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How to Scale Go-to-Market Through IPO with ICONIQ Growth’s General Partners

SaaStr

Go-to-Market matters because sales and marketing spend remain the biggest proportion of SaaS spend, so honing in on that spend to build an engine and drive growth is paramount. But to develop a GTM strategy, you must have Product Market Fit. Cross-selling requires a more diverse product suite.

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The Google anti-trust trial: A deep dive into the details

Martech

Google is on trial for allegedly using underhand tactics to ensure it stays the world’s leading search engine. Justice Department claims Google, which owns a 90% market share in search, paid massive sums to companies like Apple to make it the default search engine on products like the iPhone.

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PPC 2023 in review: UA sunsets, Google antitrust trial, X’s downfall and more

Search Engine Land

Google antitrust trial Google spent 10 weeks on trial for allegedly using underhand tactics to ensure it stays the world’s leading search engine. In September, the search engine was taken to court by the U.S. That’s just not what we do.” In the UK, publishers sued Google for $4.2 billion in lost ad revenue.

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SEO content writing vs. content writing: The key difference

Search Engine Land

The difference between SEO content writing and content writing is that SEO content writing is designed to leverage search engines to fuel the discovery of your content. SEO content is written to leverage the code of search engines. The simple idea is that you’re writing this for search engines and humans. Which is best?

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This day in search marketing history: January 7

Search Engine Land

in 2011, startup search engine Blekko launched a spam clock that estimated 155 million spam pages had been created since Jan. Report: Yahoo Search Share Up After Firefox Deal. 2015: Yahoo saw a nearly 2 point search market share gain in the U.S. Googler’s Bet Goobles On Predictive Markets During Their Free Lunch.

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This day in search marketing history: January 11

Search Engine Land

2019: The virtual assistant devices became the fastest-selling consumer technology, dramatically outpacing wearables and VR. 2013: The latest images culled from the web, showing what people eat at the search engine companies, how they play, who they meet, where they speak, what toys they have, and more. Zuula Meta Search Engine.

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How to Create an Effective Sales and Marketing Plan

Highspot

Marketing Goals and Objectives Clearly defined SMART goals for the marketing efforts. Specific objectives, such as brand awareness, lead generation, customer acquisition, or market share. Sales Objectives Clearly defined and measurable sales goals, such as revenue targets, market share, or customer acquisition metrics.