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Google files lawsuit against company falsely promising Page 1 rankings

Search Engine Land

G Verifier, which Google’s suit alleges was run by Kaushal Patel of Ohio, threatened business owners that if they failed to pay (typically $99), their Business listings would be deactivated or marked as “permanently closed” and their positive reviews would be hidden – resulting in lost visibility and revenue.

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True Confessions of a Legacy Laggard

Iannarino

Every time I held another contact hostage, I read them the 84 pages of index cards, to ensure they knew everything my huge company believed would convince them to give us their business. I was sitting across from a prospective client in Cincinnati, Ohio. Did I change my message? Did I improve my approach?

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Guest Post: I Can’t Challenge Your Thinking If I Don’t Have Your Attention

SalesLoft

And yet The New York Times didn’t mention it the next day either, or the next week, or the next year – while the Wright brothers continued to make successful flights at both Kitty Hawk and outside Dayton, Ohio. If you’re a sales or sales enablement leader attending the conference and this opportunity interests you, please contact us here.

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Sales Pipeline Radio, Episode 129: Q&A with Marilyn Cox @MarilyECox

Heinz Marketing

I know you are a proud alumni and diehard fan of Ohio State University. And if you know anything about Urban Meyer, and the teams he coaches, whether it’s at Ohio State, or Florida, or anywhere else, he’s amazing. So highly likely that Ohio State emerges 3-0 into conference season, and it’ll be a lot of fun.

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PODCAST 114: Human Cognitive Bias and Why You Can’t Trust Your Impulses with Dr. Gleb Tsipursky

Sales Hacker

Sam Jacobs: I’m sure you’re familiar with Fermi’s Paradox which is if aliens are out there why haven’t they contacted us? Why has nobody contacted us? The Fermi Paradox and the future of the human race [25:34]. And a big rationale is, well, because they tend to blow themselves up.

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Virtual vs. In-Person Training: Pros & Cons of Each [New Data]

Hubspot

After teaching in-person calligraphy workshops in Ohio, we moved to virtual training due to the time constraints and lack of follow-up on our students’ lettering progress,” said calligraphy teacher Jillian Reece, co-founder of Loveleigh Loops. Let’s examine the benefits that face-to-face training methods offer.

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Do it once (and only once) with workflow automation

Martech

There’s a concept in productivity philosophy that suggests you “only handle it once” (OHIO) — the idea is that you immediately deal with whatever crosses your desk rather than wasting time by setting it aside and getting back to it later. The submitter’s name, company and email address are added to my directory of contacts.

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