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Economic Moats: Who Has Them? And How Do You Get One?

ConversionXL

An effective moat doesn’t require Amazon’s distribution network or Microsoft’s monopolistic software strategy. An aspiring entrant would need to build a network of railways to compete independently. Why would Tesla let others use its network, which could be a moat to protect it from electric competitors? “I They own the tracks.

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This day in search marketing history: January 23

Search Engine Land

A Proposal For Social Network Détente 2012: Some suggestions for how a social-nuclear war between Google, Twitter and Facebook could be averted. 1 Internet Property Worldwide 2009: Google’s sites reached 77% of the online population, age 15 and up, in December 2008. So Barry Schwartz made one.

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Advertorials Can Work—If You Get It Right

ConversionXL

They’re often lumped together with other maligned tactics, like cold emails and pop-ups. Advertorials are a PR play on steroids, akin to pitching your product or company to a journalist and getting a favorable write-up (but paying for the privilege). Advertorials also have their critics. What problems can advertorials solve?

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Veeva: The Biggest Vertical SaaS Success Story of All Time (Video + Transcript)

SaaStr

As we gear up for SaaStr Annual 2021 in the SF Bay Area , we wanted to take a look back at some of our most iconic speakers and sessions from over the year, that we can still learn from today. Peter is a huge fan of going against the grain and refusing to follow the herd. That makes up about 35 percent of our revenue now.

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A Q&A with Aaron Ross (Video + Transcript)

SaaStr

Now in here it’s more common for people to be following the idea of sales specialization. Most companies still don’t do this, but even if you are following this idea, people don’t go far enough. If some other job is filling up more than five or 10 or maybe 15% of their time, it is going to mess with them.

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They Grow Up So Fast: How 7 Brands Made It Big Practically Overnight

Hubspot

When Boston Public School buses went out of commission in early October due to a worker strike, thousands of parents were left trying to find alternative avenues for their children to get to school. Also, after the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing, Uber provided free rides to area hospitals. In the last year, according to Inc. 5) ROGETECH.

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15 Essential Sales Strategy for Hotel Teams

Hubspot

According to EY , the future of hospitality looks bright. Sales reps come up with creative ideas on how to generate more profit from their guests. offer complementary products or services) Generate commission from partnerships with other local businesses Build partnerships with businesses. These include: 1.