

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ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Freemium to paid conversion rates for SaaS businesses hover around the 2% mark on a good day. Now, there are many methods you can use to try and increase your conversion rate. Or you could work on your upselling, in order to close the penny gap. You can create a sense of urgency with a well-timed offer (e.g., “Get

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ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

Plus, the Internet is full of “How We Increased Conversions by 1,000% with 1 Simple Change” style articles. Through qualitative and quantitative conversion research, you’ve found some issues with your site. The best way to identify and mitigate these flaws is via UX research. Where A/B Tests Are Going Wrong.

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ConversionXL

DECEMBER 6, 2018

Done right, optimized mobile forms can deliver more than an increased conversion rate: They can become a competitive advantage—a reason users choose to fill out a form on your site. Indeed, there may be times when increasing form fields boosts conversion rates.). It’s not hyperbole. Even when you have the slimmest funnel, cut again.”.

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ConversionXL

AUGUST 26, 2014

G o for at least 250 conversions per variation. It’ll be more accurate if it’s 350-400 conversions per variation. And if you want to segment results, you need thousands of conversions per variation in order to have 350+ conversions per variation within a segment.” Don’t convert very well.

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ConversionXL

MAY 11, 2017

Knowing what the competitors are doing – how they are thinking about the market, what tactics they are using, how they are crafting messages and design – can make all the difference in the battle for the customers’ mind share and conversions. – and you can definitely use it for UX and conversion optimization, too.

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ConversionXL

OCTOBER 13, 2016

The third common strategy that many companies employ is to simply not do UX Research, leaving usability decisions to the judgment of designers and product managers. Yet forsaking UX research methods entirely leaves the product team completely blind. There may be serious flaws on pages you aren’t even looking at.

UX

ConversionXL

DECEMBER 4, 2019

This is the fourth edition of our State of Conversion Optimization report. Skepticism or ignorance about conversion optimization affects more than the ability to prove ROI or retain clients. Buy-in and budget, of course, are closely aligned. The upward and downward trend data is increasingly interesting.

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Search Engine Land

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

While the main goal is typically increased leads and revenue, tracking incremental progress through rankings, traffic, and conversions also matters. Your ranking grids will most likely look very different when your business is closed vs. open. However, don’t forget to track conversions resulting from these efforts.

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ConversionXL

OCTOBER 5, 2016

before visitors have time to suffer through friction and other “conversion killers” When conducting quality assurance, frequently referred to as QA, you’ll work closely with the development team to ensure everything looks and works correctly on all relevant devices and on all relevant browsers. ” (via NN/g).

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ConversionXL

APRIL 25, 2017

Conversion optimization teams, unlike more established marketing practices like SEO and PPC, don’t fit naturally within traditional organizations (not unlike growth teams , actually). This post will outline some common approaches to building conversion optimization teams and how they can be incorporated into the broader organization.

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ConversionXL

DECEMBER 23, 2015

And it’s hurting your conversions in surprising ways. Similarly, Marketing Experiments created this conversion formula , which puts a focus clarity as well… C = 4m + 3v + 2(i-f) – 2a. Here’s what each letter represents… C = Probability of conversion. What Is Clarity and Why Should You Care?

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ConversionXL

APRIL 7, 2016

In this 2016 State of Conversion Optimization Report, we gave a 48 question survey to 722 people who work in the optimization space. Without further ado, here are our findings from the 2016 State of Conversion Optimization Report. The average salary of conversion optimizers was $71,340. What Does an Optimizer Look Like?

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